Use view blocks to extend your layoutBy Gary HooverView blocks isolate sections of a model railroad, letting you broaden its geographic scopepg. 38How to cast a stone building from plasterBy Steve HarrisSometimes, scratchbuilding is the best way to model a prototype structurepg. 44Build a realistic flatcar loadBy Matt SnellStyrene structural shapes and stripwood simplify this projectpg. 48Rio Grande in the RockiesBy Mike DannemanFollow Mike Danneman’s N scale Moffat Road through spectacular mountain scenerypg. 52How to animate overhead doorsBy Steven PeckRemote-controlled doors add to engine shop operationpg. 62Under the wires of the Western Electric EmpireBy Robert SchleicherBill Everett’s O scale layout is a showcase of scratchbuilt streetcars and interurbanspg. 66A joint branch line on two decksBy Michael TylickBoston & Maine and Boston & Albany share the rails on this double-deck HO scale planpg. 70
