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October 2004 • Volume 10, Issue 10 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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The October 2004 issue features the following reviews & columns:
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• Intermountain Railway Co.’s SD40T-2 Diesel Locomotive in N Scale • Model Power’s F7A Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale • Life-Like Products GP38-2 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale • Märklin’s Trix Alco PA Set in HO Scale • Walthers Pullman-Standard Observation Car in HO Scale • Life-Like Products Alco RS-11 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale • Scale University’s General Store Kit in O Scale • At The Grade Crossing — A Column by Bill Cawthon • Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) — A Column by Peter Maurath • Thinking of DCC — A Column by John Sipple • S-Curves — A Column by Roy Hoffman |
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Intermountain Railway Co.’s SD40T-2 Diesel Locomotive in N Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Is this the model N Scalers have long waited for? Find out in this cover story review which includes prototype info (including which locomotive had elephant ears), the models’ appearance, operation, and DCC capabilities using Digitrax’s DN16310 Mobile Decoder. |
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Model Power’s F7A Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Model Power has dared to produce the ordinary freight car and F7A locomotive in die cast. Discover whether they were successful in this cover story review which includes prototype info, the model’s features, appearance, operation, and DCC conversion using NCE Corporation’s D13SRJ Mobile Decoder. |
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Life-Like Products GP38-2 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale Review and photos by Stuart R. Thayer Life-Like’s new release is an HO ready-to-run model of the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP38-2, which may be of special interest for those who model the 1970s era to the present. Read about the model’s operation, paint, lettering, and more in this cover story review. |
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Märklin’s Trix Alco PA Set in HO Scale Review and photos by David Otte Learn why the Trix PA dual locomotive set is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill HO scale model in this cover story review which includes prototype info on the Alco PA, along with the model’s details, appearance, operation, and DCC capabilities. |
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The Walthers Super Chief Series — Pullman-Standard Observation Car in HO Special Multipart Review by John Sipple and R. Dave Carr • Photos by John Sipple Part No. 8 of Walthers' Super Chief Series is the Pullman-Standard Observation Car. Find out about the history of the Vistas, along with the appearance and operation of the model in the eighth installment in this series of reviews. |
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Life-Like Products Alco RS-11 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale Review by R. Dave Carr • Photos by John Sipple Perfect for October, Life-Like Products has released another early Alco road switcher, the RS-11. Find out all about the prototype, along with the model’s paint, lettering, detailing, operation, and more in this cover story review. |
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Scale University’s General Store Kit in O Scale Review and photos by John Sipple This laser-cut General Store for O Scale has joined the line of building kits and accessories available from Scale University of Maine. See if it will fit in on your layout after reading this review which includes suggestions for detailing, and a trip down memory lane. |
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Columns
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Editorial online
Click to read and respond to this month's Editorial The Tunnel by John Sipple e-mail Editor John Sipple at Editorial@modelrailroadnews.com |
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A column by Bill Cawthon Exciting Things To Come... Bill discusses several new products now available, and looks forward to products to be announced at Hobby Vision, and at the International Model & Hobby Expo. Find out which ones in this month’s column. e-mail Bills at Gradecrossing@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR)
A Column by Peter Maurath All Aboard Trainfest! Read about the star of the Ohio Central Railroad’s Steam Woodstock, Trainfest, and Peter’s experiences there in this month’s column. e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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Thinking of DCC A Column Moderated by John Sipple First Installation of Garden DCC Follow along with John as he set himself to the task of converting one each of Aristo-Craft and USA Trains locomotives with a pair of Digitrax DG583-series decoders in this month’s column. e-mail John at dcc@modelrailroadnews.com |
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S-Curves A Column by Roy Hoffman Planning for Cooler Weather Now that the fall season is approaching, it’s a good time to start thinking about all those model railroad projects that you’ve been planning. Get sources for many S Scale products featured 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 October 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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