O GAUGE R AILROADING April 2005
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Custom-Built Layouts
F
red Dole gives three reasons for sharing custom layouts in OGR.
O
ne could ask if Vinnie
Mistretta’s
custom layout, which is the focus of
this special issue of O Gauge
Railroading on CUSTOM LAYOUTS, is
the “‘ultimate’ Father’s Day present.”
This question is not intended to be
sarcastic or insulting. In fact, a truthful
answer is “Yes.” Such a layout could certainly
be an ultimate Father’s Day present.
.
Part One:
An Honest Appraisal and One Man’s Dream-Come-True
Custom-Built Layouts
Story and Photos by Fred M. Dole
