Description
Features:
Chicago & North Western Alcos to Sleepy Eye
by LANCE MINDHEIM — A detailed HO model railroad designed to evoke memories of Minnesota in the 1970s.
OTDX Container Car
by JAMES KINKAID — An unusual fleet of Thrall cars designed to haul synthetic rubber in modular containers.
Contour Scenery
by ROBERT SCHLEICHER — Using contour maps to develop realistic slopes for hillsides and mountains.
Southlake Salvage Scrap Yard
by MICHAEL O’KEEFE — This modern scrapyard diorama packs huge detail into small space.
Roselli Bros. Scrapyard Micro Layout
by MARC PITANZA — A detailed HO scale micro layout modeled after an old scrapyard on Staten Island.
Upgrading an Atlas O 50’ Boxcar
by BILL YANCEY — Replacing the stock underframe with a more detailed version in O scale.
Build a Lackawanna Water Tank in HO
by BILL BOTKIN — Scratchbuild a steam-era water tank from styrene and wood parts.
Departments:
Safety Valve — Letters from our readers
Receiving Yard — New product reports and industry news/compiled by Harry K. Wong
Test Track — In-depth reviews of new hobby products
Rail Books — HO Collector Annual/review by Ed Kaminski
Timetable — Listings of railroad-related events contributed by our readers
Perspective — NMRA’s 90th Anniversary/Gerard J. Fitzgerald
Layout Doctor — Frogs: Dead or Alive/Paul Hurly
Painting & Weathering — Baggage Car Painted with Military Modeling Techniques/David Baker
Diverging Points — China High-Speed/Jason Shron
Editor's Notebook — Commentary from your editor/Otto M. Vondrak
Dealer Directory — Listing of our favorite recommended hobby dealers
Index of Advertisers
