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Contents NEW TITLES ...........................................................3 GARDEN RAILROADING ..................................... 13 GOLDEN YEARS COLLECTION ..............................6 TOY TRAINS ........................................................ 13 CALENDARS ..........................................................7 RAILROADING .....................................................14 MODEL RAILROADING - SCALE MODELING ..............................................15 ESSENTIALS SERIES ............................................. 8 MODEL RAILROADER VIDEO PLUS DVDS ..........16 GETTING STARTED SERIES ................................. 8 MAGAZINE DVD-ROMS ......................................18 GUIDE TO INDUSTRIES SERIES ........................... 9 BINDERS ..............................................................18 LAYOUT CONSTRUCTION SERIES ....................... 9 MAGAZINES .......................................................19 LAYOUT DESIGN AND PLANNING SERIES ....... 10 MERCHANDISING ...............................................23 MODELING & PAINTING SERIES ....................... 10 RETAILER SERVICES ............................................24 PROTOTYPE RAILROADING COMPLETE PRODUCT LIST — ALPHABETICAL ...25 AND REFERENCE............................................... 11 COMPLETE PRODUCT LIST — NUMERICAL ........26 SCENERY SERIES ............................................... 12 REPRESENTATIVES BY STATE .............................27 TRACK PLANS ................................................... 12 ORDERING INFORMATION .................................27 WIRING & ELECTRONICS SERIES ...................... 12 NEW BOOKS APRIL 2016 NEW BOOKS Easy Model Railroad Scenery Projects Jeff Wilson This project-oriented book covers all areas of building model railroad scenery, including landforms, terrain, water, rockwork, trees, and more. The book’s step-by-step photos and instructions make it easy for modelers to learn how to create realistic scenes. It includes: ■ A wide variety of scenery techniques from noted authors. ■ Projects using traditional materials as well as newer products. ■ Advice that is applicable to many layouts regardless of scale. #12499 112 pages 8.25 x 10.75 UPC: 64465124992 240 color photos $21.99 ISBN: 978-1-62700-280-6 Available April 2016 PROJECT2 Starting with a plywood base, I added the foam a little at a time, either cutting pieces or leaving them whole to build up a mountainous shape. See fig. 1. After I glued the foam, I started to Building mountain shape it with rasps. Wear a dust mask and goggles when shaping the foam, as the particles get everywhere. Once I was happy with the shape I started to scenery add plaster to form the terrain. By Steve Buchanon Photos by the author Building rocky terrain Years ago I created about 15 different rubber molds from real rocks I col- lected. I chose a variety of kinds of rock to give me a diverse collection. I wanted to be able to cast enough dif- ferent rocks so I could model a good- sized scene without obvious repetition. 2 To make a mold, I painted several layers of liquid latex rubber over the Starting with a plywood base, Steve stacked blocks of green floral foam surface of a rock, letting it dry between to build the general terrain contours. layers. After I had four or five thick layers built up, I applied gauze over a layer of latex while it was still wet. After that layer dried, I painted several more layers of latex over the gauze to lock the whole thing together. The gauze gives the molds structure and keeps the latex from tearing after repeated use. I duplicated this for all the rocks, and it gave me plenty of molds so I could model whatever type of rock ALSO AVAILABLE I needed. The results were great. I’m still using the same rock molds years More than later. I prepared the terrain for the cast- 240 illustrations & photos! 1 ings by troweling plaster over the foam. Steve Buchanan built this I then added the castings to form cliffs HOW TO BUILD REALISTIC Rocky Mountain scene on a and outcroppings, as shown in fig. 2. It compact diorama as a way uilding static models is a lot of for Model Railroader about a large doesn’t take many to make the diorama PLANNING SCENERY to display modeling contest fun. I also love building models diorama I built as an art school assign- come alive; properly placed and col- Model Railroad 3 entries. Dioramas are also I can play with. That’s why I ment. It was circular, 36" in diameter ored, they look beautiful. In some areas a great way to practice find model railroading so satis- and 30" high. Though I didn’t want it takes a bit of work to get the castings After spreading plaster to cover the foam, Steve adds plaster rocks cast in modeling in a different scale, B his own molds, then spreads more plaster to fill the joints. for Your Model Railroad fying. It takes time and patience, looks one that big this time, the diorama to stay in place and look correct. setting, or era than you realistic in miniature, and is a great way appeal stuck. The good thing is, since it’s all made How to use nature for modeling realism usually model. to actually do something with a model I decided on a rectangle about 15 x of plaster, it sticks to itself fairly well. here for the appearance you are after. the burnt sienna and yellow oxide pri- SCENERY after it’s been built. 24 inches. I planned it out before get- I added plaster between the castings I wanted the rocks in my diorama to marily for highlights. Tony Koester 3RD EDITION When I’m not working on my ting started, so I knew where I wanted and used a wood tongue depressor and resemble what you see in the Four I started with an even coating of model railroad, I’m building plastic to put buildings, water, and track. To various brushes to feather the castings Corners region of the southwestern Floquil Light Earth. [The Testor Corp. models to enter in contests. I was look- keep the weight down I used green together and shape the plaster for real- United States, which is a brownish has discontinued the Floquil line. – ing for a way to bring the two interests floral foam. It’s easy to form and soft istic looking gaps. quartz. Ed.] When the earth color had dried together. So I decided to build a small enough that you don’t need special At this point, with the plaster dry, To achieve this look, I used raw completely, I began adding an acrylic diorama to enter along with my plastic tools to shape it. The drawback is it I was ready to begin coloring the rock. sienna, burnt sienna, burnt umber, raw burnt umber wash to highlight the models. Back in 2002 I wrote an article can be messy. There are several ways you can go umber, and yellow oxide paints. I used cracks and crevasses. This gave the rock 6 7 Dave Frary ANDY SPERANDEO #12410 #12216 Retailers.Kalmbach.com ■ 800-558-1544 ■ Fax 262-798-6592 3 NEW BOOKS JUNE 2016 25 Freight Car Projects TONY KOESTER MONT SWITZER CODY GRIVNO JEFF WILSON JAMES MCNABB KEITH KOHLMANN This book contains all-new material from a star- studded roster of Model Railroader authors. In 25 Freight Car Projects, modelers will fi nd a wide variety of modeling techniques and ideas. With a focus on HO and N scales, this book provides step- by-step photos and instructions to show readers how to model a range of freight cars. It features: ■ 25 all-new projects. ■ 6 well-known model railroading authors. ■ Projects for boxcars, fl atcars, hoppers, NEW BOOKS gondolas, and other freight cars. #12498 96 pages 8.25 x 10.75 UPC: 64465124985 215 color photos $21.99 ISBN: 978-1-62700-278-3 Available June 2016 PROJECT8 Weathering with PanPastels By Tony Koester 2 3 PanPastels are equally useful as a substitute for These before-and-after photos of Accurail gondolas dry-brushing a model to highlight the detail. Use a and open hoppers show how an “in-service” looks was complimentary light color on a dark model (gray or achieved with PanPastels in only a couple of minutes. charcoal on black, for example) and a darker color on a No fixative needs to be applied, and the weathering light-colored model. can be wiped or washed off if at first you don’t succeed. 4 5 The right half of the steel double-door boxcar has Accurail makes special opaque-background decals had a light gray “wash” applied, charcoal grime color-matched to their kits. You can therefore change streaks at the end of the door track, and a dust color the car number without removing the original digit(s). along the carbody bottom and on truck sideframes. rust, and dust. PanPastels are now sold off PanPastels and start over. Before giving a car a dull overspray, ALSO AVAILABLE 1 in weathering kits with a range of col- We’re focusing here on rolling I make sure I’m not adding a duplicate- ors, which eases the task of selecting stock, but PanPastels work equally well number car to the roster.