{"product_id":"model-railroader-magazine-1937-february-building-a-locomotive-pt-3","title":"Model Railroader Magazine 1937 February Building a locomotive pt 3","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003c!-- HTML Generated by Auction Wizard 2000 - http:\/\/www.AuctionWizard2000.com\/ --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- AW2KLOT#:121399 --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable align=\"CENTER\" width=\"98%\" border=\"5\" bordercolor=\"#FF8080\" bgcolor=\"#E80000\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"6\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003erailroadtreasures \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"6\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003eoffers the following:\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"3\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eModel Railroader 1937 February\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eA better understanding of the Model Trade's problems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe story of our magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003ePennsylvania Model Railroad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eHistory of model railroading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eBlock signal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eBuilding a locomotive Part 3 Valve hanger, crossheads, mounting wheels, gears, etc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eSide elevation and plan for 36 seat Santa Fe dining car, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eUnion Pacific Bagggae car, Central RR of NJ Steel suburban coach or combination car\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003ethree year index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eTelautograph communication\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003ewhat the whistle means\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eCrossovers and ladders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eCentral of New Jersey tanker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003emore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:1.0em;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eA Better Understanding of the Model Trade's Problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:1.0em;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eIT is customary in a model show number of a model magazine to editorialize eloquently on the advantages of annual model shows and on the improvements in models from year to year. You probably could write such an editorial as well as we could, so why waste the space? Instead, we're going to tell about a few of the troubles of the model railroad supply business in the hopes of bringing about a better understanding between buyer and seller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:1.0em;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eYou kick, I kick, we all kick about the manufacturers not putting this, that, or the other particular part or kit on the market. But did you ever stop to think what really unusual business model railroad manufacturing is? Putting a single model locomotive into production is a big financial proposition. There are drawings to make, dies to cut, patterns to build, jigs to make, special design features to work out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:1.0em;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eAs if it isn't a big enough job to get out one locomotive, look at what the customer wants. There are at least 100 popular prototype railroads in the United States, and each of these has an average of about 15 types of locomotive in everyday use. That's some 1500 locomotive prototypes, a rather staggering figure for an industry that, in the past at least, didn't sell that many model locos and kits in a year. And as if the variety of prototypes isn't bad enough, the model railroad business is divided up between several gauges and even more scales!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:1.0em;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThere are some items, like couplers, freight car trucks, and standard car parts that are sold in enough quantity to make them real production jobs, but the same can't be said for a large proportion of model supplies. And even when parts are put 'into production, the manufacturer often sees his die, jig, or machine investment wiped out almost at once because someone else duplicates it and there isn't enough market to do for both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:1.0em;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eOnce the problems of production are licked, the model railroader suppliers' troubles are not over. Overhead is unusually high. Selling ig a problem, because the market is so scattered. We believe that THE MODEL RAILROADER has contributed a great deal to solution of this phase of the problem by furnishing an advertising medium that reaches nearly all of this scattered market, and does it a cost very low in proportion to magazines in other fields having the same circulation. 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