Sunset Model's Spring 2008 Catalog Available
Sunset Models has released their Spring 2008 catalog. The catalog contains information about new items from the Third Rail Division of Sunset Models and Golden Gate Depot. You can check it out here (pdf).
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Sunset Models has released their Spring 2008 catalog. The catalog contains information about new items from the Third Rail Division of Sunset Models and Golden Gate Depot. You can check it out here (pdf).
Atlas released the Spring edition of their quarterly All Scales catalog last week. Check it out here.
O Gauge Railroading magazine holds an OGR forum meeting in the grandstands at every TCA York train meet. The meeting consists of a number of presenters from the O Gauge manufacturing world discussing their new products. This time around a forum member made a video of the meeting and OGR posted it on their website. Check out the video here.
MTH has released their 2008 Volume 2 catalog on-line. I haven't had a chance to review it yet but you can by clicking here.
Schneider Model Railroading (SMR Trains) has released its first full-color catalog of its museum-quality, limited edition brass models of 19th Century locomotives and rolling stock. The 2008 catalog features 20 pages of color drawings, illustrations and photographs and is printed on glossy, acid free paper. It features all of SMRs past and current models as well as a preview of the next releases. Copies are $2 and can be purchased by sending a check or money order to: SMR Trains, PO Box 753, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.
Jerry Calabrese, CEO of Lionel, issued a statement by proxy at the Spring 2008 TCA National Train Museum open house on Wednesday, April 16th. The statement is posted on Lionel's website and can be read here.
Congratulations to Justin B. the lucky week #1 winner of a copy of TM Books & Video's Lionel Nation DVD. There are 4 more copies left to give away. For complete giveaway rules and to find out how you can enter for a chance to win a Lionel Nation DVD, click here.
Lionel's new 2008 Christmas catalog is available for viewing on-line. Check it out here.
Atlas O gets it and continues to use YouTube to communicate with customers and fans of Atlas O and O Gauge model railroading. Atlas O's latest video is a 2008 Spring York preview.
You can also view the video here.
The Train Collectors Association has posted three new videos on what they are calling TCA Netvision. Members and non-members can check them out at http://www.tcamembers.org/netvision/index.htm. The videos cover the topics of "Why volunteer at TCA", "Work in the library" and "Winter work at the museum".
Videos coverage of the TCA's National Toy Train Museum's open house being held on April 16th is scheduled to appear on TCA Netvision at the end of April. Click here for more details.
Atlas O has announced new paint schemes for Atlas O F-2/F-3 Locomotives, the Atlas O MP15DC Locomotive, the Atlas O Trainman 52' 6" Flat Car w/ Pipe
Load, Atlas O Industrial Rail Train Sets and Atlas
O Industrial Rail Trolley Sets. The Atlas O 40'
Steel Reefer gets both new paint schemes and road numbers. Check out the Atlas O website for details.
TM Books and Video, the maker of the I Love Toy Trains series of videos and many other toy and big train videos, has supplied me with 5 copies of their latest model train video, Lionel Nation (check out a preview here). I will be giving away 1 copy of Lionel Nation a week over the next 5 weeks. To be eligible to win all you need to do
is subscribe to OGaugeWatch.com email updates. Subscribe by clicking here. Here are the simple giveaway rules:
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Traditionally, the Train Collectors Association holds an Open House at its National Toy Train Museum in Paradise, PA the Wednesday before the start of the Spring and Fall TCA York, PA Train Meet. The schedule for the Spring '08 Open House on April 16th has been announced.
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I came across Buffalo Creek Grapics in a small town newspaper article on the web. The article was about a custom O Gauge boxcar that was being produced by them in small numbers depicting a local area company's logo. Realizing I've never heard of Buffalo Creek Graphics, I emailed them and asked if they would put a piece together describing the company and the products they create. Collectors of rare limited production items should find their story and products interesting.
A Short History of Buffalo Creek Graphics
Since
its inception in 1993, Buffalo Creek Graphics has grown to a prominent
position in the O-scale hobby as a major source for unique custom
decorated freight equipment. Owner, Thos. Gascoigne, has extensive
experience in graphic arts and publishing, but has held a lifelong
fascination with railroads. He is a long-time member of many rail
historical societies, as well as TCA, and TTOS. He was also co-founder
of the Lionel Collectors Association of Canada, one of the earliest Lionel® collector organizations in North America.
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It's my pleasure to announce another new sponsor of OGaugeWatch.com, TM Books & Video. Those of you familiar with the immensely popular and award winning I Love Toy Trains video series probably know that the series was produced by TM Books & Video. I own all twelve parts of the series plus the Final Show and the Oh No! bloopers episode. My son and I love them all!
The letters "TM" in TM Books & Video are the initials of the owner Tom McComas. Mr. McComas published his first piece of work about toy trains with co-author Jim Touhy in 1974 and has been creating books and videos about the subject ever since. In addition to the "I Love Toy Trains" series, TM's catalog of products includes a series of videos about John Deere, CAT Machines, Cowboys, Lionel Trains, Big Trains and much more. For a complete history of TM Books & Video click here.
TM Books & Video's latest video is titled Lionel Nation No. 1. Lionel Nation No. 1 is a 65 minute DVD that carries on the TMBV tradition of high quality train action and music that the whole family can enjoy. As the title implies, the focus of this video series is Lionel trains. Whether you're new to Lionel trains or an avid enthusiasts, this video for you. The video contains all new footage of Prewar, Postwar and Modern era Lionel trains. Lionel Nation No. 1 is available for $19.95 + shipping. Visit the TM Books & Video website for a preview. Order online or call 1-800-892-2822 to get you copy of Lionel Nation No. 1.
Mr. McComas supplied me with 5 copies of Lionel Nation No. 1 to give away to OGaugeWatch.com readers. Stay tuned for more information about how you can have a chance to win a copy of this great video.
The following guest post was submitted by Carmine Piecora.
I guess Lionel trains have been in my consciousness since the age of four when my parents gave me a Lionel train set for Christmas in 1958. I can't really remember that Christmas morning too well, but I've had that same cherished New Haven F3 train set in my possession ever since.
There were so many classic Lionel engines, especially the F3 diesel engine, produced in the postwar era. The F3 was produced in many memorable road names, most notably the Santa Fe War Bonnet, is etched into the mind of anyone who holds nostalgic thoughts about the 50's. When I picture this locomotive in my mind it conjures up memories of things like '57 Chevys, Elvis, black and white TV and Rock and Roll. It is yet another 1950's icon that has become legend in the mind of baby boomers.
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In what should be one of their last court appearances, lawyers for MTH, Lionel and Sanda Kan (Lionel’s principal manufacturer of trains) appeared in a New York Bankruptcy Court on March 27th.
At the end of the hearing, Judge Burton Lifland approved Lionel’s confirmation plan for reorganization. The court also approved Lionel’s settlement with MTH.
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The following appeared in the February '08 edition of The Lion Roars, the magazine of the Lionel Collectors Club of America and was reprinted here with permission from the authors.
Viewpoint I
by Erol Gurcan
During the last two years, my reviews in TLR have concentrated on less expensive locomotives and train sets. In my view, the two major commercial O-gauge magazines often ignore this segment of the market; they choose instead to concentrate on more expensive trains, as some car magazines focus on exotic, expensive, and powerful automobiles. However, not everyone can afford a $1,000-or more O-scale locomotive and/or has a large layout equipped with O72 minimum radius curves necessary to run it.
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MTH released a new version, version 4.0, of their DCS (Digital Command System) software. Visit the MTH website for more details.
Many of you probably watch the Discovery Channel/Science Channel show How It's Made. The show takes a look at the manufacturing process of just about anything. In Episode 25, the creators visited the Weaver Models factory to film how miniature train cars are made. You can catch this episode of How It's Made on the following dates on the Discovery Channel:
March 20, 8:00 PM
March 21, 12:00 AM
March 26, 7:00 PM
March 30, 9:00 AM
MTH has posted a short video of their new HO GS4 locomotive in action. Check out the video here.
AMT (American Model Toys) started in 1948 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jack Ferris had a dream. Could he possibly create a company to offer toy trains for which he felt the market was ready? Would he be able to challenge the Big Dogs - Lionel? American Flyer? Marx? Jack felt he could make his way into the market. What happened?
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Continue reading "GUEST BLOGGER Mike Spanier: American Model Toys" »
MTH put together a video of their new Union Pacific 4-12-2 locomotive in action. View the video here.
More information, including great detail shots of the locomotive, are available on the MTH website.
The folks over at Three Rail Innovations, Inc put together a nice "How To" guide describing the process of isolating the outside rail of K-Line by Lionel SuperStreets track. View the guide here.
Weaver models released a "Spring Cleaning" flyer on their website. The sale items are available while supplies last or until April 30, 2008. Check out the flyer here (pdf).
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