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Contents: Perspective: When Life Imitates Art (When SMS Rail Lines began handling switching chores in an industrial park in 1994, they chose to operate with a pair of first-generation Baldwin diesel switchers. As the railroad’s success has grown, so, too, has its roster of long-out-of-production Baldwin diesels); Mary Cay’s Christmas Gondola (Built as a planter, this decorative, scratchbuilt, six-foot gondola is strung with lights and filled with gifts during the holiday season) Modeling – The Scenery Clinic: Pt. XVIII: An Industrial District (Join us this month as we start a new project and the authors share some tips and techniques for modeling an industrial scene); How To Scratchbuild A Handcar Shed (Based on plans used by the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway, this project is a great choice for someone looking to scratchbuild their first structure); Modeling The B&O’s St. George Float Bridge (Based on a prototype in Staten Island, this HO scale float bridge is designed to mate with the car float featured in last month;s RMC); Building Easy Sub-Roadbed (This method uses one-inch strips of hardboard laminated together to form spine roadbed); RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing A Modern Trinity Aluminum Covered Hopper (A combination of parts from an Atlas covered hopper and a Walthers coal hopper resulted in this interesting HO scale model); Modeling A PRR Camp Car (Starting with a Branchline Pullman sleeper kit, the author explains how he modeled a Pennsy bunk car ready for work train service); Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Something For Nothing (The author reflects on his years of collecting spare parts, and the uses he’s found for them) Prototype – The Pickle Industry And Railroading (Chicago was once the center of the pickle industry and railroads played an important role as the businesses grew) Departments – Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Railbooks (Book news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Simpson-Sears mail-order HO 1957-1984); Editor’s Notebook (Commentary – William C. Schaumburg); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers) Advertising Index
Issue: December 2011
Condition: Very Good