Model railroading is popular for all ages. Youngsters all become fascinated with Thomas the Tank Engine and spend hours building small wooden railroads and running their Thomas from station to station. Some stay fascinated with railroading and turn the hobby into a life long passion. The Sonoma County Model Railroad Society just had one of [...]
Wednesday, June 23rd, is the opening day of the Sonoma-Marin Fair. It is also Kids' Day. HobbyTown USA will be at the fair from 2-5pm hosting a free model building Make & Go workshop for parents and kids. Building model kits is a hobby your kids can enjoy for a lifetime. It's fun, it's [...]
There are a lot of racing events this weekend, befitting Father's day. For you full size race fans you can read about NASCAR and local Petaluma Speedway races on the Above the Brim blog. But this is a blog about all hobbies miniature, and there is some good miniature racing this weekend too. [...]
What do the power tools in your garage dream of? Those with a 2-stroke gasoline motor at their heart probably dream of being a racing buggy tearing around a dirt track and flying overs jumps on their way to victory. For some lucky engines, and their human drivers, that dream comes true at the Liberty [...]
A confluence of events resulted in this post; first was an article by Mitch Albom in the Sunday Press Democrat back on May 2nd, next was the advent of the American Graffiti Pinewood Derby to benefit local scouts, and last was the monthly model build day at HobbyTown last Saturday. All of these events propelled [...]
Social media is all the rage with everyone pushing you to join Facebook, Twitter, and other such sites; but what about real social activity? Many hobbies involve frequent social gathering, railroad enthusiasts gather to run their trains, radio control flyers meet at the flying field, radio control drivers gather to race, and of course gamers [...]
If you enjoy motor sports you should check out The Redwood Empire RC Ground Pounders race this Sunday, May 2nd. Where else can you see F1 cars, touring sedans, short course trucks, and more all racing in the same place on the same day? Of course these are 1/10 scale vehicles running on batteries or [...]
The first Saturday morning of every month a group of modelers in love with ships and the history behind them meet to discuss their projects and share stories. The group is the Redwood Empire Model Shipwrights and for over 10 years they have drawn model boat builders from all over the North Bay. [...]