In case you missed it…..
- Bachmann released a free on-line version of the 2010 Williams by Bachmann catalog. You can download it here.
- MTH released the 2010 O Gauge Volume 2 catalog. Visit the MTH site for more details here.
- Weaver’s spring 2010 catalog can be downloaded here.
- Lionel sunsets its revolutionary (at the time) TrainMaster Command set. Read more here.
- Brian Ellerby, founder of Evergreen Scale Models, died on April 29, 2010. Read about Mr. Ellerby here.
- Woodland Scenics announces e-newsletter.
- AristoCraft bringing their Train Engineer Control System to O/O-27. Read about it here.
New 2010 Catalogs Released
3 new 2010 catalogs were just released:
Lionel 2010 Ready To Run Catalog
Lionel 2010 Signature Edition Catalog
Lionel Corporation 2010 Tinplate Catalog
RMT by Aristo-Craft
A press release from Ready Made Trains/RMT….
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In case you missed it…
- Did you read about the “inadvertent inaccuracy” made by Lionel? Read it here.
- You can check out the 2010 MTH Ready To Run catalog on-line here.
- Rumors that Lionel’s 2010 catalog is due mid March.
- Black Diamond Railway Part II DVD available here. Part I was fantastic and I’m reading that Part II is just as good.
- Check out the new signs from Miller Engineering.
- Toy train show to benefit food pantry.
Liven Up The Walls of Your Train Room with a Pixel Poster
How cool would it be to have a wall size poster of your favorite locomotive hanging in your train room or anywhere else in your house? Since Fathead doesn’t offer train locomotive Fatheads you’ll need to get creative and make your own using a service called Block Posters.
Block Posters is a website that allows you to upload any image up to 1 Mb in size then enlarge it by choosing how many ’slices’ of paper wide it will be. The slices can be A4 or Letter sized pieces of paper in portrait or landscape. Once you size it, download the slices in the form of a PDF and print them. Assemble the slices on the wall and, voila, you have a wall poster of your favorite locomotive. The best part is the service is FREE. Now the resulting poster won’t be photo quality, it will be pixelated and you may need to trim the border of the slices depending on your printer but the results are great. Visit the Block Posters Image Gallery for some examples. Oh, be sure your ink cartridges are topped off because you’ll burn a lot of ink.
Bachmann All Scales Catalog Available…..for $8
Bachmann’s new 2010 catalog which includes its Williams by Bachmann O gauge products is available for purchase for $8 and free shipping. Charging for a catalog is a great way to keep it out of the hands of potential new customers. Oh, and not posting it online makes a lot of sense too. If you have $8 burning a hole in your pocket you can order the 2010 catalog from Bachman here.