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April 2005 • Volume 11, Issue 4 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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• Doug Hodgdon Offers Custom Model Building — Story by Jennifer Lindsay • Accurail’s Accuready Ready-to-Run Cars in HO Scale • Kato’s California Zephyr 11-Car Set in N Scale • Athearn’s SD-45T-2 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale • Bachmann’s RTR 50-ton Class B Climax in HO and On30 • Broadway Limited’s 2-10-4 Texas Steam Locomotive in HO Scale • NCE Corporation’s DCC Powerhouse Pro 10 Amp System • Tony’s Train Exchange’s DCC Power Supply • Wild West Scale Model Builders’ Silverton House in N and HO • TimberTimes’ Steam Echoes: The RR Photography of Glenn Beier Book Review • Facing Point Media’s Pacific Surfliner v1.0 • Editorial Online — Editorial by John Sipple • Thinking of DCC — A Column by Guest Phillip A. Scandura, Jr. • Larger View — A Column by John Sipple • Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) — A Column by Peter Maurath • At the Grade Crossing — A Column by Bill Cawthon • S-Curves — A Column by Roy Hoffman |
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Doug Hodgdon Offers Custom Model Building Story by Jennifer Lindsay Doug Hodgdon offers custom model building via Douglas Designs. Read the story of how a young boy’s hobby became a man’s rewarding job in this month’s issue. |
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Accurail’s Accuready Ready-to-Run Cars in HO Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Accurail has ventured into the world of ready-to-run models, their first: a long open autotrack 89-foot flatcar. Read about the prototypes, along with details about the appearance and performance of these cars in this cover story review. |
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Kato’s California Zephyr 11-Car Set in N Scale A Two-Part Review. Part 1: The Passenger Consist Review and photos by David Otte Discover details about Kato’s California Zephyr 11-Car Set in this cover story review which includes a brief history of the legendary California Zephyr, along with details about the quality and accuracy of this passenger car set. |
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Athearn’s SD-45T-2 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale
Review by Mike Acker • Photos by Mary Acker After months of anticipation, the Athearn SD45T-2 tunnel motor diesel locomotives have arrived. Learn about the prototype, and about the model’s appearance and performance in this cover story review. |
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Bachmann’s RTR 50-ton Class B Climax in HO and On30 Review by Jeff Saxton • Photos by John Sipple Bachmann has added to its Spectrum line of locomotives with the addition of Climax units in both HO and On30 scales. Read about the prototype steam locomotive, the Bachmann models, their operation, and appearances in this cover story review. |
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Broadway Limited’s 2-10-4 Texas Steam Locomotive in HO Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Broadway Limited has released the 2-10-4 “Texas” steam locomotive with DC/DCC power and sound. Learn about Lima Locomotive Works’ C&O 2-10-4 “Texas”, BLI’s T-1 Texas, its operation, appearance, with its sound and decoder operation all included in this cover story, center-spread review. |
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NCE Corporation’s DCC Powerhouse Pro 10 Amp System Review and photos by John Sipple NCE Corporation has released a DCC Powerhouse Pro 10 Amp System with D408SR Decoder. Read Part I of a 2-part review which includes the parts and set-up, factoring the fundamentals, operation, and tethered control. |
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Tony’s Train Exchange’s DCC Power Supply Review and photo by John Sipple Tony’s Train Exchange offers a 12 Amp, 18 volt DCC Power Supply prewired with cord and breakers. Discover how this works and how it could protect your investment in this review. |
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Wild West Scale Model Builders’ Silverton House in N and HO Review and photos by Rich Cobb New company, Wild West Scale Model Builders has released The Silverton House Kit, available through Caboose Hobbies in N and HO scale. Learn about Wild West, as well as about the step by step details on kit assembly, and detailing suggestions in this review. |
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TimberTimes’ Steam Echoes: The Railroad Photography of Glenn Beier By Glenn Beir Book Review by Jeff Saxton Read this admittedly biased review of TimberTimes’ book, Steam Echoes: The Railroad Photography of Glenn Beier. The book includes this photographic artist’s work which captures the essence of narrow gauge, shortline, and logging railroads of the West which may appeal to many western modelers. |
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Facing Point Media’s Pacific Surfliner v1.0 Review and Screenshots by Jonathan Schoen Facing Point Media has released “Pacific Surfliner v1.0” Train Simulator add-ons. Learn how you can operate the modern day Pacific Surfliner corridor Amtrak with this software package in this detailed review. |
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Columns
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Editorial online
Click to read and respond to this month's Editorial e-mail Editor John Sipple at Editorial@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Thinking of DCC A Column by John Sipple Giving Your Locomotive A DCC Tune-up, A Three Part Series Part 2, Speed Matching for MU Operation and Momentum Effects — by Guest Columnist Phillip A. Scandura, Jr. Phillip explains speed and momentum CVs, programming CVs, matching locomotives for MU lashups, and more in this second installment of a three part series. |
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Larger View A Column by John Sipple More DCC in the Garden This month’s column explains two ways in which NCE’s new system upgrade makes operation in the garden just that much more fun. e-mail John at Largerview@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) A Column by Peter Maurath Winter Convention Report Read Peter’s coverage of the TAMR Winter National Convention which took place around the Amherst Railway Society’s Big 2005 Railroad Hobby Show. e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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At the Grade Crossing
A column by Bill Cawthon A Toy Story... Bill discusses the New York International Toy Fair, and the many new products now available including HO and N scale die-cast and plastic model vehicles. e-mail Bill at Gradecrossing@modelrailroadnews.com |
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S-Curves A Column by Roy Hoffman Bits ‘N’ Pieces... Roy lists news and information of interest to S Scalers including cars, kits, clubs, and more in this month’s column. e-mail Roy at Scurves@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Letters online
Read all the letters that appear in our April 2005 issue. |
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Events & Activities online
This monthly department is packed with plenty of model railroading events and activities. Make plans to attend one in your area. You’ll be glad you did. Read this month's Events, or send us your Event info. |
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