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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2012 July RMC Update IC E Unit Kitbash motor c
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2012 July
Special features
40 Perspective: What's in a name? by Karl Zimmermann
It's been a long tradition that sleeping cars are given names. Cars of the same configuration on the same railroad were usually part of a series, so railroaders would immediately know a car's interior arrangement just by its name.
42 Operations on the NYW&B by Dick Karnes
What if the electrified New York, Westchester & Boston had survived and prospered? That's the scenario behind this well-detailed S scale layout, which features a mix of steam, early diesel and electric operations.
57 Train dispatching on the Western Midland by John Green and Mike Chandler
Working with a former railroad dispatcher added extra realism and enjoyment to layout operating sessions.
Modeling
48 Making switch locks from phono plugs and jacks by Bill Denton For modelers whose layouts are often on public display, here is a simple way to prevent unwanted tampering with switches.
51 New life for an old model by Michael Ferris
An early Life-Like Proto 2000 E-unit gets a makeover and emerges wearing the chocolate and orange of the Illinois Central.
62 Modeling municipal waste trains Part Ill: ULTRA spine cars by M.R. Snell
We wrap up our series on moving municipal waste with a look at how to model the articulated spine cars and containers that have been developed for this industry.
70 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashed motor cars by Phil Holden
Two models, built using Bachmann chassis and Roundhouse 50-foot combine bodies, are the winners of this month's award.
72 Scratchbuilder's Corner: Thirty minutes by Bob Walker
In many cases, it doesn't take long to add those little extra details that can turn a standard model into a real eye catcher.
Prototype
74 Front of the layout vignettes: No. 25, American railway accidents Pt. I-bad days at Steamboat Rock by David Lambert A collection of postcards documents a wreck on the M&StL.
Cover
The unmistakable brown and orange paint scheme of the Illinois Central Railroad adorns this early Life-Like Proto 2000 HO scale model. The painting and detailing are the work of Michael Ferris and beginning on page 51 he recounts the changes he made to the stock model. Photograph by Michael Ferris.
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