I’m not aware of any “model railroading supermarkets,” as the hobby, by its very nature, has FEW “big guns.”
William K. Walthers (est. 1932) is the largest overall, between being a distributor, manufacturer and importer. They do not sell directly to consumers, but through an affiliate business set up for that purpose. It used to be “Terminal Hobby Shop,” but has since been renamed.
Caboose Hobbies in Denver, Colorado, has been around a long time, is makes its home in a former grocery store. In addition to being a retail operation, they also sell via mail order and the internet.
There are also various train meets around the country at different times, where a variety of dealers get together to sell all manner of train-related stuff; the Greenberg shows come to mind. Another big one is the Great Scale Model Train Show held several times a year in Timonium, Maryland. (All these train shows, whether traveling or not, charge a modest admission fee for entry.)
Hmm, I didn’t find any Epic scale on the site so I gues it’s 28mm size only nowadays.
There is no real fractional scale for Warhammer and most other figures in this size. “28mm” is just a reference measurement which is normally used to indicate the height of an average male in that “scale”. Thing is though that Warhammer is not using natural proportions which means that if you would calculate it based on the height you’d get something like 1:60 and if you consider shoulderwidth it would be 1:43 or so. This is the reason why you often see that it’s 1:35 tank models which have been converted for Warhammer. Anyway, for more info on scales: go to http://theminiaturespage.com and check the sculpting threads.
As to your question at hand, I’d take a figure to the train model store and simply compare it with the trees they have to see what looks good. Scalewise it would be O (1:43 UK, 1:45 Europe, 1:48 US) or S (1:64) which come closest. Thing is though that if it comes to bigger trees a true scale tree would be dominating a terrain piece very much. And you may not want that effect. So if you go for “represetative” trees check the HO scale as well. Also if you need a x-mas tree.
What scale size are warhammer 40k models?
O-scale, N-scale, HO-scale….? There are some really nice trees available at model train stores and online sites that are cheaper than GW terrain pieces that I’ve seen, and being that I’m historically horrible at making trees by hand, this seems like a viable option. Just wondering what scale I should consider?
What are some cool model car/toy stores in Houston?
Hi I will be visiting Houston in a couple weeks and was wondering if there are any cool model car or toy stores I should check out
I live in Kansas so there’s not that much that I can get around here and I’m really big into model trains or old toy cars like Lesney Matchbox and all that kind of stuff so I was wondering if there were any stores in town that might have any of this type of stuff
Thanks!
well I will probably be around Katy so I will be more on the outskirts of the city but I have no problem going 20 or 30 minutes to a good store though
What Kind of Train track is this and what kind of Model trains can you use for this track?
I was wondering what kind of model train track is this in the photo
and what kind of model trains you can use for this track?http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2004/09/28/inside-dvd-mrrogers2.jpg
And what is the Name of this kind of track
My Train store has some i was just wondering what is the Name of it
What is the biggest model train company in the United States?
I want to know if there is a store where you can go that is the biggest model train company in the United States, where you can buy all the different-sized model trains, like O scale, HO scale, and N scale and stuff like that, and as well as a large selection of locomotives, diesels, and cabooses and stuff like that, as well as garden railroads and quarry railroads and junction railroads. Does anyone know where to go to buy them? Anywhere in the United States, is there the biggest train store?
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(“Junction railroads”? What are they?)
I’m not aware of any “model railroading supermarkets,” as the hobby, by its very nature, has FEW “big guns.”
William K. Walthers (est. 1932) is the largest overall, between being a distributor, manufacturer and importer. They do not sell directly to consumers, but through an affiliate business set up for that purpose. It used to be “Terminal Hobby Shop,” but has since been renamed.
Caboose Hobbies in Denver, Colorado, has been around a long time, is makes its home in a former grocery store. In addition to being a retail operation, they also sell via mail order and the internet.
There are also various train meets around the country at different times, where a variety of dealers get together to sell all manner of train-related stuff; the Greenberg shows come to mind. Another big one is the Great Scale Model Train Show held several times a year in Timonium, Maryland. (All these train shows, whether traveling or not, charge a modest admission fee for entry.)
Check out
Colonial Photo and Hobby
http://www.colonialphotohobby.com/trains.htm
G scacle, hand layed and good for street running
Here are 2 link that would help you locate a few:
http://www.yelp.com/c/houston/toys
http://www.ustoyco.com/locationsHouston_TX.htm
Hmm, I didn’t find any Epic scale on the site so I gues it’s 28mm size only nowadays.
There is no real fractional scale for Warhammer and most other figures in this size. “28mm” is just a reference measurement which is normally used to indicate the height of an average male in that “scale”. Thing is though that Warhammer is not using natural proportions which means that if you would calculate it based on the height you’d get something like 1:60 and if you consider shoulderwidth it would be 1:43 or so. This is the reason why you often see that it’s 1:35 tank models which have been converted for Warhammer. Anyway, for more info on scales: go to http://theminiaturespage.com and check the sculpting threads.
As to your question at hand, I’d take a figure to the train model store and simply compare it with the trees they have to see what looks good. Scalewise it would be O (1:43 UK, 1:45 Europe, 1:48 US) or S (1:64) which come closest. Thing is though that if it comes to bigger trees a true scale tree would be dominating a terrain piece very much. And you may not want that effect. So if you go for “represetative” trees check the HO scale as well. Also if you need a x-mas tree.
What scale size are warhammer 40k models?
O-scale, N-scale, HO-scale….? There are some really nice trees available at model train stores and online sites that are cheaper than GW terrain pieces that I’ve seen, and being that I’m historically horrible at making trees by hand, this seems like a viable option. Just wondering what scale I should consider?
Thanks to anyone who can help.
model train store in orlando?
i am going to orlando and would like to go to a model train store whilst i am there. Does anyone know where to find one?
What are some cool model car/toy stores in Houston?
Hi I will be visiting Houston in a couple weeks and was wondering if there are any cool model car or toy stores I should check out
I live in Kansas so there’s not that much that I can get around here and I’m really big into model trains or old toy cars like Lesney Matchbox and all that kind of stuff so I was wondering if there were any stores in town that might have any of this type of stuff
Thanks!
well I will probably be around Katy so I will be more on the outskirts of the city but I have no problem going 20 or 30 minutes to a good store though
What Kind of Train track is this and what kind of Model trains can you use for this track?
I was wondering what kind of model train track is this in the photo
and what kind of model trains you can use for this track?http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2004/09/28/inside-dvd-mrrogers2.jpg
And what is the Name of this kind of track
My Train store has some i was just wondering what is the Name of it
What is the biggest model train company in the United States?
I want to know if there is a store where you can go that is the biggest model train company in the United States, where you can buy all the different-sized model trains, like O scale, HO scale, and N scale and stuff like that, and as well as a large selection of locomotives, diesels, and cabooses and stuff like that, as well as garden railroads and quarry railroads and junction railroads. Does anyone know where to go to buy them? Anywhere in the United States, is there the biggest train store?