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 Posted - April 04 2014 : 5:36:07 PM
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An old Atlas King Size plan book published in 1966. My grandparents gave it to me a long time ago. They got it from a garage sale. Has anyone else ever seen this before?
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 09:58:24 AM
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| Interesting book. I have an earlier copy that I bought for 50 cents at an antique store. These older books provide a neat look at model railroading's past, before Ready to Run models and DCC.
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 10:34:04 AM
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quote:Interesting book. I have an earlier copy that I bought for 50 cents at an antique store. These older books provide a neat look at model railroading's past, before Ready to Run models and DCC.
Originally posted by ChessieRRÂ -Â April 05 2014Â :Â 09:58:24 AM
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I know! I love looking at all the old H0 equipment and stuff in the book and saying "I have one of those!" or "I've seen one of those at a train show!" and stuff like that. The strange thing is that there are some railroad cars in the book on the layouts that have Kadee couplers. The layouts in the book look pretty cool too.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 5:40:10 PM
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| They sold those books by the thousands, and you usually can't give them away. They are fun to look at though.
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Posted - April 07 2014 : 09:08:02 AM
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I have the one you have then later they changed the cover, i have that one also.
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Posted - April 07 2014 : 10:50:27 AM
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quote:I have the one you have then later they changed the cover, i have that one also.
Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - April 07 2014 : 09:08:02 AM
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That's pretty cool. Would you like to show us a photo of your earlier one?
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - April 07 2014 : 12:29:02 PM
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quote:you usually can't give them away.
Originally posted by lvrr325Â -Â April 05 2014Â :Â 5:40:10 PM
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Yup true & I has a few I WANT to get rid of 
I'd like that book tho 
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