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Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Interlocking Towers (Once a common sight, interlocking towers were required at terminals, yards and locations where junctions, crossovers or switches fanned out to create multiple track routes.), Jim Younkin’s Mud Boy & Southern R.R. (Set in the early 1970’s and running with a mix of first and second generation diesel power, this large, highly-scenicked N scale layout is set for the Pacific Northwest.), Brunswick: The City That Almost Wasn’t (This impressive city grew to fill an empty space on a large HO scale home layout.) Modeling – A Towering Trace of a Prairie Town: Modeling the Hill City Grain-Elevator – Pt. 1 (Join us as the author explains how he scratch built this beautiful HO scale model of an Idaho grain elevator.), Detailing the X72 Boxcar (A few simple changes to a Proto 1000 boxcar along with a new coat paint and decals can produce a good looking model of a once common Conrail freight car.), Scratch builder’s Corner: Random Thoughts (This month, Bob muses on working with backdrops and other scenery props.), Full-Size Paper Templates For Laying Out Roadbed (Turning a scale drawing into a large format printout for use as a track template can ease the task of cutting roadbed.), Realistic Looking Handrails for an HO Scale Atlas RS-1 (New wire handrails really improve the appearance of an already fine looking model.), RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Kit bashing a Mack Truck With a Universal Crane (This HO scale model looks right at home working in a scrap yard.) Departments – Safety Valve, Dispatcher’s Report, Rail books, RMC Timetable, Test Track, Collector Consist, Editor’s Notebook, Classified Advertising, Exchange Place, Dealer Directory, Advertising Index
Issue: August 2012
Condition: Very Good