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January 2009 Issue of CTT magazine

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January 2009 Issue of CTT magazine
Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:16 PM

I recieved my copy today. I didn't see any Christmas layouts, as I briefly looked thru the issue.

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Posted by dmestan on Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:56 PM

Chuck, me niether.  There was a lot more in the Dec 07 issue.  Must be a bad year - there wasn't much in the "other magazine's" holiday issue either.

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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:33 PM

JUst got mine today, YUZ GYZ beat me to DA POST again.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:53 PM

Just getting ready to do a "look see".

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Posted by GregM on Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:37 PM

I find this interesting.  I remember reading (might have been on another forum) lots of complaints about the excessive amount of Christmas layouts and related articles last year.  Sooo, this year the magazines reduce the amount of Christmas related content and surprise, surprise, surprise (said in my best Gomer Pyle imitation) this year's comments are "Where is the Christmas Stuff!!" Evil

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Posted by magicman710 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:08 PM

Seems like some of the predictions in the now locked "December CTT" thread came true.... Whistling

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Posted by billbarman on Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:20 PM

Could have used more Xmas stuff but im not complaining. great issue.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:21 PM

Mine is here. 

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Posted by sir james I on Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:01 PM

Christams layout pictures are nice, but for me  the I did this and then I did that thing gets boring. yawn.

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Posted by dbaker48 on Friday, November 21, 2008 10:01 AM

 Really surprised, mine is here also, usually runs a week later than everyone else. Big Smile

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, November 21, 2008 3:29 PM

Hey, got mine.  Paged through it; not bad.

Kudos to our own Alex Weihmann for his pic on page 19.

Now, for the COMPANY PHOTO, on page 29...why are all our CTT Buds in the back row...?  And from the looks of things, the ladies outstaff the men 10 to 1...was that by design?

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Posted by dbaker48 on Friday, November 21, 2008 6:15 PM

 I think it would be appropriate if CTT published a picture of the CTT forum guys that go to York.  After all CTT reps are in the picture, and they always meet at the CTT booth.

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Posted by Bob Keller on Friday, November 21, 2008 7:09 PM
Don, nobody who took a photo at York has ever sent us a hi-res (or for that matter, low-res) file of the pic ...

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Posted by laz 57 on Friday, November 21, 2008 8:54 PM

BOB,

  Can't you get the picture off the coffee pot picture of all of us?  If not contact BRENT or ROY. or JELECTRIC, they should have one.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Friday, November 21, 2008 9:17 PM

GregM

I find this interesting.  I remember reading (might have been on another forum) lots of complaints about the excessive amount of Christmas layouts and related articles last year.  Sooo, this year the magazines reduce the amount of Christmas related content and surprise, surprise, surprise (said in my best Gomer Pyle imitation) this year's comments are "Where is the Christmas Stuff!!" Evil

Greg.....I think you are referring to another Forum.

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Posted by prewardude on Saturday, November 22, 2008 8:11 PM

Got mine on Thursday; finally got a chance to read some of it last night. Chuck Stone's prewar layout is STUNNING! Also enjoyed the article on the 2400-series red-striped streamliners (I've always liked those, too). Also enjoyed Bob's review of the three starter sets. Good issue. Thumbs Up

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Posted by NYC Fan on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:03 PM

Not a bad issue, if it were August or September. But I have to admit I was a little disappointed that there wasn't at least a nice holiday layout as a feature story. But I have my entire collection of CTT's on hand so I can look back on just about any other January Issue and get into the spirit.

 

Sometimes our Buddies at our favorite magazines forget that a majority of us have deep roots in this hobby that began under a Christmas Tree. And quite frankly, it's the reminder of those happy childhood memories that I look for in a December/January issue.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:47 PM

Mine ain't here yet !     SoapBox    Grumpy

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Posted by Bob Keller on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:34 PM
The on sale date is Dec 2nd.

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Posted by EIS2 on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:04 PM

NYC Fan

Not a bad issue, if it were August or September. But I have to admit I was a little disappointed that there wasn't at least a nice holiday layout as a feature story. But I have my entire collection of CTT's on hand so I can look back on just about any other January Issue and get into the spirit.

 

Sometimes our Buddies at our favorite magazines forget that a majority of us have deep roots in this hobby that began under a Christmas Tree. And quite frankly, it's the reminder of those happy childhood memories that I look for in a December/January issue.

I agree 100%.  After all, 'Classic Toy Trains' should be 'Classic' and what is more 'Classic' then toy trains at Christmas.

Earl

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