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These easy-to-follow techniques are designed for all skill levels
When construction knocks, it pays to be prepared
This 12 x 32-foot HO scale layout re-creates a logging line and the steam-to-diesel transition era
Using prototype elements in freelance layout design
How to merge model and prototype images to create dramatic scenes
Generic pill-bottle caps protect switches from accidental bumps
Also in this issue:
ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website
FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
What’s the right size layout for you?
NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10
Hobby industry news
RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 16
Letters from our readers
ASK MR, pg. 18
Burlington Northern renumbering
STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
Rare earth uncoupling
PROTOTYPE TO MODEL, pg. 52
Eldon C. Stutsman Inc. — Hills, Iowa, 2012
ON OPERATION, pg. 54
Mail call
TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 56
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON pg. 65
TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 66
‘Pushing’ large layouts
