Lynn
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QUOTE: Originally posted by cwclark what you have are a bunch of retail middle men who order from the wholesale companies that produce the product..in a nut shell most of the companies you see are legit... I like to order from walthers, trainworld, and standard hobby as advertized in MRR magazine and two of my favorite internet companies are www.internettrains.com and www.discounttrainsonline.com most of these companies are dependable with speedy delivery in most cases unless it's an out of stock item in which you'll wait months for it to come in due to the back order involved...chuck
QUOTE: Originally posted by GMTRacing Lynn, Good advice above on starting with easy kits then working up. I deal with Valley Model Trains and all their stuff has been high quality, top shelf, etc. It is generally pricier because most of the kits have great detail and the owner doesn't stock the less expensive less detailed stuff.. They are also a lot more time consuming to construct even though I've been buildiing models for 50 years. If you shop around you can probably find the same kit for half a dozen different prices. I use VMT because I trust them and have had prompt service. If you are doing mail order stuff you should consider also the distance the vendor is from you. I gave up on a couple of the other vendors mentioned above because it took forever for them to even ship the stuff they had in stock. So, start simply, and find vendors you like to deal with. J.R.