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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2012 February How trains served a tractor fact
Railroad Model Craftsman 2012 February
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine Feb 2012 Vol 80 No 9
CONTENTS
Special features
38 Perspective: Modern day steam by John Iliffe
Although their numbers are dwindling, old American steam locomotives are still being used in Cuba.
40 Thomasburg travelogue by Dave Rickaby and Tom Burg Come along for a tour of Tom Burg's O scale railroad. Set in 1955, small center cab switchers handle the chores on this industrial line.
46 Building a sandblasting booth by Jack Burgess
Here is how you can turn a large plastic storage box into a relatively inexpensive sandblasting booth.
Modeling
48 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a Pennsy "Betterment sleeper" by Bob Chapman In the 1930's Pullman rebuilt many of its old heavyweight cars, giving them air conditioning and a more modern, streamlined look. This month's award winner is based on one of these cars.
54 Scratchbuilder's Corner: A little philosophy by Bob Walker Like so many other things, it doesn't take a lot of skill to get started in the hobby. The skills develop with experience.
56 The Scenery Clinic: Pt. XX: Winter trees and details on an industrial siding by Paul Scoles with Walt Appel This month the authors explain how to use sagebrush to model winter trees.
59 Painting and detailing an N scale GP30 for the CB&Q by Jim Wiggin
No matter what scale you model in, this article provides some great advice for achieving a good-looking finish on your locomotives.
66 Building the Timberline Miner's Union Hotel by Tom Troughton Set in a western mining town, this well weathered, scratchbuilt S scale hotel features a stone foundation and wood siding.
Prototype 72 Trains and tractors: The J.I. Case plant in Racine, Wisconsin by Keith M. Kohlmann Join us for a look at how railroads served a large tractor manufacturing plant.
Cover
Jim Wiggin's beautifully painted and detailed N scale model, a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy GP30, leads a freight through the snow-covered countryside of Illinois. Besides being an excellent model railroader, Jim is also an associate editor at our sister publication, Flying Models. For more on Jim's GP30, see page 59. Photo by Jim Wiggin and Bill Schaumburg.
Departments
5 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
6 Dispatchers Report
Product and industry news
24 Railbooks
Book news and reviews
30 RMC Timetable
Scheduled events and notices
80 Test Track
Product reviews
88 Collector Consist
A prototype named after a toy -Keith Wills
90 Editors Notebook Commentary-William C. Schaumburg
94 Classified Advertising
Commercial listings
94 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
95 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
97 Advertising Index
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