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Contents: Special Features – Perspective: A Passenger Station Where There Hadn’t Been One (When the author was a teenager he would ride his bike down the dirt road by the tracks to watch trains. Today, the area has been developed, the road paved and a modern passenger station has been built to serve Amtrak and Metrolink riders); The Dutchess & Hudson Valley Railroad (Set in the 1960’s/70’s, this highly detailed HO scale layout showcases a variety of interesting structures, many of which have been built from craftsman kits by the author) Modeling – Modeling The U-Boats The EL Never Received (General Electric U23B’s – the Erie Lackawanna ordered them, but they were never delivered. Instead, the EL became part of Conrail and the U23B’s ended up going to the L&N. This exercise in “what if” modeling brings the EL paint diagrams for the engine to life); Scratch building A B&O RR Stick Lighter, Part I (This interesting piece of rail/marine equipment makes for a challenging modeling project); It’s Never Too Late: Adding Pole Lines Along A Right-Of-Way (A seemingly endless string of telegraph poles running along a railroad right-of-way was a once common sight. Pole lines are a simple to install detail that can add visual interest to a layout scene); Scratch builder’s Corner: Color And Light (When it comes to painting models, it is important to take into consideration the type of lighting you have in your layout room); RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Kit bashing A Single Track Swing Bridge (This month’s winning model started out as a Walthers double track bridge. It has been kit bashed into a good-looking, single track bridge that’s just right for a branch line); Modeling Sound (Here are some ways to adjust sound levels and add a variety of background sounds in a layout) Departments – Safety Valve (Letters from our readers); Dispatchers Report (Product and industry news); Rail books (Book news and reviews); RMC Timetable (Scheduled events and notices); Test Track (Product reviews); Collector Consist (Marx magic); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-commercial listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index
Issue: December 2012
Condition: Very Good