You're not going to believe this one.

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I got a 2004 Atlas Seven Step by Step HO Railroads in a lot of track I bought.

Today, I got a 1958 Atlas Six Railraods you can build: Step by Step Construction. by John Anderson.

And they are exactly the same. Same layouts, same illustrations, same track plans.

The newer one added DCC and an HO-30 layout.

Nothing like progress.

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I should add that the Kalmbach 1958 scenery book I got has different techniques than those used today. I think it will be an interesting read.

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If it aint broke, dont fix it.
Flip

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True about ‘don’t fix it’ fec153, but probably 99% of the plans in MR today are more interesting than Atlas plans. Then again, I suspect they’re doing better financially by keeping old plans alive for unsuspecting beginners, while they put their money into new models, etc. They turn out great engines, so the outdated track plans can be forgiven.

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I don’t believe it!

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One thing you DON’T want to do is add asbestos to the plaster, as suggested in an old scenery book I have.

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Many years ago in my first year of university, the Physics lecturer indicated an error in his notes and said it would be a good exercise for students to find it. A fellow student who was the son of the then Dean of Engineering went home, checked his father’s notes and found that the same lecturer not only had given the same lecture to his father 25 years earlier, but it had the same error in the notes.

That’s LAZY! Atlas can be forgiven!

Peter

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[quote]
Originally posted by SpaceMouse

And they are exactly the same. Same layouts, same illustrations, same track plans.

[/quote
Why bother publishing a new book?]

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Sorry about that bad post, I havn’t had much practice with quotes

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Sorry about that bad post, I havn’t had much practice with quotes

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AARGH! WHY DID IT POST TWICE!! Does anyone else have one of those days?
Sorry,Trainboy

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You think that is what Atlas said?