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S Gaugian July August 1997 Vol XXXV No 4
CONTENTS
Running Extra
26 THE SPIRAL HILL 2-10-0 SOLUTION by Frank Titman When more motive power was needed on Frank's S scale Spiral Hill Railroad, he fabricated this Decapod out of an Omnicon mechanism and an AF Atlantic. The results are impressive and even please the management of the Spiral Hill.
Consist 18 PENNSY'S ORPHAN TWINS: THE K-5 PACIFICS by Carl Byron In another installment of our series on American Flyer prototypes, Carl tells how the Pennsy's need to improve on the K-4 led to the creation of these "orphans," and explains why only two ever existed on real railroads, although many still thrive on S scale model railroads!
21 RE-CONDITIONING TURNS TRASHED AF INTO UP SET by John Gibbs When John found beat-up Alco A and B units in an American Flyer collection he had purchased, he thought they'd have to go in the spare parts bin. But with inspiration and a little hard work, he turned them into a Union Pacific AB diesel set to be proud of.
22 WINSTON BRASOR'S UNIQUE S SCALE BEDFORD TERMINAL Long-time S Gaugian readers will recognize Winston's huge S scale layout, which we revisit in this photo essay.
23 AF IN CALIFORNIA Here are more photos of a unique S scale railroad, this one located in California. Send us your photos for publication!
Plans, Drawings
20 Pennsylvania Railroad's K-5
Departments
4 S Briefs
8 S Messages
12 Product Reviews
16 Tips & Tricks
30 American Flyer Collector's Column
34 Roundhouse
38 Scale Scene
44 Club Car
47 S Clubs
48 Video Screen
50 Book Shelf
51 Ad Directory
52 S Ads, S Events, Dealer Directory
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