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Christmas Wish List 1931 Its been a tough year for the folks around town. Lots of people have lost their jobs and even mom and dad have been talking about having to cut back. Its a good thing that there are newspapers and the sunday funnies, books, and the old Philco radio in the parlor to take your mind off of the world situation. Many interesting things are going on in the world though: Charlie Chaplin is packing them in at the movie theaters, and there is some new scary movie about vampires called
Alan, Excellent pictures. Welcome and thanks for posting them here. Your layout is an inspiration; especially that Cityscape. Beside the shed you have some beautiful city buildings. What can you tell me about the building in the last picture that is at the end of the train shed. It appears to have a tower that stands above it? Is that a scratch built building? Northwoods Flyer
Hello cartbridge, to the forum. You will find plenty of folks here to help answer any questions that you might have. There are a number of loyal Flyer enthusiasts here. Jim, I hope you won't mind if I piggy back on your reply just a bit. I thought some photos might help. [quote user="Sturgeon-Phish"] Sometimes people will re-arch the spring to increase the tension making it more difficult to attach, especially if on a curved piece of track. I attach the 690 to the rail on the wire on
Christmas Wish List 1930 Its a brand new decade, and most folks are glad to see the old one go, particularly with the way it ended. The new one isn't starting out so wonderfully either. But there are lots of interesting things in the news: Mickey Mouse is now starting to appear in the daily paper; with some of the new technology in photography and high powered telescopes a new planet is confirmed in the solar system- Pluto; John Dillinger escaped from prison using a carved wooden gun; a new type
Hi Folks, I was at Trainfest in Milwaukee on Saturday. I wish I had been able to stay for both days. Its a great show with lots of layouts and vendors if you ever have the opportunity to attend. I took some photos of my favorite layout while I was there and I thought I would share them. Each year the display is put up by a dedicated group of Standard Gauge enthusiasts. The fellow on the right is Dave Corbett who had his layout featured recently in CTT, and front and center is the recently released
Christmas Wish List 1929 This year is a study in contrasts. For adults the events of the year sound as if they could have come from a novel by Charles Dickens - "It was the best of times,it was the worst of times.": The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre occures in Chicago when seven gansters of Al Capone's rival are murdered, Congress establishes Grand Teton National Park, the first Academy Awards were presented in Hollywood with Wings winning best picture, the Dow Jones Industrial
I plan on being there. Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby Northwoods Flyer
DixieRR, to the forum and to this thread. Your Christmas should indeed be special with the President travelling around your tree. I don't have the President's Special in the two tone blue yet , but it is on my "Wanted List". I'm afraid that if I ever do get to York I'm likely to come home with many more goodies than I should. I am not aware of anyone who has reproduced the name and number plates at this time. On occasion some of them do appear on eBay when someone is parting
Christmas Wish List 1928 Its 1928 and the Roaring 20's are in full swing. Its an era of energy and fast paced events. This year: the Second Winter Olympic Games are held in St. Moritz Switzerland and the Summer Olympics are held in Amsterdam, the first regular schedule of television programming begins in Schenectady New York by General Electric's television station W2XB, Aviatrix Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean - with her pilot Wilmer Stultz
Christmas Wish List 1927 The world is moving at an ever faster pace and it seems as if it is shrinking. During this year: the first transatlantic telephone call is made from New York to London, the first armoured car robbery is committed by the Flatheads Gang in Pittsburgh, Bell Telephone Company transmits an image of Commerce Secretary Hoover, which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of a new fangled thing called television, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is
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