Check out the contents, which are clickable, for these articles: "Model Railway Fills Basement", "Streamline Train Model" (with Wm. K. Walthers) and "Tinsel Fuse Protects Railroad".
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Thanks. I was in hysterics after reading the ad for Camel cigarettes (pg.76).
Thank you for posting the link ...some interesting standard gauge kit bashing in the basement railroad article
Good read. "And anyone with time and alittle patience can construct a train of this type". Looking over the pictures and explanation of the build, I don't think ANYONE could have built this model at that time or anytime for that matter. Quite a bit of skill is required to machine the wood parts. That's not to say that anyone who wants to shouldn't try to build it. As a young boy I read Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. I had the natural talent to build and tinker with things and some of the projects were challenging. With my limited supply of tools I did manage to cobble together some interesting pieces, including a motor scooter built out of wood with a horizontal shaft gasoline engine and centrical clutch. I actually had to get tags for it. When I went to Keystone Automobile Club to apply for the tags I had to supply a brand name for the bike. The clerk wrote down that it was a Padova.
artyoung posted:Thanks. I was in hysterics after reading the ad for Camel cigarettes (pg.76).
Pro football stars! Deep-sea divers! International explorers! I tell ya, I'm taking 30,000 Camels on my next trip! While I'm puffing on my Camels I can make money in my spare time casting lead toys........
