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Members:
Call for Authors on "Modern Era"

The "so called" modern era of toy train manufacturing extends from 1970 to date (1970 to 1985 MPC; 1985 through 1995 Kughn & 1995 to present). ManyTCA members have an interest in this era, particularly in toy trains manufactured over the last 5 years or so. Technology has grown by leaps and bounds as have scale like qualities and appearance. The TCA Quarterly Magazine is looking for an author or authors who have the knowledge and are willing to write articles that cover the aforementioned modern era. Subject areas such as modern operation (TMCC + Protosound), collectibles, product reviews, noteworthy layouts (of any size) covering Lionel, MTH, K- Line, American Models, Weaver, Marx et al.

Please contact TCA Quarterly Editor, Mark Boyd ( tcqeditor@sbcglobal.net ) or Mike Spanier ( hspanier@aol.com ) if you have an interest in modern era toy trains or have questions.

Mark Boyd
TCA#77-10940

Mike Spanier
TCA 85-21856