Hanley had the privilege of spending an afternoon interviewing
Tom. While many have followed along on Tom’s blog, Don got to
ask some of the questions we’d all like to ask him if we could. Also
you don’t want to miss the debut of major changes Tom is making.
Also this month we have “All those windows and doors” by the
late Richard Napper. Richard shows how he simplified the con-
struction of doors and windows by using jigs. We received this
article from Richard shortly before he passed.
Ever wonder how to locate your train in a hidden staging yard
or hidden track? Terry Terrance shares how to build an optical
detector so you know where your trains are.
We’re publishing the first of the $500 layout winners this
month with grand prize winner Tyrone Johnsen’s Illinois Railway
Museum. We found his submission to be a unique concept
allowing the modeler have nice display for an eclectic collec-
tion of rolling stock and motive power as well as something that
could grow into part of a larger layout.
Dirk Reynolds has both a one-evening project on improving pas-
senger car couplers and a special sidebar on building a levee
bridge in Ken Patterson’s column.
Speaking of Ken Patterson, he did our First Look this month with
War World’s static grass as a video. What better way to show a
scenery product than to have its application demonstrated? You
can also keep up to date with the latest offerings from manufac-
turers with the May news.
In our regular columns, Assistant Editor Don Hanley discusses
the loss of the local hobby shop. In the popular DCC Impulses,
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