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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 1998 December Model C&NW Snowplow Modernizing
Railroad Model Craftsman 1998 December
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
29 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
40 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
98 Test Track
Product reviews
112 Collector Consist
Tinplate conversions -by Keith Wills
118 Editors Notebook
Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
123 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
115 Exchange Place
Non-commercial listings
124 Dealer Directory
Recommended hobby dealers
129 Advertising Index
Special features
54 Perspective: When the Goose came back by Robert D. Turner
The recent restoration of one of the Rio Grande Southern's fabled
Galloping Geese brought out a number of interested enthusiasts.
59 The Night Before Christmas by John Chandler
In the spirit of the Holiday Season, RMC presents a classic Christmas poem that has been "kitbashed" by one of our readers.
60 A layout design seminar: Tamaqua treasures by Jim Hertzog
Veteran modeler Jim Hertzog shares his thoughts on modeling a Pennsylvania coal mining town on the Reading Railroad.
90 A visit to the Sebring Model R.R. Club by William C. Schaumburg This northern Ohio club is located in a former PRR depot.
Modeling
56 Kitbashing a C&NW snowplow by Al Warren
A gondola is the starting point for this interesting modeling project. 66 Modernizing for the '50's by Robert Smaus
During the 1950's, many small town businesses updated their storefronts with a clean, modern appearance.
73 Positive gaps by Phil Mott
Here is a simple trick for cutting gaps in N scale flexible track without cutting through the plastic web beneath the rail.
74 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a "modern" White Freightliner tractor by Frank Cicero
Athearn's White Freightliner can be easily modified in a number of ways to provide a variety of cab-over tractors configurations.
76 Modeling CP Rail's SD40M-2 MK rebuilds by Pierre Dion
A variety of parts, including a Bachmann Plus SD45 and a Rail Power Products shell, were used in building this HO scale model.
83 Protofile 74: NS 60-foot, double-door boxcar by Mike Rose
A pair of E&C 60-foot high cube boxcar kits are the starting point for this HO project.
86 Scratchbuilding a DL&W baggage car by Tom Houle
Although the author worked in O scale, the techniques and materials he employed can be used to model a steel-sheathed, riveted car in any scale.
94 Scratchbuild a large scale boxcar by James A. Hauff Large scale scratchbuilding can be very rewarding.
Prototype
81 Building EBT's Kimmel handcar shed text and drawings by William Merrill
This little shed makes a great scratchbuilding project.
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