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April 2006 • Volume 12, Issue 4 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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• Project Railroad — Creating your first Model Railroad using commercially available kits. Part IV |
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Special Features
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Project Railroad — Creating your first Model Railroad using commercially available kits. Project Railroad Part IV by Stephen M. Priest This is the fourth installment of a year long project to familiarize you with products and methodologies available to help you build a model railroad. Unlike many of the books and articles that have been written in the past of this subject, we will be featuring a kit-form benchwork system and ready-built structures, cars, locomotives, and scenery materials where available. This month’s installment takes a step-by-step look at laying the track and powering your railroad. Read more in this month's issue. |
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Reviews
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Proto N’s Alco DL-109 Diesel Locomotive in N Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Proto N has released its DL-109 diesel locomotive from Walthers. Find out why John says it is a strong contender in this review, which includes prototype info, along with detail about the model’s appearance and operation. |
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Atlas’s B23-7 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale Review by Mike Acker • Photos by Mary Acker Atlas Model Railroad Company has released its B23-7 Diesel Locomotive with and without sound in its Master Series line. Get all the details in this review, which includes details about the prototype, along with details about the model, its performance, DC Analog, and DCC Mode. |
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Accurail’s 3-Bay Coal Hopper Cars in HO Scale
Review and photos by John Sipple Accurail has rolled out its most recent addition to its line of freight car kits, their 3-bay offset-side hopper car. Read about the prototype, along with details about the kit’s assembly and operation in this review. |
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Bachmann's Rail Truck in Large (1:20.3) Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Bachmann Industries has added the Large Scale 1:20.3 Rail Truck to its Spectrum line, based on the Rio Grande Southern #1 Rail Truck. Learn about the Galloping Goose #1 prototype, along with the model’s appearance, performance, and DCC ready and decoder installation in this review. |
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Märklin’s N5c Cabin Car in HO Scale Review and photos by David Otte “Cabins, crummies, or hacks — call them what you like, but you can never have too many cabooses!” Märklin/Trix has released a replica of the famous Pennsy cabin car caboose. Discover details about the prototype, along with the model’s appearance and performance in this review, which should be of special interest to Pennsy fans. |
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MTH’s Digital Command System Evaluation Review and photos by David Otte The future of command control is here? David takes an in-depth look at MTH Electric Trains’s new DCS Remote Control Set. Learn about the basics of DCS, advanced operations, and much more in this review. |
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Wiking’s John Deeres in HO and N Scale Review and photos by Bill Cawthon Models11 is importing the 39340 John Deere 6920S with forklift attachment and driver in HO Scale, and the 95801 John Deere 6920S in N Scale manufactured by Wiking-Modelbau GmbH & Company. Read details about John Deere, the prototype, and the models in this vehicle review. |
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Highland Station’s 2006 On30 Annual Review Book Review by Larry E. Smith Highland Station has published the 2006 On30 Annual. Larry explains that this is not a scale, but a track width, and more in this book review. Get all the details in this month’s issue of Model Railroad News. |
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Backwater Corporation’s The Great Transcontinental Model Railroad Race Review Book Review by John Sipple Backwater Corporation has released The Great Transcontinental Model Railroad Race, a fictional book by Merle Dowd. This book may be the first time that model railroading has been the center subject in a novel. Find out more in this review. |
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Broadway Limited’s Switch Towers in HO and N Scale Review and photos by John Sipple “Railroads learned early that there were times and places where it was better if their employees had a higher viewpoint.” Taking a page from life, Broadway Limited is offering switch towers in two scales and three choices of color schemes. Get details on prototype switch towers, along with details about these brass structures in this review. |
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Opinions
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Editorial online
Click to read and respond to this month's Editorial e-mail Editor John Sipple at Editorial |
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Letters online
Read all the letters that appear in our April 2006 issue. |
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Columns
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) A Column by Peter Maurath Winter National Convention Report Join Peter on a trip across the frozen wasteland of New England in a journey of teens, trains, and complimentary breakfasts as he reports on his experiences at the TAMR Winter National Convention during the Amherst Big Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, MA. e-mail TAMR tamr visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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At the Grade Crossing A Column by Bill Cawthon Models from a Chromium Age This month Bill discusses some of the most beautiful 1930s cars in history, and where you can purchase models of them for your layout. e-mail Bill at Gradecrossing |
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Thinking of DCC A Column by John Sipple DCC is not the only form of Command Control This month John discusses Command Control on the inside; operation on the outside. e-mail John at dcc |
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S-Curves A Column by Roy Hoffman Time to hit the road... This month Roy shares a selection of 1:64 vehicles of all types available now, and where you can obtain them. e-mail Roy at Scurves |
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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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