11 easy urban lighting tipsBy David PoppOff-the-shelf parts make layout lighting a snappg. 34Enhance your modern billboard with lightsBy Matt SnellLight-emitting diodes and a taller pole make advertisements more visiblepg. 40How to model a moonlit nightBy Tony KoesterBlue rope lights simulate nighttime and avoid inky darkness pg. 42Modeling fields in N scaleBy Patrick G. LanaWeather sealer as corn? Yes. Chenille as soybeans? You bet. A veteran modeler shows you how it’s donepg. 44A scenery showcase built for operationBy Bob GrechLessons learned from a small layout inspired the bigger and better HO scale Western Pacificpg. 48How to set up a layout for operationBy Marty BradleyUsing car cards, waybills, and operating sequences on the HO scale Western Pacificpg. 55Modeling a 1960s freight car rosterBy Richard T. VirginA snapshot of the car fleet that was in service 50 years agopg. 60Room-sized plan with a car floatBy Tom HawkinsThis HO scale walk-in 10 x 20-foot plan also includes a branch line and an interchangepg. 64
