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Articles Listing
Frame Houses for Your Town
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1977-03
Page:
54
Author:
David W. Messer
Category:
Structures - Homes
Building multiple, stand-alone, tall-skinny homes commonly found in towns. Includes scaled drawings and model photos.
PRR Class P58 Coach
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1977-03
Page:
66
Author:
George Drury
Category:
Passenger Cars
A brief description of this car, accompanied by a prototype photo and scale drawings.
Ultrareliable Handlaid Turnouts
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1977-03
Page:
68
Author:
John Lukesh
Category:
Track
The author describes how he hand-lays turnouts for trouble-free operations. The article includes lots of detail drawings that describe the various steps to follow.
Levine Brothers Iron Works
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1977-03
Page:
80
Author:
Edward C. Steinberg
Category:
Structures - Industrial
The author discusses what an iron works company does, and shows how he scratchbuilt a model. The article is accompanied by a lot of prototype photos of several such companies. Also includes are scaled and detail drawings, and construction photos.
Old-time Gas Station
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1977-03
Page:
89
Author:
Walter R. Olsen
Category:
Structures - Towns/Cities
The author describes how he built a typical small-town gas station. Includes scaled drawings, including one that shows the overall layout of the various parts that go into a gas station. Several construction photos are shown as well.