November/December 2022
The November/December 2022 issue of Classic Toy Trains
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In this Issue
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L&L Model Train Restoration marks half a century.
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Dave Mills had less than 30 square feet to work with.
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Engine facilities offer a lot of visual and operating possibilities.
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S gauge models inhabit an imaginary city.
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The story behind an oddly stamped box.
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Postwar memories thrive on this O gauge display.
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Cooking up something special from a Plasticville kit.
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Two readers share their boyhood memories.
Also in this issue:
EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4
LETTERS, pg. 6
MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8
PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10
NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Club offerings, LCCA Christmas car, lots of special magazines
COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 18
Lionel’s no. 1432W passenger outfit
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20
S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22
VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 24
REVIEWS, pg. 56
Lionel LionChief Plus 2.0 Genesis
AD INDEX, pg. 65
TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
A pair of digital pointers