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Boy's Life Layout

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Boy's Life Layout
Posted by overall on Thursday, October 27, 2005 8:13 PM
Boy's Life magazine, the official publication of the Boy Scouts of America, ran an article on model railroading in one of their issues in 1968. They had a large photo of a superbly done HO layout that appeared to be based on Linn Westcott's book, HO Railroad That Grows. There were two young men in the picture whom I presume built the layout. The article discussed model railroading in a general way, but gave no details about the layout or it's builders.

I was eleven years old in 1968. I was just becoming aware that other people liked trains besides me. I spent hours reading and re-reading the article and studying that picture. It was an early inspiration I guess.

My questions are these; Does anyone know anything about the Layout? Who the builders were? If they are still in the hobby? Did they ever write articles for MR? I have always been curious.

Thanks,

George
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Friday, October 28, 2005 4:40 PM
You might want to post this question over in the "general discussion" form. I believe there are more people that read that one, that might know.
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Posted by topcopdoc on Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:24 AM
Try this web site:

http://www.boyslife.org/

Doc
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