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Topic: German Model Train Maker Märklin Goes Bankrupt
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Michael De Angelis
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1261
From: USA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted September 02, 2009 08:13 PM
Steve,
I live north of the Hobby Store and the cross street by my home is: I.U. Willets Rd.
They have relocated several times. Now they are on the east side of the street
on Willis Ave., and slightly up from Jericho Tpke.
Map Quest location
Not a shabby place. Check out their website from the mapquest link. They now have a party room for children.
The LGB section has diminished there. Maybe it will grow again.
The Lionel section is not as large as the Mike's Train House inventory. They are pushing Mike's Train House, and this is disappointing as an avid Lionel Train collector.
I was in Trainland (Lynbrook location) last December and some women were shopping for LGB for their guys. Their interest was in the yearly Christmas train, and the salesmen's reply was: that they did not put out any yearly cars this year.
Somewhat a true statement- ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
I have tapered down on my train purchases, Lionel and Mike's train house put out about 2,000 items in each catalog. Most of my purchases have been through Charles Ro Suppy in Massachusetts. They have very good pricing. Generally 20% off of the list price, and because it's out of state, I save on the tax.
Let your wife in on the tradition by getting a set for your son?
By the way, did you notice the advert for the 110 Drive-In that I posted on the previous thread?
Drive-In Experience
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Isn't it great that we can all communicate about this great
hobby that we love!
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Steve Klare
Film Guy
Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted September 03, 2009 08:35 AM
Film and trains go way back. When motion pictures first became possible the filmmakers started looking around for something interesting and moving to capture. Railroading was the big technology of the late 19th century. It fascinated people since it offered the romance of travel and impressive, massive machinery.
So a lot of the earliest films were what we railroad fans would call "Railroad Films" today, even though at the time they were meant for general audiences.
The first motion picture that was shown to a theatrical audience was "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat" by the Lumiere Brothers in 1895:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgLEDdFddk
Later on people (well...most people) weren't content with images of trains going past so they tried to add a story line to the trains. This brought us "The Great Train Robbery" in 1903, which is still half a train film.
The trend continued onward through the various silent railroad melodramas and kept going through such classics as "The Titfield Thunderbolt". It is no longer such a big deal because Railroading isn't the center of attention is once was, and particularly in North America there are people who never have much more interaction with them than being stuck at a crossing to allow some freight train to pass. The romance of travel is long gone: they are no more captivating than a warehouse or a forklift.
These days when railroading is shown in motion pictures, television or in the news media it's often almost painful because the people that produce the stuff are so ignorant of what it's about and how it's really done.
There once were film companies specialized solely in railroad films on Super-8, and even today the few remaining film companies have a lot of railroad titles in their catalogs.
Children of today aren't generally fascinated with model trains because they aren't exposed to them by their parents. Children are not immune to things that their Moms and Dads are excited about though (teenagers are: it's just natural!), so if you have a little kid who watches Dad or Grandpa enjoying these things the kid will probably catch it too.
BTW: This is one of my railroad films. I think it's not just about trains but about film too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d1vGxZRFH8
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