RAILROADING

MODEL
VOLUME 29 NUMBER

November 1999
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FEATURES
2 0 T Modeling Maine Central F3s
by Mark E. Sharp by V. S. Roseman

2 6 T Kitbashing the Psycho Bates House 32 T FREIGHTCAROLOGY.
Kansas City Southern's Boxcars
by David G. Casdorph

52 T MODELING MODERN INTERMODAL
Visual Impressions: Using the Prototype as Your Guide
by David A. Bontrager

36 T Greg Gatewood's
by Greg Gatewood

Colorado Midland & Western (HO/HOn3) New Blood in the Cab on the Midland

56 T DIESEL DETAIL CLOSE-UP
by Rich Picariello

B&O EMD GP30 Phase I

44 T DCC UPDATE

MRG Takes a Look at DCC - Part XXII:

60 T ON TRACK

The Feeding of our Track by Jim Mansfield

Fun & Frustration in Richmond Plus Lots More
by Larry 1. Puckett

Part 2: The Techniques

49 T SCENERY TECHNIQUES
by Clayton Ben),

The Fine Art of Ground Texturing

61 T BEHIND THE SCENES

Into the Night - Oro Grande: Part 2
by Margaret Mansfield

DEPARTMENTS 5T 10 T 15 T 19 T 59 T 63 T 69 T
Editorial New Products Product Reviews Society Page Book Beat Dealer Directory Boys in the Basement

73 T Your Trek Plan 78 T Advertiser Index ABOUT THE COVER

Train 540, the Junction Hopper, provides passenger service and protects the mail contracts from Grand Junction to Aspen and Basalt on Greg Gatewood's Colorado Midland & Western. Here the "Growler" is on a return trip leaving Aspen over the h igh bridge. Below we catch the rear of train 110 ( GJDE), "The Graper" eastbound, loaded with fresh fruit from Grand Junction. Turn to page 3 6 f or more. P haro by Randy Lee. INS ET: Vic Roseman shows us what can be done with Polar Lights' Bates House from Psycho on page 26. Pharo by V.S. Roseman.