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Where to Buy Model Trains

Article Category: Shopping

Author Name: chickie maxwell

If you're looking for model trains, your best bet in buying them would be the internet. There are many companies that make scale model trains for use in railway modeling. And most of the big brand companies have their own online stores wherein you can purchase any of their trains online. Three of the top four big brand companies in the world are based in the United States. They are Lionel, Bachmann, and Atlas. The fourth one, Hornsby, is based in the UK.

Bachmann is the biggest seller of model trains in the world in terms of volume. They mass-produce high quality; inexpensive entry-level train sets that majority of the beginner hobbyists buy.

Lionel is also another top brand model train manufacturer. While it has on record filed for bankruptcy in 2004, it went out of bankruptcy in 2008 and has now restarted full operation. It continues to produce well-made model trains that continue to be a good value in collecting and in railway modeling.

Atlas is based in New Jersey. It manufactures model trains for N, HO, and O scale. Atlas is better known for their flex tracks and for their codes 100, 80, 83, and 55 tracks. They also make a large number of rolling stock, locomotives, and other vehicles. Atlas also makes structures and bridges you can use for your models.

Hornsby is the leading brand in the United Kingdom. The company produces a large number of British steam and diesel locomotives. It is also a producer of the popular Thomas the Train sets and Harry Potter Hogwarts Express.

Other places where you can buy

While it is good to buy online or in retail stores, you may also find model trains in small hobby shops and model train stores. Many of these small shops will have shopkeepers who are themselves dedicated hobbyists or experts in railway modeling. It would be good to visit a few of them and get their advice while you're shopping for new trains.

You can even buy most of the tools you need for modeling in these specialty shops. These hobby shops will also often have good guidebooks on railway modeling, landscaping, and the art of weathering or aging of the model train to make it look more authentic.

While the big brand companies sell trains in sets or in bulk, in the small shops, you may be able to get them discounted and in separate pieces. This goes the same for the tracks and other miscellaneous objects you need in your railway layout.

Finding trains by chance

Sometimes, you may also meet a fellow hobbyist or someone who is interested in selling their trains to you. Some would even be interested in selling entire layouts, perhaps having outgrown the hobby or having inherited the models from family or relatives. In times like these, it would be to your advantage to grab this opportunity to talk to the person and arrange for them to show their trains to you. Perhaps you two can come together in agreement and you can walk away with new trains under your wings.

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