Back In The Day

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Hello Model Railroaders......I came across this guide the other day that I had forgotten about. The girl friends daughter had found it in a second hand store a few years back. I thought I would share with you guys so you could see how some aspects of model railroading were done Back In The Day!
Can any body come up with a date for it? I'm guessing mid-late 60's. The zip code came about in 63.
I'll start with the cover and a page of tips, and then every couple of days or so I'll insert another page of tips.
Feel free to elaborate/comment, use what you can, or just have a good ol' laugh. Enjoy!

EVERYBODY BE SAFE!

 

[GeeTee]

According to what I can find, the Life Like name didn't exist until 1970 , so it must be after that .

 

[santafewillie]

According to what I can find, the Life Like name didn't exist until 1970 , so it must be after that .

Mostly correct. The name existed but was not used on model RR products until 1970. That's when the company started using it on the Varney product line that they had purchased in 1960. I would guess this book came about in the mid-70's.

 

[Patrick]

I've got a couple of newer editions from the mid-80's still floating around.

 

[D&J RailRoad]

dang, I had already sold my second set of model railroad stuff by then and gone off to the Marine Corps to travel the world and destroy stuff.

 

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Alright, time for another page on tips & hints.....

 

[dave1905]

My favorite "old timey" hint was a from a late 50's Kalmbach book that advised mixing asbestos shorts with your plaster to make your scenery hardshell stronger.

 

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My favorite "old timey" hint was a from a late 50's Kalmbach book that advised mixing asbestos shorts with your plaster to make your scenery hardshell stronger.

And every body survived!

 

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Weekend on the horizon, I'll post 2 pages of hints & tips........

BE CAREFUL--BE SAFE

 

[Greg@mnrr]

I have many of my of my early 1960's "How To Do" model railroading books and I find many subject that hold true even to today.

Remember the book called "764 Helpful Hints for Model Railroaders" first printed in 1965 and then the last printing in 1977?

Greg

 

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"764 Helpful Hints for Model Railroaders

I can't say as that I've heard of, or have seen that book. I would like to see it though........

 

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Welcome to the first Monday of November. Todays hints & tips page......

Have a Great Day!

 

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Good day all! Todays installment is dealing with tunnels.

EVERYBODY STAY SAFE!

 

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Welcome to Friday model railroaders. Here is todays post to consider for the weekend......

EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

 

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Welcome to Monday, here's a couple of pages of hints & tips to get the week started.......

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

 

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Hello to Thursday, here's todays installment of tips & tricks......

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

 

[Greg@mnrr]

I can't say as that I've heard of, or have seen that book. I would like to see it though........

The book can be found on Amazon.

Greg

 

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Greg, Thanks much! Appreciate it! I have one on its way.
Is there any one hint that you found particularly useful?

 

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Good Morning All! Thought I'd throw in a tips page on Saturday, with 2 award winning tips on the same page!

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

 

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Hello all, we'll start this week off with tip# 46......

HAVE A GOOD DAY!