Some good news that has nothing to do with us

 When was the last time you actually saw a NEW train shop? Keith Lipske has done just that. he and his wife Pam Yano have opened Timberline Train Shop in downtown Downers Grove IL.

I can only applaude the guts and obvious love for the hobby. I noticed the very nice looking shop while in the burbs on business, a friend calling it out to me. While it wasn’t open, (They are open Tues thru Sat) I coulden’t help but notice how sharp it looked. It’s in a very nice area on the main street of down town Downers Grove.

Kieth doesen’t carry our products (yet) and I don’t care. We wish him great success. If you’re within 50 miles go out for a visit (you might mention us).

But for occasional shows, we are a on line business, but as a hobby we need brick and mortar hobby shops for the health of our hobby.

Update on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 11:08AM by Dave

The address for Timberline is 5228 Main Street, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515.

The phone number is (630) 324-6136

Update on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 11:15AM by Dave

This is Dave.  Did a little research, Timberline has actually been open since December of 2010.  Their hours are 10AM-5PM Tuesday - Saturday.  They specialize in HO and N scales.

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[wes moreland]

Here is a brief description of how I built the Biograph building and theater.
The scale is 1/4 ", approx. 11" long, 7" high and 3/4" deep. Foam board was used to frame the building and the marquee was framed in styrene. All the coverings, doors and other details are fabricated from card stock and colored paper. Signage was prepared on the computer.
The brick is clever texture brick and altered for correct look. The terra cotta moldings are shaped from thin card material. The sign frames are formed from colored paper. I lit the marquee with 280 .75mm fiber optic material and other lighting was mini incandescent bulbs and led's.
Wes Moreland