Tools and adhesives -Put together a basic tool kit. Jim Hediger -Select tools that bend, grip, and cut. Terry Thompson -Get a grip on glues and adhesives. Jim Hediger -Glue structures using braces and jigs. Cody Grivno Track and wiring -Ballast track easily. Cody Grivno -Work with curved thrnouts. Jim Hediger -Use magnetic couplers. Andy Sperandeo -Tune up turnouts. Jim Hediger -Use connectors for easier layout wiring. Jim Hediger -Wire a layout for two-train operation. Neil Besougloff -Shape and install spike-head feeders. Andy Sperandeo -Solder wire and track feeders. Jim Hediger Structures -Scratchbuild a station from drawings. Cody Grivno -Make simple hoses. Cody Grivno -Model a weather-beaten structure. Cody Grivno -Put a big industry in a small space. Cody Grivno -Glaze windows with adhesive. Cody Grivno -Cast your own wall sections. Andy Sperandeo -Cut door and window openings. Cody Grivno -Kitbash large modular structures. Jim Hediger Locomotives and freight cars -Perform rolling stock checkups. Jim Hediger -Service locomotives. Jim Hediger -Open handrail holes with reamers. Cody Grivno -Remove and replace molded details. Cody Grivno -Install a distinctive nose bell. Jim Hediger -Clean locomotive wheels. Cody Grivno -Repair and paint acetal handrails. Cody Grivno Scenery -Add mounting pins to fence sections. Cody Grivno -Make a forest of puff-ball trees. Neil Besougloff and David Popp -Uncover the basics of ground cover. Cody Grivno -Create a quiet grade crossing. Cody Grivno -Cast rocks in place. Cody Grivno -Add gravel parking lots and roads. Cody Grivno -Model water with two-part resin. Cody Grivno -Build a ballasted-deck bridge. Cody Grivno -Install modern car-stopping devices. Cody Grivno Painting and decaling -Learn the basics of airbrushing. Cody Grivno -Loosen paint jar caps. Cody Grivno -Airbrush models with acrylic paint. Cody Grivno -Paint yellow boxcars. Cody Grivno -Tint turn signals and taillights. Cody Grivno -Detail with different brands of decals. Cody Grivno -Model patch out freight cars. Cody Grivno Weathering -Weather and string line poles. Cody Grivno -Create hard-working diesel locomotives. Cody Grivno -Re-letter and weather steam engines. Cody Grivno -Make couplers look realistic. Cody Grivno -Produce great ghost lettering. Cody Grivno -Add grime with an airbrush. Cody Grivno -Apply washes with artist's oils. Cody Grivno -Weather with powdered pastels. Cody Grivno -Simulate rust with makeup applicators. Cody Grivno -Drybrush different weathering effects. Cody Grivno