NEW model railroad retailer emerges from the 'Shadows'

Tonight on the Second Section Podcast we have a new vendor joining us to talk about their retail outfit. They answer questions about how they came into the scene, what they are producing and what they are planning to do in the upcoming months.
We're also joined by an old friend of the show as he's partnered with them to create some very special products!!!
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[@scottwalters6031]

Outstanding product from prarie shadows. Very happy with all of mine. Look forward to all the future releases from them.

[@robertstearsmd5125]

Great show. Thanks! Robert ROKA Prototype Models

[@SecondSectionPodcast]

Thanks for watching! Any interest in being on the show? If so DM me - Andy

[@Steve51983]

Great episode.

[@MikeG42]

Brandon Bundy , nice backdrop 👍🏻😄

[@larryjanson4011]

but are they going to price gouge like others are doing? or be out of stock all the time, force the prices up by “stop producing” items? or will their prices be affordable?

[@WesternMichiganRailway]

Homeshops will only do 50 to 75 cars in each road number. The prices of cars are normal retail ish for intermountain, tangent, exactrail esq cars. Ive been picking stuff up from HomeShops for awhile now and Chris is doing an excellent job with bringing unique freelanced railroads to market on super detailed cars.

[@MojaveModelRailroad]

Too bad they don't do dealer discounts. As a Hobby shop owner this trend is going to hurt the hobby moving forward. New people coming into the hobby don't know anything about brands or how to even get started. They come into a hobby store to learn and be educated to make the right choice. What do I sell to them, products I can carry in my store. If we continue to sell online (and trust me I get it from a business model), we will see more and more hobby shops close as they will have less and less products to sell in their store. Then at that tipping point new people won't enter the hobby as they will have no place to go to ask questions on how to get started in this hobby. This is a very slippery slop just selling online and not giving discounts to hobby shops that have been the front for bring new people into the hobby. There are an array of products I'd love to sell in my store that I am a fan of but I get no discount as they are online only. So why would I push a product I can't sell. So when new people come in or even existing customers I push products I can get, sell and yes even make a few bucks to help keep the lights on. At some point if every company goes the way of selling exclusivly online and not to hobby shops it will be the death to this hobby. Why? Anyone new that is curious won't have a place to go and ask questions on how to get started so they won't bother getting into this hobby. Maybe I'm the only one that sees this as I look years down the line when it comes to business. I'd love to have some of their products in my store in Vegas, if you guys ever decided to work with hobby shops and give discounts let me know. I wish them the best, but hope as a hobby we really start to see how just online sales will kill this hobby moving forward.

[@Grainexpress]

What I see is new kids coming into the hobby don't even know what a hobby shop is. They live online in groups and live chats(like this one). I had one young man in my basement and I noticed he was on his phone for a bit and not running a train then he says, "I just bought a locomotive". I guess the future will sort itself out.

[@mattw9667]

The "front" has changed. The front is now KZbin and FB. You may have to get into making your own models to survive, as Otter Valley has done.

[@MojaveModelRailroad]

@@mattw9667 Actually our store is expanding. We are diversifying into other products besides just trains. Vegas is a bit diffrent. I've seen a lot of new faces in the hobby come through the store in the past year including a ton of young kids. I've also seen a lot of ladies getting involved in the hobby along with their husbands. Plus, as Vegas is a tourist town we have a ton of people outside the US come through our doors looking to buy US trains they can't get in their countries without paying a ton in shipping charges. The hobby has changed, but I've see a big growth in the past few years out here in Vegas and with some big train projects coming to Vegas I believe it will only get better. I just like to offer my customers unique items they might not get a chance to see everywhere else as there really isn't a train show near by for a short drive.

[@MojaveModelRailroad]

@@Grainexpress That I agree with the hobby has changed. We get a ton of kids through the store and when I show them they can run their trains from their phones they are hooked. Heck even the older generation love running trains from their phone. Plus I show them how they can add Arduinos and automate things well they are normally eager to learn more. But I still have a very large segment of the older generation that doesn't shop on line and still like to hold products in their hands before buying. Have to find a happy balance.

[@RonStanek]

​@Grainexpress People can get info about products and how too's, on line....But....as you know many things cannot be trusted on line....as to having a reliable hobby shop peoples, one on one (or more) relationship. With "real" people's face to face. No...the "hardcopy" hobby shop still has it's place in this hobby.