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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues February 2014

February 2014

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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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

FROM TRAIN SET TO FAMILY LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Dave Durling’s Lionel starter set inspired a neat O gauge railroad.

LAYING TRACK ON OUR 5 X 8

By Kent Johnson

Our project railroad series continues as the staff installs twin loops of track.

MODELING COPPER COUNTRY

By Karl Sablich

Building a compact O gauge layout with a strong sense of place.

TWO-ERA TIME TRAVEL ON TWO SMALL O GAUGE LAYOUTS

By Roger Carp

Kevin Coyle models two eras, 1932 and 1963, on a pair of layouts.

FOUR FUN-FILLED 4 X 8-FOOT O GAUGE TRACK PLANS

By Michael Tylick

A quartet of creative track plans for popular modern track systems.

PLAN AN EASY-ACCESS LAYOUT

By David Smith

Build a tabletop layout that slides.

BUILD A LIONEL FACTORY DISPLAY

By Roger Carp

A factory-built 4 x 8-foot layout from 1957 offers two levels of toy train fun.

PRO TIPS FOR REALISTIC SCENERY

By Roger Carp

Learning from a superb O gauge layout.

REALISM AND AMERICAN FLYER: GILBERT UPGRADES ITS FLEET

By Roger Carp

Knuckle couplers highlighted 1952.

ADAPTING WALTHERS O SCALE PASSENGER CARS FOR O-72 USE

By Thomas R. Browne

Vintage car kits are perfect for O-72.

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Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics

American Flyer’s no. 748 overhead bridge

Views from the Underground

Weekend Workshop

Reviews

O GAUGE SW1 SWITCHER BY MTH
THROTTLEPACK AC100 TRANSFORMER BY MRC

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