The Model Train

Forum Journal

Hello all!

Welcome to the first issue of ‘The Model Train Forum

Journal’! ‘The Model Train Forum Journal’ is a journal

/newsletter produced for and by ‘The Model Train Forum’.

The journal will be released every 3 months starting with

this issue, the July, August & September issue. Each issue

will include: site news, site updates, modelling tips, an

update on my layout, and a little new products section,

including all the new products which have been released on

the major model railroader manufactures in the past

months! It will also include a little section which will future,

photos and posts that have been posted on our site! Also if

any members of our site would like to submit an article

please do! When we get more members, I will add a ‘letter

to the editor’ and tips and tricks page! So let’s get started

with the fun stuff & thanks for reading!

July, August & September 2011

Issue: #1

Note: All ‘New Products’ item information has been sourced for the

websites of the manufactures and all information is of there property

Atlas: Ho Scale: Feature Product

Atlas just released their first passenger car, called

Blueprint Series passenger cars. These new kits included

prototypical paint schemes, accurate details and easy

construction, as quoted by atlas. The prototypical models

available are 8-1-2 Pullman Sleeper, 10-1-2 Pullman Sleeper,

12-1 Pullman Sleeper, 14 Section Pullman Sleeper, 6-3

Pullman Sleeper & 80' Paired Window Coach. They are all

priced at $39.95 each and are now available.

Other products

Thrall’s triple 53’ articulated well car, priced at $109.95 for

a 3 car set.

40' Standard-Height Container 3-Pack priced at $32.95

for the 3 pack.

N scale: Feature product

85' Trash Flat Car & 20' High-Cube MSW Container, have

just been released from atlas they feature Open deck,

scale dimensions with accurate details, Weighted,

detailed underframe’s, 100-ton trucks equipped with

free-rolling metal wheels, Accurate painting and printing

Walthers Ho scale

Structures:

Cornerstone series, skyscraper construction site

kit - $29.98

Rolling stock

Platinum Line(TM) Itel 66' Heavy-Duty 4-Truck Flatcar -

Ready to Run - $34.98

58' Sperry Rail Detector Car - Standard DC - $119.98

Find out more today at

www.walthers.com

Well, welcome to the first new section of the first ‘The Model Train

Forum Journal’!

News:

June: June was a big month for ‘The Model Train Forum’, with the

post count hitting 500 and the climbing to almost 800 posts! We

also had our 100th member join! WOW!! This is all great!! With the

site and newsletter still new there isn’t too much news but I have

decided to add some member news!

Top 2 Posters: SAXRT1 & Downriverboys, thanks a lot guys! Please

note I am the top poster but this count does not include me!

Fill in a small corner with a track side shanty

I have been working on a corner of my layout and decided to

add a track side shanty to it.

Materials

Noch static grass, Ground scatter (can be any make), White

glue, Trees, Atlas track side shanty, Small rocks, coal

Steps

1. Cover the work area in a thick layer of white glue.( The

thickness of the glue allows the rocks to be pushed into the

glue while it is still wet)

2. Sprinkle on some ground scatter followed by some static

grass.

3. Push in a few rocks and sprinkle on some coal.

4. Add the building and plant the trees and a little more

scatter around the building to blend it in!

You have now filled in a small space with a track side shanty

Well that’s it guys for this issue, I leave u with a few photos,

by our members, enter in the photo comps!