January 1991
. VOLUME 21 NUMBER 1

Photo by Bruce Nail

FEATURES
13 15 ON TRACK: TURNOUT WIRING by Jim Mansfield

MILWAUKEE ROAD STOCK CAR: MY FIRST KITBASH by Dean Freytag 16 TRAIN SET - THE SERIES: THE STAGE by Jim Mansfield 18 MODELING A MODERN CIRCUS TRAIN by Bill Hill

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REMOVAL OF CAST LADDER DETAIL FROM PLASTIC MODELS by Jim Mansfield 24 WILL THE MECHANICAL REEFER SURVIVE? by George Melvin

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INTO THE RECORD BOOKS - MAINUNE MODELERS BREAK GUINNESS RECORD by Elizabeth White 30 SOUTHERN PA3: CONVERTING AN ATHEARN PAl by Larry Puckett 34 DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP: MKT GP7 by Rich Picariello

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SNOWBOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS?! OR, THERE'S NEVER A ROTARY AROUND WHEN YOU NEED ONE by Scott Anderson 40 42 46 52 MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES #1: DEPTH OF FIELD by Bruce Nail

BEAVER V ALLEY RAILROAD: TEAR IT DOWN AND START OVERI by Larry Wright ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO RAILWAY'S PARKSVILLE STATION by Patrick Lawson

MAKING YOUR OWN - PART II: CASTING PARTS FOR SCRATCHBUILDING by Bob Beaty

DEPARTMENTS
4 5 6 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL NEW PRODUCTS 10 \I 12 14 YOUR TREK PLAN VIDEO REVIEW SOCIETY PAGE RAIL PROJECT RESEARCH 58 62 DEALER DIRECTORY SHOPPING GUIDE ADVERTISING INDEX

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ABOUT THE COVER
Blocked by an avalanche, C&S Mogul #9 sits helplessly on a tall trestle high in the Rockies. Will it get to its destination in time for the holidays? Tum to page 36 for story and to learn how the scene was created. Photo by SCOII Anderson. INSET: Sometimes the only way to "fix" a layollt, is to tear it down and start over. Photo by Larry Wright.

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