It has always been, and will always be, July 10, 1975 in Ralph S. DeBlasi’s basement. The basement, which DeBlasi of Camden County refers to as his “time machine,” is home to his prototype model ...

Railroad enthusiasts are getting a return trip this year to the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. In addition to the annual Railroad Hobby Show held there each year in January by the ...

With today’s technology, the relatively low cost of laser cutting tool equipment and the ease of on-demand production has made it possible for small retailers to enter the model kit business. Among ...

Invariably, playing with toy trains, like collecting dolls or miniature cars, is something you're expected to grow out of -- just don't try telling that to Gerald McClellan. Every morning over coffee ...

The massive model railroad layout members of the Springfield Model Railroad Club created in their meeting space isn’t a toy. Named “Springfield Terminal Railway Association,” the club’s model railroad ...

♪ >> PETER DOES WORK A FULL-TIME JOB SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. THIS IS IS NONPAYING ONE, THE ONE HE HAS WORKED AT FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. >> IT IS A HOBBY THAT HELPS ME KEEP THE LITTLE SANITY I HAVE. IT’S ...

You wouldn’t think the town of Pueblo, Colorado, would fit into a 2,500-square-foot building in North Fort Myers. But it does. And so does San Bernardino, Castle Rock, Denver and several other ...

The biannual model train show brings collectors, vendors and artists to the Polish Community Center in Albany.

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