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October 2005 • Volume 11, Issue 10 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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• News: Youth oriented railroad club offers hands-on experience for young model railroaders • Athearn's Old Time 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive and Passenger Cars in N Scale • Life-Like's GP20 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale • Life-Like's GP20 Locomotive in N Scale • Broadway Limited's UP MT-37 4-8-4 Locomotive in HO Scale • Upgrading the MTH Hopper in Large (1:32) Scale • Bachmann Industries' Replacement Shay Trucks, and Large Scale Decoder in G Scale • Walthers’ Buildings Plant #4 in HO Scale • Evan Designs’ Modeler’s Toolkit for Windows (All Scales) • DPA-LTA Enterprises’ Releases Four Builder Photo Books • Kahndog Publications’ P&LE’s Berkshires by Jack Polaritz • Editorial by John Sipple • At the Grade Crossing — A Column by Bill Cawthon • Larger View — A Column by John Sipple • TAMR: Teen Association of Model Railroaders — A Column Guest Charles Warczinsky • S-Curves A Column by Roy Hoffman • Thinking of DCC — A Column by John Sipple |
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Youth oriented railroad club offers hands-on experience for young model railroaders Story by Jennifer Lindsay • Photos courtesy of Larry Price and the Youth in Model Railroading On the first Saturday of the month, a group of nearly 65 exuberant boys and girls ranging from 8-18 years of age meet together for a hands-on model railroading experience. They call themselves the “Youth in Model Railroading” (YMR). Their goal: to have fun while developing skills that will last a lifetime. Learn more in this month’s issue. |
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Reviews
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Athearn's Old Time 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive and Passenger Cars in N Scale
Review and Photos by David Otte Athearn has released a 2-8-0 steam locomotive as well as matching Overton passenger car sets from the former Roundhouse line. Find out about the appearance and performance of these models in this front page review. |
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Life-Like's GP20 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Life-Like has introduced its second HO diesel locomotive model equipped with QSI sound. Discover details about the Santa Fe GP20 prototype, along with information about the model’s appearance, operation, and sound system in this front page review. |
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Life-Like's GP20 Locomotive in N Scale Review and Photos by Phil Scandura Life-Like has released their GP20 Diesel Locomotive, the first in their “hobby Quality Proto N’ locomotive series for 2005. Read about the prototype, along with details about this updated version model and its DCC conversion in this review. |
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Broadway Limited's UP MT-37 4-8-4 Locomotive in HO Scale Review and Photos by David Otte Broadway Limited Imports has released its Union Pacific 4-8-4 Mountain MT-73 Steam locomotive in HO Scale. See if BLI has captured the overall sleek look of the prototype in this review which includes extensive prototype info, along with details about the model’s appearance, operation, and sound capabilities. |
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Upgrading the MTH Hopper in Large (1:32) Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Last month’s September 05 issue of MRN reviewed MTH’s 4-bay hopper. This month John offers 3 treats to upgrade it with Gary Raymond 136-RS Wheelsets, J.M. Enterprises C-101 #1 scale couplers (red), and Kadee #1 scale body mount couplers (black). Read all the details in John’s review. |
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Bachmann Industries' Replacement Shay Trucks, and Large Scale Decoder in G Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Time to upgrade your old Bachmann Shay? John takes a walk through his own experience to give the loco new life with replacement G-scale Shay trucks from Bachmann, and NCE Corporation’s D408SR Large Scale Decoder. |
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Walthers’ Buildings Plant #4 in HO Scale Review and Photos by Rich Cobb Walthers has released a line of background buildings to add realism and depth to HO Scale layouts. One of the first of these kits is Plant #4, typical of large factories built in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Get details on its assembly, appearance, and detailing in this review. |
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Evan Designs’ Modeler’s Toolkit for Windows (All Scales) Review by Phil Scandura This review may be of special interest to those builders who have reached the “super-detailing” stage on their layout. Evan Designs offers a collection of software tools sold individually, or bundled in their toolkit to help you design windows, signs, advertising, and stained glass. Explore the possibilities in this month’s issue. |
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DPA-LTA Enterprises’ Releases Four Builder Photo Books General Motors Phenomenal SD40 Series Diesel-Electric Locomotive by James W. Kerr General Motors Streamlined Diesel-Electric Locomotives 1930s to the 1950s by James W. Kerr General Electric Industrial Locomotives, 1924-1978 by O.M. Kerr Illustrated Treasury of the MLW Montreal Locomotive Works Alco to Bombardier 1904 to 1989 by O.M. Kerr Book Reviews by John Sipple John reviews each of these four books from DPA-LTA Enterprises, which are sold together as a set as well as individually. Get a taste of all four in this review. |
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Kahndog Publications’ P&LE’s Berkshires by Jack Polaritz Book Review by John Sipple Kahndog’s latest treatise on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (The Little Giant) is P&LE’s Berkshires. Author Jack Polaritz takes us through the history in five chapters. Find out about the story, and this book 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@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Letters online
Read all the letters that appear in our October 2005 issue. |
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Columns
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At the Grade Crossing A Column by Bill Cawthon One Really Fine Dozer This month Bill reviews Classic Mint’s brass Komatsu 575A-3 Super Dozer. Get prototype info along with details about this model, and others mentioned in this monthly column. e-mail Bill at Gradecrossing@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Larger View A Column by John Sipple What's the best 5 amp power supply for the garden? This month John tackles this simple question with a complex answer. e-mail John at Largerview@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) A Column by Peter Maurath TAMR 2005 Summer Convention Story and Photos by Guest Columnists Charles Warczinsky This month Charles shares his experiences at the 2005 TAMR Summer Convention held July 10-12th, in the South Bend, Indiana area, along with a side trip to the east side of the Chicagoland region. e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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S-Curves A Column by Roy Hoffman Announcements from the 2005 National Association S Gaugers Convention This month Roy shares some exciting new products from the National Association of S Gaugers 2005 Convention held July 25-30th, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. e-mail Roy at Scurves@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Thinking of DCC A Column by John Sipple DCC Control of Large Scale Smoke Units This month John discusses installing a Smoker-Control Relay, and its operation for garden railroading. 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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