February 2011

February 2011
Volume 79, Number 9

Special features
40 Perspective: Keystone run by Mike McReynolds
It may be 2011, but the California State Railroad Museum still
provides a taste of steam-powered, shortline railroading, complete
with a 1922 Baldwin 2-8-0.

42 Visiting the New York Central’s Big Four Division by Noel
Widdifield; with photos by Fred Lagno
Set in the 1950’s, this large basement layout features plenty of railroad
action and lots of scenery, and it’s done in 1:29 scale.

Modeling
48 The mating habits of the North American module by Tom Knapp
This module system employs a pin and socket connection to hold
the sections in alignment.

53 The Waupaca - Green Bay Rwy. enginehouse by David Leider
Waupaca, Wisconsin, was home to a small, wooden, two-stall
enginehouse. It’s simple, classic lines not only provide a look that
would be at home on almost any branchline or shortline, but they
also make it an easy scratchbuilding project.

59 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: A kitbashed Santa Fe class
GA 131 covered hopper by Steve Funney
An Atlas six-bay, cylindrical covered hopper is the starting point for
this HO scale modeling project.

61 The Scenery Clinic: Pt. XIII: Painting rocks by Paul Scoles
With last month’s rock castings installed on the diorama, this month
it is time to turn our attention to coloring them.

64 Designing a hoist house: Pt. II by Chuck Diljak
After looking at a variety of hoists and hoist houses last month, this
month it’s time to start modeling. We’ll begin by constructing the
hoist machinery, the foundation and the walls.

74 Scratchbuilder’s corner: Making stone walls by Bob Walker
Here is way to make a good looking stone wall. It involves carving 1/8" strips of basswood to resemble stones, making a rubber mold and
then casting the wall in Hydrocal®.

Prototype
76 Front of the layout vignettes: No. 20, Terminal elevators by
David Lambert
We wrap-up our two-part examination of how farmers got their grain
to market in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with a look at
terminal elevators.