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.
Features
BUILD A MASSIVE WAREHOUSE BACKDROP FLAT
Two Korber kits yield one tall, wide, and shallow building.
MAKE A FOAM MOUNTAIN
Lofty scenery is easy when you use modern foam insulation board.
ADD A HELIX AND DOUBLE YOUR RAILROAD REAL ESTATE
Visit a layout that uses a helix to get twice as much railroad in the same amount of space.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR VEHICLE FLEET
Use these tips to turn ordinary car models into eye-catching 1950s street rods.
IMPROVING THE 1957 LIONEL CATALOG LAYOUT
Hobbyists have long been intrigued by a layout illustrated in Lionel’s 1957 catalog. Here’s how to build it.
MOM BUILDS A LAYOUT
Looking for a hobby she could share with her young sons opened the door to a lifetime O gauge fun.
THIS LAYOUT CONNECTS A FAMILY
Forrest Jerome’s four daughters influenced the design of his 20 x 12-foot O gauge layout.
LOUIS MARX WAS THE HENRY FORD OF TOY TRAIN PRODUCTION
Louis Marx wanted to make sure that the parent of every Depression-era boy who wanted an electric train could buy one for him without destroying the family budget.
CHOOSING THE POSTWAR ERA’S ALL-TIME GREATEST TOY TRAINS
An exclusive look at a new book that counts down the best from Lionel, Gilbert, Marx, and others.
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