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The ABCs of
DCC POWER DISTRICTS
p. 50
Bachmann GS-4
reviewed
p. 58
October 2017
www.ModelRailroader.com
Tracks in the street
HOW TO
model and operate an urban district
p. 30
Layout in
a weekend
gets scenery
PLUS
p. 40
Install a decoder in a small diesel
p. 56
Build dispatcher and operator desks
p. 45
Blacksmith shop with scale drawings
p. 24
BONUS
ONLINE
CONTENT
CODE PG. 4
Vol. 84
•
Issue 10
WALTHERS IS YOUR
®
SOURCE FOR UPS MODELS
HO SCALE
ALL NEW SERIES – DELIVERIES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 2017 – RESERVE NOW – walthers.com/ups
• Officially licensed replicas
• Authentic signs and graphics for
1990s UPS bow tie shield and
modern shield schemes
• Two new Cornerstone
®
structures
• 20 new SceneMaster
™
trucks
& trailers
• New SceneMaster figure set
handpainted in authentic colors
UPS
®
Hub with Customer Center
(shown above)
November 2017 delivery
®
Complete your delivery service operations
with these authentic vehicles & accessories
• Great addition to industrial areas of your layout
• Factory-printed sign with UPS modern shield logo and
UPS bow tie shield logo included
• Free-standing entry sign with decals
• “Tip-Up” style structure - easily customized
• Can be built in multiple configurations
• Truck & railcar dock doors with weather bellows/seals
933-4110 Kit $69.98
UPS
®
VEHICLES
• Four semi tractors
• Two single-axle box vans
• Two Package Cars
• Five different trailer styles & lengths
• Two container styles & lengths
UPS
®
Store
February 2018 delivery
• Separate sign with UPS
modern shield logo
printed in color
• Includes two UPS
dropboxes for
extra detail
933-4112 Kit $39.98
UPS
®
Figure Set
949-6043 UPS Delivery Personnel w/Handcart
Complete information
& listings at
walthers.com/ups
Support your local hobby shop • visit walthers.com • call 1-800-4-TRAINS
UPS
®
Licensed Products
Delivery date/s and prices shown were accurate at press time; for updates visit walthers.com.
Preproduction models shown assembled and painted, some details and colors may vary. ©2017 Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
In This Issue
Features
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58
OCTOBER
2017
Volume 84, Number 10
In every issue
6
Digital MR
The latest features on our website
50
The ABCs of
DCC POWER DISTRICTS
p. 50
Bachmann GS4
reviewed
p. 58
October 2017
www.ModelRailroader.com
30
Tracks in the street
HOW TO
model and operate an urban district
p. 30
8
From the Editor
When anything is possible
10
News & Products
Hobby industry news
40
56
45
24
Layout in
a weekend
gets scenery
PLUS
p. 40
16
Railway Post Office
24
Casting plaster walls for a
scratchbuilt structure
Build an octagonal blacksmith shop to hide
a switch motor
by Raymond Howard
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
Letters from our readers
Install a decoder in a small diesel
p. 56
Build dispatcher and operator desks
p. 45
Blacksmith shop with scale drawings
p. 24
18
Ask MR
How are auto racks loaded?
20
Heritage Fleet
How Märklin’s Gauge 1 became modern
LGB large scale
On the cover:
Street running
was high on Paul Dolkos’
preferences list for his
Baltimore Harbor District
layout.
Paul Dolkos photo
30
Tracks in the street
MRVP
Building and operating Carroll Street on
the HO scale Baltimore Harbor District
by Paul Dolkos
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
38
Model simple utility poles
These lineside details are easy to make
with common items
by Michael Tylick
22
Step by Step
Make a hill from foam peanuts
56
DCC Corner
Installing a LokSound decoder in a vintage
Kato locomotive
Next issue
In November,
Paul Dolkos
and Pelle Søeborg share
tips on photography, we
visit an O scale Pennsylva-
nia RR layout, British
Columbia Ry. stars in a
track plan, and more!
58
Product Reviews
40
Layout In A Weekend update
With a little more time, adding scenery
and details helps bring this small switching
layout to life
by Paul Boehlert
MREXTRA
Bachmann HO scale 4-8-4 Daylight, HO
scale GP10 “Paducah Geep” from Inter-
Mountain, Atlas-O troop sleepers in O
scale, and more
MREXTRA
45
Build dispatcher
and operator desks
These aren’t just furniture, they support
operations on an 1890s-era layout
by Don Ball
64
Trackside Photos
68
On Operation
Where the 21st century meets the 19th
www.ModelRailroader.com
subscriber extra
MRVP
Video on
www.MRVideoPlus.com
50
ABCs of DCC power district
management
Dividing your model railroad into blocks
improves operation
by Larry Puckett
77
Index of Advertisers
and Cartoon
78
Trains of Thought
Variety from a second-hand Rose
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