NASG Dispatch 2021 #1 January Articles
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Binge Building
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
3
Author:
Jeff Madden
Category:
Layout Construction
Description:
The author is taking the time to build structures for his layout. Includes photos of the models.
President's Message
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
6
Author:
Will Holt
Category:
Model Railroad Manufacturers
Description:
Lionel is celebrating the 75th anniversary of American Flyer. American Models is celebrating their 40th anniversary.
New Orders
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
6
Author:
Richard Caugherty
Category:
Model Railroad Organizations
Description:
The editor is asking for articles, setting the guidelines for submitting articles (next page), and he is changing the deadlines.
Interview With Dick Karnes NASG Founding Member
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
8
Author:
Steve Doyle
Category:
Model Railroad History
Description:
Dick Karnes, who was there at the meeting that eventually led to the formation of the NASG, provides background information.
Dick Karnes S Scale History
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
11
Author:
Dick Karnes
Category:
Model Railroads and People
Description:
The author reviews his personal history of how he got into S-scale modeling, and a brief description of the layouts he has built. Includes a photo of his layout in 1952.
Pre-Size Model Specialties Beet Gondola
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
13
Author:
Bill Pyper
Category:
Product Review
Description:
The author reviews the company's beet gondola kit released in 2018. Includes prototype photos and photos of the kit parts and the model.
Fellow Modelers Salute
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
15
Author:
Ken Zieska
Category:
Model Railroads and People
Description:
The Pines and Prairies S Scale Workshop remember Gary Brown.
What Would A.C. Gilbert's Crew Be Making Today?
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
16
Author:
Gary Brown
Category:
Model Railroad Manufacturers
Description:
The author shows kitbashed models he has made that he thinks A.C. Gilbert might have produced, had they continued to be around.
Two Different Car Loads to Create for Your Layout
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
22
Author:
Edwin C. Kirstatter
Category:
Freight Car Loads
Description:
The author describes how he built a crate load for a converted-to-S O27 Lionel gondola. He also creates a uniquely-shaped load for a well flat car.
NASG Convention Slated for Buffalo
Issue:
2021 #1 January
Page:
29
Author:
Jim Martin
Category:
Model Railroad Shows
Description:
Information about the planned upcoming 2021 NASG Convention (which was eventually postponed to 2022).