Railroad Model Craftsman Sept 1953 20th Anniversary John Allen Gorre Daphetid HO For Sale

Railroad Model Craftsman, September 1953. Volume 22, Number 4. Published by Model Craftsman Publishing Corp., Ramsey, New Jersey. Editor and Publisher: Charles A. Penn. Managing Editor: James H. Thompson. Associate Editor: Harold H. Carstens. Cover price 35 is the 20th Anniversary Issue — a special expanded edition with an enlarged and enhanced content lineup. The back cover serves as a full contents directory for the anniversary issue, listing major sections including The Sanka Way Railroad, A to Z of Scenery by Frank Ellison, Dutch Pikers Railroad, R.R. Controls, Model Railroading 1973, Prototype Railroading 1973, The Model Railroad Industry, Enlarged Car Barn Section, Building Construction Hints, Best From Back Issues, Coaling Station Part II, English Modeling Part II, Charts and Reference Data, Narrow Gauge Junction Plans, and a Localized Shopping cover photograph is a full-color image of the Gorre and Daphetid Railroad, built and photographed by John Allen of Monterey, California — described in the contents as the first in a series of natural color photographs of this justly-famed layout. This September 1953 issue is historically significant: John Allen moved and dismantled the first version of the Gorre and Daphetid in late 1953, making this one of the final published color photographs of that legendary first layout before it was taken apart. The Gorre and Daphetid is widely recognized as the most famous model railroad ever feature articles include Scenery From A to Z by Frank Ellison, Converting a Belle of the Eighties, It Had to be Reliable — A Terrific HO Pike, Power Packs and Your Model Railroad, Railroading in 1973 by Dick Houghton, Double Truck Birney Car Barn, and Trolley Topics. Plan section includes Southern Pacific 4-4-0 and Narrow Gauge Cars shows light age wear consistent with over 70 years of age. Interior pages Railroad Model Craftsman · September 1953 · 20th anniversary issue · John Allen · Gorre and Daphetid · G&D · HO scale · Frank Ellison · Harold Carstens · Charles Penn · vintage model railroad magazine · railroadiana · model railroad history · 1950s trains · collectible hobby magazine · rare train magazine