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HOW TO
WEATHER USING PASTELS
p. 60
Atlas N diesel on
our test track
p. 80
January 2016
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NEW SERIES
Build this great
4 x 6 HO layout!
Learn construction tips and tricks
as we start a new project
p. 52
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HOW TO
•
Three ways
to model
rocky scenery
p. 70
• Operate a waterfront
industrial area
p. 38
•
Kitbash a caboose to match a prototype
p. 46
•
Put a sound decoder into a brass diesel
p. 74
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Volume 83, Number 1
IN THIS ISSUE
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HOW TO
WEATHER USING PASTELS
p. 60
80
Atlas N diesel on
our test track
p. 80
January 2016
www.ModelRailroader.com
NEW SERIES
52
Build this great
4 x 6 HO layout!
Learn construction tips and tricks
as we start a new project
p. 52
WIN
$2,00
0
to bu
trainsy
See p.
!
84
HOW TO
70
46
38
On the waterfront, Part 2
Learn how competing railroads shared sidings and custom-
ers, and how to build a car float bridge and barge
by Paul J. Dolkos
▸
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
74
•
Three ways
to model
rocky scenery
p. 70
• Operate a waterfront
industrial area
p. 38
•
Kitbash a caboose to match a prototype
p. 46
•
Put a sound decoder into a brass diesel
p. 74
46
How to kitbash a wooden caboose
A Walthers HO scale model serves as the starting point for
this Central Vermont car
by Don Janes
On the cover:
A Kaiser Steel U30B leads an
ore train toward the processing plant on
Model Railroader’s
2016 project layout, the
Eagle Mountain RR.
William Zuback photo
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The latest features on our
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52
Meet the Eagle Mountain project layout
Learn how to build
Model Railroader’s
4 x 6-foot HO scale
railroad as we begin a new series
by Eric White
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bonus
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Step by Step
How to build a white-metal
kit
by Cody Grivno
60
Basic weathering with pastel sticks
Quick, easy application provides great results
by Lou Sassi
8
From the Editor
Our new 4 x 6-foot layout
by Neil Besougloff
74
DCC Corner
Install DCC with sound in a
brass diesel
by Larry Puckett
62
Colorado in just 8 x 8 feet
70
3 ways for realistic rocks
88
Trackside Photos
by Steven Otte
MREXTRA
10
News & Products
Hobby industry news
by Cody Grivno
This double-deck N scale layout is in the living space of a
fifth-floor condominium
by Lou Sassi
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MRVP
78
Product Reviews
MREXTRA
20
Railway Post Office
Readers remember
Andy Sperandeo
by Hal Miller
HO scale General Electric
U25C from Korea Brass,
N scale SD50 by Atlas,
SoundTraxx Econami sound
decoder, and more
by Dana Kawala
How to use rock molds, carved plaster, and charcoal chunks
for layout scenery
by Kim Nipkow
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Online bonus
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Ask MR
How do I run engines
together under DCC?
by Steven Otte
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30
N Scale Insight
DCC decoder advice
for N scalers
by Jim Kelly
and Cartoon
101
Index of Advertisers
102
Trains of Thought
The professional student
by Tony Koester
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