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Toy & Model Trains 1986 From the editors of Model Railroader
Toys & Model Trains Winter 1986/87 Display until February 1987
CONTENTS
5 All aboard
Welcome to the fascinating world of toy and model trains
8 What size train is right for your child?
A guide to picking the right scale
14 Questions beginners ask
Here are some basic answers
16 Trains for tots
No kid's too young for a toy train
20 Build the Two-Door RR
A G scale layout that folds for storage
24 A folding, rollaway layout
An easy-to-store child-size layout
28 Introducing scales and gauges
Model trains come in all shapes and sizes
32 The Toy Train Museum
It's paradise for toy-train lovers
36 Directory of model train layouts
Great places to visit on vacation
38 1986 train set buyer's guide
Including recommended best buys
50 Build a Lionel layout for Christmas Morning
Or you can start building on Christmas Day and let the whole family share in the fun
54 The Lamar, Queens & Northern
Track plan for a 4 x 5-foot HO layout
56 Space-saving layout storage ideas
Ingenious ways to make toy trains disappear!
58 Popular track designs
Ideas for expanding your train set
64 What are Trackside Photos?
Beautiful model railroad photos
69 How to repair your old electric trains
Your children or grandchildren will have as much fun with them as you did
72 Building the Joplin & Southern
A 4 x 8 HO layout for the novice
78 Building the HO Yule Central Railway
You can build the Sweepstakes Prize railroad
92 Model train terminology
Basic terms explained
98 The hobby of model railroading
A creative hobby you can enjoy for a lifetime
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