Model Railroader - Magazine - Vol. 90 - Issue 01 - Jan 2023

• Vol. 90
• Issue: 01
• Release: Jan 2023
• Series: Model Railroader
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

ONE GOOD TURN LEADS TO ANOTHER
Replace worn wheels to bring your old N scale locomotives back to life

TRAIN-WATCHING AND LEAF-WATCHING
Bob Cochran based his HO scale empire on the railroads of his Vermont childhood

MODELING A STEAM CRANE’S WATER TENDER
Build a necessary piece of wreck train equipment

MODEL LIGHTNING
Electroluminescent panels make it easy to add a thunderstorm scene to your model railroad

MEET THE BISHOP STREET BRANCH
A sectional 10 x 22-foot HO scale model railroad is this year’s project layout

CREATING A WORK OF ART
Jim Rohrbach’s Great Northern diorama was inspired by a railroad painting

A FRESH APPROACH TO LIFT-UP SECTIONS
Euro-style cabinet hinges provide bind-free operation and can be hidden under the layout

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

FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8
Extra how-to from the how-to magazine

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12
Hobby industry news

ASK MR, pg. 18
Questions on decorating B&O diesels

STEP BY STEP, pg. 22
How to model fir trees

DCC CURRENTS, pg. 60
Shining light on light-emitting diodes

PRODUCT REVIEWS, pg. 62
Pennsylvania RR K4 Pacific by Bachmann, Micro-Trains N scale P-S covered hopper, and more

ON OPERATION, pg. 68
Radio dos and don’ts

TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 70

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS AND CARTOON, pg. 81

TRAINS OF THOUGHT, pg. 82
How long is a short circuit?

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!