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Magazine Articles By John Pryke

Making Photographic Backdrops

This article describes how to use your computer and a color printer to create photographic backdrops, and how to mount the printout to the layout's backdrop.

Quick & Dirty Freight Car Weathering

Shows how to weather freight cars using an airbrush. Shows which colors to use, what the typical weathering pattern is for particular cars.

Realistic Weathering for Steam Locomotives

Here's how to weather your plastic steamers to look like the real thing. Includes information on how prototype engines weather.

Sequence Timetables Made Easy

Operate without watching the clock.

The Lost Art of Soldering

Using an etched-brass kit of a New York Central four-track signal bridge, the author shows his steps for soldering brass.

The Model Railroader's Workshop Part 2

The author describes his workbench, taps and dies, cleaning materials, high-heat soldering equipment, airbrushes, specialized tools, bench-top power tools, and handheld power tools.