November 2006

November 2006

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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1-2-3 SCENERY

By Kent Johnson

Make realistic scenery from ground foam, grass mats, or natural materials.

DREAM JOB ON AN O GAUGE LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Carl Chancey found work within his hi-rail layout.

HOME-BUILT HYBRID LOCOMOTIVES

By Ralph Calvino

Clever one-of-a-kind Lionel locomotives kitbashed from O gauge parts.

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HILLS AND HARBOR PLAN

By E.A. Engebretson , Kent Johnson

This 14- by 14-foot Atlas O plan boasts two scenery themes.

AMERICAN FLYER GRAFFITI LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Cliff Saxton’s postwar S gauge layout is as much fun as that classic movie.

RAISE THE ROOF IN LIONELVILLE

By Joel Fugazzotto

How to change the height of city structures.

CARMEN WEBSTER KNEW HER TRAINS

By Roger Carp

But who really knew hobby shop pioneer Carmen Webster, the first lady of model railroading?

SECOND TIME PREWAR LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Russ MacNair turned from collecting postwar Lionel to a prewar O gauge layout.

MAKE O GAUGE INSULATED TRACK SECTIONS

By John Rusterholz

An inexpensive way to operate trackside signals and accessories.

RESCUING A MARX LAYOUT

By Bill Mixon

An old house yields a postwar display layout.

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News

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