May 2012 Volume 80, Number 12
Departments 5 Safety Valve
Letters from our readers
8 Dispatchers Report Product and industry news
24 Railbooks Book news and reviews
34 RMC Timetable Scheduled events and notices
82 Test Track Product reviews 88 Collector Consist
Century old scale operation possibilities —Keith Wills
90 Editors Notebook Commentary—William C. Schaumburg
94 Classified Advertising Commercial listings
94 Exchange Place Non-commercial listings
95 Dealer Directory Recommended hobby dealers
97 Advertising Index
Website Be sure to visit us at:
www.rrmodelcraftsman.com Special features
40 Perspective: It’s all @#$% now by David Lustig While it is certainly different than it was a generation or two ago, the changing world of contemporary railroading is still fascinating.
42 A visit to Dan Zugelter’s C&O Railway by Greg Komar with William C. Schaumburg
Join us as we explore Dan Zugelter’s beautiful HO scale, C&O inspired layout. Set in the mountains of West Virginia, this large and finely-detailed model railroad is rooted firmly in the steam era.
Modeling
50 A place in which to live by Bob Bennett A few simple changes to a pair of O scale home kits gives the structures a more personal, lived-in appearance.
55 Drill marks in cliffs by Mark Maynard
Rock cuts along highways and railroad rights-of-way often have marks from where they were drilled for blasting. Here is how you can model them.
57 Modeling municipal waste trains Part I: a transfer facility by M.R. Snell
To easy the growing problem of moving municipal solid waste from urban areas to landfills, a new type of rail-serviced industry has grown up.
64 Scratchbuilder’s Corner: Material choices by Bob Walker Choosing the right modeling material can make all the difference.
66 RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award: Kitbashing Santa Fe mechanical refrigerator cars, Pt. I by Jim Providenza Using Athearn’s PFE R70-20 models the author cut and spliced the shells to create models of SFRC Rr-87, Rr-90 and Rr-91 class cars.
72 Processing lichen for long-term scenery use by Keith Albright A primer for working with an old standby.
Prototype
76 Rubber tires meet steel wheels by David Lustig Thanks to guide wheel attachments, which can be fitted to a variety of trucks, many of today’s maintenance-of-way vehicles are no longer restricted to the rails.
Cover
It is 1938 on Dan Zugelter’s HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, and the caboose of a long eastbound New River Subdivision freight has just passed CW Cabin on its way to Hinton, where it will change power and crews. This layout is as spectacular as the West Virginia and Virginia scenery of its prototype, and its tracks are as busy as they were when steam ruled the rails. Greg Komar photo.
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