Maine Model Works - Model Train Store - Tour & Haul
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- Maine Model Works is a model train store train store which was recommended to me buy a viewer. From what I read it sounded like an interesting store so on my most recent visit to Maine I decided to visit them. I was overall impressed, a large selection of HO locomotives at decent prices .
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Hey man thanks for the video! We really appreciate it! And your business! Come back anytime!
Thanks, I'd be happy to. I was quite impressed with the selection, service and price.
Where I'm located, all of the brick and mortar shops gouge terribly on price. All of this places pricetags look dang good
I found a working Tyco Mantua Bicentennial loco for only $3 in this store a whille back
@@downeasterstudios Very nice!
It's too bad so many are like that.
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@@SMTMainline can you give me some advice how to work on a and electric steam engine electric Santa Fe
That brass 4-8-2 is an old bowser kit. It's a really rare piece and looks like someone put a lot of work into making it run right.
Did you mean to say "Bowser?"
@@rickroll4058
He did. He just didn't capitalize the name.
If it's a Bowser, isn't is cast metal rather than brass?
@@antonbruce1241
Some of their parts are brass as well as diecast metal. I have a Bowser challenger, and USRA Mountain and parts of them are brass, especially the tenders.
@@arrow1414 Gotcha. The only Bowser loco I have is the T-1.
I was going to go here a few weeks ago. But was closed on the day I was driving by.
That's too bad.
hey SMT I love the videos 😎
One of the nicest locos that I have seen on your posts.
Them mantua locomotives heck any of them kit built i would say they worth that price especially how they looked. I know if I had a good chunk of change they would have been bought I mean all of them lol. The freight cars prices in my opinion are high but the locomotives I would go for them. Very nice tour of this store love the video and that brass locomotive you bought a 4-8-2 mountain very nice even gave it a resto. I would say the front truck needs adjustment at 9:50 it derailed when ran backwards. very nice very Awesome Serenity!
@@Gfysimpletons nice! I myself have two of them that came original and then I rebuilt one with a different chassis. it has the power drive chassis
Thanks
@@SMTMainline yeah no problem thats a common thing but its easy adjustment. Runs great
$50 was an excellent deal for that Bowser brass 4-8-2! I got one a couple months ago for around $120 after adding the tender, and even that was a decent price for one of these.
Glad to hear it. This one is certainly is going to require more work to get it running nicely however.
Another fine store in the great state of Maine! Happy and successful hunting, I’m enjoying sharing the look around and seeing the service of your new loco
It's gonna need some extra work but I'm overall pleased with it.
I love when you go to model train stores and surprise us with your purchases. That was a very nice store your steam engine was very cool. I saw a engine on top shelf on the section you did not not know if engines were for sale that was very cool was hopping you purchased it.
There were some other great options there but I wanted to take it easy on my wallet lol
@@SMTMainline it would be very easy to spend alot.
Great video...I saw a few things that caught my eye, unfortunately they dont have any inventory online yet. I would have to call them and say I saw it on your video. We will see how it goes.
Best of luck
I have a powerhouse 2-8-8-2, N & W Y3. It's partial brass and partial die cast. More than 20 years old and still runs great, never has had any problems. A smooth runner. Factory paint.. Cost $300.00 back then. Toy Man Television had a detailed video about this engine about a year ago.
Nice finds dude
I'm from spain, the prices on this shop are prett good, and not only the prices, the variety of engines and rolling stock is fantastic.
I was kinda impressed.
Lol my local hobby shop what day did you go? I could of meet you! And yes to answers your question you can buy the stuff on the shelf you just need to ask to see the price and for them to handle them when in went there the VIA train was there and it was $280 I believe.
I can't remember the day, this was back in September. $280 actually seems pretty good for the via set.
Me when I saw the thumbnail: Wooooaaah
Gold glorious gold!
I can tell this will be a great video just from the thumbnail!
That loco is lovely, very smooth motor in it 😍
Indeed it is! Needs more work though.
I have that same Boswer 4-8-2. It was made in 1949 of Bowser California. That made it only one year and it is all cast brass. I have only ever seen one other and that was in a shop in California with the original box unbuilt. It is definitely a collectable piece of Bowser history.
I saw a great northern steam loco in there. My great grandpa worked for that railroad and was the first to start one of their biggest steamers they owned
Interesting history.
that is definitely a good purchase
I love it!
One of my best experiences from Maine model works was when I went there there was an ho scale Boston and Maine life like proto 1000 Budd car for only I think 50 dollars, so we take it home and put it one the tracks and unfortunately the locomotive didn't start but it had sound. So we take it back to be repaired and we get it back and it's DCC with sound. Did I mention that the locomotive is diecast. Best deal of my life
Sounds like an excellent deal.
@@SMTMainline it's not the best runner but it's a great locomotive to just send on its way around the layout and it looks great
That store looked awesome! Love the new loco. Wish you could have gotten more goodies, but I understand. Have a fun time with it SMT!
Thanks so much!
I can speak pretty highly of the Powerhouse model. I have a NYC 2-8-2 that runs pretty well. They're brass hybrids, and are usually pretty affordable.
Thanks for the info
@@SMTMainline 2:11 what brass ho steam locomotive I gonna buy?
Harrison invades the US and I for one welcome our new Canadian model railroad overlord 🙂.
The MRC locomotive is connected to the MRC of power pack fame. They got into the locomotive game in a limited way in the mid to late 80s into the 90s IIRC.
Powerhouse was a supposedly more affordable line from Oriental of brass locomotive/rolling stock fame again IIRC.
Caught my attention as at the time it was one of the first commercially available locomotives factory painted for Chicago Great Western let alone a CGW steam engine.
A fellow CGW fanatic buddy of mine got one and it was a good runner.
Thanks for the info!
Great addition to your collection, and nice job cleaning it up. Thanks for bringing us along!
Thanks for watching!
Nice hobby shop tour. Those weathered cars look really nice I proberly would of picked some up.
Hard work. Big investment. Great reeults too. Thanks for sharing.
A suggestion for another train store to go to is this place in calagary ab called trains and such. It has both old and new locomotives in every scale for a very cheap price. I found an n scale locomotive for 15$ and now that I put lubricant in it it runs flawlessly. I highly recommend you go there one day soon. I’m also a big fan of that brass 4-8-2, that thing is awesome.
That store is fantastic. I actually have the tour filmed there. Just need to edit and narrate it.
I think that's a pretty reasonable ☆ price,, Which to my knowledge I always believe brass was the higher end and very expensive$$$
Right on
Man I wish I lived where you were because where I live in California the only model train store near me closed for the insane prices they were charging
Which store closed? I live in California also
It's too bad many stores have gone this way.
@@SMTMainline Yah, it is. I find myself getting lots of my models on Ebay these days. That and the "Train Shop" in Santa Clara, California has fairly good deals still.
You think you’ll paint the brass loco?
Probably not.
There were several times I wanted to grab your arm for a closer look at some of those models. That Tyco Presidential Seal one is quite a find. Surprised you didn't get it. That brass lokey was a nice pick, you don't often see Scullen Disc drivers on models.
There were a lot I was temped by but I wanted to take it easy on my wallet lol.
I was there earlier this year, great place
It's a good little shop.
Enjoy your videos. Love the Canadian accent. Reminds me of the old "Red Green" show. Had a small Riverossi as a kid. Used steel wool on the tracks and all sorts of fibers went inside the engine.
I like your new Model train, Harrison! I hope I go Train show in January On my Birthday 15th I'm turning 18 years old.
Cristian 2021
If it's in the US I don't think I can but I hope you have a nice time. Happy Birthday in advance!
I love the drive gear on that engine
Awesome 🚂👍🚄
This brought back memories of when I first got into the hobby back in 1973,but model train stores of this nature have very much become a thing of the past!!!! I noticed that taking place in the late 70s going into the 80s!! Stores like this barely exist anymore!! The last time I was in a model train store was in 2014,and it was decades before that since I had been one,and approximately 1 month after that,it too went out of business......I would love to find a place like that, especially those really old model train stores,they usually have all kinds of out of production items,rare and hard to find items as well...................
I want to check this place out so badly it has the daylight steam engine and daylight passenger cars I need same with the T1 steam loco
If you're ever in the area I would recommend.
I frequent this store often and it is amazing!
Nice video you put together with lots going on.Thanks for sharing .
Glad you liked it :)
@@SMTMainline Great and thanks very much for replying to my comment. I have a new video out now. Hope you like and share.
If you're ever around South East PA, I'd recommend checking our Trains And Lanes. It's mostly new stuff, but there are some consignment sections.
There prices are high I lived in PA for about five years and good deals were alittle hard to come across there
@@gaberogers6827 their prices are better than what manufacturers offer their models for. Just put it that way
I will keep this in mind if I'm ever around there.
I have seen steam enrings cost up to $ 1,100.00 so it looks like there are great deals.
They usually are way overprices online.
Sweet man I have not been buying many new athearn locomotives been buying marklin HO alot, you love all the eras of railroading
I LIVE IN CUMBERLAND MAINE! This is my go to hobby shop!
No way, Lucky to be so close.
the MRC engines were pretty nice. I have a pair of NP f units that are very nice looking and compare favorably with other brands' f units from that time. But Genesis, INtermountain, Broadway Limited, Highliners etc all came out around the same time with wire grabs etched parts and so on. I put MRC decoders with sound in it and they are a hoot to run.
The power house line was Oriental LImited, an importer of brass from Asian makers, plus Samhongsa on contract to build, assembled using die cast parts and some brass details. They run as nice as other Samhongsa products. Several generic USRA models, but also a 2-4-4-2. I have a 4-6-6-4 rebadged to NP by a previous owner. Runs like grease melts.
Thanks for the info
Excellent deal & good runner for a low price even when at mid high current it ran fairly smooth. After you serviced it ran even better. Also that looks like a very nice hobby train shop. Very well recommend by your viewers. Now I want visit out there in Maine! 😅🤣. I just got through watching a train show prior to your video, in 2016 (long before the health crisis outbreak ) a show in Milwaukee Wisconsin Jiwi productions was host coincidentally a Bowser dealer was featuring his line of samples of RS 1 ENGINE series. We both would have enjoyed this show, as i just viewed this video. Thanks for this treat again Harrison/ SMT Railroad! Enjoy. 🙂
Thanks for watching.
I want those Mantua steam locomotives in the first box. Those are some GREAT prices.
Me too! I always thought their old 2-8-2 locos were a reasonable match to Rock Island's if some minor details were changed. The C.R I.& P. was still in operation when I had my first real layout, but locomotives and rolling stock was pretty hard to come by then...
The fastest I've clicked on a video
Check the trailing truck. Sometimes those can rub against the frame, and short out.
Nice score there. And cool video as always. That shop had a lot of nice stock. For guys like us who like the older DC stuff, there is plenty to chose from for sure. May have to check it out if I ever get up that way.
Thanks 👍
@@SMTMainline your welcome. 👍😁
Awesome!..you got the model I would of thought of getting lol..looks good though in the brass like it's a professional built custom.
$30 to $50 dollars for a brass engine is a steal, I would love to visit that shop some day
Quite an interesting store! And yes, I'd also be surprised to see a VIA Turbo or a BCRail unit in an American store.
I liked seeing it there. Not something to expect.
Model Train Shops Are my Favorite
2:03 -
Varney Old Lady
Three Tyco Mantua - the Crescent looks to be a mid-60s version
Engine on right might be another Varney with a tender from an Aristo-Craft or similar import
All of these are cheap at $25, when I have those in nice shape I put them out for $40
2:09 - I think the top engine has the tender for the second Varney in the other box, it looks like the die cast imported Atlantic that was either Aristo or made by the same "New One" and imported by someone else.
Next one down is a Mantua painted gold. Looks like it might be the early all die cast one.
The die cast is a Varney and those used to bring $75 in that shape
Two below that are Bowser I think
On the right the black one might also be Varney, I am not sure, the gold one is another Tyco
None of the prices seem too crazy. Most would probably go for more on eBay.
2:30 - I'd be interested to see more of that green articulated. The tender is Varney, the engine might be Bowser. The T1 is Penn Line or Bowser sold it later.
2:38 the blue 4-6-0 is an Aristo-Craft from the early 60s.
2:41 I actually might need that New Haven F-unit. I have a Tyco set that is missing one.
2:48 the MRC engine is an Athearn dash-9 that MRC sold with their logo on it. Same MRC that makes the power packs. It might have one of their DCC decoders in it. They did not sell well.
3:10 the Tyco Super 430 in Soo colors is not very common
3:40 that's an Oriental Limited "Powerhouse" series engine. It was made by the same folks who make brass, but it's a hybrid with cast and plastic parts. They run pretty well. The only problem with them is they picked the same USRA Mikado that Mehano made and sold as AHM, IHC etc for a lot less money.
I had one in a collection I bought ... last summer? It sold pretty easy for around $125 if I remember right. I didn't have the box for it.
The engine you bought is pretty early, probably 1950s era. It will probably outlast you, as long as it's stored properly.
Thanks for the in-depth information!
The old Mantua locomotives were very good, I had a U.P. Pacific that got junked after it fell to the floor one too many times...
Powerhouse/oriental limited is a brass and die cast line of steamers that weighed a ton and ran decently. I found their models to be great, many think they lack details and call them entry brass models. If you can find one at a good price they are fun models and pull a ton. That brass mountain is beautiful! If you wanted to really smooth out the running, swapping to a can motor and adding electrical pickups for all wheels would do the trick.
one of my least favorite ebay buys. Cow catcher clipped the turnouts, tried to nudge it upward - naturally broke off. In trying to service the gears (no diagrams of course) I seemed to have dislodged a few driver springs (good luck finding those), the metal piece made to look like brakes won't fit back in place w/o bending... the thing sits on my workbench waiting for some quiet time to see if I can recover... runs horribly on 18" turns and not that much better on 22" and the tender it comes with is almost toy-like. OK my rant is over, but I'll never try another Powerhouse.
Thanks for sharing this information.
Hoping to go here today, as I’m driving up to Maine!
That 2-8-4 HO steamer is a beauty! I think 35-50 bucks is a great deal, even if it needs a lot of work. IMHO the "problem" with these metal steamers is, that you are tempted to go crazy with the detailing and never get it finished. A good paint job alone requires a lot of work, but it's definitely worth it. About the PRR T1: I have a PRR 4-4-4-4 T-1 Duplex in N scale, post war, shroud partly removed to reveal the drive and valve gear. It's the old Key Imp. brass and it was very expensive. I bought it around 2000 when I still had some extra cash. Never regretted it, it's awesome. There is a plastic version in N scale as well, by Broadway Limited, which looks great.
You ARE the man young Harrison
The Powerhouse is an exceptionally smooth runner.
I'm definitely gonna have to pay a visit here!
It was kinda mint
How did you get into the US lol, anyway looks like an awesome store and I’ll definitely stop there next year.
It was complicated, I had to fly in. I was happy to be back for the first time in over a year.
Mrc bought a lot of the model power tooling.
Golden Steam Trains just give me a really cool vibe. Idk why
A very nice train shop, made even better by a couple of great guys who work there. They just bought a bunch of my HO trains, (locos and a variety of rolling stock, Proto, Atlas, Athearn), all barely used, some brand new, so, check them out for some nice deals on some pretty fine merchandise!
They have some really nice trains.
The brass steam engine is a model of the USRA standard 4-8-2 Mountain type with coal tender. It is a later edition as seen by the disc driving wheels. The one thing that's unique about the steam engine is it does not have blind drivers - wow!
Very interesting.
You Americans have got it good with this shop , prices like that I’d be walking out with arm fulls and a shop like that is worth supporting with your dollars
I'm a little bummed. I was eyeing some of the beautifully custom weathered freight cars and locos, and wanted a better
look. Much more interesting than the toy stuff. I checked their website but they are not listing out what they have currently so that was a bust. There is one photo of the case. I like to occasionally buy other peoples weathering because it is a nice
change of pace to my own work, and adds variety. Not something the toy train crowd would prolly consider, but when you do your own Weathering, patching and graffitiing it tends to develop a flavor. Still enjoyed touring the store. Always fun!
added: I don't do facebook per se; but I found I could browse the whole store via their acct. Thanks again for sharing _another_ awesome store.
Have you tried calling them? I don't know for a fact but I believe some stores allow you to order stuff over the phone.
@@SMTMainline Hi Harrison. I'm not adverse to that, but need to shop First. Need to see to decide what to buy. I noted you showed the custom painter/weatherers sign and he has own website and facebook so there is that. Unfortunately not fully up to date. I don't do FaceBook per se. But can see pages etc. His handle he lists for on ebay is not currently active; that would have been a good route, but nothing for sale there. thanks!
powerhouse was imported by overland brass models .they are die-cast body with brass details and can motors they are great pullers.
The T! is a Bowser models kit if assembled correctly they are great pullers.
Those are the Place to Spend All Day Long That is worth it.
It was a nice place.
Today is Natational Model Railroader Month get Train traded bud.
That T-1 is most definitely a Bowser. I have one....
How is it? This one was selling for over $200 I believe.
I've always wondered why HO is so much more popular/common than N scale? HO takes up so much more room and you can have a much larger layout in N, HO often seem less detailed than N scale as well. My uncle had a collection of nearly 1700 N scale cars and 300 engines, including customized hand built/painted replicas of entire ttc streetcar lines, his wife sold them off and gave them away after he passed for next to nothing, such a shame.
Hey I love your video and believe it or not I live in freeport (right next to yarmouth) if u ever want or need anything let me know. Great haul btw
If you ever make it down to St. Paul, Scale Model Supplies is an excellent hobby shop built in what used to be a bowling alley. They have a huge slot car track as well. I pop in there pretty much every week to see what N-scale stuff is cheap or broken.
Never heard of a train shop setting up in an EX bowling alley, sounds super interesting.
I'd love that T1
i wish i lived in maine!
I'm looking for a Bowser t1, good to see one in good shape at a brick and mortar store
MRC locos: yes those are related to MRC controllers. Those were 50th anniversary paint schemes. If it has original box and paperwork and unused it could be worth over $100. I can't remember if those were Athearn tooling. I like MRC digital and analog controllers, especially the one with volt/ammeter.
I have two of their controllers with the volt/amp meter and it's great for troubleshooting.
It is in SP Speed Lettering livery... It can be patched to UP number - only a few of these were actually patched
Excellent acquisition, sir! I'm curious to know how heavy the whole thing is, locomotive and tender. I picked up a Tenshodo GS-4 a few years ago, and it's nearly, if not as heavy, as my Lionel Challenger.
It's got some weight to it as must Brass/Die-cast model do. Not as heavy has my lead packed models do.
The 1950s Varney steam locomotive 2-8-0 is a kit build Varney super ho consolidation locomotive
Thanks for the info
I searches in the internet
Interesting store though! One of the greatest store of all for getting into model railroading i would say idk i did see a lionel harry potter set though i think it was in g or o gauge dont know. Do they sell lionel o gauge besides the harry potter set or not. Btw always never oil a comutator on model trains like i said. The brass engine seems pretty cool though and i really like your set up with life like and model power boxes in your train room bud!
I didn't see any other O scale stuff. Great store though.
Ah. Nice. Looks like u got urself a usra mikado
You got a great deal I say!!!
i just got an old brass 0-4-0, no brand on chassis. only says japan. im just doing a ton of dusting/cleaning & seems to be an old open frame motor, im hopeful when i get to resoldering the tender itll run.
Sounds like an exciting project.
You should paint that thing up nice into a special SMT Mainline paint scheme or something of that nature
Hello smt mainline that is a really nice locomotive and it's very similar the nickel plate road 587
Kinda so now that you mention it.
2:31 that green locomotive is huge
What is the engines at 4:29 top shelf on right sliver and red engine? It was very nice looking ?
I think so.
Yes all of those are for sale and it’s a great store
00:30 that little red (excavator) I don't know what that thing is but it looks really cool
Let go you got my recommendation
If you ever go to connecticut you should go to toms trains. They have good deals and it’s a small store though
I will keep this in mind.
So you went to the States? How was that? Thanks for the tour. Tempted to go over and get that VIA turbo. And if it doesn’t work, I know a guy who can fix it.
Kinda complex getting there with the restrictions but it was overall a great trip. That via looked pretty nice, you don't see those too often.
Any body know of any more train store's or hobby shops closer to Bangor Maine?
Hi brother,
Beautiful collections. Will they ship to India? I mean the seconds.
Hey smt mainline remember those Burlington Northern locomotives you have well I seen a rusty green Burlington Northern grain hopper train car in Zanesville Ohio