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10 gems of layout wisdom
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10 gems of layout wisdom

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Weekend workshop: Make a lighted billboard
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In the February 2017 issue, you’ll learn how to make a lighted billboard. Download the drawings for this billboard here.…

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Servicing American Flyer’s big steamers
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O scale pine trees
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Build a two-engine firehouse from kitbash remnants
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Build a two-engine firehouse from kitbash remnants

Photos by Michael Raynor Once I finished building my Grand Central Station from two MTH bank structures (see the May…

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