I know collectors collect lots of things. Some collectors collect stamps, some people collect coins and some collect sports cards. There’s something unique about collecting vintage model trains though. When you collect something that actually still does what it is supposed to in real[...]
Posts Tagged ‘American Flyer’
March 5th, 2010 - 7:17 pm § in Kids Crafts
American Model Trains
Think quick: what are the three most widely recognized American miniature trains manufacturers? I bet you’ll remember them when I tell you. The answer is: “Lionel, American Flyer and Bachmann Trains”. You may not have known that Bachmann was American, but it is. And American [...]
January 26th, 2010 - 1:37 pm § in Kids Crafts
S Scale Model Railroad
You want to know what’s really at the vanguard of toy locomotive world? What’s coming down the pike that has each and every model trainer anxious with anticipation? What throw back style of trains are about to make a come back the way bell bottoms and tye-dye did a the end of the Reagan Administ[...]