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August 2008

2008 Model Retailer Business Pages


Welcome to the 2008 Model Retailer Business Pages!

This PDF document is readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If your computer doesn't have Acrobat Reader, it's available free by clicking on the Adobe link.

You can find the company you're looking for several ways:

  • Search by hobby category

  • Use the page up/down buttons at the top left of the screen to scroll up or down

  • Search alphabetically with the letter buttons

  • Click on the Search button to type in the name or partial name of the company you're looking for

  • Click on any advertisement or logo to go immediately to that company's Web site


  • You may also print as many copies of the Business Pages as you'd like. As an electronic document, Model Retailer is able to update the Business Pages anytime. That means the information is the most reliable and up-to-date you can get.

    If you see information that needs to be changed or updated, please contact Tim Kidwell at tkidwell@modelretailer.com, or at 262-796-8776, ext. 230. If you would like to advertise in the Business Pages, please contact Jim Hagerty at jhagerty@kalmbach.com, 262-796-8776, ext. 537.

    We hope you find the 2008 Model Retailer Business Pages easy to use and of great value!

    Click here for a .PDF version of the Business Pages





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    INDUSTRY NEWS
    Ambrose tapped to head Horizon
    Joe Ambrose is to replace Mike Gillette as CEO and president of Champaign, Ill.-based Horizon Hobby.

    Lionel going 'old school' with new line
    Lionel has announced it will be reissuing some if its iconic postwar items in its Conventional Classics line, to debut this August.

    Miniatures prices rise due to metal costs
    Metal minatures manufacturers, such as Privateer Press and Reaper Miniatures, are seeing costs for tin and other metals rise. Price hikes for metal miniatures are following the trend.

    SCORE offers new online resource
    SCORE and SBTV.com have teamed up to produce podcasts and programs for business entrepreneurs available for download on the Internet.

    Osprey launches new Web site
    Osprey Publishing launched a new Web site with a database that includes 8,000 aircraft profiles and 2,000 zoomable, printable maps, available to members.

    Manufacturer changes for Overland Models
    Model railroad importer Overland Models' South Korean manufacturer, Ajin Precision Manufacturing, is ceasing production as of July 31. A new company, Ajin Model Train, has been formed and will be Overland's new supplier.

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