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Hallmark Models was located in Dallas Texas. They imported models in HO and N scale from about 1970 until 2003. Bobbye Hall, the owner of Hallmark, also owned a very large hobby shop in Dallas devoted to trains. Samhongsa was one of the builders for Hallmark and made some very nice models in both N and HO, actually the best that came from Hallmark was by Samhongsa. Mrs. Hall closed Hallmark last year and retired. The old website was located at www.hallmarkmodels.com which is now inactive. Hallmark probably imported close to 20,000 models in limited editions from Japanese and Korean builders. Some of the quality was questionable from some of the unknown Korean manufacturers, but Samhongsa was always the best and most people agree that if you have a Samhongsa built engine you have a quality product. Almost every shop in the U.S. that sells new and used brass will have several Hallmark models for sale. Samhongsa began building brass models about 1974. Early construction was typical of other builders and often not consistently good. Each year it seemed the quality improved over the last. Samhongsa is today considered the premier builder of brass in Korea. With 30 years experience they are also the oldest company still making models for various importers in the United States. Their newest N scale brass engines are built like a fine watch and run beautifully, real works of art. Of all the brass builders in Korea that have come and gone, and there are probably over 100 firms that have failed to stay in business, Samhongsa and Ajin have continued to provide quality models over the years. It should be very easy to obtain the 1984 issues of Model Railroading that you need. I see the magazines at almost every train meet that I attend. Possibly just posting a want list of the magazine on one of the buy/sell boards will get you the magazine. The magazine is common and always priced very low when they are at meets. Good luck.
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