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  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: Atlantic, IA 50022
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Mail Order sources
Posted by durango on Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:59 PM

Hi All-  I'm just getting restarted in the hobby and find that I have virtually NO LHS in my area.  The closest are 75 miles east and west and all six together don't carry enough material for one scratch building project.  I need some guidance for picking a decent mail order supplier.  My choice of scale is HOn3, so heavy on kits and scratch building supplies.  I did order a Blackstone loco from Caboose and was relatively satisfied with the service, but I have noted that some on this forum have had issues with backordering and shipping charges with them.

Sorry to restart this subject, but I tried the search function and got mostly DCC info--not quite ready for that yet.  Thanks, Steve

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    July 2003
  • From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Posted by cacole on Saturday, April 26, 2008 7:40 PM
Since your interest is narrow gauge, my suggestion would be that you purchase a copy of the Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette and look through it for companies with web sites.
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  • From: Amish country Tenn.
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Posted by loathar on Saturday, April 26, 2008 11:59 PM
Here's one place that has a pretty good HOn3 selection.
http://narrowgaugecolorado.com/?name=Home
Doing a Google search for HOn3 brings up quite a few stores and sites.

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