Matthew Richards recently won the first model train building competition he’s ever entered. Richards, 42, won the adult team category in the National Model Railroad Build-Off for his construction of a ...

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, ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...

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