Going In Circles

A Legend Retires

April 16, 2023

A Legend Retires

Athearn’s announcement of a new F-unit in HO scale coincides with the retirement of the original Globe Models tooling for this classic diesel.

Is It All About The Box?

August 18, 2022

Is It All About The Box?

There’s something about a box. Many collectors are equally attracted to a model’s package as much as to the replica itself.

Fifth Anniversary for HO Collector

December 26, 2021

Fifth Anniversary for HO Collector

Five years of covering vintage 1:87 model trains is marked as HO Collector moves into 2022. The quarterly publication expands to 68 pages going forward.

Who Made That?

June 23, 2021

Who Made That?

Who was Charmerz and what did they offer?

Future Collectibles

April 27, 2021

Future Collectibles

What’s available now or coming soon that will be tomorrow’s Amtrak collectible in HO scale?

Emptying My Piggy Bank for Amtrak

March 25, 2021

Emptying My Piggy Bank for Amtrak

Remember buying a model with your own money when you were a kid?

Overlooked Pioneers

February 26, 2021

Overlooked Pioneers

The prototype is one of the first diesel locomotives produced and the model is well-remembered Roundhouse release that is long out of production.

Tracing Shorty Heavyweights

January 8, 2021

Tracing Shorty Heavyweights

A classic set of models with a long history in the hobby is this shorty heavyweight passenger car collection.

TYCO’s 7603Q Train Set

November 30, 2020

TYCO’s 7603Q Train Set

Collecting and documenting promotional train sets is always a challenge so many years after their release.

Collecting MTH Trains

October 17, 2020

Collecting MTH Trains

MTH Trains announced in mid-2020 that the company’s owner was retiring … what does this mean for collectors?