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October 2007 • Volume 13, Issue 10 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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• The National Train Show - Detroit: July 2007 Part 2 • Bachmann's GE B23/B30-7 Diesel Locomotive in N Scale • Athearn's Weathered Boxcars in HO Scale • Aristo-Craft's Streamlined 4-Car Passenger Set in G Scale • Broadway Limited's BlueLine AC6000 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale • Atlas O's Trainman Alco RSD-7/15 in O Scale • Atlas Model Railroad Company's Signal System in O, HO, and N Scale • Model Rectifier Corporation's Prodigy Advance2 DCC System • Busch GmbH & Company's Vehicles with Lighting Effects in HO Scale • Evan Designs' Model Builder Software • Branchline Trains' Munnsville Depot in HO Scale • Banta Modelworks' Laser-cut Wood Craftsman Kits in O Scale • TAMR Teen Association of Model Railroaders — A Column by Steven Goehring • Larger View — A Column by John Sipple • S-Curves — A Column by Roy Hoffman • At the Grade Crossing — A Column by Bill Cawthon • Thinking of DCC — A Column by John Sipple |
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Special Features
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The National Train Show - Detroit: July 2007 Part 2 Forward by Jennifer Lindsay • Photos by Kennedy How Check out Kennedy How's photo coverage of highlights from the National Train Show held in Detroit, and find out where you can purchase them in the second installment of our NMRA show coverage. Missed the September 07 edition with the rest of the coverage? Get information on back issues here. |
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Reviews
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Bachmann's GE B23/B30-7 Diesel Locomotive in N Scale |
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Athearn's Weathered Boxcars in HO Scale Review by R. Dave Carr • Photos by John Sipple Fresh from Athearn, a company who’s mastered the ready-to-run concept, is a series of pre-weathered freight cars. Whether or not to weather? Dave offers an answer in his review of different boxcars from the Genesis line, featuring the standard paint schemes that have had earth-tone colors added to them to represent cars that have been in service for some time. |
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Aristo-Craft's Streamlined 4-Car Passenger Set in G Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Aristo-Craft has jumped into the extruded aluminum streamlined car business in a big way, creating a car that will operate on a five-foot minimum diameter track. Learn about the advent of the streamlined passenger cars, and how John suggests building a passenger train using these cars for the garden in his review. |
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Broadway Limited's BlueLine AC6000 Diesel Locomotive in HO Scale Review and photos by John Sipple Broadway Limited’s much anticipated, low-priced BlueLine AC6000 locomotive is now here in HO Scale. John covers fantasy paint jobs, a detailed look at what the BlueLine signature means for modelers, along with tips on installing a decoder and DCC performance in his review. |
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Atlas O's Trainman Alco RSD-7/15 in O Scale Review and photos by Dave Otte Atlas O’s latest rollouts are the RSD-7/15s, affectionately known as Alligators among railfans due to their unusually long snout, which are sure to please Alco fans immensely according to Dave. Learn more about the prototype, in addition to details about the model’s appearance, performance, sounds, and lighting in his review. |
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Atlas Model Railroad Company's Signal System in O, HO, and N Scale Review and illustrations by Phil Scandura • Installation notes by Dick Foster Atlas Model Railroad Company allows you to add an operating signaling system to your model railroad layout to provide both enhanced realism and a source of entertainment for your visitors. The Atlas Signaling System reviewed here is the result of a collaborative design effort between Atlas and Custom Signals. Find out how it all works and installs from Phil and Dick. |
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Model Rectifier Corporation's Prodigy Advance2 DCC System Review and photos by Phil Scandura Model Rectifier Corporation recently introduced an upgraded version of their Advance DCC System called Advance2. Discover what its key system features, functions, limitations, and programming possibilities are in Phil’s review. |
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Busch GmbH & Company's Vehicles in HO Scale Review and photos by Bill Cawthon Busch has become one of the leading sources for pre-wired, ready-to-use models with a variety of lighting effects, from headlights for night scenes to flashing warning lights on police cars, fire trucks, and even a toasty grille in a lunch-wagon. Busch also offers a selection of illuminated vehicles in N scale. Let Bill enlighten you with possibilities for your layout in his review. |
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Evan Designs' Model Builder Software Review and photos by Phil Scandura Evan Designs’ latest software package gives you the ability to create realistic looking structures for use in background scenery, or as placeholders for future structures. Get the installation requirements, Phil’s experience using Model Builder, and his suggestions for improvements and design enhancements in his review. |
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Branchline Trains' Munnsville Depot in HO Scale Review and photos by Rich Cobb Branchline Trains has released a kit of the Munnsville station, built by the New York and Ontario Midland railroad in Central New York State. Benefit from Rich’s experience building and his suggestions on detailing this kit, if you could use a typical small rural station on your layout.
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Banta Modelworks' Laser-cut Wood Craftsman Kits in O Scale Review and photos by Pete Birdsong Banta Modelworks helps you head them up and move them out with their laser kit for a double-deck sheep/cattle loading pen that can be used to build several variations of a stock pen for your stockyard empire. Learn about the kit’s contents, as well as how to get started building, weathering, and finishing Banta’s Stockyard from Pete’s review. |
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Opinions
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Editorial online Click to read and respond to this month's Commodity Impacts Upon Model Railroading by John Sipple e-mail Editor John Sipple at Editorial |
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Letters online
Read all the letters that appear in our October 2007 issue. |
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Columns
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) — A Column by Steven Goehring The Simple Approach to Modeling Obscure Boxcars Let Steven share the key to success in capturing the spirit and look of unusual car types for your roster (while keeping your sanity) in this month’s TAMR Column. e-mail TAMR tamr visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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Larger View — A Column by John Sipple Non-scale Raindrops Larger View is back with John’s attempt to solve the problem of damage to ballast done by raindrops. e-mail John at Largerview |
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S-Curves For and About S-Gauge Model Railroading — A Column by Roy Hoffman Web Sites and Chat Groups Roy shares Club News, virtual hobby shops online, and vehicles of special interest to S-gaugers. e-mail Roy at Scurves |
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At the Grade Crossing — A Column by Bill Cawthon Athearn Makes it Four in a Row The votes are counted and the results are in: Athearn is three-for-three with N Scale vehicle fans. Check out the N Scale Vehicle Association's winners, and vehicles to look forward to in Bill's column. e-mail Bill at Gradecrossing |
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Thinking of DCC — A Column by John Sipple Rehabilitating an Old Friend Read the detailed story of John Maughan and John Sipple’s reconditioning of an old Roundhouse Boxcab. e-mail John at dcc |
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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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