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As always, there is plenty of model building is the upcoming issue of RMC. Ron Hoess explains how he scratchbuilt a string of Philadelphia row houses for his layout. Holdovers from another era, industrial cities of the Northeast and beyond still have miles of streets lined with these utilitarian brick homes. Freight car modelers will want to read about Ted Culotta's latest project: it's an HO scale model of an 8,000 gallon tank car built by Standard Tank Car in the 1920's.