New model train store??
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Railroad
Routinely Derailed
Yup, Sunflower's right. I have exercised uncommon self-control and stayed away so far. After today, though, (which will be spent in the train room), I may just break down and go "check it out." I anticipate a concentration on Lionel products, but I'm hopeful there will be plenty of other stuff as well.
terbear1225
Well-Known Member
aw crap. can someone delete this thread before bohman sees it? I can already feel the drain on our bank account!
jbeaverjr
New Member
Sidetrack Hobbies is the name. They use to be apart of True Value when it was at it's old location. Sidetrack more than just trains there to. Ad's have run in the Enterprise for the last few weeks (not sure if there is one in today's paper). They have a sign out by route 5 along with the Mattingly's and Texaco sign, but no sign on the building yet.
It's a moot point anyway til we get a basement, and a bank account that can handle sailing and model trains.
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ladylara
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ya - i think i just saw a commercial for this place. do they have 'good' deals? daughter's been asking for a train for a month or so.
Railroad
Routinely Derailed
I went to Sidetrack yesterday and was disappointed. Basically if you don't do Lionel trains, you will pay dearly for it. The Marklin products they carry in HO scale are all German/Euro models that are extremely expensive, and the Trix Z-scale models are limited in variety and also extremely expensive. I didn't price the Lionel stuff, but I expect (since easily 90% of the stock in the store is Lionel products) that those prices are more reasonable. Bear in mind that Lionel stuff is pricey anyway and requires LOTS of room.
I went home, went into my train room (HO) and for the first time in years, ran trains for awhile. It was a very good object lesson to see my locomotives, which cost me 10% of the stuff Sidetrack is selling, doing a fine job and looking as real as can be.
Bottom line: you can do better than Sidetrack. I recommend online sources or Doug's (they can order what you don't see on the shelf, and it gets there quickly).
I went home, went into my train room (HO) and for the first time in years, ran trains for awhile. It was a very good object lesson to see my locomotives, which cost me 10% of the stuff Sidetrack is selling, doing a fine job and looking as real as can be.
Bottom line: you can do better than Sidetrack. I recommend online sources or Doug's (they can order what you don't see on the shelf, and it gets there quickly).
