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Notes from the
MRH Staff
Calling all authors
W
e are on a continual lookout for articles. The maga-
zine only works when we have articles submitted
to publish, and the greater the selection, the bet-
ter for you the reader. What are some of the topics that are of
interest to us?
Structures:
How you used a standard kit from Atlas, DPM, Walthers, or
any other manufacturer and modified it so that its heritage
is not readily noticeable?
Scratchbuilding a specific structure or selective compression
of a structure.
Detailing and weathering of a structure.
Signs on buildings and billboards, along with animation of signs.
Rolling stock:
Upgrading an old Athearn or Accurail kit with detail parts.
Using an existing kit that is close to a specific prototype and
modifying it to match the prototype.
Building fleet cars for your layout, that is, “generic” cars.
The five top-rated articles in the
Apri
issue of MRH
are:
4.6
DCC Impulses - The myth of DCC ready
4.6
Yes, it's a model
4.3
Getting Real - Modeling signature freight cars
4.3
Coal and sulphur operations in the Alberta foothills
4.3
Reverse Running - Planning to destroy your layout
Issue overall:
4.4
Please rate the articles!
Click the reader feedback button on each article and select the
star rating you think each article deserves.
Thank you!
April 2012 MRH
Ratings
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