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  • Seller image for Classic Toy Trains May 1999 for sale by Argyl Houser, Bookseller

    Terry Thomson; Bob Keller; John Grams; Bill Reiken; Raymond R. Klein; Dennis Eichenberg; Carl Swanson; Terry Thompson; Ray L. Plummer; David Obermiller

    Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI, 1999

    Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Turlock, CA, U.S.A.

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    Used - Softcover
    Condition: Near Fine

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    Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. No clipped or missing pages. Spotless inside and out. Just the slightest wear to edges of covers. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Steam Showdown" ("We tested four modern-era steamers and four postwar steamers and came up with some surprising results") by Terry Thomson with Bob Keller; "Classic Train Set: the Flyer City of Denver" ("For four years, this bright American Flyer prewar streamlined passenger set ruled three rails") by John Grams; "Parade of Piggybacks" ("Everything you need to know about Lionel's postwar and modern trailer-on-flatcar production") by Bill Keiken; "Building MTH's all-new Showroom Layout" ("New MTH products and prototypes are combined with a traditional design to create a showpiece for the company's Maryland headquarters") by Raymond R. Klein; "ABCs of Relays" ("You don't need to be an electrical whiz to use relays to improve the operation of your layout") by Dennis Eichenberg; "For the Love of Marx" ("John Torgerson's collection is just as much about people as it is about trains") by Carl Swanson; "Model the Baltimore & Ohio" (City or mountains, the B&O makes for a toy train layout full of variety") by Terry Thompson; "Repairing Lionel's No. 3361 Lumber Dump Car" ("Trouble with your no. 3361 lumber car? Here's how to fix it) by Ray L. Plummer; "My Greatest Find: an Erector set Hudson" ("A box full of Erector set parts as a garage sale held quite a surprise) by David Obermiler; "Editor's Desk" ("Kids and display layouts"); "Correspondence" ("Transformers, kid-proofing, bridges and LEDs"); "News and Notes" ("Lionel and MTH on-line sales, RF&P repaint, toy trains in print and on television, Market Basket report"); "Point of View" ("The wit and wisdom of Lionel's founder, J.L. Cowen"); "Product News" (Weaver U25Bs, Inkwell layout detail items, Dr. Pepper car, UMD tank cars"); "Questions and Answers" ("Re-motoring a Flyer PA, wiring distant switches, bad DC rectifier"); "Product Reviews" ("Lionel Daylight locomotive, MTH doodlebug, 3rd Rail cab-forward locomotive, Lionel firecar, K-Line polar bear handcar"); "Collectible Classics" ("Lionel's other B&O F3"); "Events" ("Upcoming shows and exhibits"); "Ad Index", and "Observation Playform" ("The real showdown was making up your mind").