I found the place in new york the other day . It’s a very different hobby store from what I’m use to tight and very dusty have to really look for things and very unique anyone else been there? rambo1…
Did you say hello to the cat?
ROAR
lionel thats the cats name he came up the stairs to greet us and then he found a place on a shelve to sit. Bet he’s a good mouse chaser in there. Got pictures of him sent to my daughter. rambo1…
Hey Rambo1,
Are you and BroadwayLion keeping the location secret? How about sharing the love!
Glenn
Heh, there was a discussion concerning the Red Caboose (from the OP’s description, it can be only the one…) on these boards last month (a UKian was asking for LHS recommdations in NYC, and it came up).
Because of that, and because a few days back I was in Mid-town with a little time to spare…
Address 23 W45th St. (north side) Manhattan, you go in thru a small lobby and down the stairs to the basement (there was a signboard outside the door - “Manhattan Trains”, so I guess they kept the old one from the previous tenant - no surprise there). Next to a cafe/eatery of some sort. There is a banner in the lobby mentioning Red Caboose, and I believe some train sounds emulating from an outdoor speaker.
Every square meter…scratch that, every square millmeter of wall space (and way too much of the floor space to be safe) is used - display cabinets everywhere, even hidden behind carboard boxes (some of the HO stuff). Mostly HO & N, some other types of model kits (heck is there really a back? I guess North side). Main counter (w/ Alan) directly across from the stair well. Indeed, lots of stuff there, and in fact there is sort of a system (HO kits and rolling stock - to the left of Alan; this includes Paint and scratchbuilding supplies such as they are, along with the videos and books). N scale, Brass, other models, Alan-Right; German railroad models One o’clock Alan position, other stuff wherever (and some sort of worktable all the way at Alan Right - not sure what that was). Sadly I did not take any cell-phone pictures, in fact I kept my hands in my pockets to reduce the chance of breakage or injury. Alan was generally at the counter, in a heated discussion w/ some gentleman concerning