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The October 2003 issue features the following reviews & columns:
• Athearn's RTR Plus line GP60M in HO Scale
• Broadway Limited's PA GG 1 Electric Locomotive in HO Scale
• Accurail's 6-Panel Wood Boxcar Kits in HO Scale
• Atlas O's RS1 Diesel Locomotive in O Scale
• Life-Like's Alco RS2 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale
• Model Rectifier Corp.'s Prodigy DCC (HO) System review
• Hump Yard Purveyance's Turnout Controllers in HO and N Scale
• Nu-Line Structures, Inc.'s Warehouse Kit in N Scale
• Railway Production's New DVDs review
• South Platte Press' "Missouri Pacific's Steam to Diesel Era: 1945-1955" review
• Robinson & Assoc.'s "The Magic of Grand Scale Railroading" Video review
• Larger View Column by John Sipple
• TAMR Column by Peter Maurath
• Thinking of DCC Column by John Sipple
• S-Curves Column by Roy Hoffman
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Athearn's Flagship of RTR Plus line GP60M in HO Scale
Review and photos by John Sipple
Athearn delivers its GP60M diesel locomotive using integrated products from its newly acquired Rail Power Products line. Read about this “crisply clever critter’s” prototype information, appearance details, DC operation, DCC info, and more in this front page review.
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Broadway Limited's PA GG 1 Electric Locomotive in HO Scale
Review by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple
Broadway Limited has set out to bring the Pennsylvania Railroad back to life in miniature form. Get all the details of the look, feel, and sounds of this high speed heavy electric locomotive in this front page review.
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Accurail’s 6-Panel Wood Boxcar Kits in HO Scale
Review and Photos by John Sipple
Accurail has released its forty-foot, 6-panel, outside-frame wood boxcar kits. Treat yourself and find out how to expand your car count and save money by reading this review with suggestions about how to build boxcars in batches using Accurail’s kits.
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Atlas O's RS1 Diesel Locomotive in O Scale
Review by Dave Otte • Photos by John Sipple
Atlas O’s RS1 diesel locomotive is a workhorse for any layout. Find out if you will want it to haunt yours after enjoying extensive prototype info, appearance, operation, and sound details all covered in this review.
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Life-Like's Alco RS2 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale
Review by R. Dave Carr • Photos by John Sipple
Life-Like has brought modelers another interesting diesel in the Proto 1000 line, the Alco RS2. Get all the tasty details including prototype info about the first roadswitcher, the model’s appearance, and operation in this month’s issue.
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Model Rectifier Corp.'s Prodigy DCC System (HO) review
Review and photos by John Sipple
Afraid of DCC? Model Rectifier Corporation has seemingly designed a DCC system to insulate the new user from the sort of rampant DCC button-pushing which might scare off new users. Find out more in this review of the Prodigy AD150 starter set and accessories.
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Hump Yard Purveyance's Turnout Controllers in HO and N Scale
Review and photos by John Sipple
Leery of choke cables? Hump Yard Purveyance offers Turnout Controllers. This Kit is a Ready-To-Think product, as it needs an understanding of how it works, some application design and a little tinkering. Benefit from John’s experience summarized in this review.
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Nu-Line Structures, Inc.'s Warehouse Kit in N Scale
Review and photos by Rich Cobb
Nu-Line Structures has released its Warehouse Kit for N Scale. Follow along as Rich describes how to build this building which is typical of warehouses throughout the country, and in those scary movies down by the docks at night....
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Railway Production's New DVDs
Chicago’s Metra, and The Alphabet Train
Reviewed by John Sipple
Railway Productions has found a way to produce a coherent, enjoyable video on the vast and energetic Chicago Metropolitan Commute Rail System — The Metra, and an hour of instruction on the ABCs blended with some shameless trainchasing in The Alphabet Train.
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South Platte Press' "Missouri Pacific's Steam to Diesel Era: 1945-1955"
by Lloyd E. Stagner
Book Review by John Sipple
Missouri Pacific fans may find they will have to have this book after reading this review about the reference tables and excellent photos supplied by the author. Model railroaders will not only see the locomotives, they will also get a glimpse of rollingstock and buildings of the period.
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Robinson & Assoc.'s "The Magic of Grand Scale Railroading"
Video review by John Sipple
Enjoy this interesting review of four first class locations loaded with steam and diesel, clever engineering, fascinating hosts, and gorgeous landscapes in this video which visits four grand scale railroads.
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Larger View A Column by John Sipple
Rail Profile: What is it with Large Scale?
John answers a lot of questions about track in Large Scale (Garden) railroading.
e-mail John at Largerview@modelrailroadnews.com
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR)
A Column by Peter Maurath
Support Your Local Scenic Railroad
Peter discusses scenic railroads — portals to a different era.
e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org
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Thinking of DCC A Column Moderated by John Sipple
Easy N-Scale Conversions
Share John's experiences of converting N-Scale locomotives to DCC.
e-mail your comments to dcc@modelrailroadnews.com
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S-Curves A column by Roy Hoffman
Roy's S-Gauge news includes conventions, locos, structures, and freight cars.
e-mail Roy at Scurves@modelrailroadnews.com
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