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On the right track: choose a model railroad set that fits your space - and your budget

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Hobbyists should decide whether to purchase G-scale or O-gauge trains, which cost about $100, or HO-scale or N-scale trains, which cost about $50. Model-train owners should mount the tracks on plywood, insulating board, the floor, or the carpet.

Author: Schleicher, Robert
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1995
Equipment and supplies

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Burn rubber! Here's how to get your model dragster smokin'

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Step-by-step instructions are presented for making a race action scene as a setting for a model dragster. A color photograph provides a backdrop and piano wire props up the front of the dragster for a realistic effect.

Author: Schleicher, Robert
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1995
Automobiles, Racing, Model cars, Automobile racing

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Just add 'water.' (model railroad layout)

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Instructions are presented for making a fake stream or river to add to a model railroad layout. The scenery can be built with paper towels soaked in plaster. Gravel and dirt for texture add realism.

Author: Schleicher, Robert
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
Waterways

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Subjects list: Methods, Models and modelmaking, Models (Toys), Railroads, Model, Model railroads, Models
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