NASG Dispatch 2014 #2 April Articles

2014 #2 April

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Bill Winans

Model Railroad Philosophy

The author covers some info about changes within the NASG organization. The majority of the article is about the incorrect use of "gauge" vs. "scale" within S-scale and the industry in general. Gauge is the distance between the rails, and scale is the ratio to the prototype that we are modeling.

2014 #2 April

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Peter Vanvliet

Product Review

A review of the Kaw Valley Designs industrial ladder kit. Includes many construction photos as well as its installation on one of the author's buildings.

2014 #2 April

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Jeff Madden

Model Railroads and People

The author suggests the idea of building a modular layout entirely made out of Lionel products available today, to show the audience what can be accomplished in S-scale today.

2014 #2 April

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Larry Morton

Model Railroad Manufacturers

Owner of Tomalco Track describes his transition into S-scale and into becoming an S-scale manufacturer. Owning the company, he has been able to complete his own 28'x28' S-scale layout in his basement.

2014 #2 April

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Robert Nicholson

Railroading Stories

"Willie's New Boots". A story about Willie having bought boots too small, but too proud to admit it to his co-workers.

2014 #2 April

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David Heine

Track

The author describes his reasoning for, and his method of, hand-laying track. Instead of using ready-made components, he designed his layout the way he wanted to, and then built the track accordingly. David's layout uses standard-gauge, and three-foot and two-foot narrow-gauge lines.

2014 #2 April

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Steve Lunde & Roy Meissner

Model Railroad Shows

The Badgerland S Gaugers and the State-Line S Gaugers introduce the 2014 NASG Convention, to be held in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. In addition to briefly covering the planned activities, there are also photos of the area layouts that will be open for tours.

2014 #2 April

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Peter Vanvliet

Model Railroads and People

This column covers the club-related information you will find on the NASG web site, as well as services the NASG provides to S-scale clubs.

2014 #2 April

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Edwin C. Kirstatter

M.O.W. Equipment

The author takes a Lionel American Flyer Maintenance-of-way crane and kit-bashes it into a very nice model.

2014 #2 April

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Michael Greene

Model Railroads and People

The author explains how he got into S-scale model railroading, what roles he played and plays in the NMRA and NASG organization, and the fact that he and his wife now own Pine Canyon Scale Models.

2014 #2 April

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Jim Martin

Layouts - S

After a few notes, the author describes John Johnston's Shelter Valley and Trent River Railway S-scale layout. The article includes many photos of the layout, as well as a track plan.

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Bill Pyper

Automobiles

The author describes a handy grid card that can be used to quickly measure the wheelbase and track/tread width of S-scale vehicles to compare them against prototype measurements, to see if the model truly is to scale.

2014 #2 April

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Layouts - S

Single photos of Joe Kimber's, Bill Winans', and Nelson Steinmetz' layouts.

2014 #2 April

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Bill Pyper

Model Railroads and Computers

The Dispatch editor, Bill Pyper, provides guidelines for how to write an article for possible publication in the Dispatch.