ted hamler (3 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Clean and unmarked inside and out. A few small wrinkles or bends along the top edge of front and back covers. A few pages have a mildly bent or creased corner. One light vertical crease near the spine of the back cover. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Build a Holiday Layout from Styrofoam Sheets" (This clever ring-shaped layout can be built entirely from plastic foam with a few hours of work) by Mark Edwards; "Layout Look-Back" (The final installment of our look back of layouts published in the first 15 years of Classic Toy Trains magazine focuses on Christmas); "Put MTH Catenary on Your Layout" (MTH's catenary set offers flexibility right out of the box) by Neil Besougloff; "Building Holiday Spirit" (You can build a Christmas layout just like the Coleman family) by Bob Keller; "Make an Elevated Bridge Line" (Simple wood components create the look of girder bridges) by Dick Teal; "Christmas Memories" (Your photos of toy trains around the tree) by John A. Grams; "Visit a Pro-Built Layout" (Today, Jack Fox is 'old enough to play' with his custom-built O gauge layout) by Paul J. Dolkos; "The Best Diesels Lionel Never Made" (Green Alco diesels lead this 'newly minted' postwar set) by Len Carparelli; "Dream Collection" (Joe Grzyboski has the postwar trains everyone wants) by Roger Carp; "Developing Flyer's Oil Drum Loader" (A mysterious and prolific outsider created one of American Flyer's most enduring accessories) by Ted E. Hamler; "How to Wire a Crossing Gate and Signal" (How to wire Lionel's crossing gate and signal three different ways) by Louis Koumoundouros; "Editor's Desk" (Layouts without control panels); "Correspondence" (Repairing motors, DCS, simple water); "News and Notes" (New trains at the Model and Hobby Expo, Lionel lottery tickets, Take a Train to Work Day, toy train boxes"; "Point of View" (Four generations of Christmas trains); "Product News" (K-Line's American Freedom Train, Kramer Products animated workers, S gauge Frisco cars); "Questions & Answers" (Tricky Outlaw Car, troublesome track switches, adding transformer fuses, DC motors in AC trains); "Talkin' Toy Trains" (Which is more important, the tree or the train?); "Product Reviews" (Lionel SDSOMAC diesel, MTH RailKing RS-27, Dorfan electric reproduction, K-Line steam starter set, Williams Hudson long-term report); "Events" (Upcoming shows and exhibits); "Ad Index" and "Collectible Classics" (Gilbert had the right chemistry with its Penn Salt tank car).

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Completely clean and unmarked inside and out. Light crease to the lower right corner of the front cover and lower left corner of the back corner. Some pages have a mildly bent corner tip. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "No. 224 Locomotive Family Tree: Lionel produced nearly 40 locomotives from one basic set of prewar dies" by John A. Grams; "Repairing a Postwar Operating Water Tower: This simple Lionel accessory is easy to keep in the swing of things" by Ray L. Plummer; "3 Small Layouts: Petite Perfection: Accessories are the stars of John Gulino's O gauge 4 by 8 layout" by Carl Swanson; "Small Room, Big Fun: Standard gauge trains can be at home in a small room" by Henry C. Lahneman Jr.; "Little Wonder: J.D. Caboor's small O gauge layout is big on scenery and action" by Carl Swanson; "The Price of Nostalgia: How do original Lionel postwar prices compare with today's reproductions?" by George Hoffer; "American Flyer at Its Finest: A noted S gauge collector shares his list of Gilbert's best" by Ted Hamler; "Lionel's Top 10: RailSounds: At no. 8 in our reader survey of Lionel's top developments is RailSound" by Bob Keller; "A Train Grew in Brooklyn: A postwar collection is a testament to a love affair with toy trains" by Arnie Travitsky; "Build a Fold-Up Layout and Shelf System: No space for a layout or display? Here's a practical solution" by Ted Pietrzak; "K-Line Factory with Flair: Follow a few simple steps to dress up a plastic structure kit" by Stephen M. Mayer; "Common but Rare American Flyer Set: "An uncatalogued postwar set was a prize in a small-town raffle" by Roger Carp; "Editor's Desk: Sometimes it's okay that they don't make toy trains like they used to"; "Correspondence: Lionel's no. 6110, battling Geeps, 1:48 vs. 1:43.5 part II"; "News and Notes: New at the National Model and Hobby Show, early Lionel trains sell for $45,000, Market Basket report"; "Point of View: A simple inventory can be a collector's best friend"; "Product News: MTH C&O steam turbine, Industrial Rail boxcars, Lionel Pennsy Atlantic, K-Line E and F units, Weaver streamlined Pacific"; "Questions and Answers: Flyer prewar set, Lionel no. 364 lumber loader, gluing traction tires, prewar engines on new switches"; "Product Reviews: Lionel Allegheny, MTH Premier AEM7, Pecos River Brass boxcar, MTH RailKing SD45, Lionel Postwar Series no. 282 crane"; "Events: Upcoming shows and exhibits"; "Ad Index"; and "Collectible Classics: Lionel no. 1101 Scout locomotive pulled the company out of an embarrassing situation.".

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Clean inside and out. Pages undamaged. There is 3/4" tear at the juncture of the spine and back cover. Some minor wrinkles in the back cover. Slight wear to edges of covers. Will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. Important Note: I have listed hundreds of model railroading items. I only charge .50 shipping per item for second and subsequent items in a single order. Combine items to save money. This issue includes: "Editor's Desk: The postwar ZW transformer may be in the twilight of its 50-year reign"; "Correspondence: Plasticville, Lionel no. 221 steamer, postage stamps, Beanie Babies"; "News and Notes: New CTT online, latest from Lionel, LGB birthday bash, track oddity, Market Basket report"; "Product News: Marklin steamer, Hallmark Lionel collectibles, K-Line diecast hoppers, Marx Dreyfuss locomotive"; "Questions & Answers: Cleaning your layout, factory errors, Ives value, leaning gantry crane, long-nose first, please!"; "Point of View: Stuart Armstrong finds that a walk-around throttle has released him from the tyranny of the control panel"; "A Home for Your Locomotives: Water tanks, cooling towers, and engine houses? Here's how they can be combined into a realistic setting" by Joe Lesser; "Lionel's 1948 Paper Buildings: Fifty years after his first attempt, the author finally gets his chance to 'build them right'" by Jack Ahearn; "Classic Train Set: The 2163WS Berkshire Freight: Catalogued in 1950 and '51, this freight set was headed by a prized no. 736 Berkshire locomotive" by John Grams; "Flyer for '48: Realism, not flashy colors or accessories, was the focus of American Flyer's 1948 line" by Ted Hamler; "Cleaning Lionel's Twin-bin Dump Car: Tuning up this postwar workhorse is easy with the author's tips" by Terry Thompson; "Re-creating Lionel's Prewar T-Rail Layout: Fascinated by Lionel's pre-war masterpiece, Paul Fischer builds a near duplicate of the T-Rail layout in his home" by Paul Fischer; "The T-Rail showroom layout: the finest ever?: The New York City T-Rail showroom layout gave Lionel a dramatic stage for its o gauge trains" by John Grams; "Five Prewar Diners: Several of thesediners are the result of wartime production limitations" by Stan Merritt; "The New York & Long Branch: This tiny New Jersey commuter line had more than its share of toy train prototypes" by Neil Besougloff; "CTT Visits Williams Electric Trains: Williams products have found homes with budget-conscious operators" by Bob Keller; "Toy Train Advertising Gallery: Toy train advertising has always followed a father-son theme--even if Mom actually bought the set"; "Build a Sound Activation Controller: Upgrade your transformer with this simple-to-construct device" by John Zollo; "Product Reviews: K-Line's GP38-2, Weaver's U25, MTH's Standard gauge 400E, Third Rail's Q2 4-4-6-4"; "Collectible Classics: Lionel's Mercury capsule car was a reflection of the times"; "Events: Upcoming shows and exhibits"; "Ad Index"; and "Observation Platform: Toy trains were at home under the Christmas tree--even before World War I".