Category Archives: The Good Old Days

Guest Author: Bill Culliton Baldwin Model Locomotive Works was run by Ralph Baldwin (of Norwalk, Conn.) who was an orthodontist. He was originally from Norwalk and, when I first met him, I thought his walking problem had to do with … Continue reading →

Structures One of the major differences that strikes me, as I compare views of O Scale railroads of the 1930s and earlier (and even often in the 1940s) is the absence of structures/buildings. It is hard for those who have … Continue reading →

Hawk Models I’d like to acknowledge the recent generous gift of a large file of older drawings and instructions sheets for O Scale from Ed Campbell (of Anaheim, CA), to enrich future GOD columns (no impiety intended by the acronym). … Continue reading →

I have been promising something on Hawk ever since the column began, so I guess it is time to deliver. Many O Scalers have come across their plastic kits for San Francisco cable cars, and may have wondered why the … Continue reading →