Model Railroader April 2006

News & Products Special
Hobby industry news and product announcements

Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers

Information Desk
Same line, two railroads

Workshop
Curing chipped handrails . . . and more

Step by Step
Easy interior details

COVER STORY
Operating a ’50s-era layout
A model railroad that started with a boxcar

Landscaping with live cactus
A green thumb goes a long way for realistic deserts

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Uniform of the day? Railroad drab
War-weary freight cars were ready for change

An HO scale tabletop railroad
Here’s a new use for your dining room table

Build the 4 x 8 Stoney Creek: Part 4
Structures and scenery for this HO scale project layout

Building a sense of reality
An HO salute to West Virginia’s 1920s logging industry

Detail and paint a Kato SD40-2
Parts and a paint job bring this HO model up to date

Basics of airbrushing
Tips and techniques for getting started