Earlier this week I found a video kicking around the internet by a professional train collector, it seems to be part of a course and the weird thing is its free!
http://collectorscourse.com/free-course.html
I have only seen the first video but the info in the video and the free PDF are pretty good, I will have to let you guys know what the second installment is like - it promises to be good.
It seem james may has been up to his old tricks again - crashing someone elses event in the name of journalism.
Security officers at Securi-Guard have monitored Top Gear presenter James May’s model railway challenge in North Devon.
The stunt, in which May raced a team of German model railway buffs along the Tarka Trail, was guarded with 24-hour cover.
A security team equipped with a lone worker monitoring device from RedWeb Technologies were spread out along the nine miles of track.
It comes after an attempt by the TV star to run a miniature train track from Bideford to Barnstaple in 2009 was thwarted when thieves stole batteries and sections of track.
Lone tracking helps TV show stay on track
The lone tracking devices were deployed so that the location of all the officers could be monitored to ensure every section of the track was protected at all times, Securi-Guard said.
Mark Tapper, business development manager for security services at Securi-Guard said: “We were delighted to be asked to provide a security presence at this event.
“Our security team provided a visible deterrent to anyone intent on committing crime and helped to ensure the whole event ran smoothly.”
The model railway race was filmed as a special for May’s Toy Stories series.
Around 1,000 people turned up at the recent event to see May take on three brothers, who run the world’s biggest model railway exhibition in Hamburg.
The two rival trains departed at opposite ends of the specially built section track, but the winner will not be revealed until the programme is screened later this year.
There has just been a new blog post at trainsoscale.com about the free model train collectors course, looks like he has taken a look and given it a short review. Check it out here:
Yes you heard me right, someone has actually created a FREE mini course all about how to collect model trains and never lose money. He is sharing tips and information from professional dealers.
The first video was posted today and it seems promising! The next video is all about how to get "absolute steals" . We will have to see how it unfolds.
You can see the video here:
Play with his train set - by his own admission.
Rod Stewart has recently won an award in hollywood - Founders Award for lifetime achievement at an annual dinner organized by ASCAP.
When asked what his top priority is when he wakes up nowadays he replied with:
"I couldn't wait to get up and work on my model railway,"
I can only imagine the kind of set this man has, having said that if I were his age and married to penny lancaster I don't think I would be rushing out of bed in the morning to play with my train set.
A model train has broke a new world record with its staggering length!
925 FEET LONG!! The train had to travel 15 scale kilometres under its own steam (pun intended) to justify its position.
Check the full article out at model railroad magazine:
