Description
Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Second Moss Comin’ Home (Railfanning doesn’t have to stop at night); Boomer Trail (Photos from our readers) Modeling – The Ultimate Module? (A layout where the buildings and yards are interchangeable); Modeling GE’s Schenectady Railroad (Two track plans and a number of ideas are presented); Sandioramas (Building temporary photo settings for models); RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Southern Ry. Train Master (An HO model from an Athearn shell); Working Train Order Board (Building a working semaphore type); Stone Depot (A construction project using carved stone and castings); G&D epilogue: John Allen – The Man Behind The Legend (Jim Findley remembers his friend John); Train Watcher’s Telescope (A Simple detail photo); Trestle Bent Jigs (A tool designed for building identical bents) Prototype – Protofile: GN 87000 Series Ore Cars (A project in HO scale); GE’s Schenectady Industrial Railroad (A small and busy industrial railroad); Nautilus Aquarium Car (A one time C&EI car that was converted for a museum); B&O Temporary Operators Cabin (An easy to build structure); Ore-Loading Ramp (A lumber truck dump) Departments – Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Railbooks (Books 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 (HOe: an invitation); Collector Consist (Commentary and news about collecting); 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: October 1981
Condition: Very Good