American Flyer, Part 1 60 Minutes of S Gauge Fun and Thrills on 4 Fabulous American Flyer Layouts Bruce Lorence, Tinley Park, IL A story of a small layout that just grew and grew until it absorbed the family room and the laundry room (Bruce has a very understanding wife). Brad Nelson, Milwaukee, WI (also in Great Toy Trains Layouts of America) An exquisite, scale-detailed layout with gorgeous scenery, both Lionel and American Flyer accessories, and those long, lovely passenger sets winding around mountains and over bridges. Bruce Mason, Lancaster, PA (also in Great Toy Train Layouts of America) I tried to create a realistic landscape, says Manson, editor of the TCA's quarterly magazine, "and I am happy with the results = a massive, busy, cross-section of life. Warren Frost, Vacaville, CA The scenery-making skills acquired in 33 years of scale-model railroading helped create this magnificent backdrop for a wide-array of postwar American Flyer trains. This layout will dazzle even Lionel lovers. American Flyer, Part 2 Michael Kolosseus, Seattle, WA The finest pure Gilbert layout in the country, Ed Filkowski's three-level masterpiece, and Terry Dyer's celebration of an American Flyer Christmas. Mike's layout is characterized by open space, an all star line up of Gilbert S gauge, realistic operations, and one-of-a-kind operating accessories - log, milk can, pope and barrel loaders, a magnetic crane and rotary dump - all designed and created by Mike from scratch using only Erector set parts. An amazing layout. Truly amazing. Ed Filkowski, Chicago, IL Ed combines vintage Flyer trains with American Models and S-Helper. Highlight is a long stretch of five parallel mainlines where a GG-2, a Northern Silver Flash, glides across a span of suspension bridges. Dept. 56 villages provide a colorful backdrop. Terry Dyer, Rockford, IL Terry captures his boyhood Christmases by combining American Flyer trains and accessories with Plasticville buildings, winter scenery, and Dept. 56 villages to create a winter wonderland where AF Postwar legends dash through the snow. 120 minutes.
D**.
Lots of Wonderful Old Trains !
The American Flyer DVD has some very interesting variations of wonderful toy trains of yesterday. The layouts were well thought out, very colorful and whimsical to say the least. Some parts of the program , I needed to replay to fully grasp the awesome complexity and skills needed to complete the layouts. The filming or production was excellent in quality. My only dislike with this DVD , in my opinion is the lack of smaller layouts more typical of what I grew up with and operated. Overall, Awesome !!!!!!!!
S**R
A nostalgic video of vintage 3/16"-scale electric trains
A delightful assemblage of video clips surrounding the once-noble line of A. C. Gilbert Company's "American Flyer" line of 2-rail, electric model trains. The DVD includes footage of actual American Flyer S-gauge operations with some nostalgic views of many once-common engines, rolling stock, operating cars, and accessories. For both the American Flyer junkie and the uninitiated, this DVD is worth its reasonable price. The footage is of varying quality and operational drama, yet there is enough on this DVD to jog both the memory and the desire to operate/collect these scale toy train miniature masterpieces yet once again. American Flyer DVD
K**O
Best video ever for Gilbert American Flyer
Best video ever for Gilbert American Flyer. I've watched this video at least 100 times, most of them with my grandson who asks me to watch it with him every time he comes to my house. In fact, he wore out my first version so I bought a new one for my self and bought him one to take home and watch.
H**.
Great AF layouts
Great AF Layouts and their owners are presented in this DVD and overall the quality of the DVD is superb - there are some glitches in a couple of the presentations but, overall, I enjoyed viewing the DVD and will do so many times in the future. A very good value.
A**R
Great very enjoy-able
Great very enjoy-able, showed lots of S Gauge items I did not know was made and has inspired me to buy some of items I have seen and now making an S Gauge layout
E**S
My husband enjoyed it immensely as he has an American Flyer lay ...
My husband enjoyed it immensely as he has an American Flyer lay out and has owned American Flyer items since Christmas 1955.
M**M
Five Stars
Fun to watch.
J**Y
Antiquated and strange. One gentleman even included his political preferences in a model railroad (DVD).
A little bit worse than awful!
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