For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
Trains of all sizes, from tiny Z-scale model trains to a full size Burlington Northern Santa Fe diesel electric engine, attracted visitors of all sizes to the Fullerton Train Station for Railroad Days 2012. This marked the return of this railroad fan event to the city after four years, caused by...
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Outnumbered by the women at an Irvine senior living center, men rediscover the joy of model making that has been dormant since they were young. Along with trains and planes, they build fellowship. The ladies are everywhere at the Atria Woodbridge senior living community in Irvine: It is the ladies who fill the dining hall, the ladies who while away the afternoon chatting and doing crossword ...
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In retirees' Man Cave, a return to the hobbies of youth
Petaluma was a mecca Saturday for hobbyists who have made building tiny trains, warships and other models into an art form, and are trying to widen their audience.
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Model-making mecca in Petaluma
Special-effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman will take a stab at establishing the validity of adages, news stories and rumors in this live version of their TV show " Mythbusters ."
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Hot Ticket: Behind the Myths, model trains, handmade items
Getting to know ... Jim Hundley What other hobbies besides trains? He likes to “dink” around with graphic designs and web site building. He does not watch much television.
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Getting to know ... Jim Hundley What other hobbies besides trains? He likes to “dink” around with graphic designs and web site building. He does not watch much television.
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TinyClub co-founder thrives on building model railroad scenes
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- When the commuter trains rumble toward San Francisco, they pass through some of the most liberal cities ...
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Liberal Communities Join Libertarians in Firing at the Bullet Train
Admiring a model train display takes the utmost focus, as any gung-ho "modeler" at the 21st annual National Train Show will tell you.
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No plans yet for Friday and the weekend? Here are some entertaining (and maybe a little scary) options.
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Things To Do: Trains, Nibblers and zombies all will roll this weekend
Sean O’Neill, 9, lives in Los Olivos, and he loves trains so much that he did a school project on the Pacific Coast Railway that used to run to Mattei’s Tavern from southern San Luis Obispo County.
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