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Small
layouts!
Visit 4 compact railroads
plus additional 4 x 8 plans
How to lay track
on a small
DCC layout
p. 26
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38
Shelf layout for switching
p. 38
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Compact layout for 2 trains
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This small, around the walls Sn3 layout is a place to
display highly detailed trains and structures
by Lou Sassi
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Small U-shaped
Sn3 layout
p. 32
HOW TO
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70
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Homebuilt from MR plans
p. 48
Easy and accurate steel
loads for flatcars
p. 58
Build benchwork
with moving in mind
p. 70
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How to operate a small switching layout
Three 15" x 48" modules are packed with operational
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The American dream in HO scale
This custom-built 6 x 9 layout represents an idyllic
small town right out of a painting
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On the cover:
A D&RGW 2-8-0 Consolidation
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Pat Gerstle’s Sn3 layout, one of four small
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Lou Sassi photo
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Hauling coal on the Penn Central
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project layout inspired the
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DCC Corner
Are your locomotives DCC
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by Larry Puckett
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4 track plans for 4 x 8 tables
HO, N, and O scale railroads designed for single
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Thinking small this month
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Model realistic stacked steel plates
How to build accurate flatcar loads that follow prototypical
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News & Products
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Improvements below the benchwork
Decorative legs, handy shelves, and a cozy counter add
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by Steven Otte
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Kitbash a Santa Fe CF7 diesel locomotive
How to model a variation of a converted F7 not available in
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by Craig Chandler
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N Scale Insight
Things I leave out when
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Index of Advertisers
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Trains of Thought
Land of living dinosaurs
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Build benchwork for a sectional layout
A way to prepare for disassembly or a household move
by Pelle Søeborg
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Step by Step
Laying track and wiring the
4 x 6-foot Eagle Mountain
RR project layout
by Eric White
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How to scratchbuild a beam bridge
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Trackside Photos
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