December 1999

December 1999

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

PLANNING CTT’S HOLIDAY LAYOUT

By Neil Besougloff

A focus and a game plan help the CTT staff produce its own tinplate winter wonderland.

SAMHONGSA: A PARTNER BEHIND MTH TRAINS

By Jim Caccavo

CTT visits the Korean manufacturer Samhongsa, a primary producer of MTH locomotives, rolling stock, and other toy train equipment.

ON-LINE AUCTION GUIDE

By Steven Allen

How to buy, sell, and thrive in the cyberspace train marketplace.

STILL IN TRAINING

By Jim Patterson

A veteran American Flyer enthusiast recalls the start of his expansive postwar train collection.

WORKIN’ ON THE RAILROAD

By Painting by Angela Trotta Thomas

For many of us, trains around the tree on a Christmas morning are a memory that will never dim.

GET ROLLING WITH A STARTER SET

By Bob Keller

Here’s some help deciding which entry-level toy train set is right for you.

THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS LAYOUTS PAST

By Wade S. Boyette

Images of a family friend’s long-ago holiday layout return to life.

SANTA FE ALL THE WAY

By Carl Swanson

Built for speed, the Santa Fe is an ideal railroad to model with toy trains.

REPAIRING POSTWAR HELICOPTER AND SATELLITE CARS

By Ray L. Plummer

Lionel’s helicopter and satellite cars are easy to keep flight-ready.

OLD LOCOMOTIVE NO. 250 ROLLS AGAIN

By Karol Flakowicz

A special Lionel locomotive has traveled throughout one man’s life.

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