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Modelingfor theO ScaleCraftsmanIssue #16Sept/Oct 2004Vol. 3, No. 5Editor/PublisherJoe Giannovariojag@oscalemag.comArt DirectorJaini Giannovariojaini@oscalemag.comAssociate EditorBrian Scacebrian@oscalemag.comAdvertising ManagerJeb Kriigeljeb@oscalemag.comContributorsTed ByrneGene DeimlingBobber GibbsCarey HinchHobo D. HirailerRoger JenkinsJace KahnNeville RossiterSubscription Rates: 6 issuesUS - Standard Mail DeliveryUS$30US - First Class Delivery (1 year only) US$40Canada/MexicoUS$50OverseasUS$75Visa, MC, AMEX & Discover acceptedCall 610-363-7117 duringEastern time business hoursDealers write for terms.Advertisers write for informationor visit our website.O Scale Trains ISSN 1536-9528www.oscalemag.comPublished bimonthly (6 times a year) byO Scale Trains Magazine,PO Box 238, Lionville PA 19353-0238© 2004 OST All Rights ReservedPrinted in the U.S.A.Contributors: O Scale Trains welcomes your featurearticles, photos, and drawings. Such material should be sentto the above address for possible publication. If we accept,you will be notified immediately. For more information concerningarticle preparation guidelines, please send an SASEto the above address and request our “Guide For Authors” orvisit our website at: www.oscalemag.com.Cover: Ted’s Signs is just one of many scratchbuilt structureson Gary Patterson’s 3-Rail Cherel Valley RR.Centerspread: New Englanders will long remember thewinter of 1948-49. Here, a Boston and Maine R1dMountain makes a stop to load mail and milk on theFitchburg Line. The snow won’t ease off for long! Thelocomotive was built by Tom Harley, using a WestsideRF&P Governor and a KTM UP tender as startingpoints. Photo by K. Jeb Kriigel, Get Real Productions.OST is a proud Member of theModel Railroad Industry AssociationO TrainsScaleFeatures4 Cheryl Valley RailroadGary Patterson does 3-Rail with a 2-Rail scale feeling.10 Layout in a Small Space: 11'x19'Some thoughts on small O Scale pikes from Mike Culham.14 Yards, Part 3 — Division Point YardHerm Botzow finishes up his great series on yard designs.19 Red Caboose Reefer Kit BashThe venerable Red Caboose reefer gets transformed by Tom Kabele.27 Building the Depot at Early WintersNeed a small depot? C. Victor Robart describes how he built this littlejewel from old plans in MR.34 An Old Atlas Caboose RevisitedU.S. O Scale from down-under. Paul Hemsworth reworks an oldInternational clear-vision cab.38 Some Thoughts for Scratchbuilders on Finding DimensionsHow large is that sand box? Brian Scace shares his techniques forgleaning prototype measurements from photos.Departments13 Modeler’s Shelf, also pages 36, 55, 6122 Traction Action – Roger Jenkins25 Easements for the Learning Curve – Brian Scace41 Narrow Minded – Bobber Gibbs42 Fine Scale Modeling – Gene Deimling44 Reader Feedback – Letters to the Editor46 Product News & Reviews53 The Workshop - Neville Rossiter54 The Good Old Days - Jace Kahn56 Confessions of a HiRailer – Hobo D. Hirailer58 Buy-Sell-Trade Ads59 Advertiser Index60 Events Listing62 Observations – Joe GiannovarioSept/Oct ’04 - O Scale Trains •