Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 89 - Issue 07 - July 2022

• Vol. 89
• Issue: 07
• Release: July 2022
• Series: Model Railroader
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
A new house and hobby led to this 25 x 38-foot HO scale layout

A MILL POND FOR THE SANDY RIVER & RANGELEY LAKES
Part 1: Preparing the bridge abutments, pond bottom, and banks

ONE ROOM, TWO TRACK PLANS
A look at the pluses and minuses of two design approaches for a small spare bedroom

BLEND A RIVER INTO A BACKDROP
A Tainter gate dam hides the seam between the layout and the backdrop

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

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
A subject too big for one issue

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12
Hobby industry news

ASK MR, pg. 18
How do I remove printing from a model?

STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
Scratchbuild an abandoned house

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 46
Using mini and cell phone speakers

PRODUCT REVIEWS, pg. 48
Bowser HO scale Alco RS-3 and N scale, and General Electric Dash 8-40C from Atlas

ON OPERATION, pg. 54
“I’m Dan Thorne, and what I say goes!”

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 56

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 65

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 66
You had to be there

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!