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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2001 April 20 yrs on the Tehachapi
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine April 2001
Special features
50 Perspective: Fish in a barrel by Kevin Holland
Bisected by a public overpass, the Canadian National's Spadina engine terminal was a great place for observing and photographing locomotives as they were serviced between assignments.
52 Twenty years on Tehachapi by Don Mitchell
For 20 years the La Mesa Model Railroad Club has been dedicating itself to modeling the famous Southern Pacific line over Tehachapi Pass and in so doing the club has built one of the premier scale model railroads in the country.
59 Demystifying Command Control: Pt. II by Don Fiehmann
This month we look at how electrical power is sent to the rails. 81 Ted Fritzler's Denver & Rio Grande Western by Ted Fritzler
This N scale layout is set in the mountains of the American west.
Modeling
65 Building a "remote" track cleaning tool by Neil O. Fitch This handy little device can help you clean hard to reach track.
66 Carpak: Two Soo Line Thrall gondolas by Charles Derus Cutting a three-panel section from the side of a Walthers 65-foot mill gon can yield a model of a common Thrall 52'-6" gondola.
70 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Modeling a Union Pacific SW10 in N scale by Mike Pagano
While this is an N scale project, the Union Pacific's distinctive SW 10 switchers can be easily modeled in larger scales as well. 74 The basics of resin casting by Dallas Mallerich, III
Join us as we begin a series on resin casting with a look at how to make patterns.
79 The many uses of copper foil by David J. Leider
Copper foil can be used in a variety of ways on a model railroad, from conducting electricity to detailing structures.
86 Building the South Park Valley, Pt. Ill: Stencil painting clouds by Fran and Miles Hale, with John Lowrence
Here is an easy way to dress up a backdrop with painted clouds.
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