Hello Group,
I recently received a treasure - complete issues of Model Railroader magazine for years 1949, 1950 and 1951. I am _so_ pleased.
I am 56, getting ready to retire from 37 years of fed gov't service, and looking forward to finally building a fine HO layout in the basement of the nice old 1935 house I moved into several years ago.
But wanted to pass on a few of my first delighted impressions of reading these magazines...
Wow! there is so much information about things I am very, very interested in and want to know about. I am reading these wonderful magazines from cover to cover.
Paint, decals, electrical and electronics, prototypes, plans, tips and tricks.
Some background... I grew up with the wonderful Lionel 027 trains my Dad bought for me. I still have them all! And they are in good shape.
Late 50's, early 60's (?) I found HO trains at one of several local hobby stores, and bought a couple of used locos and several yellow box Athearn B&O passenger car kits, as well as track.
Moved on to other things, but then got back into the hobby briefly for several years during the 80's.
Well now I have those trains from the 60's and 80's. A fine workbench with track and power supplies. And a "temporary" small layout. Have been restoring those old locos and cars, one by one, and enjoying them very much, as they run smooth around the pike.
But you know what? These guys like my Dad, were really having fun, building amazing trains and railroads, and were exploring and using advanced power and control systems for their trains. And the scratch building... Oh My!
I will write and post more later. If I don't stop, I could go on forwever about what is in the first several magazines
Hope you enjoy my report,
Best Regards,
Robert
Arlington VA
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