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Stringing Telephone Wires
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1979-07
Page:
64
Author:
Dean Foster
Category:
Scenery - Trackside
Scale:
HO
The describes how he added telephone wire to his modular diorama using "invisible thread". The article also covers his method for construction the poles and a handy tool for unrolling the thread spool.
Operating Loader
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1979-07
Page:
72
Author:
Rick Spano
Category:
Structures - Industrial
Scale:
N
The author describes how he built an operating coal loader. Include one small photo of the finished structure and a materials list (no construction photos or diagrams).
Roofwalk Support Shaping Jig
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1979-07
Page:
74
Author:
Jack Burgess
Category:
Tools
Roofwalk supports are the wedge-shaped supports straddling the centerline of the boxcar roof to provide a level platform for the roofwalk planks. This article contains diagrams of the author's method for building these angled styrene pieces consistently.