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Contents: Special Features – Perspective: What Does Your Railroad’s Headquarters Look Like? (Every railroads has a headquarters building. This two-story stucco building adjacent to the tracks serves the Los Angeles Junction Rwy.), The S Scale Sierra Northern (This layout recreates the SP’s steam to diesel transition era and will be open to visitors at next months NMRA National Convention.), RPM-East Meet Report (Here is a look at a few of the many contest models that were on display at the Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet near Pittsburgh.), Index To Volume 81 (A subject and author directory for the June 2012 to May 2013 issues of Railroad Model Craftsman.), CPR’s Boundary Subdivision (We wrap up our coverage of the Canadian Pacific’s Boundary Subdivision with a look back at an HO scale model railroad that was inspired by the CPR’s rugged mountain railroad.) Modeling – Scratch building An HO Scale Coal Dealer (You’ll want to stock up on your styrene supplies for this project, which is based on a prototype structure that stood in Somerville, New Jersey.), RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Kit bashing a C&WI Combine (Having been originally built as a steam-powered railcar, the prototype for this kit bashing project was a kit bash itself.), Four Tools You Can Make (Practical and simple to make, these tools can come in handy.), Scratch builder’s Corner: Mini-Projects (Breaking down large projects into more manageable mini=projects can make them easier to complete.), Detailing a DL&W F7 (Paint, decals and a few additional detail parts make this modestly priced model a standard.), A Low Cost Milling Machine (Here is how you can convert a drill press into a milling machine.) Prototype – Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Wood Caboose (This caboose was built by the Russell Car and Snow Plow Company.) Departments – Safety Valve, Dispatchers Report, Rail books, RNC Timetable, Test Track, Collector Consist, Editor’s Notebook, Classified Advertising, Exchange Place, Dealer Directory, Advertising Index
Issue: June 2013
Condition: Very Good