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Inside the December 2006 issue
Cover story
Taking the next step:
A new yard and new ideas for the F&SM
George Sellios' HO scale Franklin & South Manchester
Carl Swanson
Welcome to Wauwatoga!
Small layout contest winner: 2nd place
Richard J. Smith

Death Valley Days
An Ntrak module becomes a portable Nn3 layout
Tom Knapp

Change river levels with a dam site
Two different levels ease the grade in a hidden loop
Bob Boelter

A Small Layout You Can Build
Narrow gauge in a garage
Part 6: Finishing touches on the On3/On2½ CNM Ry.
George Sebastian-Coleman

Build a realistic mountain scene
Big diesels in the desert on Pelle Søeborg's HO scale
Union Pacific model railroad
Hills, grass, rocks, and water for the HO Donner River Sub
Pelle Søeborg

Scratchbuild a compact RIP track
A Canadian Pacific prototype inspired this HO scene
Tom Garrett

Working with acrylics
Get great results using water-based paints
Cody Grivno

A fresh look at the Carolina Central
Update a favorite N scale track plan with Kato Unitrack
Carl Swanson

Turning trains hands-free with DCC
Automated reverse loop for DCC layouts
Jim Barta and Len Bruening

Departments

From the Editor

News & Products

Railway Post Office

Information Desk

Workshop

Scenery Step by Step
Kitbash a modular structure

DCC Corner
Got sound? Now's a good time to add DCC sound

Product Reviews
Athearn and Precision Craft Models' Big Boys in HO

HO Empire Builder coaches from Walthers...and more

N scale MRC and Aztec sound and DCC system

Cartoon

Trains of Thought
Just-in-time modeling

Trackside Photos

Season's Greetings from MR

MR Project Illustrated
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Inside the November 2006 issue
 

Cover story

Celebrating the Pennsy
This big HO layout captures the essence of its prototype
Rich Ivins

Standards for passenger operations
Tailor terminals for smooth and reliable running
Andy Sperandeo

Project railroad x 2
Small Layout Contest winner: 3rd place
Bob Grech

A Small Layout You Can Build
Narrow gauge in a garage
Part 5: Scenicking the On3/On2½ CNM Ry.
George Sebastian-Coleman

Cover story
Design a realistic mountain scene
Part 1: Planning scenery for a modern heavy hauler
Pelle Søeborg

How to visualize your layout
Tracing paper and photo-editing software are the keys
Pelle Søeborg

N scale railroad with mainline operation
A midsize plan designed for running long trains
David Popp

Add lights to your structures
Easy ways to enhance life after dark on your layout
John Underhill
Model realisitic streets and sidewalks>>Online Bonus: Check out Mike Tylick's article to get more tips
Pay attention to the details on the street where you live Lou Sassi

Eight handy modeling tricks
Useful tips from a prize-winning scratchbuilder Jack Burgess
Departments:
From the Editor
Sound decisions
News & Products
Railway Post Office
Information Desk
More passenger train tips

Workshop
Create a compact work space...and more
Scenery Step by Step
Build a low-relief structure

DCC Corner
9 tips for converting to DCC
Product Reviews
N scale E7s with sound and DCC from Precision Craft
Walthers HO Santa Fe heavyweight chair car... and more
Precision Craft N scale E7s are handsome passenger haulers >>Online Bonus Video: Precision Craft N scale E7

Walthers HO AT&SF heavyweight chair car

Broadway Limited HO F7s are powerful performers with sound


Walthers HO scale Proto 2000 EMD GP20 with sound and DCC


SoundTraxx HO Tsunami DCC decoder

>>Online Bonus Video: SoundTraxx offers great sounds for your locomotives!

Trains of Thought:
Dots and dashes

Trackside Photos
>>Online Bonus: Take a look at 8 dream layouts from GMR 2007
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Inside the October 2006 issue
 

Cover story

Wide open spaces in a small room>>Online Bonus: Read how-to make a quiet track
Creative use of dioramas results in a big-layout feel
Prototype information
Bridge basics
What goes up shouldn't come down
A Small Layout You Can Build
Narrow gauge in a garage
Part 4: Track and turnouts on the On3On2½ CNM Ry.
Modeler's guide to F units
A survey of cab units from FT to FL9
Build an operating scrapyard
A new twist for old iron on your layout
New Haven's Cape Cod branch
Designing an HO layout for a 12 x 20-foot room
Modeling the Long Island's Cannon Ball
Parlor cars make a luxury commuter train in N
Having it all
Using prototype freelancing to design an HO scale layout
Departments
From the Editor
Communities within communities
News & Products
National Train Show report from Philadelphia
Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
Information Desk
5 passenger-train tips
Workshop
Build a handy switch machine installation tool
Scenery Step by Step
Making realistic summer trees
DCC Corner
Using configuration variables
Trains of Thought
The other end of an SD45
Trackside Photos
Cartoon
MR Project Illustrated
Easy bridges
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Inside the September 2006 issue

 

Cover story

Great operation: expert advice
Techniques to keep layouts running smoothly

David Popp and MR staff

A Small Layout You Can Build
Narrow gauge in a garage
Part 3: Installing DCC and roadbed on the CNM Ry.
George Sebastian-Coleman

A developing basement empire
The N scale Hooch Junction improves on a good thing

Paul J. Dolkos

Automated interchange:
Take a look at Bill Darnaby's working interchanges More cars are delivered after each pickup
Tony Koester

Layout planning Fundamentals
Tips for drawing accurate track plans quickly
David Popp

Layout planning contest rules Build great-looking structures
Easy techniques turn a simple plastic building into a start
Lionel Strang

Keeping the Pennsy's spirit alive
After a move, the Pennsylvania RR is going strong in HO

Ed Dougherty

Departments
From the Editor
Good plans, good layout

News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
The big hook: Big tools for big jobs

Workshop
Helpful tips for kitbashed structure credibility

Scenery Step by Step
Add a cornfield to your layout

DCC Corner
Using DCC to match locomotive speeds

Product Reviews
N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2 in HO from Precision Craft
Models
Z scale Pennsy GP35 from Micro-Trains
Digitrax Sound FX decoders for HO
GE B23-7 and B30-7 in HO from Atlas... and more

Trains of thought
Seeing the forest of the trees

Cartoon

MR Project Illustrated

Seamless removable scenery

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Inside the August 2006 issue
Here NOW!

 


From the Editor
Tried and True, or tired?

News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
The yard is a railroad sorting machine

Workshop
Build an adjustable liftout... and questions answered

Step by Step
Layouts should be seen… and heard!
Online Bonus Watch a clip of layouts with sound

COVER STORY
Prototype scenes, freelanced layout
The fictional HO Lehigh Alliance is a railfan’s dream

A LAYOUT YOU CAN BUILD
Narrow gauge in a garage
Part 2: Preparing the room and building benchwork

Quick and easy interiors
Techniques to furnish those empty structures

Plan for a Santa Fe branch line
A 13 x 19-foot HO rendition of the Alma District in Kansas
Online Bonus Original John Armstrong layout plans

HOW-TO SPECIAL
Constant-intensity headlights for DC
An easy project that leaves the lights on for you

A growing garden empire
This 75 x 80-foot, 1:29-proportion layout started small

HOW-TO SPECIAL
A longer run with a virtual interlocking
Photos with approach-lighted signals extend running time

Modeling a changing world
The HO scale Windsor RR is always set in the present day

DCC Corner
Tips for using wireless throttles

Product Reviews
HO USRA Light 2-10-2 from Bachmann
Online Bonus Video of Bachmann’s HO USRA Light 2-10-2
Galloping Geese in O from Precision Craft… and more

Trains of Thought
Choosing, and re-choosing, an era

Cartoon

Trackside Photos

MR Project Illustrated
Make a night-time switching simple
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Inside the July 2006 issue
Here NOW!


 

From the Editor
Wish you had more space?

News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
Livestock shipments

Workshop
Create a personal paint color library . . . and more

Step by Step
Build a better bridge

A LAYOUT YOU CAN BUILD
Narrow gauge in a garage
Part 1: On3/On2½ Central New Mexico and its roster

The model railroader’s workshop
Part 2: The modeler’s dream workbench
Online Bonus 16 must-have tools

Old building, new techniques
Some modern materials are used for this S scale structure
Online Bonus Plans for the Perkins Produce project

El Capitan in N scale
Tips for modeling one of the Santa Fe’s most famous trains

COVER STORY
Golden Era: Los Angeles in the 1950s
Details and freight cars make this HO layout realistic

Make a realistic lake
Expert techniques for making a deep mountain lake

Built for the long haul
New England inspired 30 years of HO scale modeling

Build your own signals
Commercial parts make the job easier

DCC Corner
A word of the wyes

Product Reviews
Pennsy K4 Pacific in HO from MTH
LokSound V3.5 DCC decoder from ESU
. . . and more
Online Bonus Watch a clip of the K4 in action

Trains of Thought
Surmounting obstacles

Trackside Photos

MR Project Illustrated
Tree handle
 
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Inside the June 2006 issue
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From the Editor
A realistic right-of-way

News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
From Zephyr to Acela

Workshop
Paint cap persuader

Step by Step
Upgrading a DCC system

Sierra Nevada steam
California mountain scenery highlights the HO scale Onion Valley Mining & Lumber Co.

Build a downtown warehouse in HO
Time-saving technology made it a breeze to build

The model railroader’s workshop: 1
Tools and supplies every hobbyist should own
Online Bonus Ten cool model railroading tools

COVER STORY
Bridges, tunnels, and operation
The Erie-Lackawanna comes alive on the HO scale Stoney Creek RR

Alleghenies to Alleghany
Model C&O steam operations with this HO scale 16 x 21-foot layout

Servicing steam
Modeling a steam locomotive terminal
Online Bonus Dan Zugelter's HO Chesapeake & Ohio layout

DCC Corner
Two locomotive lighting projects

Product Reviews
Tower 55 HO scale GE ES44AC road diesel
1934 Burlington Zephyr in N scale from Con-Cor
HO scale DCC sound decoder from MRC
Atlas HO scale EMD MP15DC heavy-duty switcher
. . . and more

Trains of Thought
Moment of truth

Trackside Photos

MR Project Illustrated
Quick mock-up structures

 

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Inside the May 2006 issue
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From the Editor
Time-saving techniques

News & Products
Toy Fair show report and product announcements

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
Postwar passenger car fleets

Workshop
Compact workshop Q’s & A’s

Step by Step
Make your freight car roster prototypical

COVER STORY
Designed for the railfan
Visit this spectacular Appalachian layout

Kitbash like the prototype
Modeling an ex-Illinois Central SD20 in HO scale
Online Bonus Brief history of the prototype

Build a footbridge for your layout
Common materials are all you need

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Modeler’s guide to steel boxcars
Spotting features for more realistic freight car fleets
Online Bonus Modeler's guide to freight car trucks

Scratchbuild a city centerpiece
A turret makes this HO building stand out from the crowd

Model realistic tall grass
Techniques to make convincing fields and prairies

Southern Ohio’s best kept secret
Local railroading is featured on this HO club railroad

Small layout contest rules

Build a train order board in N scale
Modeling a non-operating version with brass parts

DCC Corner
Downloading new sounds for a LokSound decoder

Product Reviews
Life-Like HO scale Alco RS-27 road switcher
Online Bonus Video of the HO Alco RS-27 in action
GE AC6000CW from Broadway Limited Imports in HO
Pennsylvania RR baggage car in HO from Walthers
. . . and more

Trains of Thought
Saving a piece of the past

Trackside Photos

MR Project Illustrated
Operating gates for industrial spurs


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Inside the April 2006 issue
Here Now


 
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From the Editor
The case for variety

News & Products Special
Hobby industry news and product announcements
Online Bonus Exclusive video of the new 5-DCC system

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
Same line, two railroads

Workshop
Curing chipped handrails . . . and more

Step by Step
Easy interior details

COVER STORY
Operating a ’50s-era layout
A model railroad that started with a boxcar
Online Bonus How to create a realistic car-forwarding system

Landscaping with live cactus
A green thumb goes a long way for realistic deserts

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Uniform of the day? Railroad drab
War-weary freight cars were ready for change

An HO scale tabletop railroad
Here’s a new use for your dining room table

Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Creek: Part 4
Structures and scenery for this HO scale project layout

Building a sense of reality
An HO salute to West Virginia’s 1920s logging industry

Detail and paint a Kato SD40-2
Parts and a paint job bring this HO model up to date

Basics of airbrushing
Tips and techniques for getting started
Online Bonus Tips for cleaning your airbrush
Online Bonus Watch a brief clip on airbrushing from our video Airbrushing with acrylic paints

DCC Corner
Installing a DCC decoder in a Rivarossi steam locomotive

Product Reviews Extravaganza
Reading T-1 4-8-4 in HO from Precision Craft Models
Online Bonus Video of the HO scale "T Hog" in action
Märklin Central Station digital command control system
Kato N scale Super Chief passenger train
. . . and lots more!

Trains of Thought
" Good enough" in the 21st Century
Small Layout Contest rules

Trackside Photos

MR Project Illustrated


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March, 2006 Model Railroader


From the Editor
Could it be simpler?

News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
Freight car lettering

Workshop
Chalk one up for instant fascia

Step by Step
Styrene backdrops and easy clouds

From plan to reality
An HO scale plan was only the beginning

Better layout videos
Shooting high-quality video is easier than you think
Online Bonus Todd Brown's Video of the MR&T

COVER STORY
8 pike-size passenger trains
Pocket-size trains you can model in HO and N scales

Ten railroads, one layout: Part 2
Operating trains on a large HO scale model railroad
Online Bonus More on the construction and operation of the Sunset Valley

N&W’s Washington Extension
A classic coal-hauler in N scale in 144 square feet

Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Creek: Part 3
Grass, rocks, and roads for the HO project railroad

Weather while you build
Achieve a realistic in-service look on your next car kit

DCC Corner
Decoder-controlled caboose lighting

Product Reviews
HO scale EMD SW8 from Life-Like Div. of Walthers
Online Bonus COMING SOON!
California Zephyr cars in HO from Broadway Limited
… and more

Trains of Thought
Model a favorite railroad – or region?

Trackside Photos

Cartoon

MR Project Illustrated
More business than meets the eye

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