Historic Rail / Walthers -- New Catalogs are out

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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In the last week I have received two new catalogs, one from Historic Rail and one from Walthers. Funny that they both should come about the same time. [;)]

The Walthers catalog is not the big ones like you find at the LHS but only about 64 pages. The Historic Rail catalog has 64 pages also. [?]

Now there have been several thread lately about military railroads and military equipment. In the Historic Rail catalog (Summer 2004) look on pages 55 and 56, and the back cover too, for military items. (I have one of the books shown – United States Military Railway Services.) In the Walthers catalog see pages 43 and 62 for military items.

Of course many items in either catalog could be customized for a war layout. Many engines would also be fitting for WWII or later layouts.

If you don’t get these catalogs, they are free and both have 800 numbers to call. If you need one of the numbers just email me, I will be glad to give it to you.

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64 pages is a standard number of pages in the catalog industry. 16 sheets of paper cut evenly into 64 pages.

Wayne

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Thats not a catalog from Walthers. It’s a bimonthly sales flyer that features their warehouse/retail outlet Terminal Hobbies. It is published twice with a new cover the second time, but the same content inside.

David Harrison

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Shame on me. [B)]

I missed the WWII Troop Sleeper and Kitchen Car on page 14 of the Walthers catalog. Those would really help a war era layout. [;)]

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Cool beans. [;)]

Not only can we learn about models, real trains, layouts, and such, we can also learn other things as well. In the future I will look and see if other catalogs are also 64 pages. I have a feeling Wayne knows what he is talking about and the other catalog will be 64 pages.

Thanks, Wayne. [:D]