Chris Thorpe wants to create a replica of trains using lasers. Like any serious hobby, model trains offer the enthusiast any number of rabbit holes to travel down. There are dozens of scales and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It only took 2 minutes. On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Bricks & Minifigs, a Lego-themed store in Portland, put limited-edition TriMet MAX Light Rail Train kits up for sale. They were ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

As trains pass through the Poughkeepsie Train Station on their way to the next destination, their sonorous chimes echo across the city. For longtime residents of the area, the railroads that border ...

A model railroad junkie, Ron Rosenberg is always hoping to track down the "holy grail of trains." "When I see it, it'll know me!" said the Harrison, N.Y., resident. Rosenberg might have some luck ...

Got a spare 99 cents? Don't waste in on some value menu item that you'll regret five minutes after eating it. Instead, invest it in Wild Wild Train by Promoideas, a clever puzzle game built around ...

Building model kits is a cherished hobby for numerous people, offering a gateway to express their creativity and a feeling of gratification after finishing the task. The traditional link between model ...

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