O-gauge?

[Unoriginal]

Just was curious about this, but how many of you have any O-gauge/O-scale trains? Either from Lionel, MTH, Atlas, K-line, Weaver, Williams, Menards, and everything in between. I have a few items, but all are pre-2010s and most are from lionel.

[Chacal]

No, I used to have a lot of HO stuff, but in O gauge I had only a Lionel F-something engine.

[Unoriginal]

HO has been a main thing for awhile but O is something I'd rather do and have a lot more of. I have a few postwar freight cars with some other MPC cars and some more modern ones. I do have a sealed lionel conventional classics NYC F3 set, and a reproduction lionel pennsy B6SB (Although I have a lot more items than just those).

[Cardinal51]

I always check Menards o-scale section when I am in the US.

Plenty of scenery, buildings, rolling stoch and more is available.

But never ever have I seen locomotives for sale at Menards.

Any idea why they don't sell those, or have a super limited stock that is always sold-out ?

[mindenjohn]

Maybe the cost of stocking. You could buy a small car for the price of some of the O gauge locomotives. I used to have a Hobby shop and stocked a few (bought for me as much for sale) didn't make any money but I had a hell of a lot of fun.

[Chacal]

I miss hobby shops. The trains, the models, the tiny paint bottles.
Do they still exist?

[Unoriginal]

Hobby stores are definitely still plentiful, they’re just not as common as they used to be. I actually have this large old lionel clock that used to be in my grandfathers train store.

[Unoriginal]

Probably some of the most iconic model trains ever.