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The official e-newsletter of Big Indoor Trains<sup><small>TM</small></sup> and Big Christmas Trains<sup><small>TM</small></sup>. My friend Lloyd Day has used On30 Porters and other small pieces to build a complete railroad in a 13-inch x 48-inch rectangle. Return to Big Indoor Trains<sup><small>TM</small></sup> primer pageOn30 Display Trains
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Written by Paul D. Race for Big Indoor TrainsTM and Big Christmas TrainsTM



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Trains-N-TownsTM, the Official Newsletter of BIGIndoorTrains.com and BIGChristmasTrains.com

This newsletter is for people who like O scale trains and Christmas trains, especially people who combine On30 or O gauge trains with collectible villages. It is produced in conjunction with the Big Indoor TrainsTM and Big Christmas Trains web sites.
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New This Month

Why do we talk about Halloween in July? Because if you want a Halloween train or village this October, now is the time to start planning for it. That is why this month, we have the last big Spook HillTM project for 2008, and a reminder about ordering Halloween trains in plenty of time.

Note: We have several more articles in the works, so check our site often.

Click to see pattern and instructions.New Feature: Spook HillTM Water Tower

Our sister site "Big Indoor TrainsTM" also provides another 100% original, 100% unique project from Howard Lamey. This station uses patterns from our Building Textures page to create a unique cardboard structure that complements last month's Spook HillTM station. This project is patterned after the cardboard Christmas houses you grew up with. By doubling the size of the patterns, you can make it work great for Large Scale. Or with a little adjustment, this could serve any holiday or even a more "realistic" model railroad as well.

Click on the following link to learn more.

Halloween Train Deadlines Approaching

If you're planning to set up an indoor Halloween railroad this year, check out our Click to see On30 Collectible Halloween Trains.Halloween Trains page to see many clever, attractive On30 trains that will delight railfans and Halloween-lovers alike. Why shop in July? Because these are subscription trains - you get one piece about every four weeks, starting with the locomotive.

If you start your subscription now, you should have enough of the train to run by early October, and the rest of it by Halloween. And these are quality products, with a one-year money-back satisfaction guarantee from Collectibles Today and a lifetime mechanical warranty from Bachmann Trains. Plan ahead now for a frighteningly good time this October.

Click on the following link to learn more.

Keep in Touch

We are continually getting more interest in this newsletter, in the site, and in the trains we discuss. We welcome your questions as indicators of what we should be working on next (also, we always try to answer reader questions quickly). In addition, if you have any photos, tips, or articles you'd like to share with your fellow hobbyists, please let us know. The hobby grows best when we all learn together.

In the meantime, have a great spring!

Paul Race

BigIndoorTrains.com
BigChristmasTrains.com
FamilyGardenTrains.com

To view the Trains-N-TownsTM newsletter for June, 2008, click on the following link:

http://bigindoortrains.com/trains_n_towns/08_06_newsletter_indoor.htm

To read more, or to look at recommended Garden Railroading and Display Railroad products, you may click on the index pages below.

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Return to Big Indoor Trains Home page Return to Family Garden Trains Home page Big Indoor Trains Primer Articles: All about setting up and displaying indoor display trains and towns. Garden Railroading Primer Articles: All about getting a Garden Railroad up and running well Garden Train Store: Index to train, track, and other products for Garden RailroadingBig Christmas Trains: Directory of Large Scale and O Scale trains with holiday themes
On30 and O Gauge trains to go with indoor display villages and railroads

Note: Spook HillTM is a trademark of Howard Lamey, North Jacksonville, Florida. Big Indoor TrainsTM, Big Train StoreTM Family Garden TrainsTM, Big Christmas TrainsTM, and Garden Train StoreTM are trademarks of Breakthrough CommunicationsTM (www.btcomm.com). All information, data, text, and illustrations on this web site are Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by Paul D. Race. Reuse or republication without prior written permission is specifically forbidden.
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