Description
Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Car Ferry Facilities (Another fascinating look at the point where rails meet water); Modeling From Memories: Fresh Encounters (A Boomer Trail special where the concept of scale size is irrelevant) Modeling – Amber Waves Of Grain (Using scrub brushes to simulate wheat fields); A Visit To The Past – Part 1 (New York Central and Lake Shore Electric combined into an HO scale spectacular); Kit bashing EMD’s MP15AC (A dual-service unit based on Athearn parts for the HO scale Utah Belt); RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: From Depot To Lighthouse (An N scale conversion for those whose railroad close to the sea); Foot-Operated Clamp (An evening project that gives you an extra hand for model building); One Evening Project: Birch Trees (Painting twigs does the job quite nicely); Multi-Level Benchwork For The DLE & W (A longer main line in the same space is the bonus offered by two or more levels); Protofile 15: Maine Central 50-Foot Exterior-Post Boxcar (A modern HO car that includes detailing techniques applicable regardless of road name); CNR’s Fort Rouge 300-Ton Coal Dock – Part 2 (Building the main structure) Prototype – EMD’s 1500-h.p. MP15AC (Drawings and photos of a switcher that was redesigned for road service) Departments – Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Railbooks (Book and recording news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and organizational notices); Trouble Shooting (Questions and answers); Test Track (Product reviews); Tips And Techniques (Modeling methods and ideas); Observations (Influence of locale); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby retailers); Advertising Index (Where to find it this month in RMC)
Issue: March 1981
Condition: Good+