Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: How to Model Today’s Railroads 2016 Winter 80 pages of Projects How to Model Todays Railroads 2016 Winter 80 pages of Projects See photos for damage Model Railroader Special Issue. On the cover, The gritty industrial scenery of the back streets provides a backdrop for Lance Mindheims Miami layout. See Page 6 Photo by Lance Mindheim 4 LOOK AROUND, THEN BUILD Introduction/by Hal Miller 5 SECTION 1 MODERN ERA LAYOUTS 6 MODELING MIAMI'S DOWNTOWN SPUR An urban light-industrial setting provides plenty of switching/by Lance Mindheim 14 BUILDING A MODERN-ERA MAIN LINE IN N SCALE Long trains highlight this basement-size BNSF layout/by Jim Reising 22 SIGNS OF THE TIMES ON THE UTAH BELT Modernizing motive power, signals, and more on an always-current model railroad/by Eric Brooman 27 SECTION 2 LOCOMOTIVES 28 HOW TO DETAIL A MODERN LOCOMOTIVE Applying a handful of small parts will turn an economy model into a showpiece/by M.R. Snell 32 DETAIL A REMOTE-CONTROL LOCOMOTIVE Modernize switchers in an evening/by Cody Grivno 34 HOW TO MODEL A PATCHED-OUT LOCOMOTIVE Add variety to your fleet with these easy-to-follow techniques/by Kim Nipkow 39 SECTION 3 FREIGHT CARS 40 A MODELER'S GUIDE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MARKINGS Add prototype "hazmat" placards to your modern freight cars/by M.R. Snell 44 HOW TO RELETTER A CAR WITHOUT REPAINTING Solvent and decals let you change a car from a foreign road to one you need/by Cody Grivno 47 WEATHER A BOXCAR IN 10 EASY STEPS Paint and powdered chalk make older freight cars look the worse for wear/by Pelle K. S 50 DO IT YOURSELF GRAFFITI Paint markers and an airbrush make it easy to "tag" your rolling stock/by M.R. Snell53 Section 4 Passenger Trains 54 MODELING COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE America's fastest growing passenger trains/by Patrick C. Dorin 60 MODELING THE SOUNDS OF PASSENGER DIESELS Advances in DCC sound help better simulate the sound of Amtrak head-end power/by Bob Kingsnorth 63 SECTION 5 MODERN INDUSTRIES 64 ADD MORE INDUSTRIES WITHOUT ADDING TRACK Outdoor customers expand a modern industrial park on this portable HO scale switching line/by Alan Saatkamp 66 A MODERN INDUSTRY FOR A COMPACT SPACE Though small in size, a corn syrup transloading terminal offers plenty of switching opportunities/by Jim Lincoln 71 BUILD AN EASY CONTAINER YARD BACKDROP Use a computer, scanner, and printer to make an intermodal terminal appear larger/by Joseph Kreiss 73 SECTION 6 SCENIC DETAILS 74 MAKE EASY ROAD SIGNS Carefully modeling these simple details adds a lot of realism to a layout/by Pelle K. S 76 BUILD AND INSTALL A MODERN CONCRETE BRIDGE An easy-to-build plaster kit models this common piece of infrastructure/by Pelle K. S 79 HOW TO MAKE TRACK LOOK REALISTIC Use simple painting and weathering techniques to give rails and ties an All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: When you add multiple items to your cart, the reduced shipping charges will automatically be calculated. . For direct postage rates to other countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us before making a return. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding or buying. Thanks for looking at our items.
Price: 10 USD
Location: Talbott, Tennessee
End Time: 2025-01-21T18:30:52.000Z
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