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Magazine Articles By Fred Lagno
A Handbrake for the Layout
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2004-01
Page:
61
Category:
Layout Construction
The author describes the construction of a manually-operated piece of tubing that sticks up into the track to hold a car back on a gradient.
Modeling Mercury-vapor Lamps
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2005-09
Page:
87
Category:
Electronics
Making the blue-white LED's look like these lamps from the 1970s.
Resistance Wheelsets
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2005-07
Page:
88
Category:
Electronics
Scale:
HO
This article covers how to add resistance wheelsets so that freight cars' presence can be detected by electronic circuits.
Tips on Photographing Your Model Railroad
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 2006-02
Page:
56
Category:
Photography & Videography
The author discusses using a fog machine to hide backdrop edges and transition. Several "right" and "wrong" photographs are shown as examples of the topic discussed.