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Magazine Articles By Todd Sullivan

Designing and Modeling PRR Track

This article describes PRR tie spacing track standards, track center spacing, and how to model those standards. It is also a good general article on how to lay track (flex track). Also covers ballasting, painting, and detailing the track.

Reflectorized Safety Striping

How to simulate safety striping that started appearing on rolling stock and locomotives in the 1970s.

Uses of Rub 'n Buff

Rub 'n Buff is a finishing material normally used for antiquing furniture and other articles. The author describes his various experiments with applying the material to his models, and how it can be removed.

Weathering for Realism

The author describes how he weathered an Accurail CN outside-braced box car, peeled paint on a Roundhouse 50' box car, a Bowser PRR round-roof box car, and an Accurail CB&Q single-sheathed box car. Includes a couple of prototype photos, along with completed model photos.