Central Hobbies
2825 Grandview Highway V5M2E1 Vancouver, BC, Canada

New magazine today: Issue 285 2020-04 Passenger Train Journal

Due to the new directions from Dr Bonnie Henry, the store is going into partial lock down for the two weeks starting this Monday. We will be allowing one person at a time in the store. Limited browsing time. Phone orders for pickup at the door and mail orders. When Dr Bonnie gives the all clear, we will open more.... Everybody - stay safe and smart.

New N-Scale Kits from Geoff Gooderham. CPR Ore Cars. 1918 CPR Ore Car, 1920 CPR Ore Car, and the 1920 CPR Ore car with Extended Sides. Each kit includes a one-piece body on a carrier to protect the stirrup steps, an ore load, two end operating levers, a grab iron jig and instructions. there is a bit of cleanup needed on the castings. You supply paint, decals, trucks, couplers, and more weight.

As some of you know Telus is migrating their E-Mail service to Google. Might be something to do with the BIG E-Mail F/U they had last year. Today is our day to change. It is not going as well as we would like. We can read and send/receive e-mails from our [email protected] account using the Gmail web AP, but not our e-mail client. Our second address [email protected] is currently borked. I will post again when we are back to where we would like to be.

New magazine this week: November 2020 Trains, December 2020 Classic Toy Trains, November/December 2020 Live Steam & Out Door Railroading, and an MR Special Issue: "Milwaukee, Racine & troy", the MR Club Layout. The Trains issue is a bit thin.

New magazines so far this week: Great Model Railroads 2021, N-Scale November/December 2020, and Railfan and Railroad November 2020.

Three new magazines today: December 2020 Model Railroader, November/December Narrow gauge and Short Line Gazette, and the October 2020 Narrow Gauge Downunder. A nice winter scene on the MR this month.

Magazines received last week. The November 2020 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman, the November 2020 issue of Model Railroader, the November 2020 issue of Trains, the November 2020 issue of Classic Toy Trains, the September/October 2020 issue of Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading, the 4th Quarter 2020 issue of HO Collector HO Collector, and the November 2020 issue of Model Railroad News. A magazine week! Oh and a bunch of boxes from Walthers as well.

Central Hobbies will be closed this Thanksgiving Monday. Everybody have a safe holiday.

Coming soon: Vol 4 of CPR in Revelstoke. No firm delivery date yet.

InterMountain 33" Bulk wheelsets are back in stock. $ 1.40 an axle $ 13.75 a bag of 10. $ 137.50 a box of 100 less 10%.

New from Morning Sun: Canadian National Power in Color Volume 1: First Generation GM Road Switchers. Coming later this year, CPR Diesels.

Arrived today the Scale Auto 2020 issue of Contest Cars.

New magazines to the store this week: Sept/Oct 2020 Branchline, October 2020 The Dispatcher's Office, and July/August 2020 Canadian Rail.

Getting a little worried about the increase in Covid-19 cases. If things don't get better we may be back in Lock Down. I hope it does not get to that. Stay smart and safe out there.

New from Walthers Mainline if HO Scale: Thrall Rebuilt 40' Well cars, Single cars and Five-Car sets. These were rebuilt from 48' Cars. Also 53' Railgon Gondolas.

New magazine today: October 2020 Railroad Model Craftsman.

Neither the Cover nor the index of the September Railfan & Railroad mentions that there is an article by Kevin EuDay on BCR/BC Rail RDCs. Tilted 'A tear in My Eyes' it is an eight page article with a nice selection of pictures.