What’s in this issue ...
Coming your way in the March issue we have ...
Pin vises:
Jack Burgess shows us some handy pin vise insights. Get
more out of this small but vital tool, thanks to Jack's advice.
Modeling turn-of-the-century wood 20T coal cars:
M.C Fujiwara
has fun with some turn-of-the-century modeling. MC's always
good for clever modeling methods. M.C. models in N scale but his
methods can inspire similar techniques in other scales.
Yes, it's a model:
Our new photo feature presents some amazing
modeling this issue. You have to see it to believe it.
Makin' smoke:
We like these clever smoke methods fromN scale
modeler Dave Salsbery. They work for larger scales too!
Another $500 starter design challenge layout:
Doug Forbes pres-
ents his approach for doing a $500 starter layout in HO via his
"Western Expansion" plan.
Writing for MRH:
Two-time MRH author Tom Patterson gives you a
blow-by-blow account of getting an article published in MRH. Our
hope is this account will encourage more of you to submit an arti-
cle to us for publication!
Our regular columns:
Getting Real
columnist Marty McGuirk
discusses his SNE layout reboot, showing how you can start over
without completely starting over. Charlie Comstock shares the
first op session after his peninsula construction project started,
and Bruce Petrarca shows some very useful sound decoder keep-
alive techniques. Ken Patterson presents Gary Christensen's
wonderful modeling.
Have a great read this month!
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