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G Scale </a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=52"> PANEL SIDE REBUILT HOPPER CARS of </a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=53"> Models Ready-to-run models of the panel side hop</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=54"> Figure 5 & 5a: The Central Vermont owned 200 stee</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=55"> Figure 8: Rebuilt at the Frisco’s Yale Yard (Memp</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=56"> Do-it Yourself Manual Turnout Control Finding the</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=57"> FIGURE 2: Deadbolt switch control on Joe Fugate’s</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=58"> How they work! ‚('&_#™( '#&4‘+ hole drilled in t</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=59"> I use jigs to speed production of the pieces The</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=60"> STEP 1: Shaft Hole Location Jig (continued) STEP </a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=61"> STEP 2: Making the Basic Knobs (continued) Figure</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=62"> STEP 3: The Locking Pin Hole Location Jig The sec</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=63"> STEP 4: Drilling the Locking Pin Holes in the Kno</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=64"> STEP 5: Locking Pins for the Knobs (continued) Fi</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=65"> STEP 6: Making the Turnout Control Panels (contin</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=66"> STEP 7: Making the Shaft Blanks 6#›&#'¤'# ¤?¬)›~ </a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=67"> STEP 8: Travel Stop Pin Hole Jig ' far the knob m</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=68"> STEP 9: Travel Stop Pins Figure 29: Nails for tra</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=69"> STEP 9: Travel Stop Pins (continued) Figure 32: K</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=70"> STEP 11: Mounting the Travel Stops Figure 33: Tra</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=71"> STEP 12: Finishing the Shaft Assembly and Mountin</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=72"> STEP 13: Actuator Assembly Figure 37: Drilling ac</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=73"> STEP 13: Actuator Assembly (continued) STEP 14: M</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=74"> STEP 15: Mounting the Actuator Assemblies and Con</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=75"> STEP 15: Mounting the Actuator Assemblies and Con</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=76"> Getting started with DCC: Some helpful insights f</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=77"> Figure 2: Joe Fugate has been using DCC in some f</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=78"> Reverse adjustment – adjusts the reverse spe</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=79"> Figure 4: It’s hard to imagine operating Jim Prov</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=80"> !( „ƒ&„ƒƒ" # to expand later into more extensive</a> <a title="Model Railroad_00003557 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9029b6eb?page=81"> lashup without decoders. 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