Model Railroader March 2014

Build a 5 x 8 harbor railroad
by Cody Grivno
Part 3: Drawbridge, dock, and pouring the harbor

How to scratchbuild a handcar shed
by Russ Watson
A styrene core makes it sturdy; wood sheathing makes it realistic

Big sound for little engines
by George N. Pierson
SurroundTraxx system does the job for models too small for their own speakers

Learning from experience on the Daneville Sub
by Pelle Søeborg
This rebuilt modern-era layout features expanded desert scenery and new rail-served industries

Hobby paint roundup
by Cody Grivno, Aaron Skinner
A guide to acrylic and organic solvent-based paints

Piece of Ohio in a Penn Central depot
by Jim Smas
58 A piece of Ohio in a Penn Central depot The Sebring Model RR Club’s HO scale layout depicts the industrial Midwest in the 1950s

Make junkyard details from foil wine caps
by Bruce Petty
How to use heavy foil to make fenders, hoods, and other car body parts