Features:

Provisional Structures • by Victor Hand — Creating believable stand-in models for scene study and evaluation.

New Life for Brass • by Stephen M. Priest, MMR — Reworking a venerable brass 44-tonner for smooth operation.

Modeling Pavement • by Lance Mindheim — A fresh look at modeling pavement with photographic reproduction.

Creating a SD30C-ECO • by Scott Kuhn — Kitbashing a modern prototype rebuild of the popular SD40–2 in HO.

Consider the Commuter, Part 2 • by George Riley and Otto M. Vondrak — Starting at White River Terminal, we model a big city terminal in a small space using readily available structure kits.

Departments:

Editor's Notebook • by Stephen Priest

Look Both Ways • by Mike Schafer & Bill Navigato

Postmarks

Rail Books • Book news and reviews

Receiving Yard

RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award • by Doug Nelson

RMC Perspective • by Steve Jessup

RMC Timetable • Scheduled events and notices

Scratchbuilder's Workshop • by Bob Walker

Test Track • by David Otte — Tangent X58 - Piko DCC Smartcontrol

Advertising Index

Dealer Directory • Recommended hobby dealers