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On the Banks of the Mississippi
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
20
Author:
Wolfgang Glockner
Category:
Modules
Scale:
N
A 6' x 4' module made to show the mainline running on an embankment along the east shoreline of the Mississippi river. It has hidden staging, and can be run automatically. The scenery and water are very realistic looking.
Maintenance Road
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
26
Author:
John Gerdes
Category:
Scenery - Streets
Scale:
N
The author shows how he built a dirt road into existing mountain scenery without doing too much damage to the layout.
Sub Modules
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
30
Author:
David W. Savage
Category:
Modules
Scale:
N
Shows how to build small 5" x 5" (or multiples thereof) dioramas that can be interchanged on an NTRAK module so that the same module will look differently from time to time.
Components Part IIIa
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
33
Author:
Bob Kendall
Category:
Electronics
Covers various switches (toggle, slide, etc.), relays, SCR (also known as triacs), transformers, and optical devices (such photocells, IR LEDs). Includes a diagram for wiring up a DPDT toggle switch which can be used to reverse electricity, and a diagram for controlling relays using transistors.
Storage & Travel... An Easy Solution
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
36
Author:
Gordon Andrews
Category:
Storage Solutions
Constructing foam drawers, using 1/2" insulation board, for storing rolling stock.
EMD GP35 Phase 2
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
39
Author:
Ron Bearden
Category:
Locomotives - Diesel
Scale:
N
Starting with an Atlas GP35 Phase 1, the author built a GP35 Phase 2. Shows model photos, modification diagrams, and close-up detail photos.
End-of-Train Protection Part II
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
42
Author:
Dean Daughenbaugh
Category:
Cabooses
Scale:
N
This article shows how to power the LED in the caboose using the Richmond Controls' EZ-LITE N-scale Caboose Lighting Model EZ41. Included are installation of the axle wipers and the metal wheels.
Innovative Diorama
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
44
Author:
Tim Anderson
Category:
Structures
Scale:
N
Shows the incredible detail of a rear-building loading dock, with a single LED lighting the entire area. The author has a company called Ngineering.
Life-Like GP18 Upgrade
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
46
Author:
Keith Lyons
Category:
Locomotives - Diesel
Scale:
N
Putting a GP18 shell on a GP20 mechanism. Shows frame and shell modification needed to complete this project.
Perfectly Prototypical
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
52
Author:
Bill Cawthon
Category:
Scenery - Vehicles
Scale:
N
The article discusses recent releases of N-scale automobiles, including photos of some.
Duluth Missabe & Northern Roundhouse
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
56
Author:
Damian Kostron
Category:
Structures - Engine Servicing
Scale:
N
The article includes prototype and model photos of the roundhouse the author built for his NTRAK module. It also includes scale drawings of the various key parts to allow modeling of this large structure.
The Onyx Division
Magazine:
N-Scale 2003-01/02
Page:
64
Author:
Pete Thomas & Walt Huston
Category:
Layouts
Scale:
N
Close-up photos of the three of the 14 modules that make up the authors' layout.