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Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Trains In And Out Of Context (A railroad scene, whether in the real world or on a layout, consists of more than just the train); Fire At Silver Bell Mine (A mishap with a 600-watt quartz light during a photo session brought on this unplanned photo opportunity); Scenic Views Of The South Shasta (At 42 years of age, this remarkable 36′ x 60′ O scale railroad is still looking good and going strong. Join us as we tour the line); Boomer Trail (RMC presents photos from its readers) Modeling – Modeling A Reading SD45 In HO Scale (The Reading purchased five of these locomotives from EMD. The author describes how he modeled one using an Athearn chassis, Rail Power Products shell, Cannon & Co. cab and a host of detail parts); RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Kit bash A Narrow Gauge SP (This beautiful model was done in On3, but the same techniques can also be used in Sn3 and HOn3, as the author shows); The Making Of Union Bay: Part 1 (We begin our series on modeling a harbor that includes rail/marine operations with instructions for building a car float); City In A Box: Re-Detailing Vollmer Structures (With a few modifications, some of Vollmer’s European structures can be made into models of typical American big-city buildings); Surface Gang: Tampers (Rail maintenance machines can make fun and interesting modeling projects); A Kaolin “Quickie” (A simple re-lettering project can yield a nice looking covered hopper for kaolin service in HO scale); Building Building Bases (Using foam core board as a base for building construction can make detailing and changing scenes on a layout much simpler) Prototype – Canadian Pacific Short Caboose (Here are scale plans for the CPR’s classic little wood cabooses); Kaolin Clay: From Mines To Mills (Whether you chose to model a whole kaolin plant or just a kaolin car, this southern industry offers a lot of modeling potential) Departments – Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Answered questions); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Advertising Index
Issue: April 1993
Condition: Very Good