November 2009

Special Features
44 Perspective: The loading test by Preston Cook
After a night or weekend left idling, diesel-electric locomotives could
produce a spectacular cloud of smoke and partially burned diesel
fuel when they were suddenly brought back to life.

53 Norfolk Southern’s Interstate Railroad by Eric Miller and Dan Bourque
If your modeling interests are piqued by a modern, coaling-hauling
railroad, then you’ll want to check out this layout planning article
focusing on the Norfolk Southern’s Clinch Valley Extension.

Modeling
46 The Scenery Clinic: Painting flexible track by Paul Scoles
Join us for the kickoff of a new series by master scenery guru Paul
Scoles. This month we begin with some very useful and simple tips
on making flexible track look more realistic.

51 Improving coal loads on ready-to-run steam locomotive tenders
by Robert E. Mohowski
A technique applied to Broadway Limited’s PRR M1 can work for
other plastic steam models as well.

63 Lightweight benchwork by Michael Tylick
Designed for portable, modular layouts, this benchwork can lighten
the load involved in moving and setting up a display layout.

67 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a railroad tug
by Thomas Griffiths
A pair of HO scale Lindberg Models tugboat kits were the starting
point for this rail/marine modeling project.

71 Modeling deciduous trees in winter by Brent Monahan
Modeling a deciduous tree that has shed its leaves can be a challenge,
but with a little help from Mother Nature, it can be done convincingly.

74 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: More on roofs by Bob Walker
A wide variety of modeling materials can be used for roofing.

76 Photographing models for articles by Tom Troughton
While digital cameras have made model photography easier, there
are still some rules that should be followed.

81 The Fremont & South Park R.R. by Dave Rickaby
This HO scale railroad is set in Colorado at the turn of the 20th century.
Prototype

84 Front of the layout vignettes: No. 7, Prairie skyscrapers by
David Lambert
Grain elevators were once a fixture along the rails in North America’s
agricultural heartland.

Cover:
Great scenery, like that seen on this HO scale diorama, is the key to a
good looking layout, so join us for our new series, “The Scenery Clinic”
beginning on page 46. Photograph by Paul Scoles.