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WIRE REVERSING SECTIONS IN DCC
MODEL RAILROADING IS FUN!
p. 46
Bachmann HO
SC-44 tested
p. 48
April 2021
ModelRailroader.com
Maryland masterpiece!
A layout designed for realism
and trouble-free running
p. 34
How to detail
and weather
modern
tank cars
p. 24
Childhood memories
influenced this
26 x 30-foot HO
layout. See page 34.
PLUS
Model railroading in life-size 1:1 scale!
p. 42
Make simple, great-looking evergreens
p. 32
Build a maintenance road gate in one evening
p. 28
BONUS
ONLINE
CONTENT
CODE PG. 4
Vol. 88
•
Issue 4
X72 BOXCAR
The 70s Never
Looked Better!
• Eight unique colorful paint schemes:
• PC (2), Conrail (2), CN, WP, Apasco and Yorkrail
• Full underbody brake rigging
• Kadee #158 Whisker couplers
• Separate door posts, door latches and
coupler cut levers
• Fully detailed 70-ton trucks with 36"
metal wheels
• Separately applied coupler cut levers
• ...and much more!
Photo Courtesy Penn Central Railroad Historical Society
THE GLA 2 - BAY HOPPER
First test samples shown,
subject to revision.
A HOPPER FULL OF DETAI LS . . .
Scaled from original blueprints • Die cast frame and floor for optimum weight
Full interior rivet and bracing details • Factory installed wire grab irons
Narrow semi-scale draft gear box • Turned metal wheels in correct PRR 12D-F8 trucks
PRR • Berwind • Cambria & Indiana • Canadian National • Lehigh Valley
NYO&W • Westmoreland Coal • Undecorated
CONTACT YOUR RETAILER OR
ORDER DIRECT AT R APIDOTR AINS.COM
Tech 6 DC-DCC Hybrid...
It Does Two Remarkable Things,
Runs DC and DCC Remarkably Well.
Like other DC railroaders, you own a roster
of DC locos. And while you want the realism
of onboard sound and DCC features, you’re
not ready to switch to DCC, because…
DCC systems are expensive.
No. Tech 6 DC-DCC Hybrid is
extremely economical.
You’re not technically savvy.
You don’t have to be. Tech 6
Hybrid is so well-engineered, we
fit instructions on the back of the
optional handheld.
You’re not ready to give up DC.
Don’t. This is a DC-DCC Hybrid…
it runs both.
You don’t want to bother
converting your locos to DCC.
Don’t. Buy one or more decoder
equipped locos and let Tech 6
DC-DCC Hybrid do the rest.
What Can MRC’s Tech 6
DC-DCC Hybrid do?
With Tech 6
DC-DCC Hybrid
control is in your
hands
• 2 amps of regulated
power for HO and other
DC scales
• Mode selection switch to
operate between analog DC
and any DCC equipped loco
• Change start and top end voltage
• Simple two wire hookup
• Program all CVs
Tech 6 DC-DCC Hybrid does an
awful lot, but how difficult is
it to operate?
Not difficult at all…
put a decoder
equipped loco on the
track,
turn up your
throttle and you’re off
and running.
Press
button #1
and hear the
bell.
Press #2
and hear
the horn.
Press #0
and
turn lights on and off.
It’s that easy.
Now, any
decoder equipped loco
can generate a diesel
rumble or steam chuff synchronized
with your loco’s speed.
But wait, there’s more…
simultaneously run up to 6
locos on the same track
Add an optional
Tech 6 DC-DCC
Walk-around Throttle
and you’ll patrol
your layout while
you simultaneously
control up to six
decoder equipped
locos on the same
track at the same
time without block
wiring.
Tech 6 DC-DCC
Hybrid (0001200)
and optionalWalk-
around Throttle
(0001203)
• Operate both standard DC locos
and decoder equipped locos
• Deliver precise throttle control as
well as adjustable momentum
• Control lights, bell or horn with one
touch technology
• Run multiple locos at the same
time on the same track*
• Handle all 28 functions in most
NMRA decoder equipped locos
(0001203)
If you’ve been waiting to get in
on the advantages and realism
of DCC, see MRC’s Tech 6 DC-DCC
Hybrid at your hobby dealer, or at
www.modelrectifier.com
*Run up to 6 decoder equipped locos on same track at
same time using Tech 6 DC-DCC Hybrid Walk-around
FOUNDED BY ROY C. GELBER
In This Issue
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MODEL RAILROADING IS FUN!
APRIL
2021
Volume 88, Number 4
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WIRE REVERSING SECTIONS IN DCC
In every issue
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From the Editor
The hard work of having fun
p. 46
Bachmann HO
SC-44 tested
p. 48
April 2021
ModelRailroader.com
34
Maryland masterpiece!
A layout designed for realism
and trouble-free running
p. 34
How to detail
and weather
10
Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
24
modern
tank cars
p. 24
12
News & Products
28
Solder a simple pole gate
This one-evening scenic detail is an easy
way to get your feet wet in metalworking
by M.R. Snell
Hobby industry news
18
Ask MR
How do I convert couplers on N scale cars?
42
32
28
PLUS
Model railroading in life-size 1:1 scale!
p. 42
Make simple, great-looking evergreens
p. 32
Build a maintenance road gate in one evening
p. 28
32
Simple pine trees
Cheap furnace filters provide branches for
these easy evergreens
by Nathan Gauvreau
On the cover:
Diesels rumble
over a plate girder bridge on
Dave Hughes’s HO scale
Western Maryland East
Division.
Richard Stanley photo
24
Rehab My Railroad
Tank cars for Jones Island
MREXTRA
46
DCC Currents
Dealing with reversing sections
34
Western Maryland’s East
Division
Childhood memories influenced this
26 x 30-foot HO scale model railroad
by Dave Hughes
Next issue
In May,
visit an N scale
Canadian National layout
that packs expansive
vistas into a small space.
Also, add fire protection
to your buildings, model
an MOW car, and more!
48
Product Reviews
MREXTRA
Bachmann HO Siemens SC-44 Charger,
N scale P-S hopper by Athearn, and more
54
On Operation
Moving work trains
56
Trackside Photos
•
Online bonus
ModelRailroader.com
MREXTRA
65
Index of Advertisers
and Cartoon
42
Modeling in 1:1 scale
Rapido Trains owner Jason Shron is the
man with a train in his basement
by Jason Shron
Trains.com
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Trains of Thought
Expansive living in smaller worlds
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