NASG Dispatch 1985 #3 Summer Articles

1985 #3 Summer

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Ed Loizeaux

Model Railroads and People

New President Ed Loizeaux announces that Don Thompson is the interim editor of the Dispatch for this issue while Dick Karnes is preparing to take over from Elaine Powell.

1985 #3 Summer

2

Don Thompson

Model Railroads and People

Updates from the Committee.

1985 #3 Summer

4

Stan Stokrocki

Locomotives - Diesel

For those who have an AC-powered layout, the American Models' FP7, which is DC-powered, can be converted to either a single-direction AC-powered engine, or a bi-directional engine using the Williams #1010 reverse unit. How to do that is covered in this article. Includes photos.

1985 #3 Summer

6

Lee Johnson

Model Railroad Shows

A review of all the activities that took place the NASG Convention.

1985 #3 Summer

7

Jim Kindraka

Model Railroads and People

This article explains why this award was named after this man.

1985 #3 Summer

8

Kent Singer

Model Railroad Shows

A listing and some photos of all the contest winners at the 1985 NASG Convention.

1985 #3 Summer

10

Don Thompson

Freight Cars - Hoppers

The drawings of the car shown in the previous Dispatch were too small to be of any use, so this issue devotes two full pages to those drawings.

1985 #3 Summer

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Ken Zieska

Model Railroad Shows

At the 1985 NMRA Convention, S-scale was well-represented by the largest layout at the convention. Photos accompany this brief article.

1985 #3 Summer

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Kent Singer

Structures - Trackside

Scratchbuilding corrugated-siding and wooden sheds. Includes drawings.

1985 #3 Summer

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Kent Singer

Electronics

Diagrams accompany this article about how to build this throttle that has been in use with members of the Central New Jersey S Scalers.

1985 #3 Summer

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Lewis Renning, Jr.

Scenery

How to model marshes or swaps, both dry and with modeled water.