Tom's Train Station - You Just Got to See It

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The Shops at South Hills
1239 Buck Jones Road
Raleigh, NC 27606

Phone: 919-388-7246
Fax: 919-388-8611

Store Hours
Monday–Saturday: 10am–6pm
Closed Sunday

Email:
tomstrains@clearwire.net

Products for All Scales

Index

Introduction

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Adhesives & Lubrication
Decals
Digital Command Control (DCC)
Electronics & Lighting
Paint/Painting Supplies & Tools
Railroadiana
Scenery Materials
Scratchbuilding Materials
Software
Tools
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A great many model railroad products are not specific to a single scale, and can be used with any scale. Certainly tools, adhesives, electronics, control, paint and other products can be used with any scale.

Even some products that may seem to be scale specific can be used with other than the stated scale. For example, consider a tree that is 10' high in O Gauge. That same tree would be 20' high on an HO scale layout, and 40' high on a N Scale layout. Buildings of a smaller scale can be used in the background of a layout to increase the impression of distance.

Another example is electronics. DCC manufactures list their decoders as Z scale, N scale, HO scale, etc., but this is purely an indication as to the decoder size. An Z scale decoder can power an HO scale locomotive providing its current rating is sufficient to power the larger locomotive's motor.

The railroad modeler has a great deal of flexibility to use products of different scales to achieve his desired result. Tom's Train Station can help the modeler select the appropriate products to achieve this result.

Adhesives & Lubrication

Faller, Hob-E-Lube, LaBelle, Microscale, Plastruct, Polly Scale, Tenax, Testor's, Walthers Goo, Zap

Decals

Blair Line, Decal Setting Solutions (Microset, Microsol, Solvaset), Microscale, Walthers, Woodland Scenics. Note: Most decal sets are scale specific, however, larger or smaller sizes can be obtained by using a decal set for a different scale.

Digital Command Control

We stock DCC products from the following manufacturers:

	DCC Systems Command Stations Power Boosters Throttles Radio Throttles and Receivers Mobile Decoders Stationary Decoders	Auto-Reversers Detection/Transponding Power Supplies Power Managers Decoder Programming Tools Computer Interface Accessories
	Any desired items not in stock can be ordered from any DCC manufacturer. We also carry books about DCC. Getting started in DCC? We can help you decide between available systems to match your individual needs. Decoder installations can be performed by The Roundhouse and Backshop; Click here for details. Lionel TMCC and MTH DCS digital control systems are also available for O scale modelers.

Electronics and Lighting

Circuitron, Miniatronics, Model Power, MRC, N.J. International

Paint/Painting Supplies & Tools

Badger, Floquil, Flo-Stain, Paasche, Polly S, Tamiya, Testor's

Railroadiana

Tom's Train Station stocks railroad-related products in the following categories and from the manufacturers listed:

Berkeley Designs	Railroad Heralds (Metal)
Blinking Buttons	Railroad Herald Keychains
Central Station Models	Railroad Herald Magnets
Christmas Stocking Holders	Railroad Herald Pins
Classic Thermometers	Railroad Signs
Clocks (Silent/Sound)	Railroad Songs (CD/Cassette)
Coaster Creations	Room Drawings
Coffee Mugs	Spikes
Engineer's Hats	Ties
Five & Dime Salt & Pepper Collectibles	Train Christmas Ornaments
Hang-A-Name	Train Greeting Cards
Jigsaw Puzzles	Train Note Cards
Lanterns	Train Piggy Banks
Lionel Monopoly Game	Train Whistles (Wood)
Locomotive Weathervane	Train Windchimes
Marble Mountain Creations	Trains Gone By Collection
Name Trains	Vintage Train Collection
Pewter Trains