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Magazine Articles By Bob Chapman

A (PRR) Day at Cincinnati Union Terminal

The author visits the CUT, and then covers a day-in-the-life of a PRR train at the CUT in 1954, complete with complimentary HO-scale model photos.

Achieve Realistic Colors under Artificial Lighting

How to apply paint to model so that they come out looking right under the actual light of the layout. Includes a side-bar on valance lighting.

Building F&C's H25 Hopper Kit

After covering prototype information, the author shares how he built the Funaro & Camerlengo hopper kit.

How to Model a Passenger Train Part I

In this first part of the three-part series the author will cover determining a prototype's consist of a passenger train, which includes doing research and then comparing what is available in the modeling world.

Modeling Pennsy's Class P70gsR Coach

As part of the Cincinnati Limited, the author describes the prototype car, and shows how he modeled it.

Modeling Pennsy's Class POS211 Observation

The author kitbashed a Rivarossi observation car body and Laser Horizons' side panels. Covers the history and includes a prototype photo.

PRR Modeling Featured at Chicagoland RPM

A photo essay of PRR models shown at the Chicagoland RPM.

Upgrading the Bowser GLA Hopper

The author explains why some HO-scale modelers might still want to upgrade an older model, such as this Browser model, and shows several details he added to his model.