Harry Potter is one of the world’s most loved and recognizable franchises. Whether you loved the books as a child, discovered the books via the movies, or have only recently found your love for everything wizardry and witchcraft through your children, Harry Potter is everywhere. Unsurprisingly, given the significance of the Hogwarts Express to the …
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If you’re a model railroader that updates your layout with the seasons, you might have already started to model your summer scene. Updating your layout to a summer scene can be an enjoyable but time-consuming task. Maybe you update the look of your buildings. Perhaps you repaint parts of your landscape as it evolves from …
While electric train sets are a great way to get started with a model railroading hobby, they’re sometimes the only way to get specific locomotives and rolling stock into your collection. Given that you often get track and other components in the box when you buy a train set, such a purchase is a great …
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Thomas the Tank Engine is one of the most iconic children’s TV characters. Most of us are familiar with both Thomas the train himself and his friends. Whether as children, parents, or grandparents – maybe all three – we have probably spent time enjoying Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends’ adventures. Unsurprisingly, Thomas and …
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There’s little doubt that steam locomotives have a certain romanticism to them. More than half a century beyond their final days in revenue service, they still remain integral to railroad imagery in popular culture today. If you’ve experienced steam locomotive trains in action, whether at a train museum or in service, you’ll understand why. From …
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The History of the GATC Welded Tank Car Until World War Two, tank cars were typically built using the complex and time consuming method of riveting. One of the advancements to come out of the war effort however was new and improved welding technology. This revelation allowed manufacturers such as General American to retool their …
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Discover the history of the bi-level autorack with Model Train Stuff, and shop our brand new selection of HO Scale Intermountain Bi-Level Autorack cars.
New highly anticipated products were released, and with most of us spending more time at home, many of our hobby projects that had been put off were completed or expanded, and some even used this time to discover model railroading for the very first time.
A legacy of a love for model trains is often born out of connections with the real thing; especially when a family member has worked with them.
One of the oldest brands in model railroading history, Lionel has been a household name for over a century. Look out for the latest arrivals in the new Lionel HO Scale range throughout the coming months!