Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 88 - Issue 09 - September 2021

• Vol. 88
• Issue: 9
• Release: September 2021
• Series: Model Railroader
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

CUSTOM COLORS FOR STATIC GRASS
Are off-the-shelf options not working for you? Try dyeing fibers

RAILS TO THE QUEEN CITY
Coal mines, bakeries, and warehouses are the major industries on this freelanced Appalachian­ layout

ADD RAIL-MARINE OPERATIONS TO YOUR LAYOUT
The Rail-Marine Interface Mechanism can be part of a modular or permanent model railroad

SCRATCHBUILD A TIMBER CRIBBING LOADING DOCK
A chance find during a railfan trip inspired this project

ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6
The latest features on our website

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Finding inspiration in unexpected places

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12
Hobby industry news

ASK MR, pg. 18
How do I use paper turnout templates?

REHAB MY RAILROAD, pg. 24
Detail a diesel on a budget

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 54
Block detection for signaling

PRODUCT REVIEWS, pg. 48
Atlas HO scale GE Dash 8-40B, ScaleTrains.com N scale UP standard turbine, and more

ON OPERATION, pg. 62
21st-century train orders

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 64

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 73

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 74
Can you see the difference?

Overview:

Model Railroader has been the leading model train magazine for the past 75 years.  Each month, we bring you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of model train layouts, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts and much more!