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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2010 July Modeling backyards PRR Flat car & lo
RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN
JULY 2010
Special features
38 Perspective: Lament for the 70-tonners by Mike McReynolds After 62 years of service, the Modesto & Empire Traction retires its GE 70-tonners.
45 The Midwest Lines by Dave Rickaby
Set in the 1960's, Rolf Plachter's HO scale layout features trains from three midwestern railroads.
54 Report on the 2010 Toronto RPM meet by Vince Pugliese Here's a sampling of some of the excellent scale modeling being done north of the border.
Modeling
40 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood by Gerry Leone
A three-pack of City Classics house kits is the starting point for a series of neighborhood backyard scenes.
52 Scratchbuilder's Corner: Metal working Pt. II by Bob Walker Filing and soldering are two skills worth knowing.
57 Camping and music by Patricia Maxwell; with photos by Burton Maxwell
Here is an ingenious way to model a campfire complete with singing campers.
60 The PRR F33 deep well flat car by Kris Kollar
This modeling project begins with a Funaro & Camerlengo resin kit. 66 The Scenery Clinic: Pt. IX: Modeling deciduous trees by Paul Scoles
In the final installment of our series on building the Stevens Pass diorama, we turn our attention to constructing deciduous trees.
69 Enhancing Maine two-foot trucks in On2/0n30 by Trevor Marshall
No matter whether you model in On2 or On30, adding brake beams really enhances the appearance of your rolling stock.
72 Variations on a theme: Modifications to Boone Morrison's homemade turnout controls by Alan Mende
These manual turnout controls are simple to make and easy to use. 76 Modeling Erie's 28th Street Terminal by Vincent J. Lee
Modeling a big city terminal such as the one operated by the Erie Railroad at 28th Street on the Hudson River in Manhattan offers plenty of modeling and operational opportunities.
Cover
Bona Vista Railroad No. 346, an EMD SW7, moves a cut of freight cars in Colfax Yard on Gerry Leone's HO scale layout. The train tracks are bordered on one side by a row of wood frame homes, whose backyards abut the railroad's property. Beginning on page 40, Gerry explains how he designed and modeled this neat little scene. Photograph by Gerry Leone.
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