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Contents: Bill of Lading – Trains for Simpatico (I overlooked a lot of rules, but the layout has been fun anyway.), Reg Bilodeau’s Three-truck Shay (The Model of the Month award.), Better Models with a Surface Plate (If you don’t have one, now’s the time.), Painting Diesel Switchers (How Southern Pacific’s units were and are colored.), Painting with an Airbrush (Practice. Try different air pressures and paint-thinner mixes.), North Abington Coal Shed (Build only the trestle if your railroad is in a warmer climate.), The Double Crossing RR (Building a layout from an armchair is hard.), The Sierra Santa Fe System (It began with a Navy command, in a way.), Live Steam 4-4-2 (Ken Smith built it in 1 1/2″ scale.), Practical Layout Lighting (Christmas tree bulbs and dimmers provide a simple answer.), Converting to a Wootten Firebox (I did it to make an Atlas 0-4-0 more like a Reading engine.), A Working Track Diagram (Shows track routing in a signal tower.), Prototype Drawings and Data – Southern Pacific Diesel Switcher Colors (Data), North Arlington Coal Shed (Data), Reading 0-4-0 Switcher (Drawings & data)
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Condition: Very Good