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  • Editorial

    December 13, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 358 views - 1 comment - 0 likes
    by F. Hol Wagner You're Here Because...    ...you already belong to our group. You bought this issue of Railmodel Journal because some photograph or article or even some ad appeared, to you, to be something you wanted. I...

  • MODELING FROM THE PROTOTYPE

    December 12, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 335 views - 1 comment - 0 likes
    1001 Model Railroading Ideas, Fall 1967Model Railroading magazine, May 1989Railmodel Journal, number 1, June 1989The second Railmodel Journal logo, June 1996The first all-modeling-from the-prototype issue and current logo, Nov. 1998 by Ro...

  • Thanksgiving

    November 21, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 235 views - 0 comments - 2 likes
    The modern Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, is traditionally traced to a 1621 celebration at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts. Tradition holds that the Plymouth feast and the giving of thanks was prompted by a good harvest that year. ...

  • August 1980 Prototype Modeler Editorial

    November 5, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 216 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by Bob Longo    With this issue of Prototype Modeler we start our fourth year of publication. This issue also sees some significant changes take place as well. First off, as you are aware, we've appointed a new Editor for...

  • April 1980 Editorial

    October 23, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 204 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Bob Longo    With this issue of Prototype Modeler we're continuing our program of improvement. In this instance, we've expanded our improvement to include the area of personnel. As you will recall, in the last issue of...

  • February 1980 Editorial

    October 13, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 235 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    by Bob Longo    With this issue of Prototype Modeler the cover price increases to $2.50 per issue. We have long fought this step even though we have known it was inevitable for quite some time. In fact, the reason we have...

  • June 1978 Prototype Modeler Editorial

    September 4, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 299 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by Bob Longo    A question that is often discussed at our various editorial meetings and conventions around the country is that of "why" be a prototype modeler and just what are the limits of "prototype modeling." Some fe...

  • PM Editorial

    June 26, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 396 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    BY Peter Barney    The subject of this editorial changed quite abruptly from what was first on my mind to write. The change was due to the sudden appearance of a late model automobile imbedded in the front foundation wall...

  • Manageable and modelable

    April 11, 2012 - posted by David Lotz - 421 views - 0 comments - 1 like
      a message to our readers by ED WOJTAS Manageable and modelable How many times have you visited a model railroad with one terminal representing Chicago and another named for a city hundreds of miles away? At a moderate pace, it u...

  • Editorial

    January 5, 2012 - posted by Tasha Oates - 4,853 views - 0 comments - 0 likes
    During this past summer I attended the S Scale Convention down in the Washington area and found it to be both interesting arid informative. The convention was particularly interesting in one particular aspect and that involved a discussi...