Bob Keller of CTT arranged for me to give out “Introduction to Model Railroading” and “Starting with Toy Trains” booklets at the Ocean Grove show. We placed stacks of them beside my layout and beside one of the small G scale pikes. They moved like hotcakes. Every booklet is an ambassador of our hobby.
At Ocean Grove, My 027 “layout” is next to the large modular N Trak layout. Those fellows were glad we had the booklets, too. It helped get people information on the hobby that they could take with them. Of course, the Toy Train books move faster than the Model Railroading booklets. Nonetheless, these booklets are a boost both for the N scalers and us Tinscalers. They make a BIG difference.
Bob had gotten us the booklets once before, and that time they also made a big hit.
Thank you, Bob and Classic Toy Trains. You made it much easier for us to pass on the hobby to newcomers.
(I’ll have more feedback and pics from the show in a couple of days.)