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Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Maintaining the right-of-way (Maintenance duties can add to model railroad operations.), Those shorty Dri-Flo’s (There is more than meets the eye to this seldom modeled freight car.), N scale niche: Norm Wright’s N scale modeling (If you’re interested in scratch building in N scale, Norm Wright has suggestions and techniques that are sure to be helpful.), PMP-112 update (This month Alan Trammel explains how to build the new PMP-112 receiver.), Boomer Trail (RMC presents photographs from its readers.) Modeling – Modeling an early TOFC trailer, flat car and ramp (Here’s an easy project that can add interest and a source of revenue to your railroad.), Modeling the last of the Reading switchers: the SW1001 and MP15 (The author describes how, with a little kit bashing and detailing, he was able to model these Reading engines in HO scale.), RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: From wagon top to flat top (In 1960 the B&O made a number of old piggyback cars from a old wagon top boxcar. An HO model of one these cars is this month’s award winner.), CNR third class depot (Using plans from an old RMC, which are reprinted here, the author describes how he modeled his station.), Protofile 48: Modeling a Missouri Pacific GP50 (These Geeps, painted in the MP/UP transition paint scheme, make for some interesting modeling.), Hiding Atlas switch controls (Here is a way to mount your switch controls behind the layout panel, but still keep them accessible.) Prototype – PFE express reefer (Pacific Fruit Express began receiving its first express refrigerator cars for passenger service in 1923.), NOPS single truckers (One of these single-truckers remains as a work car.) Departments – Notes on an Old Timetable, Safety Valve, Dispatchers Report, RMC Timetable, Test Track, Collector Consist. Editors Notebook, Classified Advertising, Exchange Place, Dealer Directory, Advertising Index
Issue: April 1988
Condition: Very Good