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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1997 October Diesel weathering GN SD45 Hustle
Railroad Model Craftsman 1997 October
Departments
5 Notes on an Old Timetable Editorial-Harold H. Carstens
6 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
9 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news
35 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
94 Test Track
Product reviews
108 Collector Consist
The dreaded come true-HO tinplate
-by Keith Wills
112 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
115 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
117 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
118 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
121 Advertising Index
Special features
50 Perspective: Universal sidings by Chuck Yungkurth
Years ago, when almost every town had a depot, there was usually a siding or team track located nearby where freight could be unloaded or equipment stored. They still exist in some places.
52 Ed Lorence's L&S division of the B&O by George Pierson
Set in the Appalachian Mountains, this large, well detailed HO scale
layout reflects the Baltimore & Ohio in the steam/diesel era. 84 Boomer trail
RMC presents pictures from its readers.
Modeling
58 Flip-up uncoupling magnets by Dennis Brown
Control uncoupling with manually operated, hidden magnets. 60 Weathering diesels by Dominic Bourgeois
Here is how to paint your diesel models to make them look like they work in the real world.
68 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing Ruff & Nauk Mfg. by Robert Cook
Three Design Preservation Models kits were combined to help make this interesting structure, which sits against a curved backdrop.
71 Hustle Muscle and friends by Robert Turner
Kato's N scale SD45 is a great model for painting and detailing. 77 Modeling TTX 60-footers by James Panza
Last month we looked at TTX's 60-foot flat cars. This month we'll show you how they can be modeled.
82 Hiding switch machines by Philip Chiavetta with Frank DeBonis Here is a look at how to install and hide surface-mounted, solenoid-type machines.
Prototype
67 Conrail's ex-New Haven NE-5 caboose text and drawings by Chuck Yungkurth
Built in the 1940's and later rebuilt by the Penn Central these cabooses survived into the Conrail era.
87 The station master's house at Island Ford, Virginia text and drawings by Alan Mende
This cute little wood house was built in 1892 and is around today.
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