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. . . and continue across a bridge over a deep gulch.
[The farm set shown here has been identified as Skyline set #661.]
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That’s interesting, I’ve never heard of the True-Vue Company. View-Master certainly, I had one of those, but True-Vue’s a new one on me.
And that’s a pretty engaging story strip, thanks for posting it for us!
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That’s one of the reasons I enjoy looking at my Toy Trains magazines from the early 50s. I have all of them as PDFs and can read them on my tablet.
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Lionel used to publish MODEL BUILDER “The Magazine of Model Railroading for Fathers and Sons” which came out six times a year. I have an original copy of the January 1942 issue. Many of its articles had to do with making items for a train layout from scratch: cyclone fence from window screening, bridge abutments from wood blocks, milk cans from wood dowels, various luggage pieces from wood blocks, etc. One article describes building a mill from stiff cardboard, balsa wood, bristol board, etc. Another article describes a moveable bedroom layout which rolled underneath a bed when not in use. The lead article was about the Channel Railroad Club of Santa Barbara, CA and their rather elaborate layout. (Most of the layout’s buildings, scenery, etc. were all created by the members.)
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These old mags are neat, I think
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Can anyone identify the passenger locomotive in the pictures?
Looks like the City of Denver streamliner to me. Though it appears perhaps the model in the photos was at least partially repainted.
-El
