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Photo by Scott Anderson

FEATURES

16 GUNDERSON DOUBLE-STACK CONTAINER CAR: PART TWO by Jim Mansfield

21 BEHfND THE SCENES: JOURNEY TO TORTILLA FLATS by Margaret Mansfield

24 ERIE LACKAWANNA'S ALCOS: PART I - THE C425 by Jim Six

26 "MELLOW YELLOW" - C&NW DOUBLE-PLUG BOXCAR by Ed Sanicky

32 FREELANCING I PART 3 - CHASSIS REBUILDING by David A. Bontrager

38 OTES ON THE STONY GAP & HYCLIFFE R.R., OR, SO L1 TILE SPACE, SO MUCH RAILROAD! by Scott Anderson

42 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: MILWAUKEE ROAD FAIRBANKS-MORSE H 16-44 by Rich Picariello

45 ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS: REVITALIZING THE CLINCH RIVER LAYOUT by Larry Smith

48 THE PHAKE CLIMAX: BUILDING A SMALL LOGGING LOCOMOTIVE IN HOn30 by Bob Beaty

52 PATERSON, NJ: BIG OPERATION IN A SMALL SPACE by V. S. Roseman

56 CANADIAN GRAIN HOPPERS - PART I by George Melvin

58 CROWN BRAND FEEDS by Patrick Lawson

65 ON TRACK: TAPPING AND FILING by Jim Mansfield

66 MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES #21 : COLOR PRINT FILMS by Bruce Nail

DEPARTMENTS

4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 12 SOCIETY PAGE 20 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

5 EDITORIAL 13 RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH 69 DEALER DIRECTORY

6 NEW PRODUCTS 14 YOUR TREK PLAN 73 SHOPPI G GUIDE

9 PRODUCT REVIEWS 78 ADVERTISER INDEX

ABOUT THE COVER Scott Anderson's Stony Gap & Hycliffe Railroad (see page 38) proves it doesn't have to be big to be good. Mogul #22 fouls the main as it shifts a flat with a load of John Deere tractors, putting the 3-spot Shay on hold. Unhindered, the railbus passes overhead. INSET: Need a grain elevator to go with those grain cars from MDC and InterMountain? On page 58, Patrick Lawson otTers plans and prototype and model infomlatiol1. Pharo by Patrick LaWSOI1. TO THE ED ITO R

Yes for New NMRA Standards type and be labeled as to what it represents so that the purchaser does not have to do weeks of research. Look at non-railroad plastic Dear Randy, models ...there is no doubt when you look at the box exactly what I agree whole-heartedly with your June editorial that it is time the kit is a model of. There is no generic bomber kit, but we are for a new set of clearance standards to accommodate larger mod­ stuck with generic boxcar kits. Seems very silly in that light, em cars. While these cars are only now becoming more prevalent doesn't it? on model layouts due to the growth of modem prototype modeling As for the only possible excuse we have, i.e., our models run, and now readily available plastic kits for them, they are not a new other models don't...well, every time I go on a layout tour at a con­ development, as the prototypes for 85'-plus piggybacks, auto racks vention that theory is shot down right away. Our models are sup­ and high cube boxes date back to the early 1960s. posed to operate, which is a whole different thing. Very often they The clearance problem has been made worse by the advent of don't, although I am sure that Jim Six's models run perfectly. Bet­ double stacks, which both stand high in the air and ride low to the ter machinery inside our locomotives does make a difference. You track. Additionally, stand-alone cars such as the Walthers Thrall are far better off to have one good-running locomotive than four car and the upcoming A-Line Gunderson Husky Stack have poor-running locomotives. extremely long wheelbases which produce severe overhang on Keep it up guys ... you sure give me my money's worth ... thanks curves. Problems have occurred on my own layout with the low­ again for making the magazine so much better. ... slung cars hitting objects on the ground which standard-floor­ height cars with the same overhang would have cleared. Roy R. Platt While the NMRA should develop a new set of standards based Beverly Hills, CA on modem clearances, I would not want to hold my breath waiting for them, since it is my belief that modem prototype modeling is still not really accepted by the powers that be in the NMRA, who appear to be stuck in the steam and transition eras where few Randy: freight cars are over 50' long and l5' high. If this is the case, then Was surprised at the impassioned yelpings (May '92) of a few they have been totally remiss in their role as the self-proclaimed of your prune-lipped readers about Jim Six's initial spread on his "standards bearer" of the hobby. Conrail GP40-2 (March '92). Enough taken aback to dig out the Hopefully the continuing rise of modern prototype modeling offensive issue and read it for myself. will help to change this attitude. Such parochialism may be part of I hadn't read it on arrival/initially because it was HO, not N; the reason why, as the hobby has grown, NMRA membership has then it's Conrail, a terrible name; and, last, I detest anything blue, remained virtually static for many years. I am not now nor have I especially a light blue. Countering all this was a known author, but ever been a member of NMRA as I feel that my interests are not time didn't permit reading the article back then. reflected in the organization. Hey, that's a fine article in the March issue. I couldn't've done The most important ingredient for any new standards will be better mineownself - which is to say he writes like I enjoy read­

leadership, but none appears to be in sight, at least at any official ing. HO, Conrail, and light blue be d---d: an excellent article .... level. How about it NMRA? May issue, that was the best how-to I've seen on helixes .... Thanks for the opportunity to put in my two cents worth. You're doing a great job, overall - not enough N (like 100%), too many eastern roads (100% Pacific Northwest'd be fine), but Gary A. Smith within your narrow parameters - wow! Baltimore, MD Ed Henson (/ have been assured by NMRA president Eric Lundberg that Sitka, AK NMRA is actively working on updating the clearance standards gauge, but it will lake time. / would, however, like to remind all non-NMRA members that the way to affect change in any volun­ teer-run organization is to join and get involved. No one can lead Has GottenWorse a group if they haven'tfirstjoined it. -Randy) Dear Mr. Lee, .. .! have been meaning to write to you regarding what I believe is a decline in the "content" of your magazine. MRG Is Getting Better In my opinion, there is way too much emphasis on articles deal­ ing with prototype, whether it be engines, freight cars or passenger Dear Mr. Lee: cars. I'm not totally against this type of article, but not three or The best way to tell you how much I enjoyed the article by Jim fo ur per issue ...! think you'll see this trend for many of the issues Six (March '92) is to renew my subscription .... during the past year or so. I really like your magazine. It seems to get better with each Seems to me you forgot the name of your magazine - Model issue. There is a need for a magazine with honest reviews. Manu­ Railroading. It looks like it almost could be called Railroad­ facturers need to see that the models they make should be models ing! ... You should get rid of so many prototype articles/pages and of something. They should simulate the prototype. The brake parts get back to model train articles/layouts .. .! look forward to a change should be in the right places. The dimensions should approximate for the better. the prototype. A model should not have features of several prototypes all Jack Brown rolled into one, but rather be a model of just one particular proto- Davenport, IA .1.

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Contributing Editors Scott Anderson, David A. Bontrager, Vern French, Patrick Lawson, Jim Mansfield, George Melvin, Rich Picariello, Larry J. Puckett, Jim Six, Larry E. Smith, W. Terry Stuart number of readers haveRamblings inquired about Model ... Railroading's Blake module Circulation because they haven't seen anything more about it in the magazine since the Susan Haskins MarchA issue. I can't believe that six months have already zipped by, So rather than expound on something this month, I'll just infoml. Advertising Susan Goggin Much has been, and is, happening to Blake. Since March Blake has been in two shows where it was tied in with other modules from an informal group which is, as Typography yet, unnamed. As a result of that participation, a decision was made to expand Blake TypeTronics, Inc. and to have it make logical transitions into the adjoining modules.

Typesetter As a result, the primary Blake module has been out of the office for the past month Kristin Doughty so that the comer module which goes to the left of Blake can be blended into it. That module will extend the town around the comer to the locomotive rebuilding shops of Colorado Rail Link. Model Railroading is published 12 times a year Since Blake is an "end" module, we (our unnamed group) decided to add a second by Rocky Mountain Publishing, Inc , 2929 Blake module behind Blake that will make Blake 4' deep rather than the normal 2'. Rich St., Denver, CO 80205, (303) 292-0124. Price per Picariello and I have teamed up on this module, and it is really beginning to take single copy is $2.95 in U S. A. Subscriptions are shape. An interesting feature of this module, and several of the adjoining modules, $30.00 in the U.S.A. or $38.50 in Canada (or for­ eign) - payable in U.S. funds. Unsolicited will be operating vehicles. manuscripts or photographs should be accompa­ A decision that was made at the other "end" of the modular layout to make that end nied by return postage and Rocky Mountain module 6' long so that an entrance to an island yard "within" the modular layout can Publishing, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the be added has made it necessary to extend Blake 2' to the right. Since Blake is now 4' loss or damage of such material. No part of this deep, this extension module has been made 2' wide by 4' deep. The major feature of publication may be reprinted without written per­ this module is a river with a sharp bend to keep the "origin" of the river from being mission from the publishers. Printed in U.S.A The information contained in the various articles seen. in this magazine is presented in good faith, but no The river module is being tied into another comer module which will serve as a warranty is given, no results guaranteed, nor is transition from the river scene to a rural scene with grain elevators, wheat field and any freedom from any patent or copyright to be farm house. Another group of modelers will then be tying into this scene. inferred. Since we have no control over the physi­ So, as you can see, this has not been an idle summer in Blake. Look for more on cal conditions surrounding the application of infor­ mation in this magazine, Rocky Mountain Blake in a few months. Publishing, Inc. and the various authors and edi­ While I'm on the subject of modules, here is an easy way to estimate the speed of tors disclaim any liability for untoward results your trains on a modular layout. No equipment is needed; all you need to be able to do and/or for any physical injury incurred by using is count off seconds - you know - one thousand one, one thousand two, etc. In HO the information herein. you don't even need the table if you can remember that a train traveling a foot a second

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Postmaster send address changes to Rocky Randy Lee Mountain Publishing, Inc., 2929 Blake Street, � Executive Editor Denver, Colorado 80205. 7 L September 1592 Model Railroading • 5 NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS THE SANDHOUSE

A Product News Column

Editor's Note: Please talk to your dealerjirst regarding any new products. If you would like additional infonnationfrom the manufa cturer, please don'tfo rget to include a number ten, self-addressed, stamped envelope. This will help all concerned. Thanks.

HO Scaie

American Model Builders, Inc., 1408- 10 Hansley Industrial Ct., Custom Rail, division of Windmill Hobbies, 525 N. River St., St. Louis, MO 63144, is now offering the following white-metal P.O. Box 460, Batavia, fL 605 10, has released their new undecorated detail parts: 89' 4" trailer flatcar (#4100). The kit, which is made in the U.S.A., • 206 GM&O F-unit poling pockets - 4/$ 1 .75 retails for $10.95. • 207 GM&O F-unit pilot steps - 4/$1.75 • 208 SO-type truck sander brackets - 8/$1.75 • 209 E- & F-unit steam generator set - $2.85 Design Preservation Models, • 213 GM&O roof-mounted cooling coil (six bend) - 2/$1.95 P.O. Box 280, Crestone, CO • 219 E- & F-unit front door with headlight - 2/$ 1.95 81131, is offering the M. T.

• 220 E- & F-unit front door without headlight - 2/$ 1.95 Arms, a four-story hotel kit • 222 E- & F-unit cab interior sunshades - 4/$1.75 (#1 19) which measures 6" H x 8" • 223 Steam generator roof vent -- 2/$ 1.95 W x 2\4" D. Retail $14.98. • 224 Steam-powered water pump - 2/$3.00

Detail Associates, P.O. Box 5357, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403, has released the following items: • DK704 Highliner EMD F-B units detail kit - $7.00 • 2554 Screws - 2-56 x 1/.1" pan head - 12/$.85 • 2555 Screws - 2-56 x V2" pan head - 12/$.85 • SY2217 Fan grab - curved, GP30 - GP/SD60 - 3/$ 1 .50 • SY2218 Fan grab - angular, Dash 2 - 3/$1.50 • WS3306 Extra EMD cab windows - 4/$ 1.25 • WS3307 Window plugs for Athearn GE - 4/$ 1.25 • FC6225 GS gon doors - steel plate - 8/$2.50 • FC6418 Stirrup steps -mech. reefer- 7/$ 1.75

Eastern Maine Model Railroad Club, P.O. Box 252, Brewer, ME Athearn, 19010 Laurel Park Rd., 044 12, is selling an MDC shorty tank car decorated for Sobin Compton, CA 90222, is about to Chemical, a producer of paper-industry chemicals. It is gray with release their new 40' containers blue herald and black reporting marks. Two road numbers are avail­ decorated for APC, APL, Matson, able. Retail $13.50 each or $26.00 for both, postage included in U.S. Itel, Ganstar, Hanjin, Triton and Canadian orders add $1 per car for shipping. Tiphook and 48' containers deco­ rated for APC, APL, SP, N.Y.K., Kadee, P.O. Box 1726, Medford, OR 9750 has released their CSX-CSL, BN, Santa Fe, Trans I, Vulcan double-truss trucks (#515) and their Vulcan ASF cast talgo­ America and lteL Undecorated truck (#516). versions will also be available. Assorted new 45' trailers and 85' all-purpose flats are also being Microscale Indusfries, P.O. Box 1 1950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, released. Noteworthy about these has the following decals now available in HO scale: new releases is the high quality of • 87-687 Auto Racks - SP, Conon Belt & Rio Grande the paint and lettering. ALL of the lettering is legible under magnifi­ • 87-688 Auto Racks - Santa Fe • 87-689 ADM Tank Cars - C02, Alcohol, Corn Syrup cation, even the V64" lettering in that scale 6" x 9" CAUTION box. • 87-690 Covered Hoppers - Wonder Bread, NAAS Foods, Englehard • 87-69 1 Reading Lines Early & Late All Green Schemes • 87-692 Auto Racks - Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, C&NW • 87-693 Golden West Service Freight Cars #2 • 87-694 Golden West Service Freight Cars #3 • 87-695 BN Executive F Units • 87-696 Gateway Western and Chicago Mississippi & Western Diesels 1987 • MC-4064 Tropicana Boxcar 60' Insulated • MC-4065 Conrail 57' Mechanical Reefer These HO scale decals are available for $3.75 each.

Septenlber 6 • Model Railroading 1992 NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS

Oregon Rail Supply, 7212 N. Olympia, early releases set for Maine Portland, OR 97203 , is offering a single Central and Bangor & Aroostook. searchlight block signal (#125, $9.95) and a Later releases will include B&M, two-target version (#127, $15.95) for use at CV, Rutland and others, depend­ sidings and interlockings. Both feature their ing on demand. Prices will range 3mm two-color (red/green) LED. They are from $3.00 to $6.00. Custom also offering a three-color single searchlight decals can also be ordered. Send rv block signal (#128, $34.95) which includes SASE for infonnation. I their special LED-driver circuit (available Sheepscot is also offering a separately as #303, $27.95) that perm its 65' C&L barge kit (#1080) red/yellow/green indication from a single which can configured to simulate target. A single searchlight bridge kit (#129, $12.95) is also avail­ a variety of operations such as able with two complete targets for mounting on the signal bridge of pile driving, salva);,..:, dredging, your choice. Add $3.50 shipping. cargo transfer, placing riprap, etc. The hull can be made to list in any direction. Retail $95.00 plus $4.00 shipping.

Sunshine Models, Box 4997, Springfield, MO 65808-4997, has added two new versions of their 1932 ARA boxcars. Kits with either a Viking roof and Buckeye ends or a Pullman lap-seam roof and riveted ends are available. Kits with decals for eight lettering schemes are available, including: Erie; Nickel Plate; Norfolk Southern; Seaboard; Nashville, Chattanooga & SI. Louis and Lousiana & Arkansas. Send SASE for details. Retail $25.00. These cast-urethane kits can be modeled with the door open; a Platte Valley Model Railroad Club, c/o Mayner Hicks, 64 10 pre-finished interior is available for $4.00. Correct ARA trucks Independence Way, Arvada, CO 80004, is offering two new sets of with metal wheelsets are $5.00. Prototype data sheet is also custom-decorated, limited-run Athearn40 ' boxcars. Set #4 includes included. D&RGW 68792 and 68918 in Tuscan Red with white lettering (built 1940). Set #5 includes ATSF 272978 and 273118 with "The Grand Wesleljield, Route 21, Box 374, River Rd., Crossville, TN 38555, Canyon Line" on one side and "Ship and Travel Santa Fe all the is offering decorated and undecorated versions of both pre- l911 and way" on the other. These cars are Tuscan Red with black and white post-19l l PRR GLa 50-ton, twin-hopper cars with a one-piece hop­ graphics. The ATSF cars were originally built in 1928 and rebuilt in per casting. Complete car history included. Undecorated, $21 .00; the '40s into class Bx49. Sets are $21 each or $39 for both, UPS with decals $22.00. shipping included (street address required). Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., 560 1 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI Sheepscot Scale Products, 2 Country Charm Rd., Cumberland, 53218, will be releasing their 1993 catalog The World of HO Scale

ME 0402 1, is offering a new line of decals for locos, cabooses and - i993 (#9 13-626) this month. Retail $l5.98. It will have nearly rolling stock. New releases are scheduled every few weeks with 900 pages of products from 300 manufacturers.

N Scale

Detail Associates, P.O. Box 5357, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403, has released the following N scale items: • 8214 Cab sunshade - FIE units - 4/$ 1.25 • 8215 Cab annrest - 4/$ 1.25 • 8442 Wilfley mine table - $1.50 • 8443 Ore car, Argo mine type - $1.25

Hotchkiss Manufacturing, Inc., reefer (Road No. 3100) has dark boxcar red body with yellow 484 Pleasant Valley Rd., P.O. sides and red and white printing. Built October 1900. Box 810, Merlin, OR 97532, has RTR #49360 ...$1 3.95. added a new N scale display case • L&N 33' ribside twin-bay hopper (Road No. 82l99) is dark box­ (#1316) with ten shelves to their car red with white lettering. Clear Case line. The case mea­ RTR #56260 ...$10 .85. sures l711<1"W x 16'12" H by 3" D. • Oahu Railway and Land Co. Nn3 boxcar is light boxcar red with It can either be wall or shelf white lettering. mounted and is made of clear, RTR #15103 ...$13 .20. high-grade Plexiglas and solid, blond-colored oak. Retail Microscale industries, P.O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, $121.95. has the following decals now available in N scale: • 60-691 Reading Lines Early & Late All Green Schemes • 60-693 Golden West Service Freight Cars #2 Micro-Trains"', 720 S. Grape St., Medford, OR 97501, has added • 60-694 Golden West Service Freight Cars #3 the following new N scale equipment to their line: • 60-695 BN Executive F Units • Missouri, Kansas & Eastern 40' double-sheathed ACF wood These N scale decals are available for $3.00 each.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 7 NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS • NEW PRODUCTS

o Scale

Microscale Industries, P.O. Box 11950, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, .48-20 1 Golden West Service - Bulkhead Flatcar - 62' has the following decals now available in 0 scale: .48-202 Golden West Service Open Top Ballast Hopper • 48-195 UP Passenger Cars - Sleepers & Business Cars • 48-203 Tropicana Boxcar 60' Insulated .48-196 UP Lightweight Passenger Car Names 1947-7 1 #1 • 48-204 BN Executive F Units (two sheets) .48-197 UP Lightweight Passenger Car Names 1947-71 #2 • 48-205 Conrail 57' Mechanical Reefer • 48-198 UP Lightweight Passenger Car Names 1947-7 1 #3 These 0 scale decals are available for $4.00 (single sheet) or • 48-199 Reading Locos - Green & Yellow Scheme (two sheets) $7.00 (two-sheet set).

S Scale R. F. Giardina, Co., P.O. Box 562, Oyster Bay, NY 1177 1-0562, American Flyer S track. Bags of 50 individual plastic (#1 122AS, is offering 40 plastic (#1122A, $22.95) and rubber (#1123A, $7.50) or rubber (#1 123AS, $15.00) ties are also available. A $39.95) three-tie strips (120 ties) to fit between the metal ties on catolog is available for $2.00.

Z Scale

Micro-Trains , 720 S. Grape St., Medford, OR 97501, has Am �,� Ce:leb,.at�$ released their Z Scale 20th Anniversary car. It is a shiny aluminum 20'" ANNIVERSARY o( 'Z' SCALE 50' plugdoor boxcar (Road No. 1972-1992) with yellow sides with 191Z-J992 red and black markings. . RTR # 13615 (with Marklin-compatible couplers) ...$15. 80. RTR #13615-2 (with Magne-Matic® couplers) ... $17.45.

Multi Scale

Greg Komar Sign & Design, 14811 Daisy Ln., Tampa, FL 33613, equipment. Send $3.00 for new price list, product information and has expanded his custom dry transfer service to include S, 0 and G sample.

Miscellaneous

Erie Lackawanna Historical Society, Inc., One Cottontail Ln., Mylar sheet, Columbia, NJ 07832, has released two new books. The first, Erie interior light fix­ USRA Heavy Pacifics, by Daniel G. Biernacki, is an 80-page history ture (bulb not describing the Erie's K5 with over 115 photos, many never before included), published. The 81;2" x II" horizontal-fonnat book includes HO scale micro-blast gun drawings, gives complete roster infollnation and traces the engines with 3/32" steel through the early '50s. Their second book, which is available on a nozzle, on/off very limited basis, is a reprint of the 1952 Delaware Lackawanna & valve inside Western R.R. Co. Car Department Classifica tion of Freight cabinet, 1;4" o.d., Equipment diagram book. The 41jz" x II" horizontal-format book is 1/8" i.d. air and bound with screw posts in the original format and has a paper cover pickup hose. with gold-embossed lettering. Each is $18.00 plus $2.00 shipping. Overall dimen­ sions are 21" H x NO/folk & Western Historical Society, c/o James F. Brewer, 361 1 18" D x 221/2" W. Point Hitch Rd., Glenwood, MD 21738, has published NO/folk & Purchaser sup­ Western Railway Standards Drawings. As the name implies, this plies air supply 81/2" x 1 4" horizontal-format, spiral-bound book contains over a hun­ (compressor) dred pages of N&W standard drawings for: Arches, Culverts, and dust collec­ Headwalls and Retaining Walls; Bridges and Trestles; Buildings; tor (vacuum). Crossings, Crossovers, Sidings and Turnouts; Derailers and Switch Retail $179 plus $10 shipping. Ten Ibs. of 50-micron white alu­ Stands; Guard Rails; Roadway; Roadway Appurtenances; Signs and minum oxide for blasting is also available for $15 plus $5 ship­ Post; Track Tools; Tunnels; Water and Coaling; and Miscellaneous. ping. OH residents add 6% tax. Allow four to six weeks for This book contains valuable information for the prototype N&W delivery. modeler. Retail $22.45 including shipping. Challenge Products, 7 Templar Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054, has North Coast Prototype Models, 28584 E. River Rd., Perrysburg, announced the availability of a Shareware version (V6.S) of OH 43551, (419) 874-4065 (evenings and weekends), is offering the RRSWITCH - Railroad Switching Challenge software for IBM or Cyclone HI 000 finishing blast cabinet. It is specially designed for compatible PCs with CGA or better color graphics. It contains one use by modelers and has a low operating pressure of 20-30 psig that track layout similar to John Allen's TimeSaver. $5 for shipping. A minimizes the potential for damage to delicate metal or plastic models fully registered version (6.1) with five layouts and a printed opera­ and parts. It includes: 18" rubber gloves, plexiglas lid with protective tions manual is available for $25.00. NJ residents add sales tax. �

B • Model Railroading September " 992 + PRODUCT REVIEWS +

HO SCALE REVIEW

Walthers' Fairbanks-Morse HIO-44 Switcher by Randy Lee

Photos by the author

he new HI0-44 sw i tcher from Yard is curved and has about a two percent quent cleaning, than those on any of my Walthers is the first diesel to be grade. I can't make that boast about ANY of other engines. offTered by the Milwaukee firm. Real old­ my other engines' Paint and lettering is excellent...as far timers may remember their cast-metal Using a relatively common MRC Tech II as it goes. Walthers only had the shells steam-engine kits of long ago, and mod­ Railpower 1400 power supply on the test painted. They didn't have the chassis elers can still usually find their E60CP track in my office, r was able to obtain fa irly painted nor did they have the railings, dual-cab electric, but until now, they have incredible slow-speed performance right footboards and truck sideframes cast in never entered the diesel market. out of the box. With the throttle cracked to the appropriately colored plastic (unless Their first effort has made the wait about 15, the engine ran smoothly - with­ your prototype's were black). So be pre­ worthwhile. With a mechanism made by out stalling - at such a slow speed that the pared for some possible painting. (I painted Roco in Austria, a shell done by Heljan in only way I could tell it was moving was to these items on the model shown.) Consid­ Denmark and painting, final assembly and watch the space between the footboards and ering the retail price of $84.95, I believe packaging done in the Orient, this repre­ ties. During the time it took me to fix and these things should be done. sents a truly global project. Each supplier eat my peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches As is typical of all manufacturers' plas­ has done an excellent job, and their com­ - 10 to 12 minutes - the engine only tic railings, the HIO-44's are overly thick. bined efforts have produced one of the best went one locomotive length ...that's SLOW' They scale out just over 2V2", so many will engines on the market today. The only performance-related comment want to replace them. Body-shell detail is crisp and well­ I would make that is less than totally posi­ So, all things considered, how do r feel defined, and the handling of the windows tive is that the wheels get dirtier much about Walthers' first diesel? I love it. In on the cab - always important on a faster, and consequently require more-fre- fact, I rushed out and bought a second one. switcher with so much glass - is superb. Although the model accurately portrays a "typical" Loewy-designed HI0-4 4 or H 12-44 in all areas and compares favor­ ably with prototype dimensions, two items may cause consternation for some modelers. The first is the omission of the distinctive cast-bronze "strong-arm" Fairbanks­ Morse plaque on the nose of these locos. Perhaps one of the detail-parts manufac­ turers will come to the aid of modelers desiring this feature. Since the prototype plaques were favorite targets for overzeal­ ous collectors, many, if not most, of these units spent most of their lives without them anyway. The second item concerns the louvered vents. Judging from photos I have observed of various prototypes, either F-M never standardized the number of vents on the carbody sides, or individual roads, or per­ haps even shops, added or eliminated them as they deemed necessary. To model a spe­ cific prototype it may be necessary to delete or add louvers. (Next month, Ed Sanicky builds a PRR H 12-44 which requires removal of some of the louvers.) This loco is heavy and with its low gear­ ing, it offers real power and excellent slow­ speed operations - two fe atures that are highly desirable in a switcher. In fact, this loco has been able to single-handedly tackle any double- or triple-headed train brought into the Placer Yard on the Denver HO Club so far. And the lead track into Placer

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HO SCALE REVIEW

Walthers' Diamond T Coal Delivery Truck Two Modelers' Opinions

Mike's model. larry's model.

by Mike Nesbitt by Larry Smith Photo by the author Photo by the author

very recent addition to the Walthers/Magnuson line of HO y first-grade room at the local elementary school in Hunting­ scale cast-resin motor vehicles is a 1948 Diamond T Coal ton, WV, was located over one of the boiler rooms that sup­ TrucA k. This model can either be built as is or easily kitbashed to pliedM heat to the building. Every week the coal truck would arrive to whatever you want because the frame under the coal box is a sepa­ replenish the coal that had been burned the week before. This was rate piece. Most of the other Magnuson truck models are made of always exciting as the noise of the conveyor would totally disrupt the one or two major pieces. This Diamond T, on the other hand, is class, and we would rush to the window to watch the operation. This made of three major pieces - cab, coal box and frame. By substitut­ excitement died abruptly when the boilers were converted to oil and ing something else for the coal box, such as a flatbed, a fifth wheel, a the coal delivery trucks became obsolete. van or a tank, this truck can serve in a multitude of different jobs. Magnuson has produced a very accurate model of a truck that was Something else which is rather new about the Diamond T is its used during the I 940s and into the early 1950s. The cab is a modifi­ dark grey resin which has a grainy texture. The castings feel very cation of their Human Cannonball Truck sold in the circus area and smooth but they do have a fine texture similar to a sharpening stone. is a 1941 design that was overhauled and modified in 1948. This texture makes the Diamond T much easier to paint than some When Magnuson decided to bring out this vehicle they ran into a of the other resin vehicles. Incidentally, that grainy texture is com­ major problem. The cab design already existed but no one quite pletely hidden when the model is painted. knew what the body should look like. They had obtained pho­ The resin castings are very good ones; this sample had no areas tographs of trucks from the early 1920s through the 1930s but noth­ which needed filling. Before the cab was painted, though, its under­ ing later. Lance Burton discussed this problem with me, and I asked side was sanded to straighten the bumper and to make the running him if the American Truck Historical Society had been contacted for boards equal thickness. The frame and coal box both needed a little help. He said they had not. I contacted the society for them, because work to remove some flash before those pieces were ready fo r the it is located in Birmingham, and asked the society for any pho­ paint shop. No other preparations, such as washing the parts with tographs of coal-truck bodies. They found several photographs in either water or a solvent, were done prior to painting. the files and forwarded them to Lance. This model is a direct result The paint shop here is very simple and Floquil's spray "rattle­ of that conversation. cans" are called upon quite often. Caboose Red was selected for the This model is very easy to assemble and consists of a total of cab and coal box of the Diamond T and the paint adhered very nicely. seven parts. Inspect your model, and file the end of the chassis to After the basic red had dried, the cab and coal box were sprayed make sure the end is square. Next, inspect the area under the cab with Dullcote to seal the paint. Sealing those pieces, the cab especially, where the chassis is inserted to make sure all of the casting material allowed them to be handled fo r further detailing without having any of is removed to give a good fit. I glued the cab to the chassis, making the freshly dried paint coming off. Sealing the base coat also prevents sure the assembly was straight. Then the cab-and-chassis assembly fresh paints of other colors from dissolving the base coat. and the dump body were washed in soap and water to remove the There was a notable difference between painting with the spray mold release. can and a brush. The spray covered more evenly and possibly more Since this model has a two-color scheme on the cab, I masked the heavily. On bare areas painted with a brush, the paint did not cover black area with Super Mask liquid. The cab and dump body were as nicely. Areas which were spray-painted first, such as the windows sprayed using Testors Gloss Red. The tire castings were washed off that received Flat Insignia Blue, were very easy to paint with a sec­ with denatured alcohol. [ then removed the masking from the cab ond color. This makes me believe it would be easier to paint resin and handpainted the black portion of the cab with Testors Scale vehicles if they were first sprayed with a clear coating. Black. One trick I learned from Vic Roseman is to use a #2 pencil to

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Nesbitt continued Smith continued All the colors used were flats; an overspray of Testors Glosscote highlight the windows. The graphite makes the windows in solid was then shot on the cab and coal box. When it had dried the included cast vehicles look like they have glass in them. The coal load in the decals were applied. Another coat of clear, either gloss or dull, truck was touched up using the Scale Black. If you want to make the should be sprayed over the decals. This model was sprayed with load more realistic, glue coal over the cast load. Dullcote with a touch of clear gloss brushed on all the windows. The dump body was glued to the chassis making sure the body was After painting and decaling, the truck was assembled. I attached square with the cab. The tires were painted Testors Rubber. Decals both rear wheels and just one front wheel. To ensure that all the were applied using the standard techniques and the entire model wheels would be even, the remaining front wheel was installed sprayed with Dullcote. The tires were attached to the truck and the while the other three wheels rested on a flat surface. hubs painted red to match the body color. The grille and bumper were A little extra detailing was done by adding mirrors made from drybrushed with Chrome Silver; this left the background black and straight pins and mud flaps made of business-card stock. popped the grille out, creating a three-dimensional effect. The 1948 Diamond T coal truck is a good-looking rig. This This is an easy kit and adds one more type of vehicle to our lay­ unique kit retails for $7.98, and let's hope there are more to come. outs. I highly recommend you try one of these trucks.

HO SCALE REVIEW

Plano Products Photo-Etched Detail Parts

by David A. Bontrager Photos by the author

lano Products continues to quietly de­ be put to use on models in the upcoming The company is constantly developing velop and release exquisite photo­ series on intermodal equipment in Model new parts and is interested in hearing from etchedP detail parts for intermodal and gen­ Railroading. modelers pertaining to new parts needed. eral freight-car equipment. A few of these Plano Products also produces a large Their address is: Plano Model Products, items aren't necessarily new, but the quality assortment of freight-car walkways, most 2701 W. 15th St., Suite 113, Plano, TX is flawless due to Plano's having a new offered with several different grid patterns. 75075. .1. firm doing the etching. All walkways are done in stainless steel. Installing these parts after painting gives very realistic appearance. All walkway frames, lift brackets, etc., are done in brass and are to be installed before painting. Walkway frames for the A-Line double­ stack cars are packaged and sold separately (not pictured). These scale parts are very rlelicate but are not difficult to work with. Instructions supplied with each kit are complete and should be followed carefully. Once Walkway-frame templates for A-line Clockwise from upper left: Kit No. 143. installed on the car they are surprisingly Thrall and Gunderson double-stack cars. walkways - A-line five-unit Thrall 40' strong, but don't misconstrue that as mean­ Left to right: Thrall 45' -front side; Thrall wells; Kit No. 139. Thrall lift brackets with ing they will withstand rough handling. 40'-back side to show bending score lines gussets; Kit No. 148. walkways and lift To me, the most notable new items are etched into templates; Gunderson-bent. brackets for A-line five-unit Gunderson the brass templates for locating the holes Notice that each template has the name of double-stack cars; Kit No. 136. brake-rod for the A-Line double-stack cars. These are the car etched in also. supports for A-Line five-unit Gunderson not drilling templates. Instead, place the double-stack cars; Kit No. 152. walkways template on the car, and using the point of a for Athearn 1m pack cars; and Kit No. 153. pin or needle, mark the point for drilling walkways for Walthers 48' Thrall double­ the holes; in other words, a center point for stack cars. starting a small drill bit. This is by far more accurate than drilling through the templates. Freight cars will never be the same again! Plano offers the end platforms in both rectangular and round grid patterns. More than ever, photos are a must for whatever car is being modeled if true accu­ racy is to be obtained. Walkways for the upcoming A-Line

Gunderson Husky-Stack car will be avail­ Freight-car end platforms and frames. able ASAP. These walkways and the detail Notice the rectangle and round grid parts shown here for intermodal cars will Gunderson template in place on end of car. patterns.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 11 • ri.. • •.�m: e�1B � � THE SOCIETY PAGE e It .. \IS ARE. . . WHO, WHAT, AND WHERE THEY (@) � II SUPPORT YOUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY -JOIN TODAY �. These are the active prototype historical societies of which we are aware. � � American Truck Historical Society Illinois Terminal Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad P.O. Box 531 168, Birmingham, AL 35253, (205) 870·0566. Annual Dues: 510/$15 sust. IT RR Hist. Soc., c/o A. Gill Historical Society Bimonlhly magazine, $15. Siepert, III, Cent. College, East Peoria, IL 61635. RD 1, Box 361, Allred Station, NY 14803. Newsletter. Illinois Traction Society Ann Arbor Railroad Technical & His!. Assoc. Railroad Club of Chicago c/o Dale Jenkins (Editor), Dept. MRG, 20209 E. 14th St. (also covers Michigan Northern and Tuscola & Saginaw Bay), P.O. Box 8292, Chicago, IL 60680. Monthly newsletter/ North, Independence, MO 64056; or Mark Barnett P.O. Box 51, Chesaning, M1 48616. Newsletter, $10. magazine. $20 (within 150 mi. 01 Chicago), $10 elsewhere. Anthracite Railiroads Historical Society (ITS membership), 1124 Barker St., Bloomington, IL 61701, Railroad Prototype Modelers (Central of New Jersey, Lackawanna. Lehigh & Hudson River, (309) 829-2728. Quarterly newsletter. $15. Annual Dues: Regular $15, Sustaining $30 or more. Outside Lehigh & New England, Lehigh Valley. Reading). Annual Kansas City Southern Historical Society US: Regular $25, Sustaining $50 or more. Bimonthly Dues: $20, newsletter, P.O. Box 519, Lansdale, \A 19446- P.O. Box 5332, Shreveport, LA 71135·5332. Monthly newsletter, 1:87 Scale. RPM, P.O. Box 7916, LaVerne, CA 0519. newsletter, semi-annual magazine and free admission 91750. Baltimore & Ohio to convention and swap meets. $15. Katy Railroad Historical Society Annual Dues: $18, foreign $30, magazine. B&O RRHS, Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (also covers Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad). Annual P.O. 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Foreign - send for current Annual Dues: $12/$18 contr. Shore line Interurban HistOrical Society rate 719 Northland Avenue. Stillwater, MN 55082. Quarterly Hist. Soc" P.O. Box 346. Chicago, IL 60690. magazine. Annual Dues: 520/Sust. $40. Newsletter 4 times per year. Society of Freight Car Historians Missouri Arkansas Railroad Museum Attn: Shane Mason, Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 3882, & c/o David G. Casdorph, P.O. Box 1458, Monrovia. (also covers Missouri & North Arkansas, Arkansas & Ozarks. Springfield , IL 62708-3882 CA 91017. Magazine (Freight Cars Journal), $15. Chicago & North Western and others), P.O. Box 44, Beaver, AR 72613. Magazine, $10. Missouri Pacific (Includes Texas Pacific) Southeastern Railroad Technical Society Annual Dues: $15.50. C&NW Hist. Soc .. Lou Hamilton, & Annual Dues: $15/520 sust./$23 foreign. Missouri (covers Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line. and P.O. Box 1436. Elmhurst, IL 601 26·9998. Pacific Hist. Soc., P.O. Box 187, Addis, LA 70710. 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September 12 • Model Railroading 1992 RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH by Karen and Earl Stephens

The goal of Rail Project Research is to point you to magazine reference materials. You can then spend hours modeling, not looking for information on how to! Each entry contains a description or title followed by the magazine title, year, month or quarter, and page. This month's modeling category is MODEL TRUCKS. We invite your suggestions or requests for topics to research. Please send your correspondence to: Earl Stephens, RD #1 , Box 101, Chenango Forks, NY 13746 .

MR = Model Railroader RMC = Railroad Model Craftsman MM = Mainline Modeler

MRG = Model Railroading RR = Railroad GN = Great Northern

MODEL TRUCKS DESCRIPTION MAG MO YR PG DESCRIPTION MAG MO YR PG

TRUCK MODELING TOFC 40· TRAilER W #103 1956 PHOTO MRG 05 89 41 AMERICANIZING WIKING TRUCKS RMC 07 81 92 TOFC TRAilER B&O #400037 1986 PHOTO MRG 03 89 49 BIG TRUCK KITBASH MR 02 78 84 TOFC TRAilER El #51 1 DENVER CO 1962 PHOT 0 MRG 03 89 49 BUllDOG MACK TRUCK CONSTRUCTION MR 01 61 66 TOFC TRAilER GN #0328 1960 PHOTO MRG 03 89 49 CEMENTER & TRANSPORTER TRUCK MODELING RMC 01 84 94 TOFC TRAilER GN wrrwo TONE PAINT PHOTO MRG 01 88 18 DRAY LINE TRUCK CONSTRUCTION MR 04 60 52 TOFC TRAilER NYNH&H #1 104 DENVER CO 1962 MRG 03 89 49 EASTERN TRUCK TRACTORS MOD & PT MR 09 77 101 TOFC UP TOFC TRAilERS 1958 PHOTO MRG 02 89 53 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK HAULER CONSTRUCTION RMC 06 86 68 TRACTOR TRAilER FOR FLAT CAR CB&Q 1944 PHOTO MRG 02 88 42 MACK TRUCK CONSTRUCTION 1920 MllW MM 05 81 83 TRAilER lOADERS 1976 PHOTOS MRG 4F 80 65 MEAT PRODUCTS TRUCK "CARSTEN"S" TACOMA W MM 10 84 83 TRAilER SPODER FOR PIGGYBACK SERVICE RR 02 58 29 MOVING VAN MODEL PHOTO MM 03 83 84 TRAilER VAN WABASH #204004 PHOTO RMC 08 67 26 PIGGY BACK 24· ATHEARN TRAilER UPGRADE MRG 11 87 57 TRUCK TRAIN TOFC TRAilER PRR #300337 PHOTO MRG 09 88 38 PIGGYBACK TRAilER MOD & PT MR 07 76 105 TRUCK BIRNAM BROTHERS #25 PHOTO MRG 13 73 84 PIGGYBACK VANS C&NW MODEL CONSTRUCTION MM 01 89 65 TRUCK CONSUMER-FARMER MilK PHOTO RR 01 47 16 PIGGYPACKER TRAilER lOADER F/LiMA "HO" MRG 01 86 57 TRUCK wrrRAIlER # PMTZ SP #A8551 PHOTO MRG 06 71 53 RAil-HIGHWAY TRUCK FROM AURORA TRUCK RMC 08 64 47 TRUCKS & CAR & CART DEPOT DETAil GN 10 GN #52 87 C88 RAilROAD MAINTENANCE TRUCK MODELING RMC 02 83 86 WHITE "UNION Oil" TANK TRUCK PHOTO RMC 09 77 51 RAilTRUCK KITBASH IN LARGE SCALE RMC 03 83 96 WHITE 1932 BOSS PHOTO RMC 09 77 51 ROAD TRUCK CONVERSIONS RMC 08 60 28 ROAD TRUCK CUSTOMIZING RMC 07 64 26 TRUCK MODEL REVIEWS ROAD TRUCKS FOR YOUR lAYOUT MR 05 43 218 40" PIGGY-BACK VAN KIT REVIEW "HO" QC RMC 11 68 64 SMAll PICK UP TRUCK CONSTRUCTION RMC 12 76 64 CAR & TRUCK REVIEW "HO" lESNEY MR 06 64 08 STRUCTURAL STEEL CARRYING FLATBED KIT BAS MR 03 77 88 CAR & TRUCK REVIEW "N" BOYDE MR 07 71 21 TOFC MODELING WM CARS AND VANS RMC 08 87 48 CHEVY DELIVERY TRUCK REVIEW "N" QC RMC 01 80 122 TRACATORS fOR YOUR TERMINALS MR 07 82 88 COE TRACTOR TRAilER REVIEW "HO" ULRICH RMC 08 59 59 TRACTOR DUMP TRAilER KITBASH RMC 12 78 61 CONTAINER TRUCK REVIEW "HO" HE MR 06 85 45 TRACTOR TRAilER CROSSKIT IDEAS MR 01 62 67 DIAMOND T TRUCK 1920 REVIEW WS RMC 11 84 130 TRUCK & RECREATION VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION MR 03 81 98 DUMP TRUCK REVIEW "HO" LINDBERG RMC 09 76 95 TRUCK KITBASH READERS COMMENTS RMC 05 80 41 DUMP TRUCK TXfER TRAilER REV "HO" ULRICH RMC 09 54 58 TRUCKS IN "HO" fROM HOT WHEELS & LIT WRK MRG 10 89 53 EXPRESS BAGGAGE TRUCK REV "0" FRED STOES MR 06 48 438 TRUCKS OF THE 40'S CONSTRUCTION RMC 09 72 37 flAT BED TRUCK REVIEW "00" CDC MR 10 85 54 ULRICH TRUCK KIT DETAILING RMC 06 54 54 FORD 1934 PICKUP LISTING "HO" WHEElWORKS MR 05 77 48 VARIETY OF TRUCK MODELING RMC 06 82 60 FORD 1934 PICKUP REVIEW "HO" WHEEL WORKS RMC 08 77 84 VINTAGE VARIETY TRUCK SCRATCH-BUilDS RMC 09 77 50 FORD 1953 PICKUP REVIEW "N" QUALITY CRAF RMC 09 77 80 WHITE FREIGHTLINER MOD & PT MR 06 76 92 FORD 1953 PU

TRUCK PLANS TRUCK REVIEW "HO" BULLDOG MACK TRUCK DRAWINGS MR 01 61 67 FORD 1953 VAN & STAKE TRUCK REV "HO" lEE RMC 1 0 76 97 CEMENT TRANSPORTER TRUCK PLANS HAlLiBURT RMC 01 84 100 FORD AUTO TRANSPORT REVIEW "HO" REVEllE MR 09 62 15 CEMENTER TRUCK PLANS HALLIBURTON Oil RMC 01 84 99 FORD fLATBED 1934 REVIEW"HO" WHEEL WORKS RMC 07 84 102 CONTAINER TRAilER PLANS MR 10 83 96 FORD TRUCKS 1931 REVIEW "HO" CON-COR RMC 10 82 112 PIGGYPACKER TRAilER lOADER DRAWING MRG 01 86 55 GASOLINE & SOFT DRINK TRUCK REV "N" BOY RMC 02 70 59 SMAll PICK UP TRUCK PLANS RMC 12 76 66 GLOBAL VAN LINES TRUCK REVIEW"HO"REVEllE MR 02 60 13 TOfC VAN PLANS WM RMC 08 87 50 GLOBE VAN LINES TRUCK REVIEW "HD" REVEll RMC 07 59 57 HIGHWAY TRACTOR REVIEW "HO" ATHEARN MR 05 76 30 TRUCK PROTOTYPE DATA HIGHWAY TRUCK REVIEW "HO" PR MR 12 85 45 DROP FRAME ROAD TRAilER DISCUSSION RMC 09 80 40 HIGHWAY TRUCKS S ERTl MR 09 78 46 EVANS AUTO-RAilER: HISTORY/DATA RR 08 42 94 INT TRANSTAR " COE REVIEW "HO" WMS RMC 12 86 111 HALLIBURTON OILS CEMENTER TRUCKS RMC 01 84 94 INT TRASTAR 4200 TRUCK REVIEW "HO" WMS MM 07 84 16 PIGGYBACK SERVICE VANS ON C&NW 1953 MM 01 89 61 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK REVIEW "HO" WMS RMC 03 87 112 PIGGYPACKER TRAilER lOADER MRG 01 86 54 KENWORTH TRACTOR REVIEW "HO" ROAD CHAMP RMC 09 81 96 PRIVATE OWNER PIGGYBACK TRAilER READER I MRG 1 1 88 48 KLEIBER LIGHT DELIVERY TRUCK REV "HO" SSl RMC 08 76 84 RAilROAD MAINTENANCE TRUCKS RMC 02 83 86 KLEIBER STAKE TRUCK REVIEW "HO" SSl MR 12 76 45 TRUCK SCALES READERS INFORMATION MRG 01 87 06 KLEIBER TANK TRUCK REVIEW "HO" SSl RMC 10 76 90 VINTAGE VARIETY IN TRUCKS RMC 09 77 50 KLEIBER TRUCK OF 1920 LISTING "HO" SSl MR 04 77 46 MACK COE TRUCK REVIEW "HO" ULRICH RMC 10 55 45 TRUCK PHOTOS MACK DUMP TRUCK REVIEW "HO" JORDAN PROD. MR 11 62 14 1920'S MACK TRUCK RBBB #132 CIR UNlOADER MRG 13 73 85 MACK HIGHWAY TRUCK REVIEW "HO" CC MR 03 78 42 1920'S MACK TRUCK RBC 8108 CIR UNlOADERS MRG 13 73 85 MACK HIGHWAY TRUCK REVIEW "HO" lEE TOWN RMC 11 82 96 AUTO TRAilER ON FLAT CAR 1955 HUDSONS PH MRG 08 88 56 MACK TRUCK 1920 REVIEW "HO" JORDAN RMC 07 81 103 BALLENTINE BUll DOG TRUCK ON THE ROAD 72 RMC 10 81 127 MACK TRUCK 1926 REVIEW "HO" CON-COR RMC 07 81 104 BusrrRUCK GN (KENWORTH 1951) PHOTO GN 60 89 C90 MACK TRUCK REVIEW "HO" JORDAN PRODUCTS MR 08 62 13 CEMENTER & TRANSPORT TRUCKS OF HAlLiBURT RMC 01 84 94 MAil TRUCK REVIEW "HO" JORDAN PRODUCTS MR 06 69 17 CHEVY 1930 PICKUP PHOTO RMC 09 77 51 PIGGYBACK TRAilER REVIEW "HO" QC MR 04 68 17 COAL lOADER TRUCK PHOTO RMC 09 78 66 RAilWAY EXPRESS TRUCK REVIEW "HO" JORDAN RMC 08 81 84 DIESEL TANK TRUCK fiELD REFUlER RR 10 72 35 REA EXPRESS TRUCK REVIEW "0" NMC RMC 04 83 112 HOllWAY CHEMICAL FIRE RIG 1899 PHOTO RMC 03 86 66 ROAD TRUCK REVIEW "HO" VARNEY MR 06 58 13 HOPPER CAR AS TRUCK BED PHOTO T 03 70 29 SCALE CAR & TRUCK REVIEW "Z'- NOCH MR 11 84 58 INTERNATIONAL 1934 DAIRY TRUCK PHOTO RMC 09 77 51 TANK TRUCK REVIEW "HO" ULRICH MR 02 58 10 INTERNATIONAL SPEED TRUCK 1930(DRY GOODS RMC 09 77 51 TRACTOR & VAN REVIEW "HO" (ULRICH?) WAl RMC 07 72 53 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK W/PIGGYBACK VAN C&NW MM 01 89 61 TRACTOR TRAilER (WHITE) REVIEW "HO" ATH RMC 06 77 64 MAil TRUCK 85890 INDIANAPOLIS IN 1931 PH RR 12 68 04 TRACTOR TRAilER KIT REVIEW "HO" ULRICH RMC 05 80 98 PFE "TEMPCO-VAN SERVICE" TRAilER PHOTO MRG 19 77 58 TRACTOR TRAilER REVIEW "HO" ULRICH RMC 06 54 59 PIGGYBACK FLAT CAR TRAilERS OF GN PHOTO GN #35 83 R81 TRACTOR TRAilER REVIEW "HO" ULRICH RMC 03 74 59 PIGGYBACK HOIST SP PHOTO MRG 13 73 55 TRACTOR TRAilER TRUCK REVIEW "HO" WI KING RMC 03 67 14 PIGGY8ACK VAN C&NW #3792 PHOTO MM 01 89 61 TRACTOR-SEMITRAilER REVIEW "N" BOYDE MR 06 70 22 PIGGYBACK VAN C&NW #X126 PHOTO MM 01 89 61 TRUCK & CAR REVIEW "HO" lESNEY MR 11 63 18 PIGGYBACK VANS C&NW DETAil PHOTO MM 01 89 62 TRUCK REVIEW "HO" fRED BRONNER MR 10 61 42 PIGGYPACKER FWD MODEL P70 GN SEADlE WA GN #35 83 R81 TRUCK TRAilER REVIEW "N" CONCOR MR 02 70 27 PIGGYPACKER TRAilER lOADER MOD 70 BN PHO MRG 01 86 56 TRUCKS REVIEW "N" BOYDE MODELS MR 02 70 16 PIGGYPACKER TRAilER lOADER UP PHOTO MRG 01 86 54 TRUCKS TO SCALE REVIEW "N" BOYDE MR 06 69 17 SP (PACIFIC MOTOR TRUCKING CO) TRUCK PHO RR 08 50 22 TWIN BOOM WRECKER BODY REVIEW "HO" WMS RMC 07 86 90 TOfC 40" TRAI lER NKP 8T201 & T201 PHOTO MRG 05 89 41 UPS HIGHWAY TRAilER REVIEW "HO" TK MR 12 84 46

September 1992 Model Railroading • 13 Yo ur trek plan fo r the weekend ... • ALABAMA Roseville, CA • ILLINOIS Dothall, AL Event: 16th Annual International Railfair Colllmbia, IL Event: Second Annual Wiregrass Area Model RR Date: Nov. 14 & 15, 1992, 10 AM to 5 PM Event: Columbia Model RRers Fall Swap Meet and Show and Sale Location: Placer County Fairgounds Train Show Date: Sept. 26, 1992, 9 AM to 4 PM Admission: Adults $5, under 12 $2 Date: Nov. 7, 1992, 10 AM to 3 PM Location: Dothan Civic Center, 126 N. St. Andrews Information: LSSAE to IRF, Inc. P.O. Box 361, Location: Columbia High School Admission: Adults $3.00, under 12 free wladult Roseville, CA 9566 1, (9 16) 99 1 -4343 Admission: Adults $3, under 12 free with adult Information: Information: Walter Schlueter, Sec'y.-Treas., 2000 San Diego, CA Jim Hoffman, 508 S. Rapp, Columbia, IL Stonebridge Rd., Dothan, AL 3630 1, (205) 794-34 13 Event: San Diego Model RR Museum Operating 62236, (618) 28 1 -7832 Exhibit/Show Ka1lkakee, IL ALASKA • Date: Sepl., OCI. 1992, daily except Mondays & Event: Kankakee Model RR Club Train Show & Swap Allchorage, AK Tuesdays, II AM to 4 PM (weekdays), II AM to Date: OCI. 25, 1992, 9 AM to 3 PM Event: 10th Anniversary Open House of the Military 5 PM (weekends) Location: GovernorSmall Memorial Park, S. 8th Ave. Society of Model RR Engineers Location: San Diego Model RR Museum, 1649 EI Admission: Adults $2, under 12 free Date: Nov. 7, 1992, 10 AM to 6 PM, Nov. 8, 1992, Prado in Balboa Park Information: Jim Vickery at (815) 939-01 11 evenings Noon to 5 PM Admission: Adults $2, children free or Larry Ryan at (815) 932-6100 days 10-5 Location: Elmendorf Air Force Base, basement of Information: Patricia Torres, 1649 EI Prado, San IOWA Bldg. 31-250 • Diego, CA 92 10I, (6 I 9) 696-0 I 99 Boo1le, IA Ad ission: Free, donationsaccepted .:i; COLORADO Event: Boone Chamber of Commerce Puffer Billy Days Information: Jeffrey Childs, 3028 Redwood St., • BOlllder, CO Date: Sepl. 12, 1992, 9 AM to 5 PM Anchorage, AK 99508, (907) 274-4 I 86 eves or wknds Event: Boulder Model RR Club Show Location: Sacred Heart School Gym, I I th & M arshall Date: Nov. 28-29, 1 992, 10 AM to 6 PM Admission: Tables $ I 5.50 • ARIZONA Location: Jaycees' Depot, 30th and Pearl SI. Information: S. D. Magee, P.O. Box 872, Scottsdale, AZ Mason City, Admission: Adults $ children $.50 IA 5040 (5 5) 424-4 I 81 Event: Railfair '92 I, I, I Information: Les Morris, 2562 Lanyon Drive, Date: OCI. 10 & II. 1992. 10 AM to 5 PM Cedar Rapids, IA Longmont, CO 80503, (303) 772-5363 Event: Location: McComlick RR Park, 7301 E. Indian Bend Rd. Open House - Cedar Rapids Model RR Society Date: Information: Diana Sproat (602) 899-7029 Colorado Springs, CO Nov. 8, 1992, I PM to 5 PM Event: 12th National Narrow Gauge Convention Location: 1044 MI. Vernon Rd. S.E. • CALIFORNIA Date: Sep. 16-19, 1992 Admission: Free, Donations Accepted Fresllo, CA Location: Red Lion Inn Information: Diane Karr. 109 Third Ave. S.E., Cedar Event: NMRA and the Fresno Model RR Club Model Admission: Contact registrar Rapids, IA 5240 I, Phone Days 362- I 29 I Information: Train Show Francis M. Cosgrove, 1 155 Valkenbery • KANSAS Date: Oct. 31, 1992, 10 AM 10 6 PM, Nov. 1, 1992, Dr., Colorado Springs. CO 80907 Fairway, KS lOAM t0 4 PM Colorado Springs, CO Event: Sante Fe Modelers Organization Annual Fall Location: Fresno District Fairgrounds, Industrial Arts Event: Colorado Springs Model RR Council 2nd Kansas City Area Meet Bldg.. FREE PARKJNG Annual Model RR Extravaganza Date: Nov. 1, 1992, 8 AM to 4 PM Inf r�ation: ; Mike Cunningham, 4043 E. Fedora Date: Nov. 6-8, 1992, 7 PM to 10 PM (Fri.), 10 AM to Location: Old Mission Methodist Church. Shawnee Ave., Fresno. CA 93726-6050. (209) 227- 1734 4 PM (Sal. & Sun.) Mission Pkwy. & Mission Rd. Location: Plaza of the Rockies, Colo. Ave. & Tejon SI. Admission: $5 Los Allgeles, CA Admission: Free Information: Dave Acheson, 10208 Dearbom, Event: East Valley Model RR Club Operating Exhibit Information: David Beckstein, Qtrs 6754 I, USAFA, Overland Park, KS 66207. (913) 642-7276 Date: Oct. 3 & 4, 1992, II AM to 4 PM CO 80840, (719) 472-063 1 KENTUCKY Location: Travel Town Museum, Griffith Park • Louisville, KY Admission: Free Grand jllnction, CO Event: Event: L&NHS Annual Convention Information: East Valley Lines N-Gauge Model RR NMRA-Rocky Mountain Region Fall Regional Date: OCI. 9- 1992 Club, PO Box 5732, Glendale, CA 9120 1, (213) 662-23 1 1 Convention I I. Date: Sep. I 1-13, 1992 Location: Holiday Inn, Fern Valley Rd. Information: La Habra, CA Location: Howard Johnson Hotel, 1-70 & Horizon Dr. L&NHS. PO Box 17122, Louisville, KY Event: FRRS/Western Pacific 3rd Annual Southern Admission: Regular registration: (includes tours) $25 402 17 Regional Meet ($27 after 8/1 ); (includes tours and banquet) $37 ($39 • LOUISIANA Date: Oct 17. 1992. 10 AM to 6 PM after 8/ 1); banquet only SI5 ($17 after 8/1 ). Spouse Bossier City, LA Location: La Habra Senior Citizens Center. 165 E. La and under 14 (includes tours and banquet): $30 ($32 Event: 3rd Annual RR Days Habra Blvd. after 8/1) Date: Aug. 29 & 30, 1992, II AM to 5 PM Information: Admission: FRRS Members 53, Non-FRRS Member Lloyd Hanns, Convention Treasurer, Location: Bossier City Civic Center, 620 Benton Rd. $5, Free with FRRS Member Sign-up 585 Placer St., Grand Junction. CO 81504 Admission: $3 adults, S5 family Information: Pete Solyom. 440 Portola Ave.. La • FLORIDA Information: Joe Littlejohn, 40 I Edwards 51., Habra, CA 9063 I , (3 I 0) 69 I -4 139 Miami, FL Shreveport, LA 71 101-3180, (3 18) 222-4 143 Wor Event: Florida Hobby Expo '92 (318) 227-2 175 H, Voice Mail (318) 677-3729. FAX Pomolla, CA Date: OCI. 3. 4, 1992. 9 AM to 9 PM (Sal.), 9 AM to (318) 227- 1229 Event: Pomona Valley Model RR Club HO/HOn3 5 PM (Sun.) M01lroe, LA Swap Meet & Open House Location: Radisson Centre, 777 NW 72nd Ave. Event: 3rd Annual Twin Cities Model Train Expo Date: Oct. 10, 1992, 8 AM to 12 PM (swap meet), Admission: $4 per day Date: Sep. 5, 6, 1992, 10 AM to 7 PM ( Sal.), 10 AM to 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (open house) Information: Augie or Gaston, (305) 638-4 197 4 PM (Sun.) Location: 132 E. 1 st St. Miami, FL Location: Monroe Civic Center Conference Hall Admission: Free Event: Lauderdale Shoreline Model RR Club Auction Information: Claudine Cartwright, P.O. Box 1504, W. Information: Greg Robertson, PO Box 2681, Pomona, at Florida Hobby Expo '92 Monroe, LA 71294- 1 504, (318) 387-2372 CA 91769-268 1 or (714) 865-7035 (recorded message) Date: Oct. 3, 1992, 2 PM to 7 PM • MARYLAND Location: Radisson Centre, 777 NW nnd Ave. Richmolld, CA Mou1lt Airy, MD Admission: $4 (includes entry to hobby show) Event: Golden State Model RR Museum Open House Event: Four CountySociety of Model Engineers' HO Information: Richard Azwell, 5131 SW 87th Ave., Ft. Date: Sundays through October, 1992, I PM to 5 PM Gauge Model RR Open House Lauderdale, FL, (305) 434-6538 Location: 900 Dornan Dr. in the Miller-Knox Date: OCI. 3 & 4, 1992. 9:30 AM to 5 PM (Sal.), 9:30 Regional Shoreline Park • HAWAII AM to 5 PM (Sun.) Location: Information: Paul Soito, (510) 758-6288 or Ed Kaneohe, Oahll, HI 2 S. Main SI., Above Dennison's Trackside Slintak (415) 364- 1035, East Bay Model Engineers Event: Oahu Model RR Society Show & Auction Hobbies Society, Box 1243, EI Cerrito, CA 94530 (Note: Date: Nov. 7, 8, 1992, 10 AM to 3 PM Admission: Free Information: memberships open in 0, HO, N, narrow gauge and Location: Kalaheo H igh School Library Ron Limparis (301 )253-5578 or FCSME. trolley) Admission: Adults $2, 6- 17 $ I, under 6 free P.O. Box 47 1, Mount Airy, MD 21771

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MASSACHUSETTS • Merchantville, NJ Drexel Hill, PA Brockton, MA Event: Cherry Valley Model RR Club 16th Annual Event: Philadelphia Chapter, PRR Tech. & Hisl. Soc. Event: Brockton Train Show o Scale Only Train Meet Meeting: The PRR ill NJ by Frank Kozempel Date: Nov. I, 1992, 9 AM to 3 PM Date: Oct. 3. 1992. lO AM to 4 PM Date: Sep. 12, 1992, Noon Location: Temple Beth Emunah, Comer of Torrey Location: Grace Episcopal Church, Maple Ave. & Location: Broad St. Methodist Church, BumlOnt Rd. and Pearl St., 479 Torrey Center St. & School Ln. (3 blks so. of SEPTA 's 101 Trolley Admission: Adult $2, student $1. under lO w/adult Admission: $3; tables $10 Aronimine SlOp) free, seniors, $1, fam ily max. $5 Information: Charles Jacobs, 100 Grant Ave., Information: Phil. Chp., PRRT&HS, PO Box L- 1 142, Information: Alan Castaline, 51 Bassett Rd., Moorestown, NJ 08057, (609) 234- 1898 Langhorne, PA 19047 Brockton, MA 0240 1. (508) 587-4506 Merchantville, NJ DII Bois, PA Event: Cherry Valley Model RR Club 30th Marlboro, MA Event: Baltimore & Ohio RR Historical Society Anniversary Model RR Show Event: HUB Division, NER, NMRA Fall Show Annual Convention. Ride the Knox, Kane & Kinzua. Date: Nov. 6-8, 1 3- 15, 1 992, 7 PM to 10 PM (Fri.), Date: Oct 31, 1992, IOAMt04PM Tour Ex B&O facilities. Banquel. I PM to 10 PM (Sat.), I PM to 5 PM (Sun.) Location: Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center, Date: Oct. 8-1 1, 1992 Location: Grace Episcopal Church, Maple Ave. & I mile west of Rt. 495 on Rt. 20 Admission: Varies with event paniciation Center St. Admission: Adults 54, children 52, HUB Members Location: Holiday Inn, US 219 & 1-80 Admission: Donations accepted 53, family max. S 12 Information: B&O RR HS, PO Box 13578, Baltimore, Info rmation: Charles Jacobs, 100 Grant Ave., Information: Rod Brown, 79 Hemenway Rd., MD 21203-3578, (410) 592-7034 Moorestown, NJ 08057, (609) 234- 1898 Framingham, MA 0170 I, (508) 877- 1827 Orbisollia, PA Somerset, NJ Event: Friends of the East Broad Top 10th Renunion • MICHIGAN Event: Hobbycon East 1992 Date: OCI. 9-1 I, 1992 DearbomlDetroit, Ml Date: Sept. II to 13. 1992 Location: East Broad Top RR Event: TRAI ORAMA '92 Model RRlRailroadiana Location: Garden State Exhibit Center. Somerset. 'J Information: Rich Keller, 21 1 Hampton Rd., Hatboro, Flea Market Sponsored by Redford Model Train Club Information: Hobbycon East, (908) 74 1 -78 18, fax PA 19040 Date: Oct. 25, 1992. lOAM to 4 PM (908) 747-4674 Location: TEXAS Dearbom Civic Ctr., 1580 I Michigan Ave. Will.l'low, NJ • Admission: Adults $3. under 12 free w/adult Event: Winslow Junc. Scale Train & Railroadiana Meet Sail Alllollio, TX Info rmation: Event: Steve Johnson, P. O. Box 40225, Date: Sepl. 13, 1992, lO AM to 3PM Alamo Model RR Engineers Fall Train Show Date: Redford, M1 48240. (313) 565- 1027 Location: Winslow Fire Hall, Hall & Hay SI. Sepl. 12, 1992, 9:30 AM to 4 PM Location: Admission: Adult 53, family $5. 150 passes issued for Seven Oaks Hotel & Conference Center, Detroit, Ml a free train ride in a caboose on the Southern R.R. of 1400 Austin Hwy. Event: 1st Annual Midwest 0 Scale Operating Day Admission: N.J. Passes issued only to advance reservations. $3 per Individuals $3. families $5 Date: Sept. 26, 1992, lOAM to 5 PM Information: person 10 obtain passes, no discounts. Paul Steves, c/o A.M.R.E., 1 1731 Location: The Detroit Model RR Club, Inc., 104 Info rmation: Bill Powell, 306 Broad SI., Wetmore Rd., San Antonio, TX 78247, (5 12) 494-6350 Nonh Saginaw St., Holly Williamstown, NJ 08094, (609) 728- 1327 till 9 PM VIRGINIA Information: Send two (2) SASE envelopes to The • Detroit Model RR Club. Inc .. 104 onh Saginaw St., • NEW YORK Vielll/a, VA Event: Holly, MI 48442 or call David Thornton at (3 13) Patchoqlle, NY Nonhern Virginia Model RRers Open House Date: Sep. 12, Oct. 17, 1992, I PM to 5 PM 879-6806 Event: Patchoque Model RR Engineers 17th Annual Location: Model RR Meet & Hobby Show 23 1 Dominion Rd. (Washington & Old LiI'ollia, MI Date: Nov. I. 1992. 10 AM to 4 PM Dominion RR Station at Ayr Hill Rd.) Admission: Event: Div. 6, Nonh Central Region, NMRA "Mixed Location: Knights or Columbus Hall, Railroad Ave. Donations accepted Information: Train Daily" Admission: Adults $3, seniors, servicemen & 12-16 Call (703) 938-5 157 Tuesday evenings Date: Sep. 26, 1992, 9 AM to Noon, open house I PM $1.50, under 12 free: tables $20 or on day of open house Information: t0 6PM Lou Kalogeras, 185 Ackerly SI.. • CANADA Location: Livonia Main Public Library Riverhead. NY 1 /90 I Ottawa, Olltario Admission: $10 Event: • OHIO Railfair '92, sponsored by BRMNA & OVAR Information: Roger Parry, 705 1 Epping, Canton. MI Date: Orrville, OH OCI. 17, 18, 1992. 11:30 AM 10 5:30 PM (Sat.), 48 1 87. (313) 453-91 18 Event: Orrville Model RR Club 15th Annual Model 10 AM to 5 PM (Sun.) Location: Algonquin College, Woodroffe Campus MOIIIlI Clemells, Ml RR Flea Market Date: Admission: Adults $5, teens/seniors $3 and children Event: Gratiot Valley RR Club Fall 1992 Swap & Shop Sept. 12. 1992, lO AM 10 4 PM Location: (5- 12 yrs.) $1, Ample free parking Date: Nov. I, 1992, 10 AM to 3 PM Wayne College (Univ. of Akron) Boyer Gym Admission: Information: D. H. Venables, 6 Trevor Crescent, Location: Clintondale High School. 15 Mile Rd. at 52, family $5 Info rmation: Nepean, Ontario. Canada, K2H 6H8 Little Mack (one-half mile west of Gratiot) Roben Cutting, 6036 Criswell. Apple Admission: Adults $2.25. children 12 and under free Creek, OH 44606, (216) 698-2367 Trois-Ril'ieres, Qllebec Information: Greg Rich, P. O. Box 214. MI. • OREGON Event: Modelistes Ferroviaires de la Mauricie Expo­ Clemens, MI 48043. (313) 463-62 18 Salem, OR Trains 92, Meet and Train Show Event: Willamelle Valley Model RR Club Swap Meet Date: Sept 26, 27. 1992, Noon to 6 PM (Sat.), lOAM MISSOURI • Date: OCI. 3, 4, 1992. lOAM to 4 PM (Sat.), II AM to 5 PM (Sun.) SI. LOllis, MO 10 4 PM (Sun.) Location: Universite du Quebec (UQTR) 335 1 Boul. Event: Gateway Division, Mid-Continent Region, Location: Jackman Long Building. 2330 17th St., NE, des Forges NMRA Division Meet Salem, OR, Oregon State Fair Grounds Admission: $3 Date: Oct. 17, 1992 Admission: Adults $2, under 12 free Information: Mr. Jean-Paul Beaulieu (After 6 PM) Location: Lutheran Hi�h School South. 95 15 Tesson Info rmation: Bill Geisler. 2550 Wayside Terrace. 245 Normand, Cap De La Madeleine G8T 2J2 (819) Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO NE, Salem, OR 97303, (503) 362-0582 375-5 181 Admission: 55 in advance. 57 at the door PENNSYLVANIA SWITZERLAND Information: John Hardy, 2528 Wild Valley Drive. • • Adliswil (Zurich) High Ridge. MO 63049. (314) 677-8270 Clarioll, PA Event: Clarion Model RR Club Open House Event: 7th Convention for American Railroadfans in • NEW JERSEY Date: OCI. 15-18, 1992, 6 PM to 9 PM (Thurs.). 12 Switzerland Elmwood Park, NJ PM to 9 PM (Fri.), 9 AM 10 5 PM (Sal.), 10 AM to 4 Date: Oct. 10, II, 1992, 10 AM to 6 PM (Sal.), 10 AM Event: Model Engineers RR Club of No. Jersey. PM (Sun.) to 4 PM (Sun.) o Scale Only Meet Admission: $1 Location : Schoolhouse "Kronenwiese' Date: Sep. 26, 1992. 9 AM to I PM Location: 515C Main Street - Rear Entrance Admission: Free Location: Elmwood Park Elks Club. 192 Market St. Information: Roben Hanle. RD I Box 70A, Info rmation:WernerMeer, 135 Seestrasse. CH-8802 Info rmation: Karl Geffchen, (201) 857-2825 (before Tionesta, PA 16353, (814) 744-8065, Rich Steiner. RI. Kilchberg, Switzerland, FAX (intI.) 01 1-411 -720-4766, 10 PM) 2, Box 263, Clarion, PA 16214, (814) 226-6345 Phone 41 1-715-36666

September 1992 Model Railroading • ., 5 Gunderson Double-Stack Container Car Part Two by Jim Mansfield Photos by the author

DTTX 63205 is head-out on a Jersey Western Quality Quik train at Corn Junction just prior to entering JW trackage in Tortilla Flats Yard. The A-Line kit for this Gunderson car can produce an excellent model.

T ast month, we assembled the bodies of the five units and added To add the busy look to couplings between the units of the car, I L some basic details. This month, we will finish the car by com­ scratchbuilt further brake-system components including additional pleting the kit, adding some scratchbuilt details, then painting, piping, the slack adjuster between units B and C and the lever sys­ decaling and weathering the car. tem connecting the hand brake to the truck-mounted air cylinders. I also added a representation of the prototype snubber system (to 'nf control car rocking) to each truck located at the couplings between It is dUrIng this final operation that the kit's extra-detail-kit parts units. To complete the details, I added a simple accent detail that are incorporated into the model. This detailing kit contains chain for hints at the look of the prototype couplings. These details were the hand-brake system, the car's foot stirrups and hand grabirons, made from styrene sheet and rod, wire, extra kit parts, chain and and .015 wire and .030 styrene rod. The last items are for modeling card stock. the air-tank/triple-valve piping, train line and the container adaptor The completed car was painted Trailer Train Yellow and the (flippers) actuating rods. Southern Pacific "Versi-Tainer Car" decal set (Microscale Two features of the prototype car that appeal to me are the hand­ Custom offered by A-Line as sheet no. PPW #27700) was brake rigging on the side of units B and C and the busy-looking sys­ added. tem of levers, rods and chains between units B, C and D. The detail The photos and captions will take you step by step through the kit provided the parts for the sides of the units. process I used to finish the car.

'16 • Model Railroading September '1992 1 - My first step was to attach the flipper-rod stand-offs, item no. 21, to the sides of each unit. Template infor­ mation is given in the kit's instruc­ tions. Next, I attached the flippers to the units. Using a flat file, I removed about .025 from each of the units' flipper mounting surfaces to position the flippers at a scale 40' apart. Rods were formed and attached to the stand-offs using the instructions.

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2 - I constructed a simple bending 3 - Styrene rod for the train line was attached to the center of each unit and fixture to form the wire represent­ then bent to shape. The rod was cemented after each bend. Units A, B and D ing the air lines between the air have a smaller line (line from the triple valve to the truck-mounted air cylin­ reservoir tank and the triple valve. I ders - trucks on the ends of the three units take air from that unit) which used a triangle and small screwdriver runs below the train line. I pre-bent the brake lines from .015 piano wire and for bending the wire around the attached them using ACC adhesive. nails. A complete set of pipes and a set assembled to unit A is shown.

4 - With the train and brake lines installed, couplings were made from the lines to the triple valve. The cou­ plings were formed and inserted into the pre-drilled holes in the triple valve. The ends of the formed cou­ plings were then bonded to the pip­ ing using styrene cement and ACe.

5 - To help capture the busy look between units B and C, I built a detail of the slack adjuster of the hand-brake rigging. The .010 styrene bell crank (.260 Lx .050 W) ends attach to rods (.015 wire), one of which will "attach" to the truck bra kes via a lever. The second rod connects to a chain on the pulley of the C unit. I modeled this rod in two pieces and attached them to small blocks with ACe. The bell-crank cen­ ter attaches to the chain going to the pulley on the B unit. I attached chain to the hand-brake rigging per the kit's instructions. I then attached the lift rings (item no. 18) to the five units.

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7 - I wanted one unit of the car to carry both 40' and 48' containers. In order to accomplish this, I substituted .027

6 - To complete the detailing of the end units, I built a piano wire for the styrene flipper rods. The formed rods subassembly consisting of the upright grab post (item no. were attached to the stan d-ofts (using a flipper as a 8) and foot stirrups (re-formed to match the wider proto­ guide) with ACe. I then cut a .020 square of .005 styrene type shape) and formed vertical hand holds made from and glued one each to the rods to act as stops for the flip­ wire. ACC was the adhesive used. The subassembly was pers. By sliding the flippers up the rod I can "open and then attached to the car using styrene cement. Grabirons close" them as required. Units received air-line covers were then added. Walkways (item no. 1) were attached, (item no. 19). The .010 thick scratch built short covers at centered on the upright grab posts. The brake wheel (item the end of the units were modeled based on prototype no. 24) was then attached to unit B. photos.

8 - To help fill in the area between the units, I freelanced the truck snub­ ber assemblies and hand-brake lever on the trucks between units B, C and D. Starting with a standard truck, I removed the cast-on snubber and drilled #54 holes close by. I then cut from thick cardstock the trapezoid shape (.280 [top] x .150 [bottom] x .190 H) and added extra upper load guides (item no. 22). Assemblies were 8 then glued (using Hosbco Goo and ACC, ensuring the adhesive filled the small holes) to the truck bolsters. The small angle was made from styrene; the design allows free truck swing. The lever was constructed from .010 styrene with dimensions coming from the actual model. It "connects" with the rod discussed in Photo 5.

9 10 - To hide the large, flat surfaces of the intermediate couplings, I formed a piece of styrene rod and glued it to

9 - Here are the five units ready for painting. Brake rods will the top of the female coupling. When weathered/shad­ be attached to units B and C after painting. Margaret mixed owed with blacks and grays, the coupling has a "smaller, a Trailer Train Yellow using one ounce of Floquil Railbox more representative" look. Shown is a treated male, an Yellow, one-half ounce Reefer White, two drops of Conrail untreated and treated female, and a typical coupling. Blue and one drop of SP Scarlet Red. The blue and red While the detail isn't to scale, the look is a good proxy "gray" the yellow. See this month's "Behind the Scenes." when viewed on the layout.

1 B • Model Railroading September 1992 Parts List - Operation Three Detail Group for Units "A" thru "E"

Item No. Nomenclature Qty. Comments

21 Flipper Rod Stand-off 40 8 ea. per unit G Flipper 20 4 ea. per unit Flipper Rod 4 Per Fig. A, X-detail Flipper Rod 16 Per Fig. B, X-detail; 12 sty., 4 .027 wire Pipe, Inner (3-way to tank) 3 1 ea. units A, B, D Pipe, Outer (3-way to tank) 3 I ea. units A, B, D Train-Line Pipe (end units) 2 .030-dia. styrene rod Train-Line Pipe (inter units) 3 Brake-Line Pipe (end Units) 2 Make from .0 15 wire 11 - The complete "as modeled" coupling between units B Brake-Line Pipe (unit "D") I and C. The flexible air line is .025-dia. elastic thread from Train-Line Connection 3 .030-dia. styrene rod Brake-Line Connection 3 .015 wire the notions counter. I cut an 1111 6" length of painted (Weathered Black) thread and attached it to the ends of Hand-Brake Slack Adjuster See text the train lines with Goo. The entire area is weathered. Chain air Handbrake chains 18 Lift Rings 20 4 ea. on each unit 8 Upright Grab Post 4 Foot Stirrup Step 4 Re-formed Venical Handhold 8 Hand Grabirons 8 I Walkway 2 24 Brake Wheel 1 Unit B 19 Air-Line Cover 15 Sh0l1 Air-Line Cover 10 2 ea. per uoit Truck, W/Snubber Assy. 2 1 ea. units D, E Truck, W/Snubber Assy. & 2 I ea. units B, C Brake Lever Brake Rod 2 .0 15 wire; I ea. units B, C Coupling Accent Rod 4 I ea. at couplings Flexible Air Line 4 Elastic thread, painted; I Vi6" long

The rewards of building this kit are well worth the effort involved. 12 - One of the real joys of watching these cars is view­ Since you are building five units at one time, it takes a number of ing the trackwork as an empty car rolls along. Rails of hours to complete the model. It is sure nice seeing the car run during turnouts and crossings seen through the bottom of the operating sessions. It looks good, it switches well and does not car's units give a new way to observe your layout. derail. What more can you ask? �

These prototype photographs were the basis for detailing a model of the Gunderson double-stack car. The model's car number DTTX 63205 was selected from the basic information given in the kit's instructions and decal sheet. Dimensions for many of the scratchbuilt details came from mea­ surements taken from these pho­ tographs. Notice the different lettering schemes on the Southern Pacific red cars and the leased yellow cars. Computer Applications in Model Railroading

Keeping Track of Your Collection with Trainventory by Larry Puckett omputer programs can take a lot of the puter. Dean says the program will run on provide expanded information services to tedium out of doing things repeti­ any IBM/PC-compatible machine. members. tivelyC or keeping track of large amounts of The Produce Reports module is where The NMRA seems to gain the most data. One example of the utility of com­ Trainventory really shines. There are at from this agreement, since it will greatly puter programs is for maintaining a least 23 di fferent types of reports that you expand the ability of its members to com­ database of model railroad equipment. can select from. These fall into the general municate with one another. The bulletin Trainventory, written by Dean Davis, categories of: I) Summary Reports - 15 board will exist primarily for infornlation, owner of TrainSoft, can help you maintain kinds, 2) Detail Reports - one kind, 3) not program exchange - no computer pro­ an up-to-date inventory of your roster of Special Reports - two kinds and 4) Sta­ grams will be available in the NMRA fi les. rolling stock and locomotives, keep track tistical Reports - five kinds. This is a This was a sticking point for Dean when he of its value and print reports sorted by great way for a club or group to manage first began planning a bulletin board for the manufacturer, importer, scale, reporting their rolling stock, too. NMRA - for legal reasons, they would marks or category. Trainventory requires a minimum of only allow programs on the bulletin board For those of you who need to periodi­ 512K RAM and will use about 1.2M bytes that they had been given exclusive rights cally update the value of your collection, of hard-disk space depending on the size to. By allowing CompuServe to handle the Dean has included an option to recompute of your collection. The program is a com­ software exchange NMRA is able to the value based on a given percentage piled dBase 1Il+ application; because it is sidestep the legal issue. I'll have more on value. Unfortunately, there is no way to compiled, it does not require dBase. The the NMRA-CompuServe marriage as soon subset these updates, so if your entire col­ program is self-installing - you only have as the relationship is consummated. lection isn't increasing in value at the to tell it where to put the fi les. The manual same rate, you'll have to make individual is good and covers all aspects of the pro­ loco "10 ·ve '"IS e updates. One way Dean could add a little gram operation. It includes several pages How would you like an up-to-date more functionality to this option would be of sample output. A minimum of trouble­ locomotive roster of your favorite rail­ by recomputing the value of the collection shooting information is provided, but the road - available on your computer? by categories. program is simple enough that this should They're here or on the way! Slates Prod­ Trainventory uses powerful windowing be sufficient. If you get into trouble, Dean ucts, P.O. Box 4375, Walnut Creek, CA software that incorporates popup windows has even provided his telephone number. 94596 has just released the first in their to display submenus and help. There are Previous versions of Trainventory have series of loco rosters on computer disks three basic modules: I) Maintain Data sold for $34.95 so I expect this new ver­ for $10 each road. By now rosters should Base, 2) Update Configuration and 3) Pro­ sion to be similarly priced. For informa­ be available for the Santa Fe, Southern duce Reports. The Maintain Data Base tion on pricing and ordering contact Train­ Pacific/ D&RGW, Union Pacific and option is used to enter, delete or edit your Soft, 3225 Dibrell, Plano, TX 75023. Burlington Northern, with more planned. inventory. A simple-to-use data entry fonn Now for the rating: For the same price you can get a spiral­ template is used to standardize the data­ Documentation 5 bound printout of the same data stored on entry process. Either the keyboard or a User Friendly 5 the floppy disks. The software is shipped mouse can be used to move around the Technical 4 with utility programs to load the data into entry form. One particularly useful func­ Application 4 a database manager such as dBase or tion for data entry is Copy to New Record. Value 4 Lotus 1-2-3. The information r received This allows you to copy the data you just User 1 -5 wasn't clear on how the data could be entered to a new record. The data can then accessed if you don't have a database be edited, making it much faster to enter a A-I. n uServ . manager. 1'll try to get a test version for a string of cars that only differ by number, A few months ago I mentioned that the future session. for example. NMRA had asked Dean Davis to advise That's all for this session. Until next The Update Configuration module is them on the options available for operating time, stay on the right track and don't run there primarily to select the printer type. a computer bulletin board system (BBS). out of steam. Send your comments, ques­ Currently six different printers are supported, By the time you read this the NMRA tions and programs to: Larry Puckett, including the Epson LQ and Hewlett should have made a decision on Dean's 96 18 Dublin Dr., Manassas, VA 22 1 10. If Packard Laserjet Series II. These should recommendation to establish an NMRA you submit a public domain or shareware match the emulation requirements for most bulletin board under the TrainNet forum program for review in this column please currently avai lable dot matrix and laser on CompuServe. This marriage between indicate whether or not you are willing to printers. There are no options to change the NMRA and CompuServe will give provide copies for interested readers and the screen colors, type of monitor or com- both access to each other's members and the conditions of that exchange. �

20 • Model Railroading September ., 992 BEHIND THE SCENES Journey to Tortilla Flats by Margaret Mansfield

Photos by Jim Mansfield

n endless blue New Mexico SA')' bears Valparaiso, IN. The sheet-balsa platform plished by scribing while the ScaleCrete is the weary traveler along a relent­ fronting the yard trackage was finished by still moist. Alessly straight road through the muted applying ScaleCrete in a thin layer A strip of bare balsa, having been browns and greens of the desert. His eye is smoothed with a metal kitchen spatula. masked with tape, was left along the track­ drawn to a tiny circle on the map named Once dry, the bare ScaleCrete surface side edge; once the ScaleCrete had dried "Carrizozo " - there's no particular rea­ closely resembles concrete in color and thoroughly, strips of standard manila file son to stop , yet a cold drink would carry texture. Lines dividing the platform into fo lder, topped with strips of Superquick him fu rther towards his destination. 12' square sections were scribed with an brick paper (purchased in the United Searching to quench his thirst, the traveler X-Acto #1 1 blade while the ScaleCrete Kingdom for OO(HO gauge), were cut and happens on a grade crossing just outside of surface was tacky, yet not wet. In this way, applied to the bare balsa with Hobsco town and is astonished to fi nd a large the platform appeared to be older and Goo"'. A single layer of manila file folder adobe struClure presiding over a small crumbling. Smooth lines can be accom- provided enough thickness to ensure that yard and adjacent mainline trackage. It's a typical Southwestern "territorial" -style passenger/Feight station, somewhat dilapi­ dated yet maintaining a proud sense of grandeur and style. fr om the wings fr onting the passenger platfo rm to the rounded belf;'y inhabited no longer by a bell but rather by birds and bats. All in all the scene typifi es " old New Mexico" - crumbling yet classic. It is a picture of placidity umil the serenity is interrupted by the whine ol diesels and the sleek proji'le of double-stack containers in bright contrast to the dusty pink adobe walls.

Creating this scene at Tortilla Flats depot required a variety of special techniques and materials, covered briefly in previous columns. To a large degree the character of the structure and related facilities results from the use of ScaleCrete, a spackle-like Just as in a home, the breezeway at Tortilla Flats serves as a point of collection material manufactured by C. S. Design of for all sorts of items - new and old.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 21 the brick paper was level with the concrete. ScaleCrete was also used to form the surface of the stepped concrete retaining wall visible across the yard along the SouthernPacific mainline. The concrete pillars along the wall were fonned of balsa strips glued onto the sheet balsa; once all glue was dry, a thin layer of ScaleCrete was troweled onto the balsa and smoothed with an artist's palette knife. Working with ScaleCrete resembles working with the stiff "mud" used in cover­ ing sheetrock walls. It works best in thin layers, spreads easily from a mound and can be feathered to a fine edge or masked off for a straight edge. When first encountered as a mound on the working surface, ScaleCrete has an intractable character - but in a mat­ ter of seconds, under the pressure of a trowel, it becomes as workable as cake frosting and retains this malleable characteristic for approximately 20 minutes. Its unique character stems from the The rock garden at the Tortilla Flats station shows the pride of Carrizozo's inclusion of fine grains in the spackle-like Garden Club in their New Mexico heritage. material, which results in a realistic con­ crete effect. Water may be added to the material, but carefully, as a little goes a the balsa for the windows in the front of using a household brush. On the front side long way and the final color of the concrete the station (trackside); no specific window of the station, holes for the vigas (beams may be affected. The printed instructions castings were used for these, since manila supporting the roof) were drilled at 3/4" available with the material are very helpful file folder would be used to form the inset intervals. The dry ScaleCrete surface drills and provide specific techniques for road­ window moldings inside the station. Once very nicely; in fact, it drills better than it ways, grade crossings, curbs and side­ all door and window openings were cut, cuts. A V16" pilot hole was drilled, followed walks. All in all, ScaleCrete is a versatile ScaleCrete was applied to both sides of by a W' hole to accommodate the W' dowels. and very useful medium for model rail­ each building wall and allowed to dry. The dowels were cut into V2 " pieces and roading applications. It is easy to use after Areas where the stucco was meant to be stained with turpentine/artists' oil colors, a brief, familiarizing practice session crumbling were left rough, and some bare then inserted into the holes. (always a good idea when a new material is balsa was left showing here and there for The window and door castings were air­ tried!). an "aged" look. The belfry was fonned of a brushed with a mixture of Floquil paints to Applying ScaleCrete to thin balsa (W' block of pine, cross-drilled and whittled to resemble a typical blue/green trim color, thick for this project) requires that a coat form the arched openings, then covered then press-fitted into place and held be used on both sides to minimize warping; with ScaleCrete. Considering the number securely with a dab of Hobsco Goo (a little then, the coated pieces should be weighted of wall pieces needed for the station, this dab'lI goo ya ... ). to ensure straightness. In a dry climate was a lengthy process. Roofs for each section of the structure approximately three hours of drying time is The next step in constructing the build­ (passenger and freight) were constructed of required to attain sufficient hardness for ing - once all the pieces were thoroughly sheet card stock, painted with Testors further work. Waxed paper can be placed dry - involved assembling the pieces and enamel and inserted below the outer edges between the surface and any weights (we creating characteristic Southwestern-style of the walls. The front edges of the roofs used bricks) for the last two hours of the details. First, the building walls were set on are held in place by the dowels, while the drying time. The resulting surface may wax paper, squared and glued together back edges rest on a strip of balsa glued to then be aged, painted or left as is. When with Elmer's Glue-All . the interior of the station walls. The roofs painted with a latex paint, the ScaleCrete Next, the structure was set in its place on slant from front to rear to direct rainfall closely resembles stucco or adobe - so it the completed platform to check for towards the drain spouts, which were cut was a perfect choice for the station at appearance and squareness - a simple from 1/16" square brass tubing and colored a Tortilla Flats. process, since the platform and building weathered rust. A V3 2" drill was used to Preparation of the station building prior had been designed in conjunction. The define holes for the drain spouts, which to applying ScaleCrete involved cutting proper "settling" of the building on the were then pushed into the rear wall. Roof sheet balsa to specific dimensions (see the platfonn was accomplished by placing the details include air conditioners and fu rnace August issue of MRG for details). Next, complete structure on a sheet of wax paper smokestacks which were snatched from the window and door openings were carefully in its final location and inserting small scrap box, then painted and glued onto the cut with a hobby knife. Campbell window amounts of spackle between the bottom roofs with Hobsco Goo. castings were chosen for the passenger­ edge of the building walls and the wax The loading docks and small platform and freight-room windows at the rear of paper-covered platform. The spackle was located inside the breezeway were simply the station, while doors from the scrap box allowed to dry in place, then the building made of scribed manila fi le folder and were selected for both passenger and was lifted from the wax paper. The result strips of balsa, cut and glued together, then freight rooms - plain rectangular doors was a closer "marriage" between building stained with a wash of turpentine and for the freight side, rounded doors for the and platfoml. artists' oil colors. The wash brings out the passenger side. At this point, the entire structure was scribing in the file folder material. Arched window openings were cut in painted with a dusty rose latex wall paint, Stairs up to the freight room door in the

22 • Model Railroading September ., 992 breezeway were constructed from Evergreen styrene strips and painted with Testors enamel in a wood color. The handrail is 24-gauge copper wire which was bent to fit, attached with Hobsco Goo and ACC, and painted with Floquil's Weathered Black. Testors Dullcote spray proved very handy in eliminating the sheen that resulted from this process. Since the interior of the freight room can be seen from the open loading-dock door, a sheet of Holgate-Reynolds plastic HO brick sheet (wrong side up) was painted and used to model a floor. Balsa strips glued along the interior walls of the freight room support the brick sheet at the raised floor level. Finally, signs cut from maga­ zines were utilized to identify the building and its affiliation with Amtrak. "Built for train watching!" Cold soda pop inside, a shady breezeway and a view across the yard and mainline outside - what could be better? The sta­ Driveway and Grade Crossin.;! tion at Tortilla Flats provides a haven for modern railfans. The paved driveway next to the passen­ ger-station room provided yet another use for ScaleCrete. The drive was cut from card stock, then coated with an extremely thin (approximately .015") layer of ScaleCrete. When dry, the ScaleCrete was colored with AsphaltPaint, also a product of C. S. Design. This product, when dry, produces a very realistic aged-asphalt sur­ face, yet it is somewhat tricky to apply since it comes as a tempera powder (much like a dark gray lampblack) and must be mixed to the correct consistency with water prior to application. The drive was assembled and painted on the workbench then placed in its location. Grade crossings were constructed of scribed manila file folder, washed with the turpentine/oil color mixture and set in place. Final details for the scene were created once all the major elements - platform, station building, retaining wall and drive - were in place. Adjacent to the drive is a rock garden fo rmed of the actual volcanic A Jersey Western Quality Quik passes in front of Tortilla Flats - autos pulling rock common in the area, crushed to the into the drive may mean there's a crew change coming up soon. The wings of correct size and glued in place. This ele­ the station front make a nice frame for photos. ment of grace is typical of "civilized" New Mexico; no doubt it is maintained by the Garden Club of Carrizozo. Telephone poles made from dowels and Magnuson Models hardware march toward the station, giving it a sense of the present; and bits of debris here and there testify to the current use of the area. A handcart, lad­ der, wheelbarrow and trash barrel add to the inhabited look - yet the entire area is dwarfed by the stern, rocky cliffs that reach alone to the big sky and help to cre­ ate the atmosphere of this "Land of Enchantment." (Editor's Note: Allhough Ihe use of card slock alld manilla fo lders may prove salis­ fa ctory fo r dry climates like New Mexico, they are not recommended fo r humid areas where moislUre can cause severe warpage. The working side of the freight room. And, just in case you're wondering, the Styrene or brass sheeling may be necessary Hanjin and the APC containers are a soon-to-be-re leased product from in damper climates. -Randy) � Athearn.

September � 992 Model Railroading • 23 Erie Lacl(awanna's Alcos Part 1 The C425

by Jim Six Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated

hough the Erie Lackawanna was not late 1950s just prior to the EL merger. As a by the end of the decade, these locomo­ one of the renowned, popular rail­ boy, I had witnessed Erie FAs and RSs tives would be reassigned to freight ser­ roadsT like the New York Central or Santa working the mainline through Ashland, vice as the last of the passenger trains were Fe, it nevertheless had a faithful following OH, on many occasions and developed a discontinued. throughout the areas it served. In cities keen interest in them. The yellow-trimmed Alcos were common on the EL with such as Binghamton, Cornell, Sharon, black locomotives were attractive to me, RS3, C424 and C425 units holding down a Youngstown, Akron, Marion, Dayton, and there always seemed to be Erie Aleos major part of the freight traffic until the big Lima, Hammond and even Chicago, there in Ashland - though at the time I didn't six-axle EMDs arrived in force. EL's was and remains a throng of EL faithfuls. know an EMD from an Aleo. Century C425s were assigned to Marion, Its colorfu l locomotives and cabooses During the middle '60s, while other rail­ OH, and though they did frequent the "east appealed to a great many enthusiasts. roads were phasing out Aleos and filling end," these locomotives primarily worked Devastated by competition from neighbor­ their rosters with second-generation EMD the westem half of the railroad. ing railroads and the trucking industry, and and GE products, EL continued to acquire finally ravaged by a hurricane no less, the Schenectady's locomotives. In 1963 the EL Modeling an EL C425 EL could stand no longer. In 1976 the com­ obtained 15 2,400-hp Century C424s Modeling Aleos hasn't always been an pany became part of Conrail. (2401-2415). Wanting units of 2,500 hp to easy task. Until Atlas entered the HO scale The Erie Lackawanna was born on match the output of EMD GP35s and GE market with its fabulous Kato Alcos, pick­ October 17, 1960, at 1 2:01 a.m., of two U25Bs already on the roster, EL went back ings were mighty slim. Previously all that we companies deep into red ink - the Erie to Aleo a year later, this time for 12 2,500-hp had to work with were the old Model Power Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna & C425s (245 I -2462). RS2, C420 and AHM C424 - each targeted Western. Though competitors, both rail­ Until the end of the '60s, EL's roster of primarily at the toy-train market. A decade roads had cooperated by combining facili­ freight haulers was dominated by four-axle ago I built several Alcos using these models; ties and sharing trackage for several years EMD GP35, GE U25B and Alco RS3, all required repowering and extensive detail preceding the formation of EL. As for loco­ C424 and C425 diesels. No six-axle power modification. Nevertheless, each was a fine motives, the Erie's black-and-yellow loco­ had been acquired for hauling mainline representation of the prototype - just not as motives were primarily Alco or EMD; the fre ight trains, though one might argue that good as the Century 425 presented here. The DL&W's gray-maroon-and-yellow engines the DL&W FM Trainmasters were freight Atlas/Kato connection has served modelers were almost all EMD products. haulers. The same was true for the handful well, bringing us several much-needed Alcos The original EL paint scheme was black­ of Baldwin AS6 I 6 locomotives. Secondary including RS3, RSD4/5, RS I I, RSD 12, and-yellow and remarkably similar to power consisted of aging EMD F3, F7 and C424 and C425 models. Pennsy, New York Erie's. But by the middle 1960s, wanting to GP7s, along with Alco FAI, FA2, RS2 and Central, Erie Lackawanna and other eastem adapt a more noticeable and appealing RS3 units. However, the EMD F-units con­ enthusiasts rejoiced. scheme, the DL&W's passenger colors tinued to show a presence in mainline ser­ Out of the box, the Atlas Alcos are pretty were adapted. The A1co C425s were vice as needed - even after the startup of good models - few dare question their among the first locomotives delivered new Conrail! operating characteristics. They run as well in this paint scheme. The C424s delivered a Other than the aforementioned, the only or better than anything that has ever graced year earlier were the last delivered in EL's six-axle power on the railroad until the late HO scale rails. Paint jobs are quite good black-and-yellow paint. '60s was a fleet of EMD E-units and Aleo too. But there are a few annoying distrac- My interest in this road dates back to the PAs assigned to passenger service, though (Text continued 011 page 28.)

24 • Model Railroading September ... 992 A nice touch that sets this model apart from the standard Atlas C425 is that the railings are scale size. Each stanchion was cut free from the oversize molded railings, then drilled to accept brass .015 formed-wire railings. A steady hand and several No. 72 drill bits were needed. The numberboard numerals came from a Champ NYC hopper car decal set and were intended to be the car end numbers.

Roster photo of the fireman's side of Jim's model. As you can see here, the Atlas C425 makes a mighty fine prototype model locomotive. Several of the detail items described in the text are clearly visible. Note the subtle weathering below the battery boxes and on the coupler. MV headlight lenses and Keystone windshield wipers also lend a hand in making this a realistic scene.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 25 The prototype flavor has been captured by builder Ed Sanicky with his Details West model of CNW 600516, seen here spliced between two similar cars. It's quite common to see several of these cars in a single train, many with different reporting marks. The ease of assembly of this kit will permit the modeler to replicate such a scene with just a few pleas­ ant evenings of effort.

hey're big, they're bold, and they're still running on the prototype! That waTs reason enough for me to build this impressive Chicago & North Western dou­ ble-plug boxcar. Details West makes the job easy with their BC-SOO series kits. One even comes painted for C&NW, but note that it (BC- 502) is a red-orange car - not my yellow version. The prototype originally painted them in this intriguing shade before gradu­ ally shifting over to the now-common yel­ low. But not to worry - you can have both cars on your pike. Not all of the prototypes (C&NW 600500 through 600609) have been repainted, nor will they likely ever be, Looking a little worse for wear, C&NW 600568 arrives at East Conway, PA, in considering the sorry financial condition of the consist of a Conrail EnPi (ENola/Harrisburg to Pittsburgh/Conway) freight. the North Western. The photo demonstrates how almost any shade of yellow will do the job, as Anyway, let's get on with the constrllc- mother nature has faded this car considerably.

26 • Model Railroading September 1992 tion, which you'll find to be quite simple and straightforward. The plastic injection-molding process often leaves small surface defects for us to deal with, and that's true of the roof of this kit. A combination of chisel-blade X-Acto® knives, small files and/or fine sandpaper will accomplish the cleanup. I can't handle those huge plastic stirrup steps, so I just cut them off flush with the sidesill. Replacements are from A-Line. Their #29000 Style A are perfect for the job. A #76 drill will provide the necessary mounting holes. The side ladders are glued in place; note in the accompanying photographs that the bottom rung is flush with the bottom of the car. Now we'll need to prepaint part of the car in order to avoid unnecessary work later on.

ointing - tap First we 'll mask off the ends (if you're using an undecorated black kit), since that will permit us to avoid a second color application. Note the cut levers, cushion underframe and end details. Now paint the roof of the car with your favorite brand of silver. I like Testors prototype which accompanies this article. siderable difference in prototype appear­ #1418 Metalizer Aluminum. Let the color Still, many are seen in reasonably clean ance; I fashion them out of Detail dry for perhaps a full day. condition. should you prefer something a Associates #2505 .015 brass wire. An Next we'll mask off the roof and paint the bit more pristine than the "rust-bucket" our Athearn handrail stanchion #10424 makes a sides of the car the bright C&NW yellow. photog rapher fo und leaving Conrail's nice hanger for the cour;I(;(cut lever. Drill a Once again I prefer Testors, their #27 17 Conway Yard. #68 hole into the corner of the car floor; Bright Yellow. You might want to first use a bend the stanchion into an "L" shape so it primer color over the black plastic. stellin h � 1 me extends outward just past the end ladder and Let's begin with some weight, which is insert it into the hole. A Cal-Scale #276 Air End Detail supplied in the form of an Athearn #90703 Hose glued to the bottom of the draft gear Once all the paint has dried we're ready 50' freight-car weight. A-Line also offers box and attached to a length of 24-gauge to resume construction with the ends. The several candidates for the same job. Use florist wire to simulate the "short hose" end ladders need to be glued: unlike the Hobsco Goo or a similar product for the completes the brake-system assembly. side ladders, they're placed according to metal-to-plastic bonding. Now it's time to paint both the under­ the kit instruction sheet. The Details West underframe comes frame and trucks your favorite shade of I used the brake wheel from a Front complete with the cushion device (either black. Add some rust coloration to match Range kit. The wheel that comes with the Hydra-Cushion or the Evans, as on CNW the overall condition of your model. DW kit is actually from Cal-Scale and is 6005 16) and coupler pocket extensions all After everything is dry, attach the trucks perhaps a bit old for this prototype. Detail molded into one nifty piece. What's more, to the underframe and check for proper Associates also offe rs brake wheels which Kadee #5 couplers drop right inside the height-above-rail and for coupler height, etc. might be appropriate in their new AB draft gear boxes. I do cut off the trip pins, The underframe assembly just slides up Brake Set detail kit. however. The various components of the inside the carbody. It's such a nice fit that Now spray the completed ends with brake system are then added following the little or no cement is necessary. Testors Glosscote (remember, we haven't kit instructions. Your car is now ready for revenue painted the ends of the model) so that the Adding coupler cut levers makes a con- service. � decals will adhere properly.

More Peinting ...end Deceling Bill of Materials Herald King's B-25 C&NW Boxcar has Manufacturer Part Number Description all the necessary lettering material for this car and the lettering plan is correct. The Details West BC-500 series 50' double plug-door boxcar photos should help also. A-Line 29000 Style A stirrup steps r like to spray a coating of Testors Athearn 10424 Short stanchions Glosscote after my decal application for 90703 50' freight-car weight the purpose of sealing the decals in place, Cal-Scale 276 Air hose followed by the weathering process. Detail Associates 2505 .015 brass wire The prototype cars are insulated and are Herald King B-25 Chicago & North Westernboxcar used at least in part to carry food products. Kadee 5 Couplers But they are heavily used and consequently Testors 1418 Aluminum often appear severely weathered, as is the 2171 Bright Yellow

September " 992 Model Railroading • 27 Erie Lacl(avvanna's Alcos

Part 1 - The C425

(Continuedfr om page 24.) tions on these otherwise excellent models. replacements. Though holes were drilled then carefully fit the cab and cemented it in Atlas and most other manufacturers have a just above each bolt head for the formed place too, thus forming a one-piece body. penchant for producing models with railings wire grabirons, no grabs were installed at This assures that no gaps will appear that are too thick. There is no call for this. this time. I highly recommend that you between walkway, body and cab after the The excuse that scale railings can't be mold­ wait until after paint and decals have model is completed. It also affords much ed for technical reasons doesn't fly. N scale been applied, otherwise the grabs inter­ greater structural strength. locomotives have railings that are thinner fere with maski ng for paint and decal than need be for HO scale. If such thin rail­ application. A .015 hole was drilled Detailing a C425 ings can be molded for N scale, then certain­ above front and rear windows for wind­ Next, it was time to add detail. The ly they can be accurately sized for HO. shield wipers which would be installed manufacturer-supplied plastic horn was Another annoyance that only Atlas per­ much later. cemented in place, then after the cement had sists with is cast-on grabirons. This arcane My next step may be puzzling to some, hardened, the hom was cut offflush with the practice was stopped by Athearn,Lif e-Like but nevertheless has become my standard cab roof. This is a good method for fi lling and Stewart several years ago, but Atlas, practice when working on Kato-produced holes. A thin layer of putty was smeared for whatever reason, continues. The same hood-type locomotives. These Alcos are over the plugged horn hole then sanded can be said for truck brake cylinders. I can cast as four primary components - cab, smooth with successive applications of 400, live with carving off grabs on an undecorat­ hood and walkways (plastic) and the frame 600-, then 1000-grit wet/dry sandpaper. ed model, but with the excellent paint appli­ (metal). In comparison, an Athearn loco­ Details West Alco sand-filler hatches cation of recent Atlas offerings, doing so motives is but three components - cab, were installed at the top center of the nose ruins some mighty fine paint jobs. I repeat, body and metal frame. The hood and walk­ and the top center of the end of the long Atlas is the only company offering model way are cast as one component. hood. Detail Associates formed-wire Alco­ locomotives with cast-on grabirons for seri­ As a general rule, more individual com­ type lift rings were drilled for and installed ous model railroaders. At the price of these ponents allow greater detail fidelity. By on the roof. A Detail Associates Sinclair models, there is no reasonable excuse. producing the walkway and hood as sepa­ radio antenna was cemented to the cab roof I began work by disassembling the rate items Kato is able to add tread to the offset to the engineer's side and toward the model and (you guessed it) carving off top surface of the walkways - a feature rear of center. A Cal-Scale three-chime the grabs. Care was taken not to remove Athearn locos lack. Not needing the three trumpet was installed on the cab face just the associated bolt heads, but - don't plastic components to be separate items, I below the roof level and to the right of the fret -Detail Associates offers excellent first cemented the hood to the walkway, headlight. Detail Associates headlight fix-

Figure 1 - Cross-section view of fuel filler detail. Figure 2 - Notch in metal frame to clear fuel­ system air filter. Rear of cutout to be even with front edge of fuel tank.

CAST METAL FRAME FLYWHEEL

FUEL FILLER PIPE

CEMENT � �("" I FUEL FILLER SUPPORT \ �v :..-- (MAKE OF STRIP STYRENE) \..- 1

FUEL TANK BODY

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September 28 • Model Railroading '1992 There is one very obvious difference between this photo of a prototype Erie-Lackawanna C425 and the model prepared by Jim Six - the location of the name ERIE-LACKAWANNA. This is the "as-de!ivered" paint scheme applied to EL's C425s. Note that at the time of this photograph, the hyphen was used in the railroad name. Hammond, IN, Nov. 8, 1964. Courtesy of Diesel Era magazine, collection of Warren Calloway tures were cemented in place of the cast-on There is a fuel-system filter just ahead of LACKAWANNA was spelled with a versions (which had been carved off). the fuel tank on the engineer's side of the hyphen connecting the two names. It L1Ke so many other railroads, the EL locomotive. Details West offers an excel­ wasn't until the late '60s that the hyphen installed cab sunshades on its locomotives. lent scale version, but in order to fit one in was dropped. Also, on the early version of Several manufacturers offer this detail, but place, a section of the frame had to be cut EL's C425 paint scheme the roof was I opted to fabricate my own from .0 I 0 out (see Figure 2). painted black. However, in later years sheet styrene fit to a sunshade "channel" As with most diesel locomotives, Aleo black gave way to EL Gray, simplifying left over from a Cannon & Company cab Centuries have an abundance of pilot detail the painting process. kit. My reason was that both the Detail including coupler cut levers, MU hoses, There is some question as to what color Associates and Details West versions train-line air hose and drop step. The cut Erie Lackawanna Maroon really is. I have appear a mite thick. I also saved a buck. levers were each made of two long L-sec­ EL Maroon paint chips from three different Several details can be added to the trucks, tions and a U-section - three pieces in all. locomotives, and, when buffed to a shine, including sand hoses, speed-recorder drive The L-sections are held in place with cast­ all three show a diff erent color. One is a and slip-sensing sending units. Sand hoses brass cut-lever rivets from Details West. close match of Accu+paint EL Maroon were formed from .028 brass rod and fit into The U-shaped center section is secured by while another looks like the maroon of holes drilled through the four corners of drilling two holes and pressing the U inta Microscale's latest EL decal sheets. The each truck. ACC cement secures each in them. ACC cement locks all in position. third doesn't match any available paints place. A speed-recorder drive unit was Holes were drilled for MU hoses, which that I know of - it's kind of in-between. drilled for, then cemented to the bearing were cemented in place with ACe. No After studying the photographs in the all­ journal of the trailing axle on the engineer's accurate drop step is available for these color books by Preston Cook and Larry De side of the truck. Wheel-slip sensors and particular Alco Centuries. Also, no accu­ Young, I have concluded that lighting cables were installed on all truck journalson rate aftermarket handrail stanchions are plays a big part in how the maroon appears. the side away from the engineer. made that match those of the Alco Century Further, the different color paint chips indi­ The fuel-tank area can be enhanced by - not even from Smokey Valley. cate that not all EL Maroon was the same. adding a more accurate fuel fi ller. To do The paint was probably acquired from dif­ ir g, ",C. so, r cut away the cast-on fuel fi llers and ferent suppliers and at different times. smoothed the roughed surface. Details The particular version of EL's paint I opted for the Microscale decals because West white metal fuel fillers were used, scheme I chose also dates the model. As I had a few new sets on hand, and my and a hole was drilled for each. The fuel­ delivered, the words ERIE-LACKAWANNA Accu+cals were more than ten years old. fi ller pipes on the prototype are straight, were painted maroon and located above the After the decals were applied and over­ and not bent as is the Details West EMD yellow-trimmed maroon band. Judging coated with clear paint a strange phe­ version I used. It was straightened and from several dated photos, sometime dur­ nomenon happened. I had placed the model cemented in place angled upward and out. ing the very late '60s the name ERIE on top of my computer to look at as I typed Again referring to the prototype, there is a LACKAWANNA was changed from this article. It was in the direct sunlight for a brace supporting the filler pipe from below maroon to yellow and relocated to the cen­ few hours in the late afternoon. At different (see Figure I). I cut two braces from .020 ter of the maroon band on the long hood. times of the day the maroon appeared to sheet styrene and cemented each in place. An interesting side note is that ERIE- change color! Really! The shades of maroon

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Another difference between the model and the real (425s as delivered: they had black roofs. Short of funds and mak­ ing every reasonable effort to reduce expenses, the El eliminated the black roof when locomotives were repainted dur­ ing the early 19705. Also note the appearance of "fine" railings, unlike that portrayed by the stock Atlas model. Courtesy of Diesel Era magazine, collection of Warren Calloway matched most of the photos in the two color you won't need any. The yellow-trimmed with white Railroad Roman numerals books! Sometimes reality can be stranger maroon bands are entirely decal! The which are not included in any of the EL than fiction, and this "ain't no fiction!" frame, fuel tank, trucks, and pilots should decal sheets. After searching my decal I suggest using Floquil EL Yellow and be painted Weathered Black. scrap box I came across Railroad Roman EL Gray if you can find them - Floquil numerals of the right size and color. They discontinued these colors a while ago; Decaling are freightcar end numbers left over from a apparently they weren't selling well Use either Microscale or Accu+cals for Champ New York Central hopper car set. enough tojustif y retaining them in the line. the maroon band and yellow pinstripes. I'm sure that other decal sets will also have Bad move, Floquil. If this policy continues Sufficient maroon decal band sections these numbers - you'll have to check for we will be limited to modeling only the were cut out and trimmed to fit. Then one yourself. With all decals securely in place larger, more popular railroads - homoge­ at a time, each was soaked in water and and dry, the entire model was spray-painted nizing the hobby. Knowing that the EL col­ with the model on its side Solvaset was with several coats of clear paint to seal the ors were to be discontinued, I managed to puddled over areas to receive the maroon decals. At this point all fonned-wire grabs hoard a quantity of each, cleaning out two band. The decal was then transferred to the and other detai I left off to ease paint and dealers before someone else did. I feel a bit side of the locomotive and, using a wet cot­ decal application were installed. guilty, but at least I have enough paint to ton swab, carefully positioned. I built my last C425 using Athearnloco­ do all the models I'll ever need. Though the gurus of the hobby say that motive handrail stanchions. Though okay, It seems that with each passing year my next move is an absolute no-no, I they are not great. Not satisfied, I looked model railroading becomes more and more tamped the decal with the wet cotton swab for a more realistic stanchion for my Erie of a hobby of "get it while you can 'cause to "squeegee" any air pockets from behind Lackawanna locomotive. Looking over the it ain't gonna' be around long!" I know the decal surface. When this step is com­ stanchion/railing assemblies supplied with many model railroaders that "protect" their plete, be sure that the decal is lined up the model, I decided the stanchions are sources so that others with more cash properly. This process is repeated until all accurate representations of the prototype. won' t buy out a supply. Too bad. 1 don't decals are in place. The model is then set So, I carefully cut each stanchion from the call that "fun." aside for a day to allow the decals to set. railings and drilled a .015 hole through the At least Accu+paint still offers EL col­ The next day I puddled Champ decal­ head of each - a tedious, time-consuming ors. If your dealer doesn't stock them, they setting fluid over all decals and allowed the task that would not have been necessary can be ordered from Walthers. Actually, I fluid to soften the decals. Again, using a had Atlas/Kato produced accurately scaled find Accu+paint to be a very good paint, in wet cotton swab, I pressed the decals into railings. New railings were formed of some respects better than Floquil. all crevices and other detail on the model. Detail Associates .015 brass rod. As for a However, it is considerably more translu­ The process was repeated as needed until drop step, the problem was solved by using cent than Floquil and is not a brushable all decals were snugly fit to the model's the Atlas stanchions. Drop steps are cast as paint. It must be applied by airbrush. surface. part of the end stanchions. They look okay, I first spray-painted the entire body shell The proper numerals for the number­ but I would prefer to have a nice set of EL Gray. After masking, the ends and boards depends upon which Erie Lacka­ etched-brass or stainless-steel versions so sidesills and were painted EL Yellow. wanna locomotive you are modeling. The they could be installed in either the up or Don't worry about maroon paint because Centuries had black numberboard backs down position.

30 • Model Railroading September 1992 Once all are in place, brush-paint them. do not have sufficient motive power to offering a simpler method fo r kitbashing. Most of the railings and stanchions are operate in the years iinmediately preceding This time the model will be painted in "vir­ gray with the railings flanking the step Conrail - to which my EL C425 is so well gin" EL colors rather than Conrail Blue.) wells painted yellow. Various combina­ suited. What now? tions of black, yellow and gray stanchions Here is where the "round-robin" group I were used at the ends of the locomotive. belong to comes into play. For example, References Some units had the end stanchions and rail­ Mark Olstyn's layout represents a ings all black - others all gray. A combi­ Binghamton, NY, setting. Mark's time 1. Photos and statistical data - Warren nation I believe to have been most common frame, like mine, is set in the Conrail years. Calloway, Diesel Era magazine. was to have the railings and the two stan­ Like me, Mark plans to backdate operating 2. Erie Lackawanna in Color, Vol. J: The West End, chions flanking the drop step yellow and sessions, putting him into the later Erie Larry DeYoung. (Photos on pp. 34, 41, 45, 48, 77, 103, 110 and 115.) the two outboard stanchions gray. Lackawanna years. Neither of us have suf­ 3. Erie Lackawanna Memories, the Final Years, ficient locomotives to support such a set­ Preston Cook. (Complete EL roster included; Weathering ting on anything but the most limited of photos on pp. 18, 36, 44, 68, 76 and 78.) At this point, I had a well-detailed scopes. However, if we pool our resources 4. The Northeast Railroad Scene, Vol. 4: The model, but one that didn't appear real. In along with those of a few others, a full­ Erie Lackawanna, Bob Pennisi. (Photos on order for it to be a convincing representa­ blown Binghamton session set in the late pp. 16, 25, 30, 42, 45 and 70.) tion of the prototype, weathering was an '60s or early '70s becomes reality. And 5. Erie Lackawanna East, Lark R. Zimmer­ absolute must. It is a well-known fact besides, it's really fun operating your mann. (Photos on pp. 14, 23 and 32.) among Alco enthusiasts that the Centuries motive power and rolling stock on some­ were a filthy lot - much dirtier than other one else's pike. Note: Pages listed show photos of EL C425s. builders' locomotives. If the model is to (Editor's Note: Jim Six is preparing other Some are "portraits" which afford the modeler represent the '70s it should be filthy. At Erie Lackawanna models that will be fea­ the opportunity to study detail, while others that time, the EL was in financial trouble tured in the months ahead. Included are RS3, show the C425 in action lashed up with other and deferred most all maintenance except C424 and the ever-popular SDP45. Yes, .lim locomotives. These are of indirect assistance in that which was necessary to keep trains is preparing yet another SDP45, this time that they show what types of locomotives were moving - including washing locomotives. utilizing the latest available products and typically operated with the Centuries. 1. Whether to weather should not be a ques­ tion. However, the amount of weathering Bill of Materials and what method of application are legiti­ Suggested mate questions. Mfg. Item Retail My model was weathered using a com­ Qty. Code No. Description Price* bination of airbrush and dry-brushing tech­ I DA 1803 Sinclair antenna .32 niques . 1 first applied weathering with the airbrush, then streaked it using a small 2 DA 1003 Pyle late-type headlight fixtures 1.00 paintbrush dipped in lacquer thinner. pkg DA 2204 Coupler lift bars (cut levers) 1.75 When this step was completed to my satis­ pkg DA 1508 MU hoses 2.00 faction, a little more airbrushed weather­ 6 DA 1106 Alco lift rings .63 ing was applied, then the entire model was 2 pc DA 2505 . 015 brass rod (for railings) .50 spray-painted with a coat of clear flat. 1 pc DA 2508 . 028 brass rod (for sand hoses) .25 That's basically how I weather my models. 12 DA 2202 Formed wire offset-type grabirons .63 However, many others prefer using chalks. I DW 154 Fuel-system air filter .70 Having tried chalks, I will admit to not lik­ 1 DW 127 Locomotive bell .63 ing them ...period. I guess it depends on 2 DW 188 Cab sunshades .40 what you are used to and how you want the 2 DW 166 Fuel-filler pipes .50 finished product to look. What weathering I DW 191 Five-trumpet hom 2.50 method you choose is certainly up to you. 2 DW 202 Alco sand-fill hatch covers .68 With weathering complete, windows, 2 KD 4 Couplers 1.50 wipers, headlight lenses and class lights pkg KEY Windshield wipers 2.00 were installed. These items were left until set MS 87-16 Erie Lackawanna decals 3.75 last so not to be "muddied" by weathering. 4 MV LS22 Headlight lenses 1.15 I'll let you in on a little secret. I built the 8 MV LS300 Marker lamps " 2.00 Erie Lackawanna C425 model shown on 4 RZA W-195 Wheel-slip modulators 4.25 these pages to run in an early Conrail set­ 1 RZA Speed-recorder drive unit 2. 15 ting. Why not? Early Conrail had a lot of SUBTOTAL (of detail parts) $29.29 gray-maroon-yellow ex-EL locomotives in ATL Century C425 locomotive (undecorated) $50.00 service. Though r thought r knew all there was to know about such a setting, I blew it! TOTAL COST $79.29 '" Note: A survey After the model was complete r discovered of several flea markets and hobby stores was used to determine the "price" of the that Erie Lackawanna had not renewed the Atlas C425. Selling prices ranged from a low of $40.00 to a high of $62.00. All other prices listed are suggested list obtained from a Walthers catalog jar lease on its C425s and all went to BC Rail the quantity needed (not necessarily as packaged). in early 1976 - they never turned a wheel for Big Blue! Manufacturer Code So much for my wealth of knowledge ATL Atlas Model Railroad Company MS Microscale Decals about early Conrail. That the EL 2457 DA Detail Associates MV MV Products never made it to Conrail has significantly DW Details West PSC Precision Scale Company diminished the usefulness of the model for KD Kadee RZA Custom Finishes by Rzasa me. Though time settings can be adjusted, I KEY Keystone

September 1992 Model Railroading • 31 Part3 - Chassis Rebuilding

What a mess! Let me sort through this and see if I can make any sense out of it. With a little bit of luck, maybe I can even build a chassis that runs!!

by David A. Bontrager Photos by the author

do you determ ine the power needs of a model railroad? Now, let's talk switchers. This is a whole different world of opera­ OWYou just go to the hobby shop and buy some locomotives, tion. The way I test switchers and Kadee couplers is to couple to a right?H Well, not quite. car without moving the car! This places extreme demands on that The main thrust of this series is to have a basic concept; a purpose locomotive, especially with free-rolfing cars. So, when it comes to of design and direction for your freelance (or prototype for that mat­ switchers, remember these four words: "CAN MOTOR WITH ter) model railroad. And be realistic and honest with yourself when FLYWHEELS." developing that basic concept. Two areas that model railroaders This issue isn't settled yet. Which can motor? What kind of fly­ overestimate are: I) space and 2) budget. wheel? There are several can motors available. The two most popu­ After space is determined, under-plan the amount of trackage. lar are Sagami and Mashima. Cannon is also supposed to be good, Nothing is worse than a lot of track jammed up in a small area; this is but I've never used one, simply because the others serve my needs. supposed to be fun, not frustrating. Flywheels - which is best? One brand is not "better" than another. After all of the above criteria are met, determine the length of It all depends on what you prefer. trains, the grades and the degree of curves. There you have it - the NorthWest Short Line (Sagami distributor) offers a complete line detennining factors of motive-power selection. of precision-turned brass flywheels that are designed to be pressed All of this brings up another decision. (Gee, isn't this fun?) What onto the motor shaft, and then have drive-shaft universal cups kind of motor are you going to use? Do you want a ready-to-run installed. I like this combination, but let there be no doubt about it, chassis, or do you want to build your own? If you decide on a can pressing flywheels onto the delicate 2mm or 2.4mm motor shafts is motor, which brand? risky business. Okay, let me sort through this. Since I'm dealing with the small Proto Power West not only builds ready-to-run chassis, but also yard and local motive power on my C&W, I'll address the issue of offers all the components separately: Mashima motors, flywheels, motors from that perspective. Athearn-compatible universal couplings, etc. The PPW line of preci­ The demands on road power and switching power differ greatly; in sion-turned brass flywheels has Athearn-type ball joints installed. fact, there just isn't any comparison. I've run many trains using the These flywheels are designed for a slip-fit, using a special CA adhe­ Athearnmotor and steel wheels with success and much enjoyment. As sive for positive placement of the flywheel on the motor shaft. many of you know frommy previous articles, I hard-wire the motors Timewell offers numerous flywheels to fit a variety of motors and install thrust washers on all Athearn locomotives; that's the secret which are precision-turned brass. to success using Athearn power. One more option. If you have a lathe, or good contacts at a

September 32 • Model Railroading 1992 machine shop, make your own. With custom-made flywheels I pre­ fer a perfect slip-fit with the flywheel held in place with a small setscrew. As a summary, I would suggest using as large a flywheel as possi­ ble, even if the frame has to be milled out a little. I have used, even in combination, all of the products listed herein with good success. So the final decision is yours.

SW Power _ Chassis 4 - TOP: Stock Athearn worm gear and universal coupling. BOT­ To achieve that nice, smooth, slow-speed operation needed for TOM: NWSL universal coupling installed. Also shown are the end switchers, a can-motor conversion for the Athearn SW chassis is bearing and NWSL thrust washer. The thrust washers are installed reasonably easy to do using a NorthWest Short Line (NWSL) between the bearing and gear. These eliminate the end play of the repower kit. worm gear, which in turnallows for smoother operation. Overland Models also offers a ready-to-run chassis for the Athearn SWs, but I prefer building my own chassis. However, [ will 5 - Universal show both to demonstrate the options. cups and dog­ WSL Repower Conversion bone drive shafts are included in The following procedures are designed to be used in conjunction the NWSL kit. with the directions furnished with the NWSL repower kit. These are made from very hard industrial plastic and will probably never wear out.

I - TOP: Stock Athearnfra me. BOTTOM: Modified frame to fit the NWSL/Sagami motor. A lot of frame material needs to be removed; be careful not to remove any more than necessary.

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6 - An optional method of reassembly is to install the sideframes, painted, before assembling the truck housings.

2 - Test-fit the motor as frame milling progresses. Notice that the flywheel goes to the front. I milled the frame for a very close fit of everything with the motor sitting directly on the floor of the motor cavity. On final installation, the motor is placed in the frame using double-sided tape (included in repower kit). The thickness of the tape gives the motor just the right amount of additional height to allow for adequate clearance of all components.

3 - The C&W Shops hard-wire all motors. For this installation, I soldered both wires directly to the trucks. It doesn't make any difference, except for direction of travel, which wire(s) goes to the top or bottom of the motor;

just don't connect both wires to 7 - Place each gear individually on the proper spindle and rotate. the same location. Each gear should rotate 100% free. If any drag is fe lt, turn the gear

Model Railroading • 33 over and test again. The gears seem to have a right or a wrong way wheel at a time onto the drive gear using a push-and-twist motion. of being installed. As each gear is rotated, if any catching is fe lt, Install a second wheel in the same manner. I don't recommend oil­ check the spindle or side of the housing for any kind of burr, no mat­ ing the bearing at this time, and certainly don't recommend using ter how small; remove burr(s) if any are found. any adhesive on the axle/gear connection. One minute droplet of CA adhesive on the bearing and it's useless. NOTE: Most prototype SWs rode on 40" wheels, with 42" wheels being an option. I installed 42" wheels, which matches the stock Athearn size; no adjustments had to be made for proper coupler height, using a No. 27 coupler.

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II - Gauge the wheels, using an NMRA HO standards gauge, 8 implementing the push/pull-and-twist method to make any needed adjustments. When the wheels are in perfect gauge, there will be

8 - Apply a spot of lube on each spindle before final installation of very slight side play of the flange in the gauge, about .001" or .002", gears; then apply a little dab on each gear at about every fifth tooth; just enough to feel. install gears on spindles and apply a spot of lube on the gear collar 12 - Paint the outer face of before placing the two housings together. wheels flat black. Any paint that gets on the treads is easily cleaned off with lacquer thinner and a pipe cleaner.

13 - Push wheels past the side­ frames and set bearings in place using a toothpick to rotate the bearings until they drop into place. 14 - When everything is prop­ 9 erly seated, snap on the bottom retainer clip. Roll the assembly 9 - Install the small top housing clip to hold the assembly together. across glass to be sure every­ thing rotates freely.

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10 - LEFT: Disassembled Athearn wheels, drive gear and side bear­ ings. CENTER: NorthWest Short Line nickel-silver wheels, side bearings installed on the upper wheel. RIGHT: Reassemble one

34 • Model Railroading September �992 shims to hold the motor at the exact location needed. Be sure to tape over all mounting holes in the motor case until the silicone dries.

15 - Temporarily install the truck assemblies into the frame so the motor can be properly positioned. The retainer cap was left off the left truck to show how the worm gear and bearings sit in the housing.

19 - As can be seen here, the total package is very tight, but there is sufficient clearance for unhindered operation and body placement.

16 - The thickness of the NWSL motor tape brings the height to the proper level for alignment of the motor shaft and worm-gear shaft. 20 - Completed chassis. Wires are epoxied to the top of the motor so as not to interfere with body installation. Notice how close the drive­ shaft cups are to each other. Much care needs to be taken when set­ ting the motor in place to allow for this close tolerance.

OMI Power Chassis Quite frankly, there just isn't much to do to an OMI chassis, except paint it and install Kadee couplers. I have not measured the OMI wheels, but the coupler mounting pads on the SW and CF7 frames are the right height for using the standard Kadee No. 5 coupler and draft gear.

OMI SW Chassis 17 - Just before final assembly, apply a droplet of clipper oil on the EMD SW switchers use the same size fuel tank as the larger loco­ frame/truck pivot point on the frame bolster. Clipper oil is good for motives, only shorter. The OMI SW fuel tank is not large enough, electrical continuity because it keeps the contact area clean. On a but that is easily remedied. chassis where both wires are soldered directly to the trucks, this is not necessary. On a frame where one wire is attached to the frame, I consider this to be important as it assures the continuity required.

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18 - Using only the double-sided tape to hold the motor in place,

everything is test-fitted and the chassis test-run. When satisfied with 21 - Cut the fuel tank out of anAthearn fr ame. Using a round file or the installation, I apply silicone adhesive between the lower side of straight Dremel cutter, contour the inside of the Athearn casting to the motor and the frame. As shown, strips of plastic are used as fit around the bottom of the motor, just as the OMI casting does.

August ....992 Model Railroading • 35 When it fits properly, glue it in place. I left one lug on the Athearn In the May issue of this magazine I demonstrated how to install casting as an aid to locating it on the new frame. stock Athearn power and a Proto Power West repower kit in this frame. I should add that PPW also has a larger repower kit that will also work. I'll cover that in an upcoming article. NorthWest Short Line also offers several ready-to-install Athearn repower kits that will fit this frame and the CF7 body, but the motor is tight in the body. Then again,can motors don't build up much heat either. I'm going to show a completely different approach to repowering, one that every motor dealer will probably term totally ridiculous, and, in a way, it is. Let it be understood that thisconversion does 1101 produce a powerful locomotive. On my railroad, this particular loco­ motive will never pull more than six or eight free-rolling cars any­ way. Another point of warning: the motor used in this conversion has a very high rpm rating. This CF7 would probably run 200 mph if I shot 12 volts to it. But that's the trick: it runs so smooth and free that hardly any current at all is required to operate it! Remember, 22 - With the Athearnfuel tank in place on the OMI frame, the cor­ this is an optional conversion and not recommended for a locomo­ rect profile is achieved. tive that is going to pull many cars and/or traverse grades.

OMI CF7 ChaSSis

23 - The OMI power chassis as delivered. This is a neat package and runs very well. The fuel tank was mounted backwards on all the CF7 chassis that I purchased. It's easy to change by simply remov­ ing the four small screws that hold it in place.

26 - TOP TO BOTTOM: I) NWSL/Sagami motor. 2) PPW fly­ wheels with Athearn-typebal l couplings installed. Notice that each flywheel is as long as the motor and larger in diameter. 3) Athearn worm gear with stock universal ball, end bearing and thrust washer.

24 - As long as the fuel tank is out, paint it separately. The OMI 4) PPW Athearn-compatible universal couplings. 5) PPW steel drive chassis can easily be painted without any further disassembly. Mask shafts (included in universal assortment kit, but not used in this con­ off everything above the frame. version).

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27 - PPW splined shaft installed on Athearnworm gear. Rather than

25 - Tum thechassis over and mask offthe bottom of the motor and make a steel shaft, it was much easier to use this shaft. trucks. The sideframes can now be painted. After the paint dries and tape is removed, clean paint off the wheel treads. I do this by run­ ning the chassis in place upside down and holding a pipe cleaner, dampened with lacquer thinner, against the treads. (CAUTION: lac­ quer thinner is very flammable; exercise all means of safety if you use my method.) After frame and body work is complete, slide the frame into the body and install Kadee couplers. You will find that the couplers also hold the two components together.

28 - Final installation. This was really easy; everything just dropped RPP CF7 Frome in place. Installing nickel-silver wheels, checking gears, etc., was all There are several options for powering the Rail Power Products covered previously. Notice how the wires are routed and held in CF7 frame, all of which are neither difficult nor very expensive. place with CA adhesive wherever necessary. The terminal strip on On the topic of costs. When material cost plus labor is figured, the top of the motor was made from scrap plastic and held in place with totals come out about the same; ready-to-run versus building up a CA. This may seem like a lot of fuss with the wires, but it keeps frame. Personally, I enjoy frame building, but it's not for everybody. everything in place after the chassis is installed in the body.

September 36 • Model Railroading 1992 To summarize this motor installation, I must say that you need to see it operate to believe it. The coasting action is phenomenal, even at slow speed. At road speed the coasting is actually dangerous! This motor can also be used as an alternatemethod of repowering an SW chassis. By using Timewell No. 120 flywheels (16mm diame­ ter with 2.0mm bore) very little milling has to be done to the Athearn frame. A short drive shaft can be easily made using NWSL No. 2020-4 universal coupler set and No. 482-6 2.0mm steel shaft (cut to length needed).

29 - The only milling needed is tapering the inside of the motor cavity slightly, as shown.

One last comment on using this small motor. Without going into a long dissertation on power packs, just let it suffice to say not all 30 - What a compact package! Another factor in a smooth-running packs are created equal. I'll just say that I've had good success with chassis is aligning the motor and worm-gear shafts evenly. The guys the MRC TECH 2 and Innovative Train Technology, Inc. (ITTC) from the shop are giving the chassis a last inspection before Innovator 2000 power packs. Not only with this motor, but with a installing the body. Mike isn't going to find anything wrong with variety of motors. By success I mean good control without unneces­ those Jay Bee wheels; maybe he's checking the brakes. sary heating of the motor.

Summary I have tried to answer some of the questions pertaining to the hows, whys and mysteries of a I :87th-scale chassis. [ believe that it has been demon­ strated just why I am such an avid proponent of Athearn (and Rail Power) frames and Athearndrive-line components. They're simply the most versa­ tile and easily worked-on chas­ sis components on the market today.

31 - During your next visit I'll take you back to the body shop and show how the C& W has rebuilt a locomotive that was a rebuild to begin with; the ex­ Santa Fe CF7s.

32 - CF7 No. 826 was the first locomotive of this type the Colorado & Western Railroad purchased and rebuilt. It rides on the super-coaster chassis that was built in this article. �

September 1992 Model Railroading • 37 NOTES ON THE STONY GAP & HYCLIFFE R.R. OR So LITTLE SPACE, So MUCH RAILROAD! by Scott Anderson Photos and trackplan by the author

here are many things a person can count increasingly more active in helping other presented by John Olson way back in the on in life: taxes, death, increased model railroaders with their own pikes. November 1981 issue of Railroad Model hazardsT indulging in the things you like Doing this has provided countless opportu­ Craftsmall . I have wanted to build one most, or great ideas for a layout and cer­ nities to improve my skills and give form like it ever since. The trackplan had to tainly not enough room. The situation in to many latent ideas. The more custom change some to accommodate this bridge. my home is no exception in spite of my sta­ work I did, the stronger the desire became A "Colorado mountain town" was planned tus as a "highly paid" model railroad to creat� something just for myself. for the center area along with a creek author (don't I wish). Also, like many oth­ (with fal ls), one large mountain with tun­ ers, I longed to see my locomotives pass The Railroad Becomes Real nels to help disguise how small the road over a high, spindly bridge, emerge from a Once I determined to build something, really is and one deep cut for picturesque dark tunnel and wind through a picturesque several factors had to be examined. The viewing. cut. The romance of the rails compelled me pike had to be small, but self-contained. Building the Thing at last to set aside idle daydreams and A module was not what [ had in mind. begin in earnestto fu lfill my desire for a Portability was also essential; this layout The Stony Gap and Hycliffe is built on pike I could call my own. will be going places! I wanted to use my standard grid-type bench work made of I x4 The Stony Gap and Hycliffe was born in pike as an attraction at local shows so it lumber. The front profi le board, for the theory over 1 2 years ago. 1 had, at the time, would have to be transported in my older waterfall/bridge, is 1/2" ply cut to shape. only a few pieces of HOn3 rolling stock, an Subaru wagon. This point determined The entire structure is glued and screwed MDC 2-8-0 outside-frame locomotive and how big it could be. While thumbing together with drywall screws. Subroadbed a vivid imagination. Models were con­ through a copy of Kalmbach's 101 Track is also ljz" ply. Homasote is laminated to structed on the kitchen table and run on a Plans fo r Model Railroaders I found THE the ply and is supported on the bench work straight 4' length of track. The railroad plan. It is #2, the Kettle Hills & Eastern on with Ix2 risers. The legs are simple 2x2 press provided plenty of inspiration. The page 2 (I didn't have to thumb very far). affairs that are bolted on and held in place likes of John Olson and Malcolm Furlow The overall size is 43" x 43". What is neat by wing nuts for easy setup/takedown. provided a steady stream of exciting ideas. about it is the over/under configuration. Track is all code 70 Railcraft flex. To give some form to ideas I began to The grades are steep, about 41/2 %, and the Turnouts are Shinohara. One of the build dioramas. This type of building curves are very sharp - as built, down to turnouts was curved slightly to help main­ allows the builder a chance to work with 13" radius in spots. Since the railroad is tain smooth-flowing trackwork. Switch numerous techniques while being sensitive narrow gauge these factors only contribute Master switch machines provide positive, to the premium of living space. Through to its character. slow-motion turnout action. Trackage the building of dioramas, the modeler gains The plan was modified somewhat, most across the high bridge was spiked to indi­ confidence and can amass many detailed notably by the addition of a siding and the vidual bridge ties after the delrin ties were scenes that can be incorporated into a pike addition of another feature I considered a removed. This is most easily accomplished at some future date. must. This layout had to have, as its focal by soldering several pieces of rail across For the last four years I have become point, a high steel trestle. I had seen one (Text continued on page 44. )

38 • Model Railroading September 1992 2 8 !-4------43'--" _�=o_==:_=;TOWN OF HYCUFFE� .Lt---+�I

2 - One of the grade crossings at the end of town. There is always some action for train buffs.

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3 - "I don't know, she just started making this funny noise all of the sudden." Scenes like this cause visitors to linger and even a tiny layout "gets bigger."

1 - A view from under the high bridge reveals the cas­ 4 - Passengers go about their business as the "Bus" idles cades of Stony Gap Falls as Shay #3 crosses Crystal Creek. at the platform.

Septelnber 1992 Model Railroading • 39 5 - The view of Hycliffe looking down from one of the 6 - No. 22 rounds a turn on the north end of Hycliffe. The rocky precipices above the town. "Cat" is a detailed Woodland Scenics item.

7 - Figures add life to modeled scenes. Activity is always 8 - Routine daily activities take on new interest when high at Howzat Supply Co. done in miniature. The fellow washing windows is one example of the mundane made marvelous.

9 - The railbus is a reworked lonan brass model. Numerous details have been added as well as a new "old" paint job. Here she sits at the depot awaiting passengers and mail.

September 40 • Model Railroading 1992 10 - Mogul #22 takes on water at Agua Bueno Tank before crossing the high bridge.

11 - Ole Otis Hackmeyer is out cold again! Mrs. Hackmeyer 12 - A bit of switching adds enjoyment to any railroad. has had it with the old fool and wants the local constable Here #22 shoves a flat of tractors into the SG&HRR's only to "lock him up and throw away the key!" industrial siding.

13 - Mainline action as Mogul #22 emerges from a tunnel 14 - This intersection gets fairly congested when trucks under the high bridge. The 2-6-0 is an old United import try to leave Howzat Supply at train time. that has been re-motored and painted by the author.

September ... 992 Model Railroading • 4 ... 42 • Model Railroading September �992 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: The Prototype H16-44: Fairbanks-Morse introduced the 1,600-HP H16-44 in 1950. Four carbody styling variations were used Fairbanks ..Morse (FM) H16.. 44 on the H 16-44; the first was a curved and sloping body designed by the famous Milwaukee Road (MILW) industrial designer, Raymond Loewy. The HO Scale Model by Bowser styling was similar to the Loewy-designed FM H10-44 switcher. Styling on the by Rich Picariello production units built from January to Photos from the Todd Rollheiser collection April 1954 was changed to a straight-end design with no curves at the running-board steps. From June 1954 to February 1955, Milwaukee Road 816-44 the cUl'body was redesigned with high­ Detail Parts for HO Scale: mounted running boards, but they retained l-CF221 Air hom (brass) 3.69/ea. ALI A-Line/Proto Power West the large horizontal shutters of the first DW 190 Ai r horn (brass) 2.50/ea. PPW: 3432 Lucero A venue versions forcing a step down in the Note: Used on #4 19 only. La Verne, CA 91750 running board at the radiator shutter area. 2 - DW174 Air horn 2.00/2 After February 1955 until the end of AT: Athearn, Illc. OM900S Air horn 2.30/2 190 I 0 Laurel Park Road production in 1963, the final body Note: Used on #436, 424, and lefT side of 419. Compton, CA 90222 variation had smaller radiator shutters (in 3 - ATl0536 Air tanks 1.40/8 the vertical direction) and had the same 4-DA2301 All-weather window (plastic) 1.5012 CS: Cal-Scale massive full-length running board as seen OM9716 All-weather window (brass) 7.30/2 21 Howard Street Note: Use as is on #424, modify per photos Montoursville, PA 17754 on FM's larger six-wheel trucked H16-66 for other units. and the H24-66 Trainmaster. The first two CA: Cary Locomotive Works 5 - DA1 202 Bell, underframe 1.0012 cUl'body designs rode on AAR type B 21 Howard Street DW127 Bell, underframe 1.2512 trucks and the last two body-style Montoursville, PA 17754 6-DW132 Brake ratchet I.OO/ea. variations rode on FM's own C-Liner 7 - CA424 Carbody louvers 1.50/set CF: Custom Fillishillg version of the AAR four-wheel truck; the SV134 Carbody louvers 1.95/set 379 Tully Road curve in the drop equalizer distinguishes S - PSC4834S Chain 2.75/1 0" Orange, MA 01364 these trucks from their otherwise similar 9-MV300 Classification lights 2.00/4 DA: Detail Associates 10-DA2205 Coupler lift bar 2.75/10 AAR counterparts. The Milwaukee Road Box 5357 OM9150 Coupler lift bar 1.7012 owned 37 H 16-44s, numbered 400 to 436, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 1l-OM9170 Door handle 2.55/6 which were acquired from 1954 to 1956. 12 - DA220S Footboard, pilot* 3.2512 ow: Details West I3 - DW166 Fuel filler (metal) 1.00/4 P.O. Box 5132 The Scale Model H16-44: The only non­ PSC390S0 Fuel fi ller (plastic) 1.50/4 Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 brass model of an H 16-44 for HO scale is 14- DA2202 Grabirons 2.50/48 ME: Milliatures by Eric the former zamac kit from Pennsylvania 15-MV22 Headlight lenses 1.10/4 Box 416 Scale Models (PSM), now manufactured 16-DA6206 Hose, air line 1.25/6 Merrickville, Ontario by Bowser. This model duplicates the final - DA2206 Lift rings 3.00/36 17 Canada KOG I NO IS - DA 1505 MU box (need four) 1.00/2 'Trainmaster" styling used from February Note: Reshape and add cable pipes to bottom MV: MV Products 1955 to the end of production. The Bowser of part. P.O. Box 6622 H 16-44 is available powered using 19 - DA1508 MU hoses 2.00/16 Orange. CA 92667 Athearn parts consisting of a modified F7 20 - DW142 Radiator fans 1.25/4 OM: Overlalld Models, Illc. chassis, drive components, motor, and GE Note: Needed only if part #20 is used. 5908 W. Kilgore Ave. "U-boat" type B four-wheel trucks or as an 21 - DA2712 Screen, roof fan (optional) 2.50/set Muncie, IN 47304 unpowered dummy unit using the Athearn 22 - DA2713 Screens, radiator fans, rear roof PSC: Precision Scale Company F7 frame and GE non-powered trucks. The (optional) 2.75/set 3961 Hwy. 93 North truck side frames are not authentic for the 23 - CF196 Speed recorder (brass) 4.39/4 Stevensville, MT 59870 DA2S07 Speed recorder (delrin) 1.50/4 post- 1954 versions of the H 16-44; correct 24 - ME-T5 Truck sideframe, FM Coline SV: Smokey Valley Railroad replacement FM-type trucks are available (brass) 25.00/4 alld Machille Co. (see parts list). SV1 14 Truck sideframe, FM Coline Div. of Quality-Wright Corp. Early generic brass models of the H 16- (plastic) 6.95/4 P.O. Box 32 44 have been imported by Red Ball, 25 - AL29200 Windshield wipers (delrin) 1.75/8 Dublin, OH 430 17 ALCO Models and possibly others, and CS419 Windshield wipers (brass) 3.50/4 UP: Utah Pacific although out of production for many years, PSC3968 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 Div. of Tomar Industries they can sometimes be found at bargain UP94 Windsh.ield wipers (brass) 2.00/4 9520 E. Napier Ave. UP97 Windshield wipers (plastic) 1.50/4 prices, making them good starting material Benton Harbor, M1 49022 for conversion to a Milwaukee H 16-44. The detailing on the Bowser body shell is Note: These detail parts may be Note: The following part must be fabricated by the modeler: available from your local hobby rather crude by today's standards, A - Brake air line - simulate with brass wire. dealers, so try them first. If you must reflecting the original PSM tooling of the order directly fro m a manufacturer, '60s. The version modeled by PSM and * Similar parts, either separate or molded on, are included include at least $1.50 for postage and Bowser is a good representation of the with the Bowser scale model; replacement of any or all handling. You must purchase the full final carbody style (as seen on #436) used original parts is left to the discretion of the modeler. quantities as shown in the detail parts after February 1955 and would be the list. easiest version to model.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 43 For those desiring to model the earlier 1954-1955 carbody, major modifications would have to be done to the Bowser shell NOTES ON THE STONY GAP & HYCLIFFE R.R. to match the units as seen in the photos of #419 and #424. Such modifications would OR include lowering the running board at the shutter location, filing off the shutters and So LITTLE SPACE, So MUCH RAILROAD! rebuilding with horizontal shutters, and (Continued/rom page 41.) adding or relocating the carbody vents. , This work would require extensive metal­ working and might tax the skills of a begin­ the track to hold it in gauge before remov­ nate and even hide too many features of ning modeler. ing the factory ties. the SG&HRR. My favorite kit on the lay­ Any version requires the removal of the The wiring is straightforward. There is out has to be Rocky's Tavern . This large fuel-tank skirts on the body shell and only one cab and three blocks. Power is diminutive beer joint oozes character. The the building of a smaller fuel tank and air currently provided by a MRC Tech 2 pow­ Pharmacy is also exceedingly nice; well, tanks (mounted crosswise under the body). erpack. A bus wire circles the layout for everyone has their own favorites. The gas Smokey Valley made separate frames with the positive (+) rail while the blocks are station is a little scratchbuilt office that three sizes of fuel tanks that also had, as a controlled by miniature SPDT toggles. was done eight years ago. It fit right in and bonus, the correct truck spacing for the The small control panel and all wire I'm glad it now has a home. Each kit has H16-44. The frames are no longer listed in hookups are designed to be unplugged to been embellished somewhat. Some have the Walthers Catalog and may not be cur­ aid in the portability of the whole unit. custom roof treatments while others give a rently available. Athearn handrail stan­ Scenery was built up from sheets of sty­ place for miscellaneous details. The chions are furnished in the kit but they are rofoam and wadded newspaper. I opted Howzat Supply Co. is a nice kit made by not correct for the H16-44s as shown in the for a Hydrocal shell and plaster rock cast­ Evergreen Hills called Nevada Railroad photos. Round brass wire, cut to the proper ings even though the end result would to Supply. length, would make a much better repre­ be a "heavy" portable layout. Every effort The population of Hycliffe and the sur­ sentation of the prototype stanchions. was made to keep each application of rounding area stands at close to 60 folks at Another major modification would be cut­ plaster as thin as strength and the desired present. Most of the figures are from Prieser ting out and replacing the radiator fan detail would allow. My rock castings are although there are a few Weston and others screens on the end of the long hood and made from both homemade and commer­ mixed in. The majority of figures started replacing with the Detail Associate screens cial latex models. The deeper molds are life unpainted. Some had their poses and the Details West fans shown in the personal favorites due to the depth and changed before they got colors added. parts list. The resulting see-through effect dramatic outcroppings they provide. Color The sharp-eyed viewer will note there is would be worth the effort. is achieved through the use of acrylic not much continuity as to the ages of vehi­ artists' colors mixed with water into very cles on the layout. My habit is to use what Paint and Decal Notes: Milwaukee Road dilute stains. Darker hues are gradually appeals to me, appearance-wise. Thus, units are painted light orange and black. built up through the application of addi­ many early cars and trucks mingle freely The underframe, trucks, fuel tank and tional stain. Ground cover is mostly with later transportation. One will seldom, handrails are black. White paint is used on Woodland Scenics foam of various grades if ever, see anything newer than the 1950s, the handrails at the step areas and on the with liberal amounts of genuine Colorado however. step edges. The large white "X"-shaped dirt and decomposed granite tossed on for The Stony Gap and Hycliffe R.R. has markings along the sideframes, seen on effect. The trees are mostly made from been quite a little adventure so far. I have many Milwaukee Road diesel locomotives Woodland Scenics kits. The trunks were displayed it at one local show to date. in later years, were probably added for sprayed with Gray and Ruddy Brown People seemed to enjoy the railroad very safety reasons to #436; these can be made Krylon primers. Dry-brushing the trunks much. from thin white stripe decals cut to length gives a final touch of highlight. I've begun As to the ease of transporting the unit; and applied in two pieces to make the to add some pines made from Sweetwater well, it's barely portable. Altogether it "X." tree kits. These are filling the role of fore­ weighs in at 70 pounds or so. My 13-year­ ground trees. As of now there are over 100 old son and I can lift, carry and set it up. Decals for HO scale: trees on the SG&HRR. Layouts seem to For the future, I plan to continue adding Champion EH-221 just swallow trees up as fast as you can details. Some additional aspen trees are Herald King L-370 plant them. needed most. Of course, more people Microscale 87-441 Crystal Creek was made by detailing the going about their daily routines will be Walthers 43760 creek bed then pouring several layers of continuously appearing. As time permits, Envirotex. The Envirotex was slightly tinted some new buildings of a more "craftsman" Paints: with some brown and green acrylic paint. nature are planned. Lighting and other Accupaint: Frothing white water is clear silicone teased effects, perhaps some minor animation, 2 Stencil Black into peaks. Once the white water is dry, would add a great deal of interest. A layout IS Warm Orange another thin layer of Envirotex is poured for of this size allows for a number of effects (lighten with #1 Stencil White) a shimmering effect. The two waterfalls to be incorporated. Also, the viewer can combine "angel hair," Envirotex and clear pull up close to see all that is involved. Floquil: silicone for their look of water in motion. To anyone who is lamenting the lack of 10 Engine Black Most of the buildings are readily identi­ space, my sympathies. Take note of the 162 Milwaukee Orange fiable as Woodland Scenics. These are Stony Gap and Hycliffe in hopes that you great kits for several reasons, not the least too may be inspired to tackle at least a Scalecoat: of which is their small size; they fit right small pike. This undertaking has certainly 10 Black into a layout of this size. Most other struc­ eased my anxieties and provided countless 16 Reefer Orange tures on the market would tend to domi- hours of model railroad fun. .1. .1.

September 44 • Model Railroading 1992 Revitalizing the Clinch River Layout by Larry Smith

he evening was boring. Television was Nothing appeared amiss. I stood back and to the concrete floor. I was sick. I went a wasteland of reruns, and I just looked at the layout, and the problem behind the layout and found the locomotive. coTuldn't get interested in reading a new became obvious. Fortunately, no major damage was done, novel. I really didn't feel like messing with When the layout was built I was in the and I was able to get it running that evening. the layout, because I had spent several midst of planning a national convention Something had to be done to correct the weeks rewiring for dual-cab control and and my layout was on one of the tours. In problems and make the layout more enjoy­ needed a break. Finally, I decided to go my haste to getit running I had taken some able. I needed to begin a serious evaluation into the train room and just have fun. construction shortcuts, one of which was of my layout if I was going to be happy Carey Jenkins, a close friend and fine building a steep curve downgrade from with my creation. modeler, had recently kitbashed an EBT Jenkins Crossing to Hunt Creek. Now, I standard gauge 0-6-0 for me, and I decided was beginning to pay the price for hurried, Evaluation of the layout to make up a train using the new engine. I sloppy work. I finally got the train running I had three options to consider: I) tear quickly determined that this was going to down the grade and into the tunnel leading the layout down and start over, 2) rebuild be an impossible task since I had a very to Hunt Creek. the sections of the layout that caused prob­ limited amount of dual-gauge track for the At the mouth of the tunnel approaching lems, and 3) do nothing and live with the engine to operate on. I gave up on the idea Hunt Creek is a very sharp curve with a problems. Choice number three was imme­ and built the train using my narrow-gauge guard rail. I slowed the train down for the diately eliminated. Mike. The consist was two wooden box­ curve, but to no avail. Clunk! On the I had often considered tearing down my cars, five hoppers and caboose #27 on the ground again. I turned off the throttle again layout and starting over and had even writ­ rear - it was the largest I had ever operated and walked around to the train. This was ten an article discussing the new layout in over the layout. getting frustrating. The locomotive that I the September 1990 Model Railroading. I cracked the throttle and the train began operated most often was a Westside 2-8-0 However, more pressing matters seemed to to move out of the yard and across the with an open-frame motor. It took a lot of push this complete rebuilding onto the bridge toward Miller's Chapel, where the power to operate and wouldn't go very fast. back burner. As time wore on I decided I line turnedto go up the grade. The locomo­ When I switched to the EBT Mike with a could live with the current layout and toler­ tive pulled the train with ease as it began can motor, things quickly changed. The ate the problems. Now the situation had the slight climb to the upper level of the locomotive used very little power and ran arisen again, and this time I needed to layout. Breaking out of a tunnel portal, the freely. I had to watch the speed on the make a decision. I divided the layout into train momentarily appeared while it passed grades or I would have a runaway. I backed sections and evaluated each one on its own through the exposed section of Blanchard's the throttle down to low speed to keep the merit. I made notes about what was Bend. Unexpectantly, I observed that an train moving when it entered the curve at required in each area and how it should be eight-car train took up the entire exposed Hunt Creek. There the locomotive decided it modified or corrected. section of the layout. The train then pro­ wanted to continue straight ahead, taking the After this exercise I discovered that I ceeded through the tunnel and appeared at train with it. I put the train back on the track, was very pleased with some portions of the Jenkins Crossing. walked back to the throttle and brought it on layout and didn't want to destroy the work So far, everything had run perfectly. The into Adams with joyous success. I had so laboriously completed in those train passed the siding leading into the Since this was not an operating session I areas. Other portions of the layout had brick works and began its downhill run. decided to run the train into the return loop potential with a little work, but redesign of Clunk! On the ground went the locomotive. and bring it back up to Wise and try it all some sections would be a waste of time. I turnedoff the throttle, rerailed the engine over again. The train entered the tunnel and What follows is how I evaluated my layout and went back to the throttle and started the disappeared under the scenery. All of a sud­ and the steps I have taken or will take to train again. Clunk! Off the track again. den the locomotive became quiet. Before I improve the layout and provide smoother Okay! Let's locate the problem. So I took could turn off the throttle, I heard a loud operation. They are not presented in the my track gauge and checked everything. bang as the locomotive fell from the tracks order of construction, but by area of the lay-

September 1992 Model Railroading • 45 out. I hope my approach will help you if you area and will complete it in the next few chard's Bend. This added more interest are dissatisfied with portions of your layout weeks. Building the new turnouts for this in the area and now it's a focal point and want to change some areas. After all, a area proved to be a nightmare, but with the for the layout. model railroad is really never finished. help and guidance of Carey it worked out to be one of the smoothest-operating areas Blanchard's Bend Layout Shortcomings on the layout. Continued evaluation of the track­ The quickest method of locating problem The town of Wise was never fully devel­ plan revealed another serious flaw in areas on the layout is to make a scale draw­ oped because I couldn't get it to look right. the design of the railroad, and that was ing. At the time, I was working on the Civil I placed buildings in different settings and the lack of a passing siding in the mid­ Engineering certificate for the NMRA arrangements, but it still seemed out of dle of the railroad. Although I had Achievement Program. One of the require­ place. The original design for the town placed passing sidings at the towns of ments for the certificate is to draw a layout called for a siding located just before the Wise and Adams, these were at the trackplan and build a portion of that layout. steel deck bridge crossing into Miller's beginning and end of the railroad. (See The easiest method of doing this is to use Chapel. This was to have served a group of layout drawing.) So I began to search your existing layout for the design and make small industries located on the narrow for a location for the new passing sid­ modifications to it that meet the requirements. gauge. After evaluating this scenario, it did ing. When the layout was first con­ My layout already had all of the design ele­ not seem logical that this would occur in structed I had placed a passing siding ments required, but when I began the drawing real life so the siding was turned into a car­ on the upper level at Jenkins Crossing I could see problem areas clearly. repair facility for the narrow gauge. only to discover that it would only hold Space was too small in areas that had The town was originally designed to fit the gas-electric. I ripped the track out been designated as switching locations, on a section of scenery that ran from a flat and made the passing siding into a spur. and there was no room to add the needed area at track level up a grade that over­ Blanchard 's Bend had never really trackage. Some curves were too tight, a looked the engine facilities. I added styro­ been developed and was still an open few grades too steep and some of these just foam blocks and built the entire edge of the area 42" long by 10" wide with limited needed to be eliminated altogether. Fortu­ layout up to simulate the town sitting on a scenery and very little in the way of nately, these problem areas were all in one cliff overlooking the railroad. I moved the structures. I considered putting a White section of the layout so I decided to rebuild station to the lower end of the yard and Ground Models Three Springs tipple at only that portion. This eliminated the idea added a concrete bridge from the town to this location and assembled the kit for of tearing down the whole layout and start­ the station. A backdrop was added on one the site. When the track was installed to ing over. edge of the Wise area and a few structures serve the tipple, I found that a curved were placed in front of it to give the area a turnout would be located right up Wise finished look. I have yet to add the pave­ against the mouth of the tunnel. This One of the first changes occurred at ment on the street but will do so within the was not a good situation so the area had Wise when I determined the limitations on next several weeks. pretty much been left untouched. using the standard-gauge 0-6-0. I had New possibilities for this area pre­ never looked at the possibilities of operat­ Miller's Chapel sented themselves when the decision ing the standard-gauge portion of the lay­ The track leading into Miller's Chapel was made to demolish the upper por­ out when I first designed the layout and crosses the return loop from Adams to tion of the layout. The backdrop was had eliminated most of my standard-gauge Wise on a combination of a steel deck and disconnected from the edge of the lay­ rolling stock. However, Railroad Model wooden trestle. Miller's Chapel was origi­ out and when the new upper deck was Crajisman ran an article on kitbashing an nally conceived as a wide spot in the road installed I found I had more space in EBT standard gauge 0-6-0, and I wanted where the railroad turned in toward the the Blanchard's Bend area than I had one. I purchased the parts and Carey Jen­ mountains and began its climb to Blan­ originally counted on. The entire cor­ kins did the work. It turnedout beautifully, chard's Bend. This concept was modified ner of the layout opened up allowing but I didn't have anyplace to operate it. I when the dual gauge was extended into this the construction of a passing siding decided to add more dual-gauge track to small section of the layout and the area and simultaneously clearing the way the yard and added a third rail to the nar­ became a junction. for more switching locations. row-gauge mainline crossing the steel deck The upper level of the layout had bridge into Miller's Chapel. already been scheduled for demolition, and Jenkins Crossing With the change in the standard-gauge I knew this would allow for drastic I knew I had a problem at Jenkins mainline, I found that I had acquired a changes in the area. One of my prime Crossing with the track leading to the dual-gauge, two-track yard. One of the big objectives was to reduce the amount of lower level. Immediately after passing problems facing me was the lack of an hidden trackage on the layout. The original the spur, the track begins curving and interchange track from narrow gauge to design had created a monster with nearly a dropping downgrade. In less than 40" standard gauge. I planned to operate the third of the tracks hidden under scenery. the track dropped 2", creating a steep railroad like the East Broad Top by placing By moving the backdrop at Miller's grade of 5%. It continued to drop narrow-gauge trucks under standard-gauge Chapel I was able to accomplish part of my another 71/2" in the next 9', resulting cars. To accomplish this would require at goal. When the upper level was removed, in a very steep grade of 61/2%. I could least two more dual-gauge yard tracks all of the scenery was destroyed that con­ get a locomotive and two cars up this where the White Ground Timber Transfer nected the upper and lower levels. This grade, but that was the extent of the would be located. affected the scene I had placed on the operations. Coming down the grade One other obstacle was the lack of coal lower track beneath the bridge. I originally the trains would accelerate and derail transfer from narrow to standard gauge. I developed this area using a GRS Micro­ on the sharp curve at the base of the added the two new sidings in the Wise yard Liting hobo camp and was hesitant to mod­ grade, giving the effect of a runaway and at the end of the old dual-gauge, I built ify it, but the removal of the scenery roller coaster. The decision was made and installed a model of the EBT engine­ prompted me to act. I added a stream along to lower the upper level by at least 2". house at Mount Union, PA, for the 0-6-0. I the lower track and built a covered deck This did away with the 5% drop on a have a coal transfer facili:y planned for this bridge for the mainline running to Blan- curve and reduced the overall grade to

46 • Model Railroading September 1992 BLANCHARD'S BEND BLANCHARD'S BEND

BEFORE

AFTER

ADAMS WISE HUNT WISE CREEK

COAL VALLEY

'12" = l' '12" = l' 16" RADIUS CURVES 16" RADIUS CURVES

STANDARD GAUGE STANDARD GAUGE I I I I I I I I I I I I DUAL GAUGE DUAL GAUGE I I I I I I I I I I I I I NARROW GAUGE NARROW GAUGE

41/2%, a respectable grade for narrow I refurbished the stream by cleaning it Elimination of Hidden Trackage gauge. I also eliminated the sharp with soap and water. The rapids were curve at the base of the grade by highlighted with white acrylic paint In my effort to obtain as much running directing the mainline down an unused and a coat of gloss medium was as possible, I had created a layout with siding at Coal Valley. The brick-works applied for a more natural appearance. too much hidden trackage. This hindered siding was replaced, and the area I removed the paneling from the front good operation because most of the trou­ reworked with new structures appro­ of the layout, raised it above track ble spots occurred in the hidden areas. It priate to the locale. level and reattached it to give the took only one time for a brass engine to impression that the track passes hit the floor before protective barriers Cool Volley through a gorge. I then glued styro­ were placed beside the track. The The Hunt Creek area of the layout foam to the paneling and painted it rebuilding of the upper deck has resulted was getting some age on it because with earth color. Trees made from in a substantial reduction in hidden track­ this area had been finished since 1986. toothpicks with Polyfil were inserted age and has visually enhanced the layout I decided an overhaul was needed in into the styrofoam, creating the look with new scenery areas never before this area so I relocated the mainline, of the edge of a mountainside. The imagined. The new changes are under­ eliminating the sharp curve, and created effect is very spectacular and forces way. For those of you who are wondering a new space for an additional coal tip­ the viewer to look down at the trains. "Where are the pictures?" I'm afraid ple. Plans for the Wood vale Tipple This enhances the effect of operating you'll have to wait a little longer. The and Headframe were published in the in mountainous terrain. revitalized Clinch River will be presented spring 1991 issue of Timber Transfe r, as a layout feature in an upcoming issue. the publication of the Friends of East dams If your layout is starting to show its Broad Top. This was a small tipple Small changes are taking place in age or you have operational problems serving two tracks and occupying a Adams. The shifting of buildings and created by shortcuts in construction, small amount of space. Construction the addition of streets provides a bet­ admit that something is wrong and cor­ has begun on the tipple, and I will ter mix of industries and a more aes­ rect the situation with new or modified install it on the layout upon comple­ thetic look to the town. The scrap construction. Study and evaluate each tion. The New Deal Garage and the yard was eliminated and E. F. Smith section of the layout on its own merits. boarding house were relocated to Blan­ Coal Company was moved from Hunt Modify or correct if necessary and pro­ chard's Bend and replaced with a large Creek to Adams. I used a combina­ ceed to the next area, taking each into tipple built from plans from Dean Frey­ tion of the new Walthers O. L. King consideration. It is easier to eat an ele­ tag 's article in the April 1989 issue of and scratchbuilt structures to develop phant one bite at a time than at one sit­ Model Railroading. A company store a scenic location. Fine Scale Minia­ ting. The only sacrifice you have to and several company houses for the tures Barnstead Lumber was assem­ make is a little time and effort, and you miners are also planned for this area. bled and installed in place of the wi II be rewarded for your efforts with a The next change on the layout Henderson Lumber Company kit pro­ better-looking layout with a smoother occurred at the end of the layout where duced by Timberline, and these operation. the railroad follows the river from changes have given the area a nice Next time, with apologies to our edi­ Hunt Creek (Coal Valley) into Adams. balance. tor, Are we having fun yet? Part 2 .... �

September 1992 Model Railroading • 47 THE PHAKE CLI MAX Building a Small Logging Locomotive in HOn30

by Bob Beaty Photos and illustrations by the author

Scratchbuilt HOn30 "Phake Climax" on the author's layout.

here was a lillie-known invel1lor and Flying Zoo On3 Climax. I knew that I had files and a jeweler's saw. The frame can be entrepreneur responsible fo r many to have one if it was made in HOn30. There very brittle and may crack or break under uniqueT and obscure pieces of railroad is an HO scale version but it lists for $600 rough handling. Make sure you leave equipmel1l built around the turnof the cen­ plus change. As a retired naval officer, enough metal to surround the motor and tury. Phinneas Phake developed the Phake graduate student and parent with a son in support the shaft bearings. I had originally engine (later known as the static engine) college, I didn't have the change, much wanted to cut away the lower chassis frame and also the Phake coupler used on long less the $600. If I wanted a Climax loco­ but decided that would make it too weak. consists of log cars. Phake was also instru­ motive I was going to have to build it Other early diesels with four-wheel trucks mental in the development of the Phake myself. So I did! could also be used, but measurements and tUllne/ porla/, used by many railroads of My model is constructed from an N techniques would have to be modified to (he day 10 overinflate their trackage rights scale diesel, various brass and plastic detail confonn to the specific chassis used. I have and company size. (Phake also dabbled in parts, brass tubing, homemade castings and also made a Class A Climax from a discarded sports, providing many early fo otball various sizes and shapes of styrene. (See N scale F7 chassis and a can motor (this teams with suggested plays, many of which parts list at the end of the article.) engine was pictured in my bobber-caboose bear his name today.) But his most pro­ article in the June 1992 MRG.) Some notes The Chassis fo und developmel1l was the Phake Climax on my construction wording - chassis - it looked like a real one, but in reality it I began by removing the body from an N refe rs to the metal portion ji'om the original was just another Phake. scale Minitrix Fairbanks-Morse diesel N scale model; frame refe rs to the Plastruet switcher found at a flea market and disas­ and styrene frame that we will construct I subscribe to several model railroading sembling the components, being careful not around the chassis. Refer to the drawings in magazines in addition to this one. When I to damage the motor or lose any of the Figures 2 and 3 during construction. received the Jan./Feb. 1992 issue of gears. Next I modified the cast-metal frame The Body Frome Narrow Gauge Gazelle, I was immediately as shown in Figure I and Photo I. [ used a drawn to the article on modifying the Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel, as well as The body frame will support the boiler

48 • Model Railroading September 1992 Figure 1 - Remove shaded areas from the Minitrix chassis. Use a jeweler's saw or Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel. Use caution, the frame is fragile.

1 - Modified chassis with the motor and trucks in place. Note the area removed from the forward and rear por­ tions. The front lip corresponds to a ledge on the rear and supports the frame. SIDE VIEW

CHASSIS

2 - The frame is built up from Plastruct and styrene. The center is cut to fit around the metal chassis. The front deck rests on the chassis front lip.

TOP VIEW

FULL SIZE FOR HO SCALE

I I �- -I t- - I I --- I I i I I I I- _i , I I 3 - Construct the cab from strip styrene. Build the cab and BODY FRAME (TOP VIEW) tank form to fit over the chassis.

and cab plus simulate the structural frame front support piece cut to fi t the boi ler cut these shapes out, leaving the lines. You members of the engine. The frame is con­ shape. The assembly must rest on the chas­ will file these pieces to fit during assembly. structed from Plastruct C-channel and L­ sis and not impede the motor or the trucks. Using various styrene strip sizes, build beam shapes covered with styrene decking. The bottom drawing in Figure 1 shows the up the window and door frames. I used a Cut two pieces of 1/8 " C-channel 16V2'long, overall shape. thin piece of scribed car siding to indicate two pieces 4' long and two pieces 61/2' the wood paneling beneath the windows. long. Cut rear and front deck plates out of The Cob Test-fit and cut the front of the cab to fit .020 styrene sheet (see Figure I and Photo Normally, a Class B Climax has a over the chassis. Once you are satisfied that 2). Test-fit the rear deck to the chassis. throughway on the cab deck between the the four sides mate well and will fit onto Using MEK or Plastruct cement, secure cab and the tender tank which also serves as the frame/rear deck and over the chassis the 61/2' end beam, then cement the two the cab's entrance. Because the motor of the without binding, glue them together and set short (4') frame members flush with the Minitrix engine sticks up above the cab aside. Make sure the cab assembly remains inside edge of the wider opening on the floor, I designed an enclosed cab for my square in all three directions. rear deck. Attach the longer frame mem­ model (see Figure 2 and Photo 3). This will While the cab is curing, build up a 3' H x bers to the deck's inside edge. Attach the hide the chassis and motor and give a con­ 4' Lx 5V2'W tank form from .020 styrene. front deck to these frame pieces along with sistent appearance to the cab/tank assembly. The form should fit around the rear gear­ the front-end beam. With the frame/deck Climaxes with closed cabs were used in tower casting and rest on the top of the upside down, attach short L-shapes as sup­ Maine on the little-known Seboomook chassis in the space where the metal was ports at the end of the decks and where the Lake & St. John Railroad and in Virginia removed. It must also fit against the frame pieces meet. on the Big Sandy & Cumberland Railroad, frame/rear deck. Another L-shaped piece will be required so it will not be inappropriate to have one Cut a piece of .010 styrene 4' x 15' for a under the door opening on each side, but on this model. Using my drawing or your tank wrapper. (This provid'es SDme extra wait until the exact door position is known. own concept as a guide, draw the cab sides length.) Emboss rivets along one edge and Later, we will install an L-shaped boiler and ends onto .0 I a styrene sheet. Carefully 3' up from that edge (see Photo 4). These

September 1992 Model Railroading • 49 right cylinders, so begin now to differenti­ Figure 2 - Refer to this drawing to build the individual parts. ate them. Next, cut two 1/4" diameter disks from .010 styrene and glue to the cylinder end. Cut two 1/3 2" rings from the tu!Jing and glue these to the disks. Sandthis joint smoothly. To simulate the retaining bolt heads, I used the support sprue from the small Grandt Line NBW castings (not the big piece, but the little ones that have the NBW attached at the end). Mark the end of the cylinder at eight evenly spaced points and attach small (Y64") sections of sprue. Cut two shapes for the flywheel/counter­ weight backing-plate assembly section (I am not sure what this part is actually I, I I I I I I I I I I called); make it long enough to attach to SCALE: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 the cylinders behind the crosshead-guide section. When gluing this part to the cylin­ ca. -1902 ders, be very careful to align the cylinders so the access port is parallel to the counter­ weight backing plate. Attach a strip of .010 will indicate the base of the tank and where from brass shim stock, soldered to the x .125 styrene to the upper edgeof the it is affixed to the top. If you are unsure, boiler tube. My smokebox front is a combi- plate, curving it to match the rear edge. measure where the rivets go first, then nation of NBW castings and a brass tank- This strip only extends down a little past emboss. We will install the wrapper later. hatch casting that looks like a smoke-box the centerline of the backing plate. Use Test-fit the tank form to the cab, adjust as door. The boiler is wrapped with rivet- modeler's putty to fill in the gaps and sand may be necessary and glue these two parts embossed shim stock, leaving a scale 21/2' the contours smooth when dry. together. (If you want an open cab with a smoke box up front. I secured my wrapper Cut out two steam chests from .080 x .080 deck between the tank and the cab, you can with ACe. If you solder, make sure you do styrene strip, sand or file a curve to one side fill the open doorway with firewood to con­ not melt any styrene pieces you may have and attach to the top of the cylinder, centered ceal the motor and chassis beneath it.) already attached. between the forward edge and the opening Lightly scribe a centerline along the top for the crossheads. Attach a piece of .010 x The Boiler of the boiler to help align the stack, sand .125 styrene to the top of this square to repre- The boiler is made from a single piece of dome and bell which will be added later. If sent the top of the steam chests. W' brass tubing a scale 81/2',slotted to fit you plan to add handrails, now is a good The crossheads are constructed from over the chassis frame, worm and gear time to mark the boiler for these also. .0 lO x .125 and .040 x .040 styrene. The tower for the forward truck. This slot is piston shaft is a short length of wire or .025 trial-fit until the boiler does not interfere The Cylinders styrene rod. The main rods are constructed with the drive mechanism and sits flush on The two cylinders are constructed From from a length of .040 x .080 styrene with the upper portion of the frame protecting V4" -dia. styrene tubing. Cut two pieces 9/16" smaller pieces of scrap styrene and rod the motor. long and cut a 5/1 6" oval crosshead guide material to simulate the attaching shaft, The smokebox front can be constructed access into the side of each, 1/, 2" in from the bolts and grease cups. Cut two disks from from styrene and NBW castings or made back edge. Remember, there are left and .020 styrene and one from .010 styrene for

4 - Emboss rivets on the tank wrapper with a pounce 5 - Pictured here are: cab, boiler and frame sub-assem­ wheel or a clock gear. blies; bell; headlight; modified chassis; left and right cylin­ ders and rods; sand dome; stack; trucks and new side frames.

'-- the flywheels. Cut the thinner disk in half, and file a semicircle in the center of each half. Glue these to the .020 disks and attach a Figure 3 - This drawing is not to scale; refer to it for the small section of 1/16" styrene rod in the center. Mark these two fly­ overall relationship of the parts. wheels at 90° on the unbalanced side; this is where we will attach the main rods later. Set the crossheads, main rods and flywheel/counterweights aside for now. They will be painted sepa­ rately and installed after the cylinders are painted. Photo 5 shows the various parts prior to assembly.

Boiler Detailing Using techniques I have described before in my articles on casting parts (Dec. '90, Jan. & Feb. '91 MRG), I cast my smokestack, sand dome and truck sideframes. You may not want to go to that degree of trouble so some suggested commercially available parts are listed in the Parts List at the end of the article. I fabricated the steam-yoke piping from 16-gauge copper wire. (I pulled the white wire from a piece of BX cable and stripped off the insulation.) Form the yoke around the boiler tube, then bend each leg parallel to the boiler at the lower edge, near the frame. Measure the appropriate distance from the bend (approximately a scale 51/2')and bend the wire outward 90°. Cut the wire ends off just past this last bend and fi le smooth. Solder or ACC a scale 2' length of wire to the top of the arc of the yoke. Pipe unions can be simulated with small circles of styrene tubing cut and slipped over the wire. Small wire could also be soldered in place for the same effect. Glue the boiler to the cab; use the frame and chassis to keep it straight. Most of these small engines had the steam dome inside the cab. I simulated mine with a piece of W' Plastruct tubing glued to the front cab wall and resting on the metal chassis. A piece of brass tubing will also work well. The front of the boiler will need support. Construct a smokebox sup­ port from either T-shaped Plastruct or two pieces of .020 styrene. It should fittightly between the boiler and the frame but not interfere with the gear tower. Once you are satisfied with the fit, glue the boiler/cab assembly to the frame. Fit a cab roof from scribed styrene and glue it in place with the scribing on the inside of the cab. Attach the steam-pipe yoke ]' from the front of the cab. Attach a short length of styrene rod (or wire) between the vertical pipe and the front of the cab; cut off and insert a globe-valve stem and handle in the top edge of this pipe. Attach the sand dome, bell, stack and headlight at this time. A pop valve should be installed in the cab roof and the whistle in the end of the vertical pipe. (Actually, these can be reversed, if desired.) Fabricate sanding pipes from florist wire (you will note that I forgot 6 - Cab, boiler and frame assembly with steam cylinders mine) and boiler feed lines and check valves from a slightly larger­ and topside details added. The steam-pipe yoke is made diameter wire. from 16-gauge copper house wire. Fit the tank wrapper around the tank fOlm,ensuring that the rivets are positioned correctly. Crease the styrene at the bends but do not break it. Carefully cut away the excess on the end. Using MEK or other plastic cement, attach the wrapper. Small- diameter wire (24 or 28 gauge) can be glued to the upper edge to finish it off.

The Trucks and Steam Cylinders I grouped these two together because the cylinders must be placed so that they do not interfere with the swing of the trucks and the new sideframes. First, remove all the diesel truck detail except the brake shoes from the original trucks. Use a file or Dremel tool for this and ensure that the remaining plastic is smooth. Choose a set of brass or plastic arch-bar trucks with the same wheel­ base and attach with either epoxy or ACe. Align the bottom of the side­ frame with the bottom of the original edge. Check for any clearance problems between the trucks and the metal chassis. Grind off metal as necessary, being careful not to weaken the chassis. Paint the trucks Weathered Black and drybrush with Gun Metal to highlight the detail. Install Kadee knuckle-coupler conversions to replace the non-pro­ totypical couplers that came with the original model.

Attach a small .080 x .080 block to the frame side member, just 7 - Completed model of the "Phake Climax" awaiting (Continued 011 page 68.) decals and window glazing.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 51 PATERSON, NEW JERSEY: Big Operation in a Small Space by V. S. Roseman Model photos and illustrations by the author Prototyp e photos by Steven Kay

f Manhattan Island had never existed, the first concerted effort at industrialization York City, even in the days of horse and Paterson, NJ, would be a much more took place. This led to many patents and wagon. When in the 1800s the railroad Iimportant city than it is today. Although it is new industries, a number of which devel­ reached Paterson, the city really boomed. one of New Jersey's largest cities and still oped right in Paterson. This city became The railroads, although destined to serve plays host to many business and manufac­ known for clothing mills, first silk and later Paterson through one means or another, turing concerns, Paterson is known best as woolens. No less than two locomotive actually came in through the back door. one of New York's bedroom communities. manufacturers made Paterson their home, The Erie Railroad, one of the first to con­ Back in the early days of the United as did all sorts of other unique (for their nect the New York tidewater area with the States, Alexander Hamilton was a founding time) businesses. Being only 15 miles Great Lakes, was backed by the state of father of the "Society for the Establishment northwest of Jersey City, Paterson was New York and was forbidden to bui Id or of Useful Manufactures" at Paterson. Here within each reach of both Newark and New operate trackage outside that state. As a result, the closest location to the ocean the Erie could reach was the town of Piermont, NY, just north of the New Jersey/New York border on the Hudson River. At this point the Hudson is still tidal and barges of freight or even whole cars could be floated downriver to New York City points. Small railroads built a continuous route inland through Passaic and Paterson between Jersey City (a short ferry ride across the Hudson River from Manhattan) to a con­ nection to the Erie Railroad in Suffern, NY. Finally, by the 1850s, the Erie was able to take over the route through to Jersey City and make much more conve­ nient the trip westward to the Great Lakes (and eventually, all the way to Chicago). The story of the Erie RR being wider than standard gauge is beyond the scope of this article, but suffice it to say that this fact caused the Erie to build rights of way hav­ ing greater-than-normal clearance, which is useful to this day in some areas. That the Erie was an early railroad in Erie RR Station on Market Street, Paterson, NJ, built in 1877, as it appeared this area is important to understand, for it around 1920. ended up running right down the main

September 52 • Model Railroading 1992 shopping street in Passaic, NJ, just south of Paterson. As the road's traffic increased the line was double-tracked and helped to aggravate traffic problems in Passaic and some other towns along the line. In Paterson the line was simply elevated on a fill, but in Passaic this was not practical, nor would the town permit such a wall between the two sides of their commercial district. The ground-level trackage and many grade crossings remained until the tracks were ripped out in the late 1960s. All of this relates to the story, for traffic kept increasing on the Erie until freight trains rumbled along the mainline at all hours of the day and night, making the road very unpopular with residents along the tracks. Passenger trains increased in number until the rush-hour movements passing the Erie Station at Market Street, Paterson. View looking south and west. Brick Bergen Arches, just west of Jersey City, building is "new" station featuring aluminum or stainless steel trim. Letters were totalled with three-digit numbers. The spell out "ERIE." View from upper level. concept of four-tracking the line through Passaic was not agreeable to the town and finally it was decided to build a cutoff through Fairlawn, NJ, that would connect at both endsto the mainline. Known as the "Bergen County Cutoff," this line relieved the mainline of freight traffic (through freights) and many passenger runs. Unfortunately, Paterson, the largest city on the railroad between Jersey City and Binghamton, NY, was on the mainline. Many through passenger trains, therefore, stayed on the mainline, as did local freights and commuter runs. Branching off from the mainline at Carlton Hill (Rutherford), this line was built through farmland to meet the mainline near milepost 20 just north of Glen Rock, NJ. Due to shuffl ing of Erie Elevator tower with roof detail evident, as seen from upper-level platform, and Lackawanna lines in the 1960s the cut- which is still in use.

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'. Detail of lower-level structure looking southeast. Even today this is useful advertising space. Note "1928" date on concrete.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 53 View along Railroad Avenue looking southeast. The ten Concrete work indicates that there was probably a covered loading bays provided Railway Express with a lot of load­ walkway supported by stumps shown near photo center. ing space for their trucks. There may have been additional platform canopies.

View from Railroad Avenue looking northeast showing The once-busy lower level is now just a storage area for detail of lower-level stucture and parking lot beyond. track department. Visible on right is upper level platform 1991 view. and in the distance the Post Office. View to the north. off is now the mainline, and short bits of the express terminal and had elevators that had to be done quickly or it would tie up the former main are now used as secondary could load "Jumbos" (four-wheel Railway the whole system during busy hours when or branchlines. Express wagons) for unloading at street trains ran one after another through this The lower level at Paterson formed the level. It appears, though, from hiking station. terminal for trains operating via the around the area, that there may also have Paterson Station, also known as Market Newark Branch. This little one-track line been ramps from the street to permit REA Street-Paterson, was an impressive all­ ran through backyards and along the trucks to run up to tracks ide fo r transship­ brick structure begun in 1877, replacing an Passaic River to reach Newark-Fourth ment of parcels. earlier wooden building. The roof was of Avenue in the North Ward near the State As can be seen on the map, Paterson tile and was built to last the ages. This sta­ Teachers College. Then the line turnedeast Station is a short distance from the Erie tion was tom down and replaced by a much to cross the river and the meadows heading freight station and the yards at Newark more practical building by the early '50s. for Jersey City. This line served commuters Junction (tower XW) where freight switch­ The "new" station reflects the modem atti­ up through the end of the 1950s and then ers were stationed. One of these would be tude toward the train: a necessary evil. became freight only. With stations every available when needed fo r moving express (Although the Erie's passenger service was few blocks, it was an early candidate for cars at the passenger station. An interesting always clean [pretty clean] and was above gas-electric-car operation, and these trains and very modelable operation took place average even outside the "Penn Central" formed the backbone of the service, when a through train would arrive on the Northeast) Today the station structure at although a few steam (and later diesel) jobs upper level, uncouple, drop an express car street level is closed (probably since the ran down the line, too. The service ran in from the rear of the train and proceed down mid-1 960s) but the upper level survives rush hours only, serving a New York-biased the line. (l have described this very casually, and sees frequent service all day, although schedule (out in evening/in in morning) up but surely this operation took a lot of signal­ biased towards New York commuter traf­ to the '40s, when the last few off-hour ing and paperwork, although it was a com­ fic. The through trains are all gone (since trains were eliminated (probably due to new mon if not daily occurrence). The yard the "Chicago Lake Cities" of the 1960s) Public Service Line buses or the adoption switcher would then fetch the express car but one can go as far west at Port Jervis, of automobiles for commuting). off the mainline and bring it down to the NY, a fe w times a day. Most of the service The lower level of the station was also lower level for unloading. This operation extends only to Suffe rn, NY, ironically the

54 • Model Railroading September � 992 point of transfer between the Erie and its connection to Jersey City in the 1800s. Today the trains are the most modern air­ conditioned push-pull dieselized trains. They run into the reslOred terminal of the former Lackawanna Railroad in Hoboken where passengers may board a modern ferry for Manhattan (in rush hours) or to Port Authority Trans Hudson (subway) trains that run under the river to Manhattan, or to local points in Jersey City and to Newark. The trackplan sketches are not exact, for it appears that the layout was changed over the years and in the end was simplified until it simply wound up as the two main tracks that exist today. The platforms are of concrete, and at one

... In better days, the lower level would handle express unloading for New York-Jersey City-Paterson .

• An Erie 4-6-0 with a Newark branch loca l on lower level at Market Street Station .

... Diesel days at Paterson with GP-7 ready for a run to Newark and Jersey City.

BOTTOM: A big Erie 0-8-0 switcher working the lower level. time additional steel girders supported train sheds on the lower level. Even today the photos give a good idea of what must have been a busy operation in spite of the size of the property. Paterson, or a model of a sta­ tion based even loosely on Paterson's operation, would occupy only a small area on a model train layout. The city itself could exist as background paintings, low­ relief structure or as a couple of blocks of some of the nice city buildings now avail­ able from many manufacturers. While the "wide open spaces" require only some plaster, dry color and flocking to give the impression of the plains, town and city modeling has the advantage that, in addition to justifying operation on frequent schedules, it also is able to break the rail­ road scene up into such focused areas of interest that space-consuming mountains are not needed. A fe w six-floor warehouses can block a scene or divide two different neighborhoods or even cities. Where the city exists only in the imagi­ nation of the Brass Hat, a line of taxis and buses on the street, along with passengers on the platform, will go a long way to set­ ting the scene. Paterson is only one of many interesting older urban locations on the railroads. Can you find one on your favorite rai lroad? �

Septem ber ., 992 Canadian Grain Hoppers - Part 1 by George Melvin Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated

Canadian Wheat Board/CPWX 606060 in series 605302 to 606301 is a National Steel Car Co. 59' four-bay car with a 4,550-cu.-ft. and 100-ton capacity, four loading troughs and ten evenly spaced side panels. There are 14 braces sup­ porting the roof walks, three double and eight single. This is a prototype for the InterMountain car. Roof trough hatches can be flat, ribbed or angled, or any combination of the three. Patrick Lawson photo

other roads and private companies also oper­ lookout for one in the next train you see! The end details that distinguish the ate these and similar related cars. We wonder how long it will be before National Steel Co. cars built in 1980 In this issue we are featuring a number some readers start to kitbash the and '81 include sloped ends and of the private-owner cylindrical hoppers. InterMountain car to represent some of the shortouter end braces. Cars originally In a future issue, we'll examine railroad­ similar cars shown. If you do, how about had Barber S-2-HD roller-bearing owned cars. You may be surprised at sharing your construction/conversion tech­ trucks with 36" wheels, but some are who operates these cars ... keep a sharp niques with us at Model Railroading? � now equipped with Barber S-2-S trucks as they are changed out. Patrick Lawson photo

nterMountain Railway's first HO kit has proven to be as superb as their 0 scale I1937 AAR boxcar and 40' PFE reefer. It is a model of a Canadian grain hopper; more specifically, a 59' cylindrical covered hop­ per built by National Steel Car Co. of Hamilton, Ontario. It is a four-bay car with a 4,550-cu.-ft. capacity, four loading troughs and ten equally spaced side panels. InterMountain plans on offering at least 16 different paint schemes that appeared on these and similar cars from Marine Industries, Eastern Car Works and Hawker­ Alberta Heritage Fund/ALPX 628065 in series 628000 to 628522 is a 59' four­ Sidley ...all Canadian firms. bay car with a 4,550-cu.-ft. and 100-ton capacity and ten equal side panels typ­ While best known in Canada, where the ical of National Steel Co. cars. Eastern Car Works (and possibly others) also Canadian Wheat Board, under the CNWX built cars in this series with four wide and five narrow panels. Decals: CDS- and CPWX reporting marks, operates about 319, Herald King PR-134 (ALNX reporting marks). InterMountain is offering a 17,000 such cars, often in solid trains, many decorated car with this scheme. Patrick Lawson photo

56 • Model Railroading September 1992 CGTX Inc./CGTX 615 in series 600-667 is a "shorty" cylindri­ cal hopper. Assigned to carry sodium chlorate, used in Saskterra Fertilizers-Kidd Creek Mines of Calgary, paper making, it is a 44' 6" two-bay car, 2,900-cu.-ft. and AB/KCMX 381013 in series 381001-381055 is a 51' four-bay 100-ton capacity, equipped with four loading hatches and car, 3,800-cu.-ft. and 100-ton capacity with four loading built of aluminum. Built in August 1988 by National Steel hatches. Built in February 1982. Decals: None. Car. Decals: None. Roger Bee photo

Canadian Wheat Board/CPWX 604745 in series 604302- North American Car/NAHX 45497 in series 45000-45609 is 605301 is a 59' four-bay car, 4,550-cu.-ft. and 100-ton capac­ a 51' three-bay car (with the center hopper closed off), ity with four loading troughs. Built in January 1981 by 3,500-cu.-ft. and 100-ton capacity with six loading hatches. Eastern Car Works. Decals: CDS-21 1, Herald King PR-140. Used for slurry loading of sodium chlorate. Built in April 1973. Decals: Microscale 87-244 has NAHX reportingmarks.

Farmland Industries of Kansas City, MO/FLIX 2632 in series 2600-2699 is a 59' four-bay car, 4,650-cu.-ft. and 101-ton Scoular Grain of Omaha, NE/SCOX 1434 in series 1400- capacity with four loading troughs. Built in November 1599 is a 59' four-bay car with 4,650-cu.-ft. and 131-ton 1979 by Marine Industries. Decals: None. capacity with four loading troughs. Built in December 1978. Decals: Herald King PR-138. Roger Bee photo

Grain Terminal Assn. of St. Paul, MN/GTAX 20287 in series 20000-20409 is a 59' four-bay car, 4,650-cu.-ft. and 100-ton capacity with four loading troughs. Built in October 1979 by Marine Industries, these cars are now operated by Procor Ltd. of Oakville, ONT, operates at least 900 cylindri­ Harvest States Coop. The slightly longer body, adding cal hoppers in a number of configurations. UNPX 120363 100-cu.-ft. capacity, is easily seen in this and other cars in in series 120000-120401 is a 59' four-bay car with 4,650- this article by noting that the cylindrical portion of the car cu.-ft. and 100-ton capacity with four loading troughs. touches the roof-ladder upright, rather than there being a Built in March 1980 by Marine Industries. Decals: Herald space between them as on the standard 4,550-cu.-ft. cars. King PR-1 16 (has black herald instead of blue). Decals: Herald King PR-142. Roger Bee photo Robert Harmon photo

September 1992 Model Railroading • S7 Crown Brand Feeds A modern grain distribution facili in Matsqui, British Columbia by Patrick Lawson rown Brand Feeds is a mid-sized grain of a prototype will mean that your model Having taken photographs of many elevator, located in Matsqui, Be. is exact for only a short while, capturing a such elevators, I finally decided to model RaiCl cars and trucks deliver grain to this moment in history. Of course you can this one. My decision was based largely elevator to be stored, sorted, mixed or always decide to change the model to on the fact that I liked the concrete towers, bagged before being shipped to cus­ keep up-to-date with the prototype. It also an unusual feature. Coincidentally, tomers. means that the design of these fac ilities is they're easy to model! I used white PVC This elevator is typical in that it has anything but standard. pipe (the thin-walled type used in vacuum three elements common to all elevators - Locating one of these elevators on your systems) to build the towers. The con­ storage bins, elevators and truck and rail layout will depend on the size of elevator struction photographs show the simple dumps. A model of one of these elevators that you decide to build and how much method I used to scribe and cut them. The can be built as an exact copy of a particu­ space you have available. The prototype rest of the building was built with sheet lar prototype or you may wish to build one photographs will give you an idea of how styrene and Evergreen siding. that includes the elements mentioned many different types and sizes of eleva­ The large dust-collection system on the above and placed in a plausible manner. tors there are. Big centers are serviced by roof of the warehouse also caught my eye. Many of the prototype elevators I have two or three tracks and some even have Building a model of the collector was a bit photographed have undergone various their own locomotives for moving cars. of a challenge but certainly worth the changes in recent years, with the most Smaller facilities are serviced by one car, effort. I shaped the main funnel from a common change being the addition of new and the model need only take a very small wooden dowel chucked in a drill and filed storage bins. Therefore, building a model amount of space. to shape. The S-shaped piping was built

A scale rule is taped to the Vacu-flo pipe so concrete-form A hose clamp is used as a guide for scribing the form lines. lines can be spaced 5' apart.

Circles were scribed into the .060 styrene base with a com­ pass, then deepened with an X-Acto so they could be After silos have been secured in base and sub-roof, glue snapped out. on roof section.

September 1992 Model Railroading • 59 ,Completed lower section.

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60 • Model Railroading September 1992 Forceps and alligator clips can provide a "third hand" when soldering the tower platform and other details.

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September 1992 Model Railroading • 63 up from layers of roughly cut .060 styrene, and again filed and sanded to final shape. The elevators were fabricated from brass and plastic structural shapes. An important but often overlooked part of a project like this is the final detailing that will bring the scene to life. Having gone to all the work of building the main plant, many modelers seem' to run out of steam just as the project is getting interesting. Now is the time to place those extra bits and pieces you've been saving for that special project. I begin by assembling suitable vehicles, pallets, people, junk and debris, then . plac ing these elements in the scene in logical places. This is where I find fol­ lowing a specific prototype really begins to shine, not just because I don't have to guess where to put various details, but because there are so many details that I simply would not have thought of had it not been for my photographs. At this point r should warn you - from personal experience - that taking photographs on private property without permission is not recommended. When you ask per­ mission and identify yourself to the owners, they can inform you of any dan­ gers, and if they aren't too busy may even show you an interesting aspect of the operation. Most model layouts can use another industry and this is a project that can be as simple or complex as you choose to make it. �

Grain elevators come in all sizes and configurations as evidenced by these photos of two very different proto­ type facilities in British Columbia. Your model can incorporate as many... ar as few... of the elements desired depending on the amount of space you have available.

The small facility shown at top prob­ ably began with the single, rectan­ gular bin which is obstructed from view by the large cylindrical bin in the foreground. As demand for stor­ age increased over the years, addi­ tional cylindrical bins were added. If your space is limited, a facility like this could include as many bins as you have room for. (Note the grain cars which are the prototype for the new InterMountain Railway Co. cylindrical hopper.)

Have loads of space? You'll need it to model a large facil ity like the one shown in the center and bottom pho­ tos. larger facil ities like this with multiple tracks frequently have their own switchers. All that piping should present an interesting challenge.

September 1992 On TRACK

Tapping and Filing by Jim Mansfield Photos by Gwen Mansfield

Wo techniques that should be devel­ The drill used to produce the hole fo r tap­ Place the file on the piece to be filed and oped if you are a model builder or ping is call a "tap drill." Each thread size push forward while applying slight pres­ kitbasherT are the use of taps for threading has a unique tap drill and likewise has a sure. Chips coming from the material holes and the use of files for shaping mod­ unique clearance drill (for clearing the should fall away from the file after it passes eling materials. Both techniques are simple screw that threads into the tapped hole). over the material. after a little practice. The top photo shows Charts are available. Space permitting, we Next, and an important next, is to lift the the proper method fo r holding the tap will print a "Tap Drill Chart" in a later issue. file from the piece, move it to the starting wrench, tap and the piece to be tapped. The Files come in two sizes that are of inter­ position and then place the file back into two types of wrenches used are the stan­ est to us. The second photo shows a 9" contact with the piece. Never drag the file dard tap wrench (shown in photo) and a "mill smooth" flat file. This file is suited to back across the piece. � collet type of wrench. Both types are to be plastic (shapes, large kit parts), brass, held in the same manner. nickel-silver, aluminum, steel and epoxy A tap is basically a long screw that has castings. The smaller "jeweler's" file repre­ slots (called flutes) cut along the threads to sents a family of files that include flat files, a depth a little greater than the thread half- and full-round fi les and triangular depth. Some taps are tapered for about half files. These files are useful for detail parts their length to nearly a diameter less than of all the materials listed above and track­ the flute depth at the end. These are called work materials. "starting" taps. The taper allows an easy A unique problem does exist for those of and straight start for the tap. Other taps are us who use files to clean and shape solder­ cut square on the end with a small chamfer. filled track frogs and the like. The softness These are called "bottoming" taps and are of solder allows easy and very smooth used for deep holes and holes that stop shaping but clogs the teeth of the file. All inside the piece. the other materials listed can be easily To start a tap, gently insert the tip of a cleaned using a file card (see lower photo), starting tap into the hole and ever so slightly but the card has literally no effect on the turn the tapclockwise until you feel the tap solder. When your file clogs with solder, a "bite" the piece. Place a drop of light oil (I piece of pine rubbed across it (in the direc­ Proper way to hold tap wrench and use 3-in- 1 ®) in the hole and then twist one­ tion of the teeth, as with the card) will get tap. half turnclockwise. Then "back out" (tum most of the solder out of the teeth. Then, a counter-clockwise) one-quarter turn: then #1 1 hobby knife blade moved through each clockwise one-half turn, back out one­ tooth will remove the remainder. Clean quarter, and so on. The reason for this your files after each use. This cuts down on method is to keep the chips from the tap­ corrosion. ping from compacting in the fl utes and per­ A light oil worked into the teeth about haps breaking the tap. If done as described, once every three months with the file card the chips will move along the flutes. You wi II keep your files in good shape for a will also get smoother threads. lifetime. After oiling, let each side of the Continually check to see that the tap is file rest on a soft cloth for a few minutes to aligned with the hole. Some cautions: soak up excess oil. NEVER use a tap in any power hand drill or When using the large fi le, grip it like a drill press. Clean the finished hole with a soft water hose, with the end of the handle rest­ brush (Ih" wide) and alcohol. Never blow the ing on the heel of the hand. Hold the file chips from the hole. It is a good practice to such that your extended index finger rests wear eye protection while tapping. on the file while pointing along the file. File card, mill file and jeweler's file. Model Photography Series #21 Color Print Films

By Bruce Noll Photo by the author

any model railroad photographers tive onto the photographic paper. The print­ L, is balanced for 3200K tungsten lighting. prefer color prints. Color prints ing machine may be adjusted to compensate The Kodak designation for the ISO 100 Mallow the model railroader to share their for color shiftscaused by incorrect lighting Vericolor 11 is VPL. Fuji Fujicolor 160 layout photography without setting up a colors when the negative wa exposed. Professional L is also balanced for 3200K slide projector and screen. tungsten lighting. The Fuji designation for La I month we discussed prints from the ISO 160 Fujicolor 160 is NLP. Both slides. If you have no need for slides, color Special color slide fi lms for use under fi lms will produce excellent results when negative film is the best choice for color tungsten (incandescent) I ighting were dis­ used with 3200K lighting. prints. Color negative films are easier to use cussed in the February 1991 issue of MRG. What do we do if we want to use our and more forgiving than color slide films. The February article also included a discus­ 35mm SLR cameras? One answer is to use Color negative film will provide accept­ sion of typical incandescent layout lighting. an outdoor-type color negative film and an able color prints with fairly wide variations Special tungsten lighting equipment was gOA fi lter. The 80A fi lter is designed to in exposure and color balance. During the discussed in the April 1991 issue of MRG. convert 3200K lighting to be similar to printing of the color negative, exposure Kodak and Fuji each make one type of daylight. The gOA filter is very dark and and color balance can be corrected by most color negative film designed for tungsten reduces the amount of light reaching the photo labs. lighting. Both tungsten color negative film by over four times. A color negative is not an exact negative fi lms are available only in 120 and larger Standard household incandescent bulbs image of all of the colors in the scene. The sheet film sizes. There is no currently are somewhat warmer (redder) than 3200K printing machine contains yellow, magenta available color negative fi lm in the 135- photoflood bulbs. The gOA filter is not an and cyan filters to change the color of the size magazine for 35mm SLR cameras. exact match for the standard incandescent light which is projected through the nega- Kodak Vericolor 1I Professional, Type lamps found on most layouts. Color nega­ tive film can tolerate errors in lighting color better than color slide fi lm. The photo lab can correct color-balance prob­ lems when the prints are made.

Fluorescent lighting was discussed in the October and November 1991 issues of MRG. Again, filters and daylight film will be the best choice for photographers using a 35mm SLR. Table I shows typical color­ compensating filters for the most popular types of fluorescent tubes and Kodak film. Color-compensating filters change spe­ cific colors. The fi l ters are designated Vericolor "CC" for color compensating followed by PROFESSIONAL n L a number and a letter. The number relates ColOr NegatIveFIlm. TypB to the amount of color change the filter will produce. The last letter refers to the color of the filter. There are three subtractive colors; yellow (Y), magenta (M) and cyan (C). There are also three additive colors; red (R), blue (B) and green (G). Typical color negative films. A red color-compensating fi lter will

66 • Model Railroading September 1992 suppress green and blue light while a may cause the effective film speed to be sure at half the exposure time (one stop magenta filter will only suppress green ISO 25. underexposed). light. Most fluorescent tubes produce too Reciprocity failure can make exposures A typical "full-stop" bracketed exposure much green light. A magenta filter is useful very difficult to determine. To maximize may be: to absorb the excess green light so the pho­ depth of field, the camera lens is set to the One-stop underexposure tograph will not tum out too green. smallest aperture (largest f- stop). The only (one half the time) I second The most common type of fluorescent exposure control available if the f-stop is "Metered" exposure 2 seconds tube is the cool-white type. A typical filter fixed is the exposure time (shutter speed). One-stop overexposure to eliminate the excess green from cool­ Fortunately, color negative film has a (twice the time) 4 seconds white tubes is the CC30M (color-compen­ great deal of exposure latitude. If the expo­ When bracketing to compensate for sating 30 magenta) filter. The filter may sure is close, an acceptable print can be reciprocity fa ilure, bracket on the overex­ not exactly match the lighting to the film. produced. Table 2 lists the suggested posure side. For example, the "full-stop" Again, the photo lab can correct color bal­ reciprocity corrections for several types of bracketed exposure for reciprocity com­ ance problems when the prints are made. color negative film. pensation might be: One-stop underexposure Working With The Lab Exposure Bracketing (one hal f the time) I second How does the lab know the correct col­ Exposure bracketing is one solution to "Metered" exposure 2 seconds ors? In many cases the printing machine the problem of decreasing fi lm speed. One-stop overexposure automatically makes a "guess" based on an Bracketing is the technique of exposing (twice the time) 4 seconds internal program of what an "average" one frame of film at the exposure that the Two-stop overexposure print should look like. When a negative light meter reads and exposing other (four times the time) 8 seconds which was exposed with incorrect color frames using deliberate over- and under­ The automatic printing machine will try lighting is put in the machine, the machine exposures. to make "normal" prints from each brack­ will try to make an average print. The print With color negative fi lms, bracketing is eted negative. The prints may not turn out will usually come out yellow or orange usually done in either "two-thirds-stop" or lighter or darker, but a severely underex­ from incandescent light or green or blue "full-stop" increments. Many automatic posed print may look "murky" with dull from fluorescent light. cameras have an exposure compensation colors. The negative with the correct expo­ We need to tell the operator what the dial which allows the camera electronics to sure should make the print with the bright­ colors should be so the operator can over­ do the bracketing. Refer to the camera est colors. A severe ly overexposed ride the machine program and produce manual for your camera for the operation negative will make a print that looks prints with the correct colors. One easy of the exposure compensation dial. washed out. way to let the lab know what to do is to The following method may be used on Experiment with different lighting, fi l­ include a photograph of a gray card as the cameras without an exposure compensa­ ters and films. Keep notes so you can learn first frame on the roll. tion dial. Meter the scene and make one what works and what doesn't. If you have A gray card is simply a piece of card­ exposure at the settings the meter indicates. any model photography questions or com­ board which reflects 18% of the light shin­ Make an exposure with twice the exposure ments please write Bruce Nail in care of ing on the card. Camera meters, light time (one stop overexposed) and an expo- MRC. � meters and fi lm manufacturers all use the gray card as a calibration standard. Photo Table 1 - Filters and Exposure Compensation for Fluorescent Lighting labs also use a color negative which Film Cool White Warm White White Daylight includes a photograph of a gray card to calibrate their printing machines. Gray Kodak Kodacolor and CC30M CC40B CC30M+CC20C CC40R cards are manufactured by Kodak and Kodak Ektar + 211 stop + 1 stop + 1 stop + 213 stop other companies and are available in cam­ Note: Exposure compensation is not required if an SLR with through-the-Iens metering era stores. is used. The gray card should be illuminated with the same lighting as the rest of the roll of fi lm. You can tell the photo lab that a Table 2 - Reciprocity-Failure Exposure Compensation gray card is the first frame on the rol l. Let them know that the lighting was the same Film 1/1 0 1 5 60 for the entire roll and you want the rest of second second seconds seconds the roll printed with the same filter settings Vericolor II (VPL) none none +213 stop +1213 stops as determined for the print of the gray card. 1 2 8 64 The prints should be printed very close to second seconds seconds seconds the correct colors. Fujicolor 160 (NLP) none + V2 stop +1 stop + IV2 stops Reciprocity Failure 1/10 1 10 100 Many color negative films are not second second seconds seconds designed for long exposures. Long expo­ Kodacolor Gold 100 (GA) none +1 stop NR NR sures cause reciprocity failure in the fi lm. Kodak Ektar 125 (CW)* none none +1 stop NR Reciprocity failure is the failure of the film to respond to longer exposures in the same '130 1 10 100 way as to short exposures. second second seconds seconds For color negative film, reciprocity fail­ Fujicolor Reala (CS) none + V2 stop +1 stop +2 stops ure will cause a shift in the effective speed Fujicolor Super HRlI (CN) of the film. With a one-second exposure * Ektar 125 has been replaced by Ektar 100 (CX) the film speed may be ISO 50, but with a NR - Not recommended for critical use I 6-second exposure, reciprocity fa ilure

September 1992 Model Railroading • 67 THE PHAKE CLI MAX

(Continued/rom page 51.) ahead of the cab on each side. Position the mix of Platinum Mist, Reefer White and Glue .010 styrene with embossed rivets on steam-cylinder assemblies so that the rear Engine Black. The effect you are seeking is each side. This will protect the electrical of the counterbalance plate aligns with the a slightly lighter color for the smokebox wipers fromthe trucks and simulate the bot­ front edge of the cab and the steam-yoke and stack. tom of the firebox. Paint this Weathered pipe contacts the inside of the cylinder. Set Brush-paint the piping Weathered Black Black and accent with Bronze to represent the cylinder at 20 to 40° but do not allow and dry brush the details with Gun Metal. the effects of heat on the metal. the lower edge to restrict front-truck move­ Spray-paint the crossheads, main rods and You can also simulate the center gear ment. Sight along the frame, horizontally, counterweights Gun Metal and install. drive mechanism with short lengths of vertically and from the front to ensure the Spray a coat ofGlaze over the entire model styrene rod glued under the firebox on cen­ cylinders are aligned properly. When you and allow to dry. terline. Make sure these rods do not interfere are satisfied, glue in place against the pipe Apply decals or dry transfers as desired with the free swing of the trucks. Test-drive and the block on the frame. Make sure you and spray with Dullcote. Spray a light dust­ the chassis without the body; correct any "quarter" the counterweights 90° apart. ing of Grime, Dust and Rust to weather the bindings. Re-attach the body and test-run Photo 6 shows the cylinders in place on the model or use chalks. Fix the chalk or paint again; it should run perfectly; mine did. frame in relation to the cab and boiler. weathering with another coat of Dullcote. Photo 7 is the completed "Phake Climax" Add window glazing, a headlight jewel and waiting to be decaled and have window glaz­ End Beams and Footboards some short lengths of wood on the tank deck. ing added. I built the end beams from HO scale 4 x 8 While the superstructure is drying, If you use a larger N scale engine to start styrene. Since the couplers were to remain re-install the motor. Since we removed and from, then your model will take on differ­ on the trucks, I could not follow prototype discarded the original plastic utility box ent characteristics, such as a steam dome procedures exactly; I had to leave a scale between the trucks (where the wipers con­ outside the cab, two sand domes, longer 30" cutout for the coupler to swing in. tacted a brass plate), we must attach the boilers or tanks. Do a little research and Scribe wood grain into these pieces with a insulating material directly to the frame and design your own engine to meet the needs hobby knife. then the brass plate to it (with the contact of your specific railroad. You can even To make the footboard supports, cut properly positioned to contact the motor widen the gauge to operate on 3' narrow­ brass shim stock into eight strips a scale 6" brushes.) gauge track. Scratchbuilding is a lot of fun, wide and 3' long, then bend at 90°, I' in Construct a 'd' x 51i 6" covering out of .010 more time-consuming, perhaps, but cheaper from the end. ACC the long legs of these sheet styrene and .040 x .040 square shape. and very rewarding. Good luck. � L-shapes onto the end beams 12" apart on each side of the coupler cutout. Attach Parts List footboards made from 1 x 12 x 18 pieces of styrene to the short leg. Attach NBW cast­ Mfg. Part No. Item Cost ings to the strips and two larger NBW cast­ Minitrix F-M diesel switcher (N scale) 24.00 ings to the upper end beam to simulate the Cal-Scale 281 Bell 2.95 ends of the truss rods. 339 Whistle 3.55 Cut four 1/3 2" -thick rings from 1/1 6" -dia. 361 Globe valve 3.25 styrene tubing for poling pockets. Attach 245 Number plate 1.85 these to the ends of the top 4 x 8. Drill the Evergreen 100 .010 x .020 styrene 1.59 top beam a scale 4" in from the end for two 102 .010 x .040 styrene 1.59 handrail stanchions and install; use wire to 113 .015 x .060 styrene 1.59 represent the coupler lift bar. Do the same 116 .015 x .125 styrene 1.59 for the rear beam. 131 .030 x .030 styrene 1.59 Bend and fit either wire or styrene rod as 135 .030 x .100 styrene 1.59 supports from the boiler to the front pilot. 142 .040 x .040 styrene 1.59 Locate the positions for handrails on each 144 .040 x .080 styrene 1.59 side of the cab doors, drill and insert wire 164 .080 x .080 styrene 1.59 bent to shape. Attach NBW castings where 216 Rod & tube assortment 3.99 the wire enters the cab side. 219 .025 rod 1.89 The steps into the cab are fabricated 2060 V-grooved sheet styrene 2.69 from the same brass strips used for the 8104 lx4 1.59 footboard supports. Using a longer length, 8408 4x8 1.59 fashion a U-shape with the bottom squared 9001 Plain sheet assort. 2.99 off. Locate the midpoint for the second Grandt Line 5045 NBW castings 1.75 step. Solder a short length of brass with 5098 NBW castings 1.75 right-angle bends on each end between the Kadee 1103 Coupler conversion kit (N scale) 5.10 legs of the U at this point. K & S Engineering 727 Brass shim stock assort. 3.95 Finishing Touches Model Die Casting 2917 Trucks (need 2 pr.) 3.50/pr. Precision Scale 3003 Stack 3.00 Remove the completed superstructure 3076 Headlight (or 31289) 2.75 from the metal chassis and spray-paint it 31222 Sand dome 2.50 with Engine Black with a drop or two of 31304 Headlight bracket 1.50 Reefer White. Spray the smokebox with a

&8 • Model Railroading September 1992 MODEL RAILROADING'S DEALER DIRECTORY i SARASOTA REOOING UNCASVILLE BERWYN CONCORO GULF COAST MODEL RAILROAD TRAIN DEPOT TRACKSIDE HOBBY CITY IRON HORSE TRAINS 3222 CLARK ROAD ALABAMA 2334 RAILROAD AVE. COLORADO 63 MOXLEY RD. 6910 CERMAK RD. 3494 CLAYTON RD. 34321 813-923-9303 96001 916-243-1360 06382 203-848-0480 60402 708-795-0280 94519 510-682-5775 TRA INS TRAINS TRAINS

MOBILE CONCORO REOONOO BEACH WOLCOn ST. AUGUSTINE BLOOMINGTON COLORAOO SPRINGS GM&O "REBEL" HOBBIES RARA AVIS TRAINS SOUTH BAY MODEL THE HOBBY GALLERY HOBO'S HOBBIES HOBBYLAND INC. DIAMOND FUN SHOPPE 820 AZALEA ROAD 5650-H IMHOFF RAILROAD SUPPlY CO. 1810 MERIDEN RD. 320 S. PONCE DE LEON BLVD. 616 N. MAIN ST. 125 E. BOULDER 36693 205-661-8196 94520 510-685-6566 2503 ARTESIA BLVD. 06716 203-879-2316 32084 904-826-0222 61701 309-828-1442 90278 31 0-542-3688 80903 719-520-0126

TALLAHASSEE 8URBANK COSTA MESA ROSEVILLE COLORAOO SPRINGS H088Y CABOOSE GOLDEN SPIKE SHOP TRAIN CROSSING RAILROAD HOBBIES TRA IN KRIS KRINGLE LTO. 220-B W. THARPE 6357 W. 79TH ST. 1089C BAKER ST. 199 CIRBY WAY #12 92626 714-549-1 596 2619 W. COLORADO AVE. 32303 904-385-9728 60459 708-598-31 14 95678 91 6-782-6067 80904 71 9-633-1210

COLORADO SPRINGS TAMPA CENTRALIA SAN BERNARDINO ESCONDIDO TRAIN SHOWCASE CHESTER HOLLEY MODEL CENTRALIA GOLD AND HOBBY BUSY BEE HOBBY SHOP SHORT LINES JUNCTION 38 S. SIERRA MADRE DELAWARE RAILROAD SPECIALIST 1 19 E. BROADWAY ARIZONA 461 W. HIGHLANDAVE . 740 METCALF #26 liN OLD RIO GRANDE STATION) 3818 S. HIMES AVE. 62801 618-533-7296 92405 714-886-2669 92025 800-554-0781 80903 719-471-1887 3361 1 81 3-831-7202

LEWES SAN DIEGO DENVER CHAMPAIGN MESA FRESNO FIRST STATE HOBBIES TAMPA WEST COAST HOBBIES CABOOSE HOBBIES PRAIRIE GARDENS ROY'S TRAIN WORLD FRESNO MODEL RAILROAD 1604 SAVANNAH RD. HAPPY HOBO TRAINS 7750 CONVOY COURT 500 S. BROADWAY 3000 W. SPRINGFIELD 1033 S. COUNTRY CLUB DR. 744 P. STREET LEWES PLAZA 4040 W. WATERS AVE., 11100 921 11 619-560-9636 80209 303-777-6766 61821 21 7·356-5558 85202 602-833-4353 93721 209-266-2805 19958 302-645-7700 33614 813-886-5072

SAN OIEGO TUCSON GARDEN GROVE DENVER WILMINGTON THE WHISTLE STOP CHICAGO CLASSIC HOBBIES BARRY'S TRAINS TRAINMASTER OF DENVER HOBBI ART INC. 3834 4TH AVE. CHICAGOLAND HOBBY 485 EAST WETMORE 12951 MAIN STREET 3700 HAVANA #214 4709 KIRKWOOD HWY. 92103 61 9-295-7340 6017 N. NORTHWEST HWY. 85705 602-293-2022 92640 714-636-0540 80239 303-371 -8444 19808 302-999-0144 HOURS.' MON-FRI 12-5, SA T 12-5 60631 312-775-4848

WILMINGTON HEMET SAN FRANCISCO FORT COLLINS MITCHELL'S, INC. CHICAGO DYNAMIC HOBBIES MAILWAYS-TRAINS ARE US HOBBY TOWN 2119 CONCORD PIKE GEORGIA TROST HOBBY SHOP 530'11E. FLORIDA AVE. 200 FOLSOM AT MAIN 2531 0 S. COLLEGE AVE. FAIRFAX SHOPPING CENTER 3105-31 11 W. 63RD ST. 92543 714-925-9331 94105 415-982-2523 80525 303-244-5445 19803 302-652-3258 60629 312-925-1000

ATHENS IWATKINSVILLE) IRVINE SAN LUIS OBISPO GRAND JUNCTIDN MEMORY STATION CREST HILL HOBBYTOWN USA LAWS HOBBY CENTER THE HOBBY HUT THE CROSSROADS PO BOX 56 WALT'S HOBBY SHOP ARKANSAS 855 MARSH 811 N. 12TH ST. 3850 BARRANCA PKWY. HIGHWAY 441 SOUTH 1701 N. LARKIN AVE. 93401 805-544-5518 81501 303-242-8761 92714 71 4-733'1 126 30677 706-769-8986 60435 815-741 -0043

LA MESA SAN MARCOS CHAMBLEE CONWAY GREElEY DES PLAINES REEDS HOBBY AMERICAN HOBBY SUPPLY GANDY DANCERS MICKEY'S MODEL WORKS DON'S HOBBIES OES PLAINES HOBBIES 8039 LA MESA BLVD. 829 SAN MARCOS BLVD. flORIDA 5460 PEACHTREE RD. 2305 WASHINGTON AVE. 81510TH STREET 1464 LEE ST. 91941 619-464-1672 92069 619-744-4221 30341 404-451-7425 72032 501-450-9423 80631 303-353-3115 60018 708-297-2118

LAKEWOOD SANTA ROSA DAYTONA BEACH DOWNERS GROVE DARDENElLE LAKEWOOD COLUMBUS HOBBY WAREHOUSE SANTA ROSA MODEL TRAINS DUNN TOYS AND HOBBIES DOWNERS GROVE HOBBIES RIVER VALLEY HOBBIES COLPAR HOBBIES TOYS FOR BIG BOYS 4118 E. SOUTH ST. 1780 PINER ROAD 1545 BEACH ST. 6234 S. MAIN ST. PO BOX 425 3333 S. WADSWORTH BLVD. 3443 HAMILTON ROAD 90712 213-531-1413 95403 707-544-8276 9-6 MON-SA T CLOSED SUN 60516 708-960-5900 72834 501-229-1270 80227 303-989-7008 31904 404-327-4546 32014 904-253-7691

LOMPOC LAKELAND EDWARDSVILLE FORT SMITH SANTA CLARA WESTMINSTER LAWRENCEVillE MIKE'S TRAINS & HOBBIES PERKINS TRACK II TRAINS GOLDEN SPIKE TRAIN SHOP HOBBY TOWN TRAIN WORKS 104 W. OCEAN AVE. HOBBIES/COLLECTIBLES 108 N. MAIN ST. 505 S. l/TH 1829 PRUNERIDGE AVE. 6975 E. 88TH AVE. 251 F HURRICANE SHOALS RD. 93436 805-736-6747 1117 S. FLORIDA AVE. HOME OF PROTO-BED 72901 501 -785-2557 95050 408-296-1050 80020 303-431·0482 30245 404-339-7780 1-800-772-4407 33803 81 3-683-3251 62025 61 8-656-6109

LANTANA NORTH lITIlE ROCK LOS ANGElES STOCKTON RIVERDALE ElGIN THE DEPOT MADIJO HOBBY HOUSE ALLIED MODEL TRAINS DELTA DEPOT RIVERDALE STATION B & G TRAIN WORLD 603 RIDGE RD. 5302 MacARTHUR DR. 4411 SEPULVEDA BLVD. 5939 PACIFIC AVE. 6504 CHURCH ST., SUITE 8 829 WALNUT AVE. 33462 407 -585-1 982 72118 501 -753-0495 90230 213-313-9353 95207 209-473-3410 30274 404-991 -6085 60120 708-888-2646

LOS ANGELES MIAMII TORRANCE SAVANNAH FRANKLIN PARK TROXEL BROS. MODELS ORANGE BLOSSOM HOBBIES ALL ABOARD MODEL RR CONNECTICUT BULL STREET STATION ENO OF TRACK HOBBIES 4319 W. 2ND ST. 1975 NW 36TH ST. 3766 PACIFIC COAST HWY. 151 BULL ST. 9706 FRANKLIN AVE. 90004 213-382-6626 33142 305-633-2521 90505 213-791-2637 31402 912-236-4344 60131 708-455-2510

BRANFORD ORLANDO MORENO VALLEY LA GRANGE TURLOCK BRANFORD HOBBIES BIG KIDS WORLD OF TRAINS LONG'S DRUG STORE #224 LA GRANGE HOBBY CENTER INC. CALIFORNIA SQUARE ROUNDHOUSE 609 BOSTON POST RD. 1039 N. MILLS AVE. 25070 ALESSANDRO BLVD. 25 S. LAGRANGE RD. 1468 LANDER AVE. WEST MAIN 32803 FAX 407 -894-4833 92388-4313 714-242-5060 60525 708-354-1220 95380 209-668-4454 06405 203-488-9865 407-894 -4884

ALBANY NORTH HOLLYWOOD DANBURY ORLANDO VENTURA & MUNDElEIN KIT & CABOODLE THE ROUNDHOUSE DANBURY HOBBY CENTER COLONIAL PHOTO HOBBY INC. FRIENDS RIGHT TRACK HOBBIES IDAHO RON'S MUNDELEIN HOBBIES 1404 SOLANO AVE. 12804 VICTORY BLVD. 366 MAIN ST. RAY BYERS 1818 E. MAIN ST. 431 N. LAKE Sl 94706 415-524-9942 91606 818-769-0403 06810 203-743-9052 634 N. MILLS Sl 93003 805-643-5338 32803-4675 407·841-1485 60060 708-949-8680

BERKELEY ORANGE WESTMINSTER MANCHESTER ORLANDO BOISE NORMAL BERKELEY HARDWARE FRANK'S HOBBY SHOP ARNIES TRAINS NEW ENGLAND HOBBY SUPPLY THE TRAIN DEPOT END OF THE LINE MODEL TRAIN JEFFREY ALANS 2145 UNIVERSITY AVE. 666 N. TUSTIN AVE. 6540 WESTMINSTER AVE. 71 HILLIARD ST. STEW MARSHALL SUPPLY 701 TOWANDA 94704 415-845-0410 92667 71 4-639-9901 92683 714-893-1015 06040 203-646-0610 900 S. ORLANDO AVE. 117-92) 1717 S. EAGLESON RD. 61761 309-454-7456 32789 407-629-1365 83705 208-377-4320

BREA PALM DESERT WILMINGTON NEW LONDON PENSACOLA PALATINE IRON HORSE SUITE P HOBBIES VEIL'S HOBBIES HOBBY CENTER BOBE'S HOBBY HOUSE PALATINE HOBBY, LTD. 116 S. BREA BLVD. 73140 HIGHWAY 111, UNIT #1 1601 WILMINGTON BLVD. 426 WILLIAMS Sl 5719 N.W. Sl 43 E. NORTHWEST HWY. 92260 61 9-568-9822 90744 21 3-835-7768 92621 714-529-1795 06320 203-444-2944 32505 904-433-2187 60067 70B-359-7888

BURBANK PALM SPRINGS YUBA CITY SHElTON PARK RIDGE SHELTON RAILROAD SYSTEMS PLANTATION HILL'S HOBBY & COLLECTORS THE TRAIN SHACK REALISTIC MINIATURE TRAINS WESTERN DEPOT UNIVERSAL HOBBIES INC. ILLINOIS 1030 N. HOLLYWOOD WAY 15 ELM ST. SHOP 2233 N. PALM CANYON DR. 1650 SIERRA AVENUE, STE. 203 141 S. STATE RD , 17 91 505 81 8-842-3330 92262 61 9-325-3662 95992 916-673-6776 PO BOX 2272 10 PRAIRIE 06484 203-924-8761 33317 305·581-9390 60068 708·823-4464

CAMPBEll PETALUMA SIMSBURY PLANTATION BELLEVILLE PEORIA 0&J HOBBY MODELS AND MORE VALLEY HOBBIES, INC. WARRICK CUSTOM HOBBIES THE TRAIN DOCTOR JEFFREY ALANS 96 N. SAN TOMAS AQUINO RD. 218 PETALUMA BLVD. N. 777 HOPMEADOW ST. 1025 S. UNIVERSITY 715 EAST MAIN 4601 N. SHERIDAN ROAD 62220 61 8-233-2824 95008 408-379-1696 94952 707-762-2378 06070 203-651-3234 33324 305-370-0708 61614 309-693-7773

September 1992 Model Railroading • 69 QUINCY KANSAS CITY KENSINGTON UTICA PARKVILLE NASHUA TOP HAT HOBBIES, INC. J'S HOBBY HAVEN TRAIN & HOBBIES MICHIGAN ENGINE HOUSE HOBBIES J&L HOBBIES HOBBY EMPORIUM 126 NORTH 5TH 4601 STATE AVE. 10527 SUMMIT AVE. 46727 VAN DYKE 1362J NW HWY. 9 ROYAL RIDGE MALL 62301 217-222-0040 66102 913-287-3030 20895 301-564-9360 48317 313-739-6680 64152 816-746-1282 03060 603-888-3366

SKOKIE MOUNT AIRY ANN ARBOR NORTH CONWAY OVERLAND PARK NORTH SHORE HOBBY AND DENNISON'S TRACKSIOE RIDER'S HOBBY SHP WESTLAND ST.LOUIS BRASS CABOOSE OVERLAND RAILS COLLECTORS GALLERY HOBBIES 115 W. LIBERTY DAVE'S HOBBY & NORTH CENTRAL HOBBIES (UNDER CAROLL REED) 7327A W. 97TH ST. TV 4848 OAKTON ST. 2-4 S. MAIN ST. 48104 31 3-668-8646 29026 WARREN RD. 9120 LACKLAND RD. NORCROSS CIRCLE 66212 91 3-341-1144 60077 708-673-4849 21771 301-831-7211 48185 313-422-4464 631 14 314-426-0031 03860 603-356-9922

BAY CITY NDRTH HAMPTON SPRINGFIELD TOPEKA CUM CRAFT INC. WESTLAND FlITS PHOTO & HOBBY SHOP JEFFREY ALANS FUN FOR ALL HOBBIES 1008 ADAMS NANKIN HARDWARE & HOBBY VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER 1602 WABASH 2023 SW GAGE BLVD. 48706 517-892-6177 35101 FORO RD. US RT. 1 62704 217-787-7771 66604 913-272-5772 48185 31 3-722-5700 03862 603-964-9292

SPRINGFiElD CANTON NORTH SWANZEY WHISTLE POST RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP THE LOOSE CABOOSE 2347 W. MONROE PlAZA MASSACHUSETIS 42007 FORD RD. NEBRASKA ROUTE 12, PETE'S AUTO CENTER 62704 217-744-6675 48187 31 3-981-8700 03446 603-357-8821

BEDFORD COLOMA LINCOLN SALEM BEDFORD TRAIN SHOP J & W MODEL TRAINS, INC. HOBBYTOWN HOBBY EMPORIUM OF SALE, INC. KENTUCKY 32 SHAWSHEEN AVE. 6450 BECHT RD. EAST PARK MALL RT. 28 ROCKINGHAM MALL 01730 617-275-7525 49038 61 6-468-5586 MINNESOTA 220 NORTH 66TH ST. 03079 603-890·6662 68505 402-464-2858

PARIS BOLTON DEAR8DRN LITTlE CANADA LINCOLN CABOOSE CORNER SCALE MODEL PRODUCTS JOE'S HOBBY CENTER HUB HOBBY CENTER ROLLIES MODEL RAILROAD INDIANA 2015 MAIN ST. 63 HUDSON RD. 7845 WYOMING AVE. 82 MINNESOTA AVE. CROSSING 40361 606-987-1257 PO BOX 72 48126 31 3-933-6567 55117 612-490-1675 5606 S. 48TH ST. 01740 508-779-5056 68516 402-423-9337

BRDWN'S COUNTY EAST DETRDlT RICHFIELD 8ROCKTON OMAHA NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. JOE'S HOBBY CENTER HUB HOBBY CENTER CUSTOM TRAIN WORKS HOBBYTOWN USA NEW JERSEY ANTIQUE ALLEY 17900 E. TEN MILE 6416 PENN AVE. S 24TINA AVE 14655 W. CENTER RD. NASHVILLE 48021 31 3-773-8294 55423 612-866-9575 02402 508-580-5644 68144 402-697-9514 47448 812-988-1558

CHElMSFORD WEST FARMINGTON RDBBINSDALE OMAHA ABERDEEN EVANSVILLE ( ) STAN'S MODEL TRAIN SHOP JOE'S HOBBY CENTER HUB HOBBY CENTER HOUSE OF TRAINS HOBBY SHOP A A HOBBY SHOP 16 SCHOOL STREET 35203 GRANO RIVER 4114 LAKELANDAVE. N 8106 MAPLE ST. RT. 34 2023 W. FRANKLIN ST. LOUISIANA 01863 508-251-8628 48024 313-477-6266 55422 61 2-535-5628 68134 402-391-2311 STRATMORE SHOPPING CENTER 47712 812-423-8888 07747 908-583-0505

DANVERS BATDN ROUGE FLINT SAINT PAUL OMAHA ABSECDN FDRT WAYNE NEW ENGLAND MODEL SUPPLY LOUISIANA CENTRAL HOBBIES RIDER'S SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES HOBBY LAND 467 MAPLE ST. SCALE RAIL THE ROUNDHOUSE INC. 10230 FLORIDA BLVD. THE BillER HOBBY PEOPLE 458 N. LEXINGTON PARKWAY 416 COLISEUM BLVD. TUES-THURS 10-6 FRl l0-8 4205 S. 87TH ST., BOX 27242 400 NEW JERSEY AVE. 3012 CORUNNA RD. 46805 21 9-483-81 86 70815 504-273-0095 SAT 9-5 55104 612-646-7781 68127 402-339-3380 08201 609-641-8474 48503 31 3-234-4051 01937 508-777-1387

FRASER INDIANAPOLIS LAFAymE DEDHAM/BOSTON SPRING LAKE PARK CHESTER P & 0 HOBBY SHOP OMAHA BILL'S MODEL RAILROAD RON'S MODEL RAILROAD SHOP BG'S MODEL TRAINS & HOBBIES UNIVERSITY HOBBIES THE HOBBY & GAME ANNEX 31902 GROESSBECK HWY. TRAINMAN TRADING POST 7995 21 ST, UNIT 5 1416 S. COLLEGE RD. 16 FOX MEADOW LANE W. 8185 UNIVERSITY AVE. NE 5215 S. 21 ST ST. ROUTE 24 46214 317-271-0819 70503 318-232-5536 48026 31 3-296-61 16 02026 617-326-3663 55432 612-780-4189 68107 402-734-7233 07930 908-879-4263

NEW ORLEANS EAST LONGMEADOW GRAND RAPIDS SCOTTSBLUFF INDIANAPOLIS ST. PAUUMAPLEWOOO COLTS NECK HUB HOBBY SUPPLY THE FAMILY HOBBY SHOP EARL'S TRAIN WORLD HOBBY TOWN N GAUGE TRAIN SHOP HOBBYTOWN JUST TRAINS 2618 S. BROAD ST. 10560 CASCAOE ROAD SE MONUMENT MALL 8863 PENOLETON PIKE 48 SHAKER RD. 3035 WHITE BEAR AVE. 41 HWY.34 70125 504-822-3914 01028 413-525-7345 6 MILES FROM END OF 28TH ST. 2302 FRONTAGE RD. 46226 317-898-4883 55109 612-770·6530 07722 908-409-2772 49331 61 6-868-7495 69361 308-635-7001

MICHIGAN CITY SHREVEPORT EAST WEYMOUTH GRAND RAPIDS flORENCE B & A HOBBIES & CRAFTS COOK'S COLLECTORS CORNER SO. SHORE HOBBY CENTER HOBBY WORLD SPORTS AMERICA & 408 FRANKLIN 4402 YOUREE OR. 777 BROAD ST. 2851 CLYDE PARK SW HOBBY CENTER 46360 21 9-874-2382 71105 31 8-865-7632 02189 617-331-1234 49509 616-538-6130 ROUTE 1305, PO BOX 255 08518 609-499-2992

MISHAWAKA METHUEN GRAND RAPIDS HIGHTSTOWN HOBBY LAND MODELER'S JUNCTION RIDER'S H08BY SHOP MISSISSIPPI NEVADA OK & B RAILWAY SUPPLIES ST. ANDREW'S PlAZA 88 LOWELL ST., ROUTE 113 2055 28TH ST. SE 138 SOUTH MAIN ST. 620 W. EDISON ROAD 01844 508-683-0885 49508 616-247-9933 46545 219-255-1722 08520 609-448-5070

NORTHAMPTON KALAMAZOO LAUREL LAS VEGAS MERCERVILLE H. CHILDS & SON l. RIDER'S HOBBY SHOP HOBBY CORNER PRC TRAINS IRON HORSE HOBBIES 25 STATE ST. MAINE 3417 S. WESTNEDGE AVE. 1534 N. fiRST AVE. 300W. UTAH 116 FLOCK RD. 01061 49008 616-349-2666 39440 601-649-4501 891 02 702-383-3325 08629 609-586-2282

NORTH YARMOUTH RAYNHAM KALAMAZOO LAS VEGAS PENNSAUKEN TRAIN & TROOPER ED'S BOXCAR STAN'S ROUNDHOUSE TRAIN EXCHANGE TED'S ENGINE HOUSE IOWA 13 MEMORIAL HWY. (ROUTE 9) 611 CENTER STREET 5228 S. WESTNEDGE 6008 BOULDER HWY. 6307 WESTFiElD AVE. 04021 207-829-3211 02767 508-822-6563 49008 616-345-0004 89122 702-456-8766 081 10 609-662-0222

SUDBURY CEDAR RAPIDS PETOSKEY NORTH LAS VEGAS PISCATAWAY KEN'S TRAINS BOX KAR HOBBIES DOUG'S PHOTO AND HOBBY PETERSON HOBBIES/CRAFTS MODEL RAILROAD SHOP MILL VILLAGE, RTE. 20 109 THIRD AVE. SE MARYLAND 303 E. MITCHELL MISSOURI 3262B CIVIC CENTER DR. VAIL AVE. & NEW MARKET RD. 01776 508-443-6883 52401 319-362-1291 49770 61 6-347-4233 89030 702-649-3311 08854 908-968-5696

BALTIMORE DES MOINES WARREN PORT HURON BALLWIN RENO RED BANK M B KLEIN, INC. HOBBY HAVEN TUCKERS HOBBIES BLUE WATER HOB81ES CHECKERED FLAG HOBBY CNTRY. HIGH SIERRA MODELS HOBBYMASTERS INC. 162 N. GAY ST. 7672 HICKMAN RD. BOX 1090 - 8 BACON ST. 1414 PINE GROVE AVE. 14755 MANCHESTER RD. 3677 KINGS ROW 62 WHITE ST. NCLUDES MAIL ORDER) 50322 515-276-8785 01083 413-436-5318 48060 313-984-8764 63011 314-394-7600 89503 702-747-7444 07701 908-842-6020 �12-2 301 -539-6207

ROCHESTER RENO MASON CITY BLUE SPRINGS RUTHERFORD CATONSVILLE WEST BOYLSTON JOE'S HOBBY CENTER HOBBIES OF RENO EAST SIDETRAINS MAINLINE TRAINS CHOO CHOO EDDIES PRO CUSTOM HOBBIES, INC. HENRY'S HOBBY HOUSE CAMPUS CORNERS SHPG. CTR. 535 E. MDANA LANE 932 B E. STATE ST. 807 MAIN ST. 38 AMES AVE. 721 FREDERICK RD. 67 W. BOYLSTON ST. UNIT 1 105 S. LIVERNOIS 89502 702-826-6006 50401 515-423-1748 64015 81 6-224-6962 07073 201-438-4588 21228 410-788-8770 01583 508-835-6165 48063 313-651-8842

FARMINGTON WESTMONT COLLEGE PARK WESTFORD SOUTHFIELO A&I HOBBY CENTRAL SADLER'S HOBBY SHOP BURRm HOBBIES HOBBY USA DEl'S TRAIN CENTER 310 B POTOSI ST. NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 HADDON AVE. KANSAS 4917 NIAGARA RD. 174 LITTlETON ROAD 23123 LAHSER RD. 63640 314-756-7909 08108 609-854-7136 20740 301 -982-5032 01886 508-392-9522 48034 313-357-5770

GREAT BEND GAITHERSBURG ST. CLAIR SHORES KANSAS CITY MANCHESTER TAYLOR'S TOYS PASTIMES WHISTLE STOP HOBBY TRAINS SPOTLIGHT MODEL RAILROAD PAUL E. BOURQUE CO. INC. 3120 10TH ST. 531 QUINCE ORCHARD RD. 21714 HARPER AVE. 7427 TROOST AVE. 608 WILLOW ST. 67350 316-793-9698 20878 301-977-7902 48080 313-771-6770 64131 816-444-7331 03103 603-625-8919

70 • Model Railroading September � 992 LAKE LUZERNE JENKINTOWN DALLAS LAKE LUZERNE TRAIN & HOBBY HENDERSON JENKINTOWN HOBBY CENTER BOBBYE HALL'S HOBBY HOUSE NEW MEXICO 1933 LAKE AVE. CORNISH & SONS HOBBY OKLAHOMA SOUTH CAROLINA GREENWOOD AVE. & LEEDOM ST. 4822 BRYAN Sl BOX 465, ROUTE 9N 430 S. GARNET 19046 215·884·7555 75204 214·821·2550 12846 518·696·4905 27536 91 9·438·4470

LAS CRUCES GREENVILLE DALLAS MINEOLA OKLAHOMA CITY JOHNSTOWN THE HOBBY HUT MARION GREAT ESCAPE COLlBRI'S WILLIS HOBBIES WOODWARDS AL'S TRAINS 126 WYATI DR. SOUTHEASTERN HOBBY SUPPLY PLEASANTBURG SHOPPING CTR. 5600 W. LOVER'S LANE, STE. 139 285 WILLIS AVE. 2941 W. HEFNER RD. 161 VILLAGE STREET 88005 505·524·0991 415 VIRGINIA AVE. 1426 LAURENS RD. 2 BLOCKS WEST OF TOLLWAY 11501 516·746·3944 73120 405·751 ·4994 15902 814·535·2597 28752 704·652·3704 29607 803·235·8320 75209 214·352·3394

SPENCER WEST COLUM81A DALLAS NEW YORK TULSA LANCASTER LlTILE CHOO CHOO SHOP, INC. NEW BROOKLAND RAILROAD & COLLECTIBLE TRAINS & TOYS THE TRAIN SHOP ACTION HOBBIES SMITTY'S HOBBY & CRAFT NEW YORK 500 S. SALISBURY AVE. HOBBY 109 MEDALLION CENTER 23 W. 45 ST. 4955C SOUTH MEMORIAL 1226 MILLERSVILLE PIKE 28159 800·932·2466 405 STATE ST. LOOP 12 AT ABRAMS RD. 10036 212·730·0409 74145 918·663·8998 17603 71 7·393·2521 704·637·8717 29169 803·791·3958 75214 214·373·9469

TULSA LEMOYNE AMITYVILLE PATCHOGUE WENDELl DALLAS WINGS·N·THINGS, INC. KEYSTONE HOBBY CENTER K & P HOBBIES HARRY'S DEPOT TODD'S TRAIN DEPOT PHIL'S HOBBIES 5241 S. PEORIA 239 S. 3RD ST. 55 MERRICK RD. 128 MEDFORD AVE., RT. 112 404 W.WILSON AVE. 2740 VALWOOD PARKWAY 1105 74105 91 8·745·0034 17043 717·763· 7534 11701 516·598·2405 11772 516·475·9056 27591 919·365·5006 75234 214·243·3603

MONTOURSVILLE 8ALLSTON SPA ROCHESTER FORT WORTH ENGLISH MODEL RR SUPPLY THE DEPOT ANDY'S TRAINS SOUTH DAKOTA OLD TIME HOBBIES 21 HOWARD ST. 108 MILTON AVE. 208 SCOTTSVILLE RD. 3501 A BLUE BONNETT CIR. 17754 717·368·2516 12020 518·885·8789 14611 716·235·1587 76109 81 7·927·5208

PERKASIE SIOUX FALLS HOUSTON BINGHAMPTON ROCHESTER LESHER'S VARIETY·HOBBIES DONOVANS HOBBY CENTER LARRY'S HOBBIES GEORGE'S CABOOSE THE WHISTLE STOP 21 N. 7TH INDEPENDENCE PLAZA OHIO OREGON 156·F 1960 EAST 85 ROBINSON ST. 1967 RIDGE RO. E lB944 215·257·4055 3813 S. WESTERN AVE. 77073 713·443·7373 13904 607·771·B358 14622 716-467·7590 IN PA 1-800·A TRAIN 0 57105 605·338·6945

PHILADELPHIA 8RDDKLYN ROCKY POINT CINCINNATI BEAVERTON KILlEEN S & H HARDWARE & SUPPLY HOBBY KING EASTERN HOBBIES INC. GOLF MANOR HOBBIES TAMMIE'S HOBBIES HOBBY CENTER 6700 CASTOR AVE. 2720 AVENUE U 718 ROUTE 25A 2235 LOSANTIVILLE AVE. 3545 SW HALL BLVD. 414 N. 8TH ST., PO BOX 849 19149 215·745·9375 11229 718·64B·5399 11778 516·821 ·3175 45237 513·351·3849 97005 503·644·4535 76541 817·634·0488

CINCINNATI SCHENECTADY COnAGE GROVE PITISBURGH BROOKLYN GEDRGE'S HOBBIES LEWISVILLE WALTS HOBBY SHOP ADIRONDACK HOBBIES VILLAGE DEPOT A B CHARLES SON HOBBY SHOP THE CROSSING OF BLUE ASH SOUTHWEST TRAINS 7909 5TH AVE. 2331 ALTON ST. 725 ROW RIVER RD. 3213 W. LIBERTY AVE. TEN E 9525 KENWOOD RD. #29 NESSE 540 SURF, SUITE 118 11209 71 8·745-4991 12309 518·393·8836 97424 503·942·5117 15216 412·561 ·3068 45242 513·793·51 12 75067 214·221·5891

OREGON CITY PITTSBURGH BRENTWOOD BUFFALO SMITHTOWN SAN ANTONIO CLEVELAND OUALITY FARM TOYS & HOBBIES BILL & WALT'S HOBBY SHOP NASHVILLE DEPOT HOBBY SHOP K VAL HOBBIES THREE GUYS HOBBIES HOBBY STOP HOBBY HOUSE INC. 701 MAIN ST. 116 SMITHFIELO ST. 4924 THOROUGHBREO LANE 277 HINMAN AVE. 99 E. MAIN ST. 19 BREESE BLVO. BOO HURON RO. 97045 503·650·8023 15222 412·281 ·9040 37027 615·371 ·5350 14216 716·875·2837 11787 516·265·8303 78209 512·828·91 1 7 44115 216·781·3210 LGB, AF, HO, N TRAINS

BUFFALO CHATIANDOGA STATEN ISLAND CLEVELAND PORTLAND READING NIAGARA HOBBY & CRAFT MART IRON HORSE HOBBY HOUSE CHATIANOOGA DEPOT HABILD'S WING'S HOBBY SHOP, INC, HOBBIES UNLIMITED OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY 60 S, 6TH ST. 3701 RINGGOLD RD, 60 WIN HAM AVE, 17112 DETROIT AVE. 4503 N. INTERSTATE AVE. 3366 UNION RD, AT WALDEN 37412 615·622·0630 44107 216·221 ·5383 97217 503·287·4090 19602 215·373'6927 14225 716·681-1666 10306 718·987·4335

UPPER NYACK READING CLARKSVILLE CLAY HUDSON SHORES MODEL TRAIN COLUM8US PORTLANO G & K HOBBY CENTRE THE HOBBY SHOP SYRACUSE TRAIN & HOBBY DEPOT STRETE HOBBIES HOBBY WAREHOUSE 720 GORDON ST. 1616 FT, CAMPBELL BLVD, UTAH 8135 RT, 11 VAN HOUTEN ST. 3655 SULLIVANT AVE, 8532 SW APPLE WAY 1 19601 215·374·8598 37042 61 5·553·0350 13041 31 5·422·3328 10960 914·353·4770 43228 614·279·6959 97225 503·292·3790

WHITE PLAINS PROVO CLIFTON PARK COLUMBUS PORTLAND STRASBURG JOHNSON WESTCHESTER HOBBIES WELL TRAINED HOBBY TOWN USA THE TRAIN STATION SWITCH STAND HOBBIES STRASBURG TRAIN SHOP EO'S SOUTHERN TRAINS 629 PLANK RD. 102 E, POST RD. 118 W. CENTER ST. 4430 INDIANOLA AVE, 2514 SE 122ND AVE, ROUTE 741E, BOX 130 217 E, MAIN ST. 12065 10601 914·949·7943 84601 801 ·374·0307 518·383·1 215 43214 614·262·9056 97236 503·760·5804 17579 717-687-0464 37604 615·929·2290 COMPLETE MOOEL RR SUPPLIES

EAST ROCHESTER SALT LAKE CITY CUYAHOGA FALLS PORTLAND WAYNE KNOXVILLE DESPATCH JUNCTION DOUGLAS MODELS RAIL CROSSING WHISTLE STOP TRAINS SMALL WORLD HOBBIES HUTTON'S HOBBIES 100 STATION RD. 1 .... 55TH YEAR "" 119 W, PORTAGE TRAIL 14037 SE STARK 163 E. LANCASTER AVE. 7525 MAYNARDVILLE HWY. 4445 71 6·385·5570 2065 E. 33RD SOUTH ST. 44221·3221 216·945·5552 97233 503·252·7118 19087 215·687·6875 37918 615·922·9811 84109 801·487·7752

FERNDALE LORAIN WESTCHESTER SALT LAKE CITY SUSIE·Q HOBBY SHOP KNOXVILLE THE CORNER STORE BRANDYWINE HOBBIES GREAT ESCAPE HOBBIES RD BOX 220 OAN'S TRAINS NORTH CAROLINA 1249 COLORADO AVE. 1502 WESTCHESTER PIKE 1773 WEST 4160 SOUTH BUSHVILLE·SWAN LAKE RD. EMORY ROAD AT 1·75 NORTH 44052 21 6·288·2351 19382 215·696·9049 84119 801·966·7785 12734 91 4·292·0921 37849 615·938·7212

SANDY GENEVA ASHEVILLE MAUMEE MEMPHIS MRS HOBBY SHOP LAKE CITY HOBBIES ANTIQUE TRAIN & TOY CO. J & M HOBBIES MODEL RR HOBBY SHOP 9425 UNION SQUARE 30 CHERRY ST. 523 MERRIMON AVE. 1238 CONANT ST. PENNSYLVANIA 3436 PARK AVE, 84070 801·572-6082 14456 315·781 ·0807 28804 704·253·7648 43537 41 9·893·2621 381 11 901 ·324·7245

GLENMONT ASHEVILLE PIGEON FORGE MIDDlETOWN H 0 CUSTOM TRAINS CAROLINA ART, CRAFT & HOBBY ALLENTOWN PIGEON FORGE TOY & HOBBY SOUTH PARK HOBBIES 4 BRIGHTON WOOD RD. 128 SWANNANOA RIVER RD. ALLENTOWN TOY TRAIN SERV, RHODE ISLAND 2919 MIODLE CREEK RD, 1815 AVE, 12077 518·462·6209 28805 704·258·2227 mus 125 1/2 N, 11TH ST. P,O. BOX 1271 45042 513·424·5124 18102 215·821 ·0740 37868 615·428·0918

ASHEVILLE MEMPHIS HICKSVILLE NORTH CANTON BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT CRANSTON HOBBY IMAGES SINK'S MODEL WHOP WORLD OF GAMES AND NICK'S SALES & SERVICE MAINLINE HOBBY SUPPLY AA HOBBIES 175 M WEAVERVILLE HIGHWAY HOBBIES 89 JERUSALEM AVE, 7251 MIDDLEBRANCH NE 15015 BUCHANAN TRAIL E 106 ROLFE Sl VERMONT 28804 704·658·9476 2796 S. PERKINS 11801 516·822·8259 44721 216·494·0125 17214 71 7·794·2860 02910 401 ·941 ·6781 11·8 WED·SA T. 1·5 SUN 381 18 901·365·2080

HORSEHEADS CHARLOTTE NORWALK ERIE FOSTER ALTOONA SHOPS A READY TO RUN HOBBY STORE PAUL'S HOBBIES CARS & TRAINS HOBBY SHOP ST. JOHNSBURY SHIPPEETOWN MODEL SHOP 584 WESTINGHOUSE RD. P.O, BOX 560021 46 E, MAIN 4500 E, LAKE RD, ELLIS PAINT WALLPAPER GLS, 184 DANIELSON PIKE VILLAGE PLAZA 2240 ROUTE 49 44857 419·668·3019 HARBOR CREEK MALL 85 EASTERN AVE. 14845 607·739·8916 28256·0021 704·455·2220 16511 814·899·1347 02825 401·647·2640 05819 802·748·3806

HUNTINGTON EVANS CITY WAKEFiElD CHARLOTTE YOUNGSTOWN CABOOSE INC. CRANBERRY HOBBY DEPOT THE TRAINSHED CHARLOTTE ELECTRIC TRAIN CTA BOARDMAN HOBBY CENTER 208WALL ST. 20327 PERRY HIGHWAY 79 OLD TOWER HILL RD, 114·0 fREELAND LANE 6820 MARKET Sl TEXAS VIRGINIA 11743 516·427·B288 CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP 02879 401·789·1420 2B217 704·527·0392 44512 216·758·1522 16033 412·776·3640

GETTYSBURG AUSTIN JOHNSON CITY CHARLOTTE TOMMY GILBERT MODEL HOBBY TOWN U.SA ALEXANDRIA THE TRAIN SHOP THE MODELER'S HOBBY SHOP RAILROAD SUPPLY 8RODIE OAKS SHOPPING CTR. CORNISH & SONS HOBBY 210 GRAND AVE, 4808 C CENTRAL AVE. 346 E, WATER Sl 4107 CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, 6239 LITTLE RIVER TPKE. 13790 607·797·9035 28205 704·537·9963 17325 717·337·1992 78704 22312 703·941·2634

September 1992 Model Railroading • 71 ALEXANDRIA WEST BEND EDMONTON TRURO ROANOKE SEATIlE TRAINS WEST BEND HOBBIES INC. ROUNDHOUSE SALES UNEEDA HOBBY DBIES ROANOKE RAILS AMERICAN EAGLES INC. 6461 EDSALL RD. STE. 405 WISCONSIN 144 N. MAIN ST. 6519 104 ST. 25 INGLIS PLACE 11 S. JEffERSON ST. 2220 NW MARKET ST. 22312 FAX 703-658-9522 53095 414-334-0487 AB T6H 2L3 403-430-9072 NS B2N 4B5 902-895-0308 2401 1 703-342-5930 981 17 206-782-8448 PHONE 703-658-9520

APPLETON BURKEjFAIRFAX ROANOKE SEATIlE HALIFAX VANCOUVER BESTS' HOBBIES ACTION HOBBIES OF BURKE THE RAIL YARD DON'S HOBBIES MARITIME HOBBIES & CRAFTS CENTRAL HOBBIES 2700 W. COLLEGE AVE., f8 5765G BURKE CTR. PARKWAY 6711 A WILLIAMSON ROAD 4746 UNIVERSITY VILLAGE Plo WYOMING SCOTIA SOUARE 2835 GRANDVIEW HWY. 54914 22015 703-978-9770 24019 703-362-1714 NE NS B3J lN9 902-423-8870 BC V5M 2El 604-431-0771 98105 206-525-7700

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EAU CLAIRE LYNCHBURG TACOMA MONTREAL HOBBY MASTER TRAINS UNLIMITED PACIFIC RAILWAY HOBBIES HOBBY WORLD LTD. 3944 ANDERSON DRIVE 2016 LAKESIDE DR. WASHINGTON 5115 100TH SW NO. 7 5450 SHERBROOKE W 54703 715-835-5004 24501 804-385-5036 98499 206-581-4453 PO H4A lV9 514-481-5434

KENOSHA NORTH WESTMINSTER MANASSAS AUBURN IRON RAILS OF KENOSHA CREATIVE HOBBYCRAFT STORES TRAIN DEPOT WAGNER'S HOBBY HOUSE 2031 22ND AVE. 42 6TH ST. 7214 NEW MARKET CT. 131 E. MAIN ST. CANADA SWITZERLAND 53140 414-552-8075 BC V3 2Z1 604-525-6644 22110 703-335-2216 98002 206-939-2515 L

MADISON 8URLlNGTDN PETERBOROUGH KILCHBERG MIDLOTHIAN CASHMERE HOBBY CRAFT OF MADISON CANADIAN FINE SCALE DE BYS HOBBY EMPORIUM TRAINMASTER BY WERNER MEER CHESTERFIELD HOBBIES INC. SIDE-TRACKED HOBBIES 6632 ODANA ROAD N SCALE SPECIALTIES 183 SIMCOE STREET 135 SEESTRASSE 13154 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE 101 COTIAGE, SUITE F WEST VIRGINIA 53719 608-833-4944 535 LOCUST ST. PO BOX 1552 CH8802 INT. 411-71 5-3666 231 13 804-379-9091 98B15 509-782-4919 ON L7S 1V4 41 6-333-6560 ON K9J 7H7 705-742-7238 INT. FAX: 411-720-4766

ZURICH RICHMOND CHEHALIS MILWAUKEE TORONTO MARKHAM NITRO BURLINGTON FEATHER'S US-TRAINSTORE HOBBY CENTER NORTHWEST TRAIN DEPOT TERMINAL HOBBY SHOP RAILVIEW TRAINS NITRO HOBBY-N-CRAFT CENTER HUTCH'S TRAINS HERMETSCHLOOSTR. 75 4925 W. BROAD ST. 8402 1671 N. NATIONAL AVE. 5619 W. FLORIST AVE. 501 ALDEN RD , UNIT 4 104 2 ST ST., PO BOX 695 490 BRANT ST. CH-801 0 23230 804-359-4720 98532 206-736-5600 1 53218 414-461-1050 ON L3R 3L4 416-470-6200 25143 304-755-4304 ON L7R 2G4 416-637-3721 INT. FAX: 411 433 1464

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