NASG Dispatch 2015 #3 May Articles

2015 #3 May

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Bill Winans

Model Railroad Organizations

The author covers the upcoming NASG convention, paying dues ahead of the deadlines, member contributions to content for the Dispatch, the web site's Product Gallery section, and making sure that your estate is set up to handle your model trains.

2015 #3 May

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Bill Pyper

Model Railroad Magazines

A note about grain elevators (covered in this issue), and the unfortunate duplication of Mike Fyten's article in the previous issue of the Dispatch and the S Gaugian magazine.

2015 #3 May

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Bill Hutton

Model Railroad Retailers

The author describes the owner's history and the what is available at the store in downtown Overland Park, Kansas. Includes several photos of the store and its owner.

2015 #3 May

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Dave Blum

Model Railroad Shows

More details and photos related to the upcoming 2015 NASG Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, including details about clinics, the schedule, and several photos.

2015 #3 May

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Peter Vanvliet

Model Railroad Organizations

A thorough review of the how the new online shopping cart of the NASG web site works. (related web page)

2015 #3 May

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Brooks Stover

Locomotives - GP35

The author starts off with an American Models GP9 chassis and a GP35 shell, to build a model representing the B&O GP35. Many close-up construction photos are shown, including the final result.

2015 #3 May

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Robert Nicholson

Couplers

The author describes how he replaces the springs in Kadee and Walthers Protomax couplers, with replacement springs from Kadee, and tricks on how to safely install them without flying off somewhere.

2015 #3 May

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Jim Kindraka

Model Railroad Retailers

As part of the O Scale National convention near Chicago, and Mike Calvert of Gilmaur Models in the United Kingdom being there, Des Plaines Hobbies held an open house to give S-scale modelers who attended a chance to see the U18b pilot model in person. Photos are included with the article.

2015 #3 May

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Paul Washburn

Freight Cars - Refrigerator Cars

After a brief introduction of his layout, the author describes how he builds reefers from scratch or from kitbashed models. Includes many close-up construction photos.

2015 #3 May

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Jeff Madden

Structures - Industrial

Using two Plasticville coaling towers, this coal dealer structure can be built using the authors step-by-step instructions and accompanying photos.

2015 #3 May

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Edwin C. Kirstatter

Track

A small industrial switching area with a turntable can be easily built to hand-switch cars in an industrial complex. Includes two photos.

2015 #3 May

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Jim Martin

Modules

Using Tichy's HO-scale windows for S-scale structures. The rest of the article covers Chris Abbott's set of modules for the S Scale Workshop club, and how Paul Raham took over the modules to make a small station scene out of the original modules.

2015 #3 May

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Bill Fraley

Locomotives - 4-6-0

The history of the model that Frank Titman and Bob Christ built, and then sold to the author. Part of the super-structure was a planned Nord 4-6-0 that didn't make it to market, but a few models survived. Includes several photos of the model.