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December 2002
December 2002 |
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 BUILD A HOLIDAY LAYOUT FROM STYROFOAM SHEETS By
Mark Edwards This clever ring-shaped layout can be built entirely from plastic foam with just a few hours of work. |
pg. 50 |
LAYOUT LOOK-BACK The final installment of our look back at layouts published in the first 15 years of CLASSIC TOY TRAINS magazine focuses on Christmas. |
pg. 56 |
PUT MTH CATENARY ON YOUR LAYOUT By
Neil Besougloff MTH's catenary set offers flexibility right out of the box. |
pg. 58 |
BUILDING HOLIDAY SPIRIT By
Bob Keller You can build a Christmas layout just like the Coleman family. |
pg. 62 |
MAKE AN ELEVATED BRIDGE LINE By
Dick Teal Simple wood components create the look of girder bridges. |
pg. 66 |
CHRISTMAS MEMORIES By
John A. Grams Your photos of toy trains around the tree. |
pg. 68 |
VISIT A PRO-BUILT LAYOUT By
Paul J. Dolkos Today, Jack Fox is "old enough to play" with his custom-built O gauge layout. |
pg. 70 |
THE BEST DIESELS LIONEL NEVER MADE By
Len Carparelli Green Alco diesels lead this "newly minted" postwar set. |
pg. 76 |
DREAM COLLECTION By
Roger Carp Joe Grzyboski has the postwar trains everyone wants. |
pg. 80 |
DEVELOPING FLYER'S OIL DRUM LOADER By
Ted E. Hamler A mysterious and prolific outsider created one of American Flyer's most enduring accessories. |
pg. 84 |
HOW TO WIRE A CROSSING GATE AND SIGNAL By
Louis Koumoundouros How to wire Lionel's crossing gate and signal three different ways. |
pg. 89 |
Departments Editor's Desk Correspondence News & Notes Point of View Product News K-Line's American Freedom Train, Kramer Products animated workers, S gauge Frisco cars Questions & Answers Talkin' Toy Trains Product Reviews K-Line Pennsylvania steam starter set |
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