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Beat Up But Beautiful

Magazine:

Model Railroader 2003-09

Page:

58

Author:

Lee Vande Visse

Category:

Painting & Weathering

Scale:

HO

The author describes some ideas on how to weather maintenance-of-way equipment, covering cracked and chipped paint with rubber cement.

Turning a Layout Hi-tech

Magazine:

Model Railroader 2003-09

Page:

76

Author:

Steven Barkley

Category:

DCC

Scale:

HO

Photography by Bob Werre. The author describes his process for switching to DCC, replacing wiring, installing stationary decoders for Tortoise switch machines, implementing a computerized CTC panel, and animating signals.