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Features
Rescaling Bachmann's log cars to 1:29 scale
By Rob Robson

A few simple steps will convert a narrow-gauge car to standard gauge

pg. 28
bunkhouse
By Don Parker

Part 2: The roof, finishing, and foundation

pg. 30
How to make corrugated-iron sheet
By Graham Jones

Soft-drink cans and a crimper are all you need

pg. 34
By Chuck Rheutan

Part 1: The woodwork and cutting the rails

pg. 36
Visit the Nepenthes, Gestalt, & Delirium Railway
By David Outteridge

A small, freelance railroad in the front yard

pg. 42
Installing batteries in Aristo-Craft locomotives
By Richard Nelson

Using available space simplifies the job

pg. 50
Make your own rail clamps
By Mark Howe

Inexpensive, homemade joiners hold rails securely

pg. 52
Building Dinovo Shoe Repair in 1:29 scale
By Jerry Paladino

A scratchbuilding project based on a family business

pg. 54
29th National Garden Railway Convention preview
By Raymond Hughes

Come to Cincinnati in June

pg. 58
fire_house
By Steve Terry
Online extra
Departments
From the Editor
The Diesel Garden Railway Contest
Notes & news
Letters
Garden railway basics
Automation in the garden: Part 6—Compound operations
Greening your railway
sedums1
By Nancy Norris
pg. 20
Plant portraits
tricolor_stonecrop
By Nancy Norris
pg. 25
Miniscaping
spontaneous4
By Don Parker
pg. 69
Online station
By Vance Bass
pg. 77
Product reviews
emma3
By Marc Horovitz
pg. 78
figures1
By Kevin Strong
pg. 79
dremel2
By Marc Horovitz
pg. 80
roadbed1
By Kevin Strong
pg. 82
wuhu_update
By Marc Horovitz
pg. 86
If I'd only known
The perils of composite roadbed
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