July 2009
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40 Perspective: Hoist away, matey by David Lustig When the Staten Island Railroad took delivery of its new Brookville Equipment locomotives, they had to be barged across the Arthur Kill waterway and then trucked to their new home at the railroad’s Clifton Shops. For anyone lucky enough to witness the move, it was quite a show.
42 Modeling on a budget – Lake Erie Aggregate by Jim Martin with photography by Pete Moffett Inspired by a small layout that appeared in RMC 50 years ago this month, this newly constructed 24″×48″ On30 micro-layout proves you don’t need a lot of room or money to build a model railroad, and you don’t need a large layout to have plenty of fun in the hobby.
62 How I operate my State Belt Railroad by Bill Kaufman After studying the rather unique operations of the State Belt Railroad – a California switching line that served San Francisco’s Embarcadero harbor front – the author set out to devise a similar operating scenario for his own HO scale State Belt layout.
Modeling
50 Shallow-relief structures by Don Spiro The use of shallow relief buildings can help in creating that “heavily urbanized” look without taking up a lot of space and can turn a small area into one that appears much larger.
59 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Sasquatch, a homebuilt, electric railcar by Robert A. Boyd Combining parts from a Model Die Casting sleeper and combine to make a freelanced HO scale electric railcar has earned Robert Boyd this month’s Kitbash Award.
70 Doing it with mirrors by Ray Hoppes A well-placed mirror can add a sense of depth to a to a layout scene and make the scene appear deeper than it actually is.
72 Building a pile bent trestle by David J. Leider This scratchbuilt, HO scale, wooden trestle is based on a Soo Line bridge that is located in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
78 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Color revisited by Bob Walker Before finishing a model, it is important to take into consideration the material being painted or stained, the method that will be used, and the lighting it will be seen under.
80 Essential Freight Cars: 45, AC&F Type 11 tank cars by Ted Culotta Beginning in 1911, American Car & Foundry turned out thousands of these cars. An accurate HO scale model of an 8,000 gallon capacity car can be kitbashed using the Funaro & Camerlengo resin kit.
40 Perspective: Hoist away, matey by David Lustig When the Staten Island Railroad took delivery of its new Brookville Equipment locomotives, they had to be barged across the Arthur Kill waterway and then trucked to their new home at the railroad’s Clifton Shops. For anyone lucky enough to witness the move, it was quite a show.
42 Modeling on a budget – Lake Erie Aggregate by Jim Martin with photography by Pete Moffett Inspired by a small layout that appeared in RMC 50 years ago this month, this newly constructed 24″×48″ On30 micro-layout proves you don’t need a lot of room or money to build a model railroad, and you don’t need a large layout to have plenty of fun in the hobby.
62 How I operate my State Belt Railroad by Bill Kaufman After studying the rather unique operations of the State Belt Railroad – a California switching line that served San Francisco’s Embarcadero harbor front – the author set out to devise a similar operating scenario for his own HO scale State Belt layout.
Modeling
50 Shallow-relief structures by Don Spiro The use of shallow relief buildings can help in creating that “heavily urbanized” look without taking up a lot of space and can turn a small area into one that appears much larger.
59 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Sasquatch, a homebuilt, electric railcar by Robert A. Boyd Combining parts from a Model Die Casting sleeper and combine to make a freelanced HO scale electric railcar has earned Robert Boyd this month’s Kitbash Award.
70 Doing it with mirrors by Ray Hoppes A well-placed mirror can add a sense of depth to a to a layout scene and make the scene appear deeper than it actually is.
72 Building a pile bent trestle by David J. Leider This scratchbuilt, HO scale, wooden trestle is based on a Soo Line bridge that is located in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
78 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Color revisited by Bob Walker Before finishing a model, it is important to take into consideration the material being painted or stained, the method that will be used, and the lighting it will be seen under.
80 Essential Freight Cars: 45, AC&F Type 11 tank cars by Ted Culotta Beginning in 1911, American Car & Foundry turned out thousands of these cars. An accurate HO scale model of an 8,000 gallon capacity car can be kitbashed using the Funaro & Camerlengo resin kit.
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