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I like the Athearn blue box and MDC products. I like buying them at Train stores. Train stores have lots of train supplys and a few train sets.The current bar for retailers is a little steep as train stores do not sell gas engines and radios or the things they power and control. A hobby shop that carrys the broader Horizon line usually have a broader selection of paint then they have or railroad items. Train sets equal or out number the floor space for other railroad stuff. The percentage of floor space and interest for model trains in a general hobby shop is equal to most peoples shoe size. I'd like Horizon to have a different model for Train shops until they are able to offer a broader support. I hope Horizon will continue the sale of Athearn spare parts including power trucks, worm gear assemblys, 24t and 16t gears and all the other bits and pieces that allow us to keep our trains going. I hope Horizon will produce a dream/planning catalog that a consumer can use not a black and white listing of part numbers and names. I'm looking to preserver broad availability of both these lines at places that know trains.
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