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Orth SPECIAL SECTION - VEHICLE MODELER 28 T The Waterfront Series Project T Vehicle Modeler Cover Modeling Mobile's Alabama State Docks 37 by Ken Patterson Part 5 - Structures, Scenery & Ships by Bob Beat); MMR, and Mike Broad way 40 T Modeling Trucks Using Alloy Forms Kits by Ken Patterson 34 T DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP Paducah & Louisville GP8, GP9R & GP10 42 T UPS Package Delivery Car by Rich Picariello by Cary Walton 56 T The Coyote Division 46 T Model Vehicles Help Set The Scene: of the Santa Fe Railroad Automobiles for the Transition Era by Bruce R. Brantne}; SI: by VS. Roseman 64 T FREIGHTCAROLOGY 50 T VEHICLE REVIEWS GERSCO's Boxcars: Part 2 - FMC Built Don Mills Models' 1952 Bullnose Kenworth & by David G. Casdorph Resin Unlimited's 1956 Cab-Over Semi-Tractor by David A. Bontrag er 68 T The Aleo PA - The Burly Beaty Part 2: Delaware & Hudson 53 T Nostalgia - Modeling From Memory by CeOJge Melvin ICX (Illinois-California eXpress, Inc.) by David A. Bontrager 72 T ONTRACK Enchanted Frogs 54 T Generic Detailing of Truck Tractors by Jim Mansieldf by Cary Walton DEPARTMENTS 5 T Editorial 11 T Letters to the Editor 12 T New Products 15 T Product Reviews 20 T Society Page 73 T Book Beat 74 T Dealer Directory 79 T The Boys in the Basement 81 T Your Trek Plan 86 T Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER The west end of Coyote City on Bruce Brantner's layollt houses the scratchbuilt Coyote Trails Railroad engine house. The CTRR is a wholly owned subsidiary of ATSF. Turn to page 56 for a lOur of Bruce's Coyote Division of the Santa Fe. Ph OiO by Randy Lee. lNSET: Model Railroading once agains brings you a SPECIAL BONUS section on vehicle modeling. Ken Patterson, Dave Bontrager, V.S. Roseman and Gary Walton join forces to share some of their modeling techniques starting on page 37. Ph OiO by Ken Pa trerson. 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WI 53940 1(adee" Quality ProductsCo. ' 673 Avenue C,' While City, OR 97503-1078 U.S.A.' Tel: (541) 826-3883' Fax:(541) 826-4013' hHp:lfwww.kadee.com 4 ... MODEL RAILROADING MARCH 1999 MODEL RAILROADING EDITOR I PUBLISHER Randall B. Lee CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Conventional David A. Bontrager David G. Casdorph Wisdom Doug Geiger, MMR Patrick Lawson, MMR Jim and Margaret Mansfield e are all familiar with the term conventional wisdom. George Melvin WEssentially, it is something that is understood to be fact Rich Picariello by the majority. But, unfortunately, just because something is ac Larry J. Puckett cepted as fact, doesn't make it so. Jim Six This point was recently proven to me again by my friends at InterMountain. Back Larry E. Smith, MMR in the "good old days" when the only F unit models were the early offerings of manu facturers like Athearn (Globe), Bachmann, Tyco, etc., modelers accepted their models ART DIRECTORS as good representations of the prototype. One feature that was almost universally Michelle Ruffner agreed upon by these early manufacturers was that the front of the headlight housing Stephanie Martin was vertical. That was the conventional wisdom of the day. When Stewart raised the mark with their line of outstanding F-unit models in the CIRCULATION I OFFICE MANAGER late '80s, they redefined how the front of the headlight housing should appear. Their Donald R. Strait models featured a slight, but very noticable, angled face that leaned the top of the housing several degrees back toward the cab. Modelers delighted in the vastly NATIONAL SALES MANAGER improved appearance and performance of the Stewart units and relegated the older Chris Lane offerings to the "toy train" category. Finally, a manufacturer had "captured the look" 1-888-338-1700 of the F-unit's distinctive nose. Since then Bachmann Spectrum® and Life-Like Proto 1000TM have also introduced new F units that feature a tapered headlight housing. To ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT anyone paying attention, it was obvious that the conventional wisdom had changed - Rhett B. Lee the front of the headlight housings on F units should not be vertical. When I got a chance to examine the samples of the new Athearn Genesis/Highlin Volume 29, Issue 3. MODEL RAILROADING is published ers F unit, I carefully scrutinized the model, and they looked absolutely superb to me, 12 2600 times a year by Highlands Station, Inc., SParker but in all honesty, I don't recall how they treated the headlight. Rd., Suite 1-211, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) 338-1700. Price per single copy is $4.50 in U.s.A. Subscriptions are But then last October I had my first opportunity to see some of the early test shots $34.95 in the U.SA or $43.00 in Canada (or foreign) of InterMountain's new F unit. It too looked superb, but something about it bothered payable in U.s. funds. Unsolicited manuscripts or photo me ...the front of the headlight housing was verticaLit didn't lean back like conven graphs should be accompanied by return postage, and tional wisdom said it should. Along with a lot of praise, I offered my "constructive Highlands Station, Inc., assumes no responsibility for the criticism," and hoped that they would fix this "mistake." loss or damage of such material. No part of this publication But when I saw another sample recently, I was disappointed to see that they hadn't may be reprinted without written permission from the publisher Printed in U.SA fixed what conventional wisdom said was a very obvious mistake. When I mentioned The information contained in the various articles in this this oversight to them I was politely, but firmly, told that the vertical front was correct.