Description
Contents: Special Features – Perspective: UP’s Big Boy On The Move (When the Union Pacific announced that it was going to restore one of its legendary Big Boy steam locomotives, the first thing that they had to do was move it from the fairgrounds where it had been on display); Visiting The NPSF R.R. (While this modern-day HO scale railroad inhabits a basement not far from New York City, it is set in the Southwest and is heavily influenced by the Santa Fe and BNSF); 2014 Cocoa Beach RPM Meet (The fine modeling that showed up at the Cocoa Beach RPM meet proves that not everyone who goes to Florida in the wintertime does it for the sun and sand); Adding Timetable And Train Order Control To The Columbia & Western: Part II (We conclude our two-part series on operations on the N scale C&W with a look at some of the paperwork and a run over the line) Modeling – RMC/Dremel Kit bashing Award: Kit bashing A Homegrown Electric Loco (Two Model Die Casting boxcab diesel shells were combined with a Bachmann Baby Train Master chassis to create this freelanced HO scale model. It was finished off with a variety of detail parts); Modeling The Inside, Outside (This finished model consists of just a foundation, some joists and a rusting hoist. It’s part of a mining scene on the author’s layout); Scratch builder’s Corner: Gathering Ideas (When it comes to gathering information for a project, preparation and persistence are the foundation of good modeling); Scratch building A Shay: A Case Study In Obsessive-Compulsive Detailing (What started out as an HO scale kit bashing project slowly grew into a scratch built Shay) Prototype – An Air Force Base Railroad (California’s McClellen Air Force Base has been closed and turned into an industrial park, but at one time it was an important part of the military’s infrastructure and even had its own railroad) 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 (Balboa Scale Models); Editors Notebook (Commentary); Classified Advertising (Commercial listings); Exchange Place (Non-classified listings); Dealer Directory (Recommended hobby dealers); Advertising Index
Issue: March 2014
Condition: Very Good