December 2009

Special features
46 Perspective: Create a special train for a special occasion by
David Lustig
Disney’s special train, which is operating around the country to
promote the movie, A Christmas Carol, is just the latest in a long
history of special trains designed to capture the public’s imagination.

53 John Longhurst’s CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision
by John Longhurst
Set in 1995, this freelance, double-deck HO scale layout was
inspired by the CN’s line from Winnipeg to Duluth, Minnesota, and
the CP’s Weyburn Subdivision from Saskatchewan to Portal, North
Dakota. Join us for a look.

60 The holiday season… time to remember by Wayne and
Mary Cay Wesolowski
Model railroading and the holiday season certainly seem to go
together. Just ask the Wesolowskis.

Modeling
46 The Scenery Clinic: Ground Cover by Paul Scoles
There is an art to creating good looking scenery and it starts with a
realistic looking base.

63 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: A twice-kitbashed passenger
car by Gary Wright
A Con-Cor large scale passenger car was the starting point for this
interesting 1:32n20 project.

71 Prototypical waybills for car card operation by Anthony
Thompson
Here’s a look at how the author designed waybills based on the real
thing and how he uses them when operating his model railroad.

78 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Labor of love by Bob Walker
Sometimes the best scratchbuilding projects take years.

81 Scratchbuilding the BC&G’s Mack model AC railbus by
Philip Bonzon
Put a new blade in the hobby knife and follow along as Philip Bonzon
explains how he scratchbuilt a model of this unique railbus in HO
scale using styrene, brass, and a power unit and wheels from NWSL.

Prototype
66 Front of the layout vignettes: No. 8, Roller mills by David Lambert
Roller mills, used to process grain, were once a common site along
the rails in many towns and the buildings came in a variety of
shapes and sizes.

Cover:
Phil Bonzon’s scratchbuilt HO scale model of the Buffalo Creek &
Gauley’s Mack model AC railbus is about to depart from the Swandale,
West Virginia, company store siding bound for Dundon, W.Va. In the
background Shay No. 19 drops off log cars. Photograph by Philip Bonzon.