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Contents: Special Features – Perspective: Scissors Trucks And Coal Bins (While a thing of the past in most areas, coal trucks still make home deliveries in Pennsylvania’s anthracite region); The Pelican Bay Railway & Navigation Company (Set in the 1890’s, this large S scale model railroad fills the author’s basement with beautifully detailed scenes of California railroading); A Report From Nuremberg (The Nuremberg Toy Fair is one of the world’s major toy shows. Here’s a report on some of the model railroad items at this year’s show) Modeling – Scratch building The Farmer’s Gilt Edge Creamery (This distinctive looking model is based on an old Minnesota creamery); Essential Freight Cars: 2 Great Northern’s 1937 Double-Sheathed Boxcars (In a five year period beginning in 1937, the Great Northern purchased 8,000 of these boxcars); An Identity Crisis (With today’s computer programs and laser printers, it’s easy to design and print your own decals); Kit bashing An NJ Transit ALP-46 (America’s newest electric can be kit bashed in HO or N scales using a German DB Class 101 model from Roco); Scratch builder’s Corner: Working With Wood (One of the oldest building materials, wood is still a great choice for constructing models); Keeping HOn3 Springs Intact (Here is a neat trick that will help you assemble Kadee’s No. 717 freight trucks without losing or damaging the tiny springs); RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Kit bashing A Bangor & Aroostook Caboose (The prototype for this HO model was built by the B&A in the 1950’s from an old troop sleeper); The Belknap Monument (A small monument can make an interesting scene) Prototype – Movable Railroad Bridges At Chicago, Part III (A look at some interesting vertical lift bridges wraps up our series) Departments – Notes On An Old Timetable (Editorial); Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Rail books (Book reviews and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Mid-century prototypes); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index
Issue: May 2003
Condition: Very Good