Description
Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Amtrak’s 25th (On May 1, 1971, Amtrak relieved the nation’s private railroads of their passenger train service. In the 25 years since, passenger train travel has changed quite a bit.), Visiting the Sicamous R.R. (The steam-era circa 1930 survives on this nicely detailed, HO scale shelf layout.), Boomer Trail (RMC presents photos from its readers.), Plans from Pictures (One of the nation’s top model builders explains how you can prepare working drawings using photographs.) Modeling – Building an Inspection Car (Inspired by a photo of Columbus & Greenville’s Model T inspection car No. 1, the author built an HO scale model of the car using a trio of Jordan Product kits.), Kit bashing a LIRR SW 1001 (An Athearn SW1000 is the starting point for this modern day project.), Sand Box Support for Rubber Molds (This simple technique is based on a centuries old practice.), RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Kit bashing Best Boats & Bait (The addition of a lower level, porches and a dock, turned a Design Preservation Models kit into a unique riverside structure.), The Tilbury Cement Co. Part II (Last month we looked at the prototype. This month we’ll begin construction of this compact industry.), Carpak: When Boxcars were Red: Painting and lettering in N scale (Weathering a fleet of freight cars can be a simple, leisurely activity.) Prototype – EMD’s Modern Switchers Part I: The SW 1000 and SW 1001 (In 1966, EMD introduced a new line of 1,000 h.p. switchers.)
Issue: May 1996
Condition: Very Good