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Contents: Bill of Lading – Scratch building a Narrow-gauge Combine (A feature from the Allagash Cartel.), Shay Locomotive Modeled (The Model of the Month award.), Steam Heat Comes to the Cobwebs, Dust & Ashes (A central heating plant complete with boilers and piping.), Build a Digital Fast Clock (Then try some scheduling and operation.), Resistance Soldering (With further comment by Roger D. Farnham.), Ntrak at Dearborn (Photos of and comment about a 12 x 90-foot modular layout.), Modeling the Clinchfield RR (Beginning a series on building a 6 x 13-foot N scale railroad.), 1978 Prize Parade (Winners in the model contest at the NMRA national convention.), Erie’s Mahoning Division in HO scale (Joe Slanser’s layout captures that Erie atmosphere.), Scratch build a Wartime Hopper Car: 1 (Detailed instructions for beginners and some trips for old pros.), Designing and Obtaining Private Road Name Heralds (Helpful hints on giving your railroad its own personality.), Turning the Tables (A story of the underground, in which Atlas carries a burden.), It’s More than Horsepower (How to scale down prototype decisions on train sizes and speeds.), The Mighty Pen (Some model railroad uses for old ball-points.), Prototype Drawings and Data – Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes combine no. 14, Horsepower ratings
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Condition: Very Good