Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.35 - Issue 01 - January/February 2022

• Vol. 35
• Issue: 01
• Release: January/February 2022
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

MODELING WINTER ON AN O GAUGE DIORAMA
Plus other techniques to create a dynamic layout

IVES STILL THRIVES FOR ONE FAMILY
A passenger set has run strong since 1926

WHY I ENJOY MY TOY TRAINS AND LAYOUT
A talented young modeler finishes her first layout

REGRETTABLE DECISION
A Lionel no. 726 Berkshire not bought at Madison Hardware

SPECIAL FLYER FREIGHT FROM GIMBELS
A never-before-reported S gauge train set

THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN
Family tradition with a Lionel set

TWO BOYS LOVING ONE CHRISTMAS LAYOUT
This simple O gauge display never loses its appeal

LIONEL’S NIBCO EXPRESS SET
More than meets the eye

DAD BUILDS A THREE-LOOP EMPIRE
Appreciation for an O gauge layout

WINTER ARRIVES ON A GREAT S GAUGE LAYOUT
A section of Michael Mitter’s railroad highlights Christmas

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 8

LETTERS, pg. 12

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O container, weathering materials

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 17

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20

COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 22

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23

S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. 24

GREATEST FIND, pg. 46

WEEKEND WORKSHOP, pg. 54

REVIEWS, pg. 58
MTH RailKing SW1, Atlas O holiday boxcars

AD INDEX, pg. 65

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
Make foliage and a track cleaning boxcar

Overview:

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.