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Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine 2012 January Pittsburgh Interurban Transition
RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN
JANUARY 2012
Special features
40 Perspective: PGE \ BC Rail centennial by Robert D. Turner
One of North America's most spectacular rail routes turns 100. 42 50 Years of excellence: Dick Elwell's Hoosac Valley by Tom
Bartley, with photos by Phil Monat
Set in rolling foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, this beautiful basement-size HO scale layout includes plenty of steam and diesel action amidst New England's fall colors.
51 LED layout lighting by George Gibson
LED strip lighting provides modelers with a variety of options when it
comes to illuminating a layout.
Modeling
52 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a Pittsburgh Railways
interurban car by Bob Dietrich
New wooden sides with arched windows change the appearance of an
old HO scale La Belle Sacramento Northern kit into a Pittsburgh
Railways car.
55 The Cheltenham granary by Trevor Marshall
This interesting model features a stone foundation supporting a
wooden structure with cribbed or finger joint construction.
61 Modeling less-common tank cars by Tony Thompson
While not built in large numbers, these tank cars-an acid car and
a general chemical car-are still great modeling subjects.
67 A thumbnail switcher by Tom Knapp
This tiny Nn3 center-cab switcher measures just 1.3 inches long
and includes a DCC decoder.
73 Scratchbuilder's Corner: Details, again by Bob Walker
No matter what the scale, small details can have a large effect on a
layout's appearance.
80 The Scenery Clinic: Pt. XIX: Winter ground cover with a dusting
of snow by Paul Scoles with Walt Appel
Careful blending of scenery material can yield the look of early
winter.
77 Detailing a model for an operating layout by Scott Lupia
When the author tackled this HO scale SP SD45, he set out to make
a model that was both detailed and durable.
Prototype
73 CNS&M flagstop shelter by William C. Schaumburg
This simple wooden shelter provided patrons with protection from
the elements as they waited for the interurban.
Cover
A leased Berkshire leads a heavy eastbound manifest down the ladder track and past the tower at Essex Junction as it heads toward Whitehall on Dick Elwell's HO scale Hoosac Valley Railroad. Photograph by Phil Monat.
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