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21st Century Limited Model Contest

Winners in the National Model Railroad Association's 2000 national contest.

10 Tips for Painting with Acrylics

The author captured a number of useful tips-and-tricks he has learned about using acrylic paints

Modeling a Masonry Structure with Hydrocal

The author describes how to model masonry buildings using a firehouse in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania as an example. The article covers how to cast with hydrocal, how to scribe the bricks, and how to put the structure together. Includes a scaled drawing of the building, and mold-making photos.

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.

An N Scale Wagontop Covered Hopper

Using a Fine N-scale Products wagontop box car, the author built a B&O class N-34 two-bay hopper. Includes model, construction, and prototype photos, as well as a parts list.

Route Control for Slow-motion Turnout Motors

The author describes how he designed and built route control with a single selector knob for yard ladders, but for use with Tortoise (or other slow-motion) switch machines.

Bridge Basics

How to select the right bridge for the purpose, and the anatomy of a bridge.