This page contains a Flash digital edition of a book.
December 2011 Volume 80, Number 7


Departments 5 Safety Valve


Letters from our readers


8 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news


28 Railbooks Book news and reviews


38 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices


90 Test Track Product reviews


104 Collector Consist Simpson-Sears mail-order HO 1957-1984 —Keith Wills


106 Editors Notebook Commentary—William C. Schaumburg


110 Classified Advertising Commercial listings


110 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings


111 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers


113 Advertising Index Special features


44 Perspective: When life imitates art by Karl Zimmermann When SMS Rail Lines began handling switching chores in an industrial park in 1994, they chose to operate with a pair of first- generation Baldwin diesel switchers. As the railroad’s success has grown, so, too, has its roster of long-out-of-production Baldwin diesels.


54 Mary Cay’s Christmas gondola by Wayne Wesolowski Built as a planter, this decorative, scratchbuilt, six-foot gondola is strung with lights and filled with gifts during the holiday season.


Modeling


46 The Scenery Clinic: Pt. XVIII: An industrial district by Paul Scoles with Walt Appel


Join us this month as we start a new project and the authors share some tips and techniques for modeling an industrial scene.


49 How to scratchbuild a handcar shed by Tracy McKibben Based on plans used by the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway, this project is a great choice for someone looking to scratchbuild their first structure.


56 Modeling the B&O’s St. George float bridge by Tom Griffiths Based on a prototype in Staten Island, this HO scale float bridge is designed to mate with the car float featured in last month’s RMC.


68 Building easy sub-roadbed by Richard Todd This method uses one-inch strips of hardboard laminated together to form spline roadbed.


73 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing a modern Trinity aluminum covered hopper by Eric Miller A combination of parts from an Atlas covered hopper and a Walthers coal hopper resulted in this interesting HO scale model. 77 Modeling a PRR camp car by Chip Syme


Website Be sure to visit us at:


www.rrmodelcraftsman.com


Starting with a Branchline Pullman sleeper kit, the author explains how he modeled a Pennsy bunk car ready for work train service.


80 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Something for nothing by Bob Walker The author reflects on his years of collecting spare parts, and the uses he’s found for them.


Prototype


82 The pickle industry and railroading by David Leider Chicago was once the center of the pickle industry and railroads played an important role as the business grew.


Cover


The fog is just beginning to burn off in this scene showing Paul Scoles’ latest project for The Scenery Clinic, an HO scale urban-themed diorama. With the encouragement of his friend and modeling buddy, Walt Appel, Paul has set this diorama in Walt’s old stomping grounds, the industrial area of northern New Jersey. Photograph by Paul Scoles.


RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN (ISSN 0033877X) is published monthly by Carstens Publications, Inc., 108 Phil Hardin Rd., Fredon Township, Newton, New Jersey 07860. Phone 973/383-3355. Henry R. Carstens, President; Phyllis M. Carstens, Secretary-Treasurer. SUBSCRIPTIONS: U.S.A. and possessions: $37.95 per year, $69.95, for two years, $99.95 for three years. Foreign subscriptions are $50.00 per year, $94.00, for two years, $136.00 for three years and must be in U.S. funds. Periodicals postage paid at Newton, NJ 07860 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN, 108 Phil Hardin Rd., Newton, NJ 07860. Copyright 2011 by Carstens Pub- lications, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. Canadian BN 12472 5060RT. Publication Mail Agreement No. 40957020. Return unde- liverable Canadian Addresses to: P.O. Box 503, RPO West Bever Creek, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4R6


4 DECEMBER 2011


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116
Produced with Yudu - www.yudu.com