"ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY" 1950s O-GAUGE MODEL TRAIN PROMO FILM BY MODEL RAILROADER MAGAZINE MD10104
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This 1950’s era film is presented by the Model Railroader Magazine. The Model Railroader Magazine is an American magazine about the hobby of model railroading that was founded in 1934 by Al C. Kalmbach. It features O-gauge model trains, layout tours, how-to projects, prototype information, track plans and more. It was a production of K&S Films. Model trains from Lionel Lines (and probably American Flyer as well) are featured prominently in this film, as well as Plasticville model buildings and accessories. This film explores why building model railroads is an excellent hobby. It briefly details the history of how model railroading came to be a hobby and goes into detail about why everyone can enjoy building model railroads.
The film begins with a quote from the Life of Sir William Osler (0:26). A train is seen moving along a railroad track (1:08), capturing the essence of rail travel. Various hobbies are shown including hunting and playing golf. The film shows someone adding the final touches to a model railroad (2:07), followed by zoomed-in shots of model trains, including ones branded with Will Ruth and NYC (2:53). Additional model trains are displayed, featuring a Virginian coal car (3:03). The film showcases the electrical control panel that powers the model train set (3:31), followed images of a woman using plaster of Paris to create scenery (4:00) and then a man assembling a locomotive (4:25) and a model roundhouse (4:53). The narrator explains the history of model trains (5:15) and an image of Christmas Day with a train under a decorated Christmas tree is shown, highlighting the emergence of scale model railroading (5:42). The therapeutic benefits of assembling sandpaper locomotive cars are mentioned as a patient in a hospital bed rehabs (6:35), along with how model railroading aids students (7:32-7:52). A university student is shown studying with a model railroad manual (8:16), and a New York Central train is seen in action (8:55). The film describes the materials used for the railroad models and shows an intricate set of switches (9:00-9:42). The narrator describes the difference between true "scale modeling" (where everything is made in proportion to real trains) versus tinplate toy trains. A New York Central locomotive and Lionel Lines (9:30) train are used to explain. The Ridge Hobby Shop is briefly shown (9:47), and at (10:41) a wide selection of magazines are shown including True, Look and of course, Model Railroader. A man named John is seen consulting a manual for gauge selection (11:51). Various model cars, representing real railroad cars, are displayed (12:00-12:43). At (13:22) various supplies are shown including paint and scale model trucks. The film showcases a planned model with a village, built as a template for a real system. At (13:40) reveals power packs, meters, a control board, and a throttle lever (14:27-15:18). A Monon lines diesel locomotive and train (15:24). At (15:50) an assembly line for model trains is shown, with trains being packaged and shipped on a conveyor belt. At (16:34) printing presses print out the Model Railroader magazine. followed by scenes of a hotel hosting a model railroad convention (17:14). The film concludes (20:47).
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I’m a 58 year old retired Army Infantryman and I returned to the hobby (HO scale) a few years after retiring and I find it somewhat therapeutic since it’s a hobby my father and I enjoyed growing up, it keeps me rooted in something non-military related but I pursue some military related interests also. What I’m amazed about is how younger generations discover the hobby through online train simulators which peaks their interest to visit our train club here in San Antonio, TX. I’d say that our new members joining is at a steady pace with our elderly members and I think the hobby is going to be around for years to come.
When the guy was flipping through the copy of Model Railroader, how many of us were expecting to see the two-page America's Hobby Center ad?
My Grandfather used to collect/hoard HO gauge model trains for decades. He worked on them plenty as well, could spend all day at his desk painting and building. He even helped establish the local model railroading club in Walnut Creek CA. He has since passed, and now we have tons and tons of old and new HO goodies
Just like I find my hobby of Model Car Building very therapeutic for my issues with my Traumatic Brain Injury-(TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-(PTSD)..
Model Railroading classes in college?
Sign me up!!!
Always liked the G Scale. Mostly you see them used for outdoor layouts.
Some of them I’ve seen where the bridges and structures are all made by hand using rocks and branches.
Fantastic film.
A Model Car Building College Course would sure be welcome too!!
I saw Linn Wescott and (I think) Gordy Odegard in this film. This film was available to rent for RR shows, etc. from Kalmbach some decades ago.
A great respect for model trains was expressed by "Amber Cole" in the movie "A Mighty Wind" when talking to a model train enthusiast. She says, "Thank God for the model trains, you know? If they didn't have the model trains, they wouldn't have gotten the idea for the big trains."
20:13 "Most important, model railroading is inexpensive" LMAO
Depends how you do it. A couple dollars worth of basswood and cardstock, and some paints, can produce very nice models, provided you are willing to invest a number of evenings building one car. Or buy a broken junker, spend a couple evenings rebuilding it. I normally pick up old broken engines in O, HO, and N, for no more than twenty dollars a pop. Spend a couple evenings reworking them. Four or five hours entertainment, for a 20 dollar junker. And I got something I can run after that. Four or five hours of fun for 20 bucks, vs say, going to a movie, two hours or so entertainment, tickets are what, ten bucks now?
I've said that even a $40 kit will probably take enough hours to build that it should work out at less than two bucks an hour.
3 rail guy coming to the party! While I have no desire for realism or anything of that nature, I always appreciate these old films of model railroading in its heyday. Also to all the scale modelers out there, keep up the good work! What you do is beyond amazing!
And then 1980 hit and that ever increasing graph of people involved in scale modeling dropped to near zero. H.O. scale was theblast ditch effort of the industry to save itself. It's nice to see an upsurge in modeling again even though most models are all pre assembled and pre painted.
I miss those craftsman kits. I built a bunch of Campbell and Alexander structures, Tichy rolling stock, and Stewart, MDC, and Model Masterpiece locomotive kits. Most of that stuff is long gone.
@@maynardcarmer3148 Most seem to be in abundance on eBay at usually good prices (except for something "collectable" like Fine Scale Miniatures kits). It seems many people have bought many kits planning to build them, but never do. So, all those cabinets and closets around the country are like a warehouse full of the stuff.
First big hit was in the 60s.
N scale is actually the fastest growing part of the hobby 1:160 scale. It started in the late 60’s.
@@mrjsanchez1 Yes. Back at that time a good friend of mine had "Flint Model Supply" selling N scale mail order. At the time, I doubted it would go anywhere as most wasn't very good, except the Con-Cor PA diesels were decent. Guess I was wrong. You still see the Flint N scale rulers appearing on eBay. After he closed out Flint and moved on to other things, Con-Cor duplicated the ruler with the Con-Cor name on it.
I just got into lego trains not too long ago lol seeing this makes me extremely happy!
After the war, some men became Hells Angel to relive the excitement of war, and still other got in to model RR, lol.
My Dad had an Uncle in West Virginia that had a HUGE model railroad display that took up his whole basement... He had some rail cars made in Germany...
A simple means of converting hard cash directly into OCD.
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The Model Railroader magazine he takes off the magazine rack is the July 1949 issue. As he is flipping through the magazine with that cover, The "Track Work" article was one by Frank Ellison in the October, 1950 issue. "An Excursion Into 1880" was in the July 1950 issue. The "Build a Reefer" article was in the May 1951 issue. Don't know what issue had the track plans shown but it wasn't July 1949.
Yes, and they did this obviously to have a representative showing to the audience of what you could find in the magazine, even though they used several different months.
Thank you!
I "gauge" this film to be very informative indeed.
Come on. Can't we 'scale' back on the cute comments?
I love old films like this. It's sad that nowadays, if you tell people you do anything related to model trains they assume you're autistic or judge you for "playing with toys". Such bullshit! I don't have any model trains myself but I think they're super cool!
Unfortunately it is the same with my Model Car Building hobby... I am genuinely INSULTED when some jerk calls the Model Kits I put my blood,sweat and tears in "Toys"!!
The narrator said, "very little space is needed." 😂😂😂
It depends. There are layouts in brief cases or in coffee tables. There are shelf layouts that take very little space. Of course, everything is full of tradeoffs.
Right, and the fact it’s primarily showcasing O gauge. 😂
H.O. scale checking in.
My dad sold pot to support his model train addiction
It's probably more common that people sold their model trains to support their pot addiction.
That's hilarious and kind of rad.
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I should do that too
14:52 Z scale layout. :) That wasn't till 1972. Myself have invested in O Gauge stuff. I have many Plasticville 1950's buildings for my 8' x 4' layout. The train set is a 2016 LionChief RS-3 Alco engine based on New York Central. I use Pacemaker box cars from the same time period.
Interesting though the information and historical context of the film, what I'd be really interested to know is: whatever happened to John's rather magnificent layout near the end? Is it still around? Was it sold? Did it end up in a dumpster? Whatever happened to the kit built cars or his yard coaling tower?
That arbour Allegheny kit on John's layout are apparently an absolute nightmare to build...
2:53 Will Ruth on the gondola car. Google had no clue about this. Google only knew about Baby Ruth boxcars.
sadly unless your a legacy to pop pops vintage stuff trying to get started can be a costly venture even the auction sites are competively priced theres always that estate sale if your quick ! and early bird
If you are in to O gauge 3 rail Menards has been great.
20 buck box cars when the same thing from Lionel is 70 or more.
I’m in no means well off, but I’m the only person in my family who is into trains and have been since I was a kid. But throughout the years I’ve amassed a decent collection of mostly postwar Lionel trains and accessories as that’s what I’ve always liked. I started with finding trains that were cast offs by most collectors and I fix them so I can run them. Nothing I own is perfect by any means but I don’t really have a lot of money invested either.
Basically what I’m trying to say is one can get into the hobby for cheap if you’re willing to hunt for deals and not be afraid to tear into something. It won’t happen overnight but in time you can manage to get what you want.
12:42 wait a minute! Where’s all the graffiti on the side of the railroad cars?
Some of the trains shown here are HO gauge.
"In the beginning", the word "gauge" was almost always misused when the word "scale" would be correct. Scale being the numerical ratio and gauge being the distance between the rails. (One "scale" can have multiple "gauges.") But today, by convention, toy trains are still referred to as O gauge and S gauge. O scale and S scale are used when referring to the non-toy trains. Most of what is in this video would be called O scale today.
Thank you for the clarification . I was looking through the comments for this very explanation.
@@stevodakine1 As an example, "HO" scale is 3.5 mm to the foot which is 1/87 full scale. Prototype standard gauge track (in the U.S.) is 4' 8-1/2" as the gauge. If you divide that by 87, you get very close to 16.5 mm and that is the GAUGE used for HO scale track if you are representing standard gauge. But you might be modeling a 3 foot narrow gauge railroad. That calculates very close to 10.5 mm and that is the GAUGE of the HO scale track if modeling 3 foot narrow gauge. Scale is still 1/87. And the nomenclature is HOn3 meaning HO scale - narrow gauge - 3 foot. Now, there are many wrinkles to all this, and you can get far down in the weeds. This video has O Scale but that usually has a 1 1/4" track gauge which would represent 5 feet, not 4' 8-1/2 inches. Most live with this error. Some don't and make adjustments to scale, or gauge, for an exact match.
Many of these trains appear to be HO gauge, not O
In it for over 50 years.....not inexpensive!
What a bunch of nerds, eh.
Also, want to see my trains?
Anyone creating a realistic model railroad today would need to have graffiti painted all over the cars.
They actually sell excellent quality decals for that made from photos of real graffiti.
Thanks. I didn't know that.@@trainliker100
Cool video. But I have to wonder about the parts of the wife participating...........🤣🤣🤣🤣......joke ladies......just a joke.....
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