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August 2005 • Volume 11, Issue 8 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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• Steamscenes’ 2006 Calendars and the UP Lawsuit Against Them • Walthers Acquires Life-Like • Life-Like’s 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive in N Scale • Märklin's American Tank Car Set in HO Scale • Accucraft/American Model Supply’s PFE Reefer in G (1:32) Scale • Atlas O's GP60 Locomotive Series in O Scale • Broadway Limited Imports' J-Class 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive in HO Scale • Athearn's Mack B-Series and R-Series Trucks in HO Scale • Miller Engineering’s Animated Billboards for Multi-Scales • Larger View — A Column by John Sipple • At the Grade Crossing — A Column by Bill Cawthon • S Curves — A Column by Roy Hoffman • TAMR: Teen Association of Model Railroaders — A Column Peter Maurath • Thinking of DCC — A Column by John Sipple |
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News: Walthers Acquires Life-Like by John Sipple On Thursday, July 14, 2005, Walthers purchased the assets of the Toy and Hobby Division of Life-like, LLC. Read the article online to see what this means for Walthers, and for model railroading enthusiasts. |
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Reviews
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Life-Like’s 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive in N Scale
Review and photos by Phil Scandura Life-Like has released NKP S-1 Class Berkshire Steam Locomotives in its “Heritage Steam Collection, including the 2-8-4 reviewed in this month’s edition. Read Phil’s impressions of this model in this review, which includes prototype information, and details about the model’s appearance and performance, along with DCC conversion options. |
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Märklin's American Tank Car Set in HO Scale Review and photos by V.S. Roseman Märklin uses their Trix brand name for two-rail versions of equipment in their line, including this boxed set made up of three American prototype insulated chemical tank cars. Discover details about the prototypes, and these ready-to-run Trix tank car models in this review. |
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Accucraft/American Model Supply’s PFE Reefer in G (1:32) Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Keep cool! Accucraft/American Model Supply has released Pacific Fruit Express R-40-10 steel ice cars individually, and in sets of six. Learn about the prototypes, along with details about the model’s operation, couplers, performance, and appearance in this review. |
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Atlas O's GP60 Locomotive Series in O Scale Review and photos by David Otte Atlas O is currently offering EMD’s last Geep to date - the GP60 series. Find out about the prototypes of these locomotives, along with details about the Atlas O’s GP60 Series’ appearance and performance in this review. |
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Broadway Limited Imports' J-Class 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive in HO Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Broadway Limited Imports has released the famous Norfolk & Western J-Class 4-8-4 steam locomotive in HO Scale. This center spread review includes details about the prototypes, in addition to many details about the model’s appearance, design, and operation. |
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Athearn's Mack B-Series and R-Series Trucks in HO Scale Review and photos by Bill Cawthon Athearn has released their Mack R600 Tow Truck and Mack B-61 Cement Truck in HO Scale. Read interesting details about the Mack brothers and the prototypes, along with details about the paint job and appearance of the models in this review. |
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Miller Engineering’s Animated Billboards for Multi-Scales Review and photos by Phil Scandura Experience the wonders of modern technology through this review of Miller Engineering’s Animated Billboards suitable for HO and O Scale, which includes set up and installation details, and tips to help you illuminate your layout |
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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@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Letters online
Read all the letters that appear in our August 2005 issue. |
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Columns
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Larger View A Column by John Sipple A Midsummer's Look at Garden Scales This month John discusses the difference between the words “scale” and “gauge” and takes us on a tour through the often-confusing world of Large Scale. e-mail John at Largerview@modelrailroadnews.com |
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At the Grade Crossing A Column by Bill Cawthon GM's Choking Hazard? This month Bill discusses GM’s decision to no longer license scale replicas of its products any smaller than 1:64 to prevent choking hazards to infants and toddlers. e-mail Bill at Gradecrossing@modelrailroadnews.com |
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S-Curves A Column by Roy Hoffman Brick & Mortar vs. Click & Order? This month Roy discusses sources for S Gauge on the web for building materials, structures, details, locomotives, and figures. e-mail Roy at Scurves@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) A Column by Peter Maurath The Leo Line — Part 3 This month Peter returns and reports details about adding structures, paving, lights and more to the urban side of things in the fair, fictional city of Franklin, Ohio. e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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Thinking of DCC A Column by John Sipple Six Strengths of DCC This month John comes up with a short list of the strengths of DCC and explains each one. e-mail John at dcc@modelrailroadnews.com |
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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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