I see according to the MR newsletter of 10/20/16 that Caboose Hobbies will be re-opening under new ownership in the Denver area. Good news, and I wish them well! Gary
Amazing that I'm seeing over 200 views yet not a single comment about the possibility that Caboose Hobbies may still be in business for us model railroaders.
after all the hullabaloo about their closing the possibility that someone has stepped up and saved it should be cause for jubilation!!
Now' any thoughts gentlemen?
Lets have a PARTY..
I think that is tremendous news, am so glad to hear that.....
Johnboy out............... Going to get some streamers... No No Ray thats not Steamers thats Streamers. You know, for the party.. You can bring the Risiling >> CASE <<<
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The news dropped last week in the 'caboose hobbies closing/moving' thread. Might explain the silence.
Stu
Streamlined steam, oh, what a dream!!
Burlington Steam Amazing that I'm seeing over 200 views yet not a single comment about the possibility that Caboose Hobbies may still be in business for us model railroaders. after all the hullabaloo about their closing the possibility that someone has stepped up and saved it should be cause for jubilation!! Now' any thoughts gentlemen?
Jubilation? Maybe if Caboose Hobbies could have transition before all the inventory was blown out and under the tutelage of Duane Miller. But that did not happen.
My thoughts are, the only thing the new shop will have in common with the old is the name and logo. The old Caboose hobbies is gone and the inventory mostly sold down to the bone. shrugs, I've heard of other amazing shops changing hands and things went down hill.
I wish the new CH well but only time will tell if they can live up to thd reputation of the originall. It is a very tall order for the new CH to live up to the old ones reputation, pricing, brass inventory and experience.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Could be very true RG only time will tell!!
With hobby shop after hobby shop closing, I find that someone willing to take this one and try to make a go of it to be refreshing. Let's hold off on the negative comments until we see what they have planned please. :-)
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riogrande5761 Burlington Steam Amazing that I'm seeing over 200 views yet not a single comment about the possibility that Caboose Hobbies may still be in business for us model railroaders. after all the hullabaloo about their closing the possibility that someone has stepped up and saved it should be cause for jubilation!! Now' any thoughts gentlemen? Jubilation? Maybe if Caboose Hobbies could have transition before all the inventory was blown out and under the tutelage of Duane Miller. But that did not happen. My thoughts are, the only thing the new shop will have in common with the old is the name and logo. The old Caboose hobbies is gone and the inventory mostly sold down to the bone. shrugs, I've heard of other amazing shops changing hands and things went down hill. I wish the new CH well but only time will tell if they can live up to thd reputation of the originall. It is a very tall order for the new CH to live up to the old ones reputation, pricing, brass inventory and experience.
rogerhensley With hobby shop after hobby shop closing, I find that someone willing to take this one and try to make a go of it to be refreshing. Let's hold off on the negative comments until we see what they have planned please. :-)
History has shown that when an LHS closes and then someone else resurrects the name alone without the original location or inventory of its predecessor, it fails.
Like Jim, I wish the new reincarnation well, but it is hard to be optimistic.
Rich
Alton Junction
I havent seen any negative comments so far. Like any new shop, it will take some time before we know how it all goes, probably a few years, because fundementally this is a new shop which has obtained legal rights to the Caboose Hobbies "brand".
The old Caboose Hobbies we all knew is gone and will be a tough act to follow.
Call me the eternal optimist, but I plan on going into their new shop on my usual Christmas trek to Denver, that is, if they're up and running at that point. No doubt, I will miss the old Caboose Hobbys. It was somewhat of an institution in Denver, not to mention it's presence outside the region.
Ok, sorry.
When I saw the OP's topic, I thought- just for a second- that the railroads were bringing back the use of cabooses on freight trains. Imagine if that were really the case!!!!!!! What a wonderful world it would be!!!!!!!
Cedarwoodron
cedarwoodron When I saw the OP's topic, I thought- just for a second- that the railroads were bringing back the use of cabooses on freight trains. Imagine if that were really the case!!!!!!! What a wonderful world it would be!!!!!!! Cedarwoodron
They just call them "DPU"s.