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July 2018

July 2018

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


In the pages of CLASSIC TOY TRAINS magazine you’ll find information about building, operating, and enhancing toy train layouts; track plans, repair and maintenance tips, profiles of collectible postwar and prewar trains, and more.

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Features

The joy of billboards

By Roger Carp

Miniature advertising billboards from Lionel, A.C. Gilbert, and Marx added realism to postwar layouts.

Visiting Don’s electric train emporium

By Roger Carp

You’ll have a blast meeting Don MacCormack and seeing his 17 x 23-foot railroad.

The sky’s the limit when it comes to painting backdrops

By Lawrence Goodridge

Use the basics of color to paint realistic sky and clouds and add a sense of distance to scenes.

Robert Sherman created the “Ideal Lionel Layout” in 1947

By Roger Carp

Consider this famous track plan for your next O gauge project.

The discovery of a lifetime

By Eric Beheim

Finding Marx’s elusive Nickel Plate Road wedge tender.

Envy the owners of this American Flyer set!

By Roger Carp

Flyer set no. 4619 for its 1946 line featured a great train paired with an exciting accessory.

Building a three-rail dream

By Roger Carp

Carl Chancey waited a half-century for the perfect O gauge layout – and it’s a show stopper!

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Letters

Photo Album

News

Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics

Auburn Rubber Co. no. 965 set

Views from the Underground

Weekend Workshop

Reviews

Alco PA from MTH and a Post Office from Woodland Scenics

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

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