in
and The
Allagash Gets a Quarry in
and
Now we get a railfan tour of the layout through a fictional
railfan trip. The photos in this article (and in part 2 next issue)
show portions of Mike’s layout that have never been pub-
lished before.
Master Model Railroaders Ray and Renee Grosser build
a unique piece of maintenance-of-way equipment: the
Sheffield Velocipede used by railroads across the country in
the early 1900s.
Matt Snell moves us into the modern era with modeling a radio
base station. Radio communication has revolutionized the rail-
road industry and is a necessary detail on any modern railroad.
Have an old locomotive that needs tuned up? Dirk Reynolds
provides instructions on how to upgrade a 1970s Athearn
blue-box locomotive.
Ever wanted to know how to make molds and cast your
own details? Terry Terrance shows us how to make our own
unique details through molding and casting parts.
In our columns, we have our usual great lineup. In DCC,
Bruce Petrarca describes the best way to safely install mul-
tiple speakers in a locomotive.
Mike Rose continues with part 2 of his layout reconstruc-
tion. In the conclusion, Mike gets the layout back to opera-
tional status. In a future
Getting Real
column, Mike will
share about the scenery reconstruction.
Ken Patterson continues sharing great models along with his
great photography in
What's Neat This Week
. Make sure and
check it out, especially Ken’s video. He puts a lot of effort
into making superb video to go with his column and if you’re
not watching the video, you’re missing some of the best
parts of Ken’s column.
We finish up this month with
Reverse Running
, thinking out-
side of the box with the proper foundation, as well as our
famous (or should we say, infamous) Derailments, MRH's
alleged humor and bizarre facts column.
Have a great read this month.
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