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Classic Toy Trains 1992 February Lionel 1949 showroom layout Marx smoke unit tun
Classic Toy Trains February 1992
LEFT SPINE IS BENT FORWARD
68 WHERE EVERY KID WANTED TO GO
By Jim Bunte
Lionel's New York City showroom became a childhood mecca with the 1949 creation of a revolutionary new display layout
FEATURE ARTICLES
52 A REFLECTION OF HIS PERSONALITY
By George Hall
David Dansky's beautiful collection showcases his "collect for yourself, not for others" concept
59 MAGNIFICENT - AND UNCATALOGED
By Peter H. Riddle
Lionel's low-end and department store sets are now scarce prewar 0 gauge collectibles
62 HIDING FLYER SWITCHES
By Michael T. Kolosseus
How to hide American Flyer S gauge switch motor housings
81 LIONEL'S "WISH BOOK" CREATOR
By Bill Curtis
Robert M. Sherman recalls his days with Lionel
88 MAKE 'EM SMOKE
By Guy Nichols
Improve the smoke output of your Marx no. 666 steam locomotive
96 CHALLENGE AND THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY
By Richard Shanfeld and Joseph Sadorf
Lionel's Wabash passenger set no. 2244W
102 BIG TIPS FOR BIG KITS
By Russ Reinberg
Get some inside information on building large scale structure kits
109 WIRING THE LIONEL SHOWROOM LAYOUT
By Arthur Zirul
Art explodes the myth that the layout's GG I never ran on overhead
117 DIORAMA STUDIOS
Bill Vollheim's photo features Lionel's 50th anniversary Alcos
122 OTHER THOUGHTS ON "THE NOSTALGIA MARKET"
By George Hoffer and Mike Wolf
An economist and a toy train dealer share their views
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