Classic Toy Trains November 2006

1-2-3 SCENERY
Make realistic scenery from ground foam, grass mats, or natural materials.
Kent Johnson

DREAM JOB ON AN O GAUGE LAYOUT
Carl Chancey found work within his hi-rail layout.
Roger Carp

HOME-BUILT HYBRID LOCOMOTIVES
Clever one-of-a-kind Lionel locomotives kitbashed from O gauge parts.
Ralph Calvino

HILLS AND HARBOR PLAN
This 14- by 14-foot Atlas O plan boasts two scenery themes. E.A. Engebretson and Kent Johnson

AMERICAN FLYER GRAFFITI LAYOUT
Cliff Saxton's postwar S gauge layout is as much fun as that classic movie.
Roger Carp

RAISE THE ROOF IN LIONELVILLE
How to change the height of city structures.
Joel Fugazzotto

CARMEN WEBSTER KNEW HER TRAINS
But who really knew hobby shop pioneer Carmen Webster, the first lady of model railroading?
Roger Carp

SECOND TIME PREWAR LAYOUT
Russ MacNair turned from collecting postwar Lionel to a prewar O gauge layout.
Roger Carp

MAKE O GAUGE INSULATED TRACK SECTIONS
An inexpensive way to operate trackside signals and accessories.
John Rusterholz

RESCUING A MARX LAYOUT
An old house yields a postwar display layout.
Bill Mixon