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The Substation at Winterthur
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1981-09
Page:
62
Author:
Bob Hegge
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Scale:
HO
The author describes how he researched and then scratchbuilt an electrical substation for his traction layout. Includes a photo of prototype substation, construction photos, and scaled drawings.
Painting Scale Figures
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1981-09
Page:
69
Author:
George Konrad
Category:
Scenery - People & Animals
The author describes how Cindy Brown, a professional artist, goes about painting O-scale figures. Discussed are the tools and paints, and then the various techniques for each part of a figure.
Handlaying High Speed Turnouts
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1981-09
Page:
80
Author:
James R. Barrante
Category:
Track
Scale:
HO
Although not prototypical, closed-frog turnouts to virtually eliminate derailments. The author describes how he builts them.