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I have the 1948 fourth edition of Model Railroad Track and Layout book by A.C. Kalmbach. Ever hear of him? That was the time before flex track and sectional track existed only for toy trains. I also bought a model tank car kit from the early 50's. You would really need to use your imagination for it to be a convincing looking model. All you got was a metal tube, a couple end plugs and a block of wood for a frame. Trucks and couplers not incuded. Then there is a scenery book from the 60's suggesting mixing asbestos with the plaster. Some methods are better left in the past. <br /> It's interesting to see how difficult and challenging the hobby was in its infancy. We really have it good today. And I can't wait to see where DCC will be in 20 years. There is even live a steam locomotive now in OO scale! http://www.hornbyrailways.com/pages/livestm_live.aspx
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