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September 2004 • Volume 10, Issue 9 • The NewsMonthly for Model Railroaders
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The September 2004 issue features the following reviews & columns:
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• Model Power’s 2-8-2 Light Mikado in N Scale • Athearn’s Auto-Max Articulated Vehicle Transporter Car in N Scale • Aristo-Craft’s Pacific 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive in Large Scale • Märklin’s Freight Cars in HO Scale • Broadway Limited’s ATSF 40804 in HO Scale • Intermountain's F3A & B Diesel Locomotives in HO Scale • Walthers Pullman-Standard Pleasure Dome Car in HO Scale • Fos Scale Limited’s Passenger Platforms in HO Scale • Woodland Scenic’s “Scenic Enhancement” Figure Sets in G Scale • Great Northern Pacific Publication’s Book BNSF Railway Freight Cars Vol. One • Train-Tech Forum Column by Dr. Danny Rittman • Thinking of DCC Column by John Sipple • Larger View Column by John Sipple • Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) — A column by Peter Maurath |
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Model Power’s 2-8-2 Light Mikado in N Scale Review by Dr. John Hullman • Photos by John Sipple Model Power has released several versions of the 2-8-2 USRA Light Milado. Find out how it fares in John Hulman’s review which includes prototype info, as well as details of the model’s appearance and operation. |
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Athearn’s Auto-Max Articulated Vehicle Transporter Car in N Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Need to deliver SUVs to your layout’s local dealership? Find out how in this review of Athearn’s Auto-Max showcasing the Kansas City Southern version, with prototype history, the model’s details, couplers, and operation. |
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Aristo-Craft’s Pacific 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive in Large Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Aristo-Craft has been going over their line and upgrading some old friends into virtually new products, including this New Pacific Steam Locomotive. Read about the prototype, along with details about the model, its remodeled drive, and how it operates. |
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Märklin’s Freight Cars in HO Scale Review by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple Trix and its parent company Märklin continue to head full steam into the U.S. model railroad market with its current release of a series of freight car models in a variety of familiar roadnames. Learn about their common characteristics, specifics, appearance, and operation in this review. |
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Broadway Limited’s ATSF 4-8-4 in HO Scale Review by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple While most slow down for the summer months, Broadway Limited has turned out multiple new releases this summer, the latest being the ATSF 4-8-4 featured in this month’s center spread review which includes details on Santa Fe’s Northerns, along with the BLI model’s appearance, operation, sound, and DCC capabilities. |
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Intermountain's F3A & B Diesel Locomotives in HO Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple These F3 A&B Diesel Locomotives are Intermountain Railway’s first foray into HO Scale. Read this review for prototype info on the postwar update of the FT, “the diesel that did it,” along with the model’s appearance details, operation, DCC capabilities, and the performance of the reviewer installed NCE D14SR decoder. |
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The Walthers Super Chief Series — Pullman-Standard Pleasure Dome Car in HO Scale Special Multipart Review by John Sipple and R. Dave Carr • Photos by John Sipple Part No. 7 of Walthers' Super Chief Series is the Pullman-Standard Pleasure Dome Car. Find out about the history of the prototype, the appearance, and operation of the model in the seventh installment in this series of reviews. |
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Fos Scale Limited’s Passenger Platforms in HO Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple The goal of Fos Scales QuickKit series is to create affordable, easy-to-build kits. John Sipple tests the theory on his daughter-in-law Tammy with Kit Number 5, the Station Platform. See how she does and read the step by step assembly details and suggestions on detailing it. |
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Woodland Scenic’s “Scenic Enhancement” Figure Sets in G Scale Review and Photos by John Sipple Woodland Scenics has recently added a line of G Scale figures which they call “scenic enhancements.” Two sets, “Dog, Cat and Trashcan”, and “Hobo Warming by Fire” are examined with details on the sets, along with advice on enhancing your outdoor layout. |
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Great Northern Pacific Publication’s Book BNSF Railway Freight Cars Vol. One by Robert C. Del Grosso Review by John Sipple BNSF Railway Freight Cars, Volume One by Robert C. Del Grosso is a collection of selected new and merger-acquired freight cars in various BNSF color schemes that represent the entire fleet. Said to be excellent for the modeler or as a technical reference for equipment fans, find out how well John rates this book in his review. |
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Columns
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Editorial online
Click to read and respond to this month's Editorial And the Envelope, Please... by John Sipple e-mail Editor John Sipple at Editorial@modelrailroadnews.com |
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TrainTech Forum A technical discussion for the not-so-technically minded Hosted by Dr. Danny Rittman Why Trains Crash — Part One In this next few sessions Danny will discuss the subject: why trains crash. e-mail Danny at traintechforum@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Thinking of DCC A Column Moderated by John Sipple Low-cost Sound? Is it a reality? Find out in this month's column. e-mail John at dcc@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Larger View A Column by John Sipple Dangers of the Seductive S-Curve John warns of the dangers of S-curves, and gives advice on how to avoid derailments in this month’s column. e-mail John at Largerview@modelrailroadnews.com |
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Teen Association of Model Railroaders (TAMR) A Column by Peter Maurath The Best of the TAMR Shutterbugs See the five top winners of the TAMR National Photo Contest in this month’s issue! e-mail TAMR tamr@modelrailroadnews.com visit TAMR www.tamr.org |
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Letters online
Read all the letters that appear in our September 2004 issue. |
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