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Celebrating<br />
the art of<br />
1:48 modeling<br />
Issue #<strong>39</strong><br />
July/August 2008<br />
Ted Byrne<br />
Carey Hinch<br />
Neville Rossiter<br />
Vol. 7 - No. 4<br />
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Customer<br />
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Complaints<br />
L’il Bear<br />
Contributors<br />
Gene Clements<br />
Hobo D. Hirailer<br />
Roger C. Parker<br />
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Cover: Mike Linxwiler of Hollister, Calif., built this hotel. It took<br />
Second Place in the Structures category at the 2008 O <strong>Scale</strong><br />
West Model Contest. Photo by Jim and Leonard Ferreira.<br />
Centerspread: An Espee MT-4 blasts out of a tunnel in the Stinson<br />
Beach scene on Sandra Lloyd’s and Douglas Smith’s 20th<br />
Century Scenic Railroad (See OST #37). The MT-4 is a recent<br />
import by Sunset/3rd Rail. Photo by Scott Mann.<br />
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Features<br />
4 Steel Rails<br />
Neville Rossiter takes a look at Frank Gedde’s On30 layout.<br />
9 Convert the MTH Woodside Passenger Car to 2-Rail<br />
An easy 3-Rail to 2-Rail conversion by Joe Giannovario<br />
13 Spring Loaded Power Pickup<br />
Ray Grosser shows how he improves locomotive performance.<br />
17 Working/Shifting Valve Gear<br />
Add realism to your steam engines with this modification by Tom Mix.<br />
22 Two Quick Projects<br />
Key stock adds “invisible” weight to Ron Gribler’s rolling stock.<br />
37 Pieces of the Puzzle — Conclusion<br />
Mike Cougill concludes his discussion of layout design philosophy.<br />
41 Build a GATX “Whale Belly” Covered Hopper<br />
You start with a tank car and... here, let Ed Reutling show you how.<br />
45 2008 O <strong>Scale</strong> National Preview<br />
54 2008 O <strong>Scale</strong> West Contest Results<br />
Departments<br />
7 The Art of Finescale – Mike Cougill<br />
20 Traction Action – Roger Parker<br />
25 Confessions of a HiRailer – Hobo D. Hirailer<br />
27 The Modern Image – Gene Clements<br />
29 The Workshop – Neville Rossiter<br />
31 Reader Feedback<br />
56 Modelers’ Showcase<br />
47 Product News & Reviews<br />
60 Buy-Sell-Trade Ads<br />
60 Events Listing<br />
61 Advertiser Index<br />
62 Observations – Joe Giannovario<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
July/Aug ’08 - O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> •
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