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June 2004 • Volume 10, Issue 6 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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The June 2004 issue features the following reviews & columns:
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• Weaver Models' Baldwin V0 1000 in O Scale • Life-Like's Proto 2000 SD50 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale • American Models' General Electric U25B Diesel Locomotive in S Scale • Micro-Trains Line's Husky-Stack Stand-Alone Car in Z Scale • Atlas Model Railroad Co.'s EMD SD24 in N and HO Scales • The Walthers Super Chief Series — Streamlined Railway Post Office Car in HO Scale • Broadway Limited Imports AC-4, AC-5 Cab Forward Steam Locomotive in HO Scale • Walthers' FEF-3 Steam Locomotive, and UP Passenger Car Sets in HO Scale • Smokey Mountain Miniatures' Loads in O Scale, TT Scale, and HO Scale • Sono Nis Press' Book The Thunder of Their Passing Review • DPA-LTA Enterprises' Book The Official 2004 Edition, Locomotive Rosters & News Review • Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society's Book So. Pacific Passenger Car, Vol. 1 Review • Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) — A Column by Peter Maurath • Larger View — A Column by John Sipple • Thinking of DCC — A Column Moderated by John Sipple • S Curves — A Column by Roy Hoffman |
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Weaver Models' Baldwin V0 1000 in O Scale Review and Photos by David Otte Baldwin’s shining star, the VO 1000 is currently being released by Weaver in a wide variety of colorful paint schemes that adorned the real Baldwin in the 1940s and 1950s. Discover why David urges all O gaugers to consider adding this fine model to their rosters in this cover story review which includes interesting prototype info, along with the model’s appearance, performance, and sound options. |
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Life-Like's Proto 2000 SD50 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Beauty or Beast? You decide after reading John’s review of Life-Like Product’s SD Diesel locomotive including prototype information, model details, along with DCC installation and operation of this new hefty, detailed unit. |
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American Models' General Electric U25B Diesel Locomotive in S Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Looking for a dependable, operating scale model locomotive that is well crafted? Check out this review of American Models’ GE U25B diesel which includes prototype info, the performance, and painting details. |
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Micro-Trains Line's Husky-Stack Stand-Alone Car in Z Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Find out what a “well” car is and more in this review of Micro-Trains Line Company’s Husky-Stack Stand-Alone car, which includes prototype info, paint, mold work, coupling, and operation details. |
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Atlas Model Railroad Co.'s EMD SD24 in N and HO Scales Review and Photos by David Otte This six-axle turbo charged workhorse has been reduced to fit on HO and N scale layouts. The review includes prototype information, model details, decoration, assembly, operation, headlights, DCC, and operation. |
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The Walthers Super Chief Series — Streamlined Post Office Car in HO Scale Special Multi-part Review by John Sipple and R. Dave Carr • Photos by John Sipple Part No. 4 of Walthers' Super Chief Series is the Streamlined Post Office (RPO) Car. Find out about the history of the prototype, the appearance, and operation of the model in the fourth installment of this series of reviews. |
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Broadway Limited Imports AC-4, AC-5 Cab Forward Steam Locomotive in HO Scale Review by John Sipple and Tony Johnson • Photos by John Sipple The ACs ride again, thanks to Broadway Limited Imports’ AC-4 and AC-5 Cab Forward Steam locomotives. See how they compare to the prototypes, along with appearance, operation, and DCC operation, all included in this review which includes a big center spread photo. |
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Walthers' FEF-3 Steam Locomotive, and UP Passenger Car Sets in HO Scale Review by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple Walthers and Rivarossi have teamed up to produce an FEF-3 Steam Locomotive, and UP Passenger Car Sets in three different eras to choose from. Read about the prototypes, the FEF model, the passenger consists, along with performance details, all in this cover story review. |
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Smokey Mountain Miniatures' Loads in O Scale, TT Scale, and HO Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Smokey Mountain Miniatures have a very extensive collection of products available in many scales. In this review, find out about their freight car loads including: cable reels, pipes, beams, boards, concrete, and more! |
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Sono Nis Press' The Thunder of Their Passing: A Tribute to the Denver & Rio Grande’s Narrow Gauge and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad by Robert D.Turner Book Review by Jeff Saxton Robert Turner's book is a tribute to the Rio Grande's narrow gauge and the Cumbres & Toltec. This volume chronicles the story of one of the finest preserved steam railroads in North America and spans more than 125 years of railroading in the beautiful aspen-covered high country of Colorado and New Mexico. |
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DPA-LTA Enterprises' Book The Official 2004 Edition, Locomotive Rosters & News Review by James W. Kerr Book Review by John Sipple John calls this book a tool, a reference book, a research source, and just plain entertaining. Find out why in his review of this annual update of the DPA LTA classic by James W. Kerr. |
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Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society's Book So. Pacific Passenger Car, Vol. 1: Coaches and Chair Cars Book Review by John Sipple This is the first book in the definitive series on the Southern Pacific passenger car fleet written by the Southern Pacific’s Historical Society. Find out why this book is both huge in size and importance, along with more details in this review. |
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Columns
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Editorial online
Click to read and respond to this month's Editorial Not a Tragedy... by John Sipple e-mail Editor John Sipple at Editorial@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) A Column by Peter Maurath Our Two Cents Read some of the feedback from TAMR members concerning the recent copyright protection the Union Pacific Railroad has sought for their fallen flags, along with an amusing April article on the subject, in this month’s TAMR column. e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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Larger View A Column by John Sipple Making Track Out of New Metal: The Rest of the Story Learn all about this history of metal track, and the advantages to steel track in this month’s Larger View column. e-mail John at Largerview@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Thinking of DCC A Column Moderated by John Sipple Spring Cleaning This month John takes on a number of topics in the DCC world including computer-controlled layouts via DCC, and Silent Running in this month’s Thinking of DCC column. e-mail your comments to dcc@modelrailroadnews.com |
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S-Curves A Column by Roy Hoffman "S" Logans... Roy looks at “S” slogans, along with the NASG Convention, structures, rolling stock, and detail parts, all in S-Gauge in this month’s S-Curves column. e-mail Roy at Scurves@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Letters online
Read all the letters that appear in our June 2004 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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