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mu26aeh

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All aboard our 2019 Open House! Stop by, browse the store during our special hours, and pick up a tour book to explore the variety of local model railroads. Plus, we're offering 10% off everything in the store that weekend too. Mark your calendars -- we'll see you then!  We're located in Blue Ridge Summit, PA, just off the CSX Hanover Subdivision and Highfield, MD where the Maryland Midland/CSX interchange is located.

Special Hours:
Saturday, Sept. 21 (9 AM - 5 PM)
Sunday, Sept. 22 (Noon - 5 PM)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mainline+Hobby+Supply/@39.7279811,-77.474246,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c9bc0a634e5837:0x5fb5d0afa46e5e3c!8m2!3d39.727977!4d-77.472052



Last count I think had 25-30 layouts available for the 2 day event that you can visit as time permits.
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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2019, 02:48:37 PM »
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And the location of Mainline Hobbies is? :)
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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2019, 03:21:14 PM »
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Same layouts both days?  And if no, can you give us a daily breakdown by scale?  For example, if I did one day of open houses I’d want the day with more n scale. 

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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2019, 03:55:42 PM »
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And the location of Mainline Hobbies is? :)
Guess: King Of Prussia, PA

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Main+Line+Hobbies/@39.9742543,-75.5778828,9z/data=!3m1!5s0x89c6bc47efdc551f:0x7edf0a3a524aee90!4m8!1m2!2m1!1smainline+hobbies!3m4!1s0x0:0x2022cceb2b070c08!8m2!3d40.1158897!4d-75.2820969

Sorry, I'll edit original post.  Mainline is located in Blue Ridge Summit, PA

Same layouts both days?  And if no, can you give us a daily breakdown by scale?  For example, if I did one day of open houses I’d want the day with more n scale. 

Some layouts are open both days, others are one or the other.  I won't know the exact breakdown until about the week before but can give a heads up on which day would be better. 
Unfortunately, N scale is on the short end of the stick for displays.  Last year was only 2 layouts, but we are only 15 minutes away from each other :D  .   To give an example of last year, there were 13 HO layouts, 5 O layouts, 2 N layouts, 2 multi-scale (model railroad clubs) 2 G/Outdoor layouts and 1 S scale layout.  6 were Saturday only, 4 Sunday only, and 15 were open both days.  And good thing about this event, there are 3 layouts in 3 different scales that depict the same subdivision in 3 different eras.  Myself ( modern CSX, N scale), Ken Kime (Western Maryland, O scale) and Brian Wolfe ( Western Maryland, HO scale) all model the Hanover Subdivision, or during the WM days what was known as The Dutch line.

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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2019, 03:58:18 PM »
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No, sir. You're confusing Main Line Hobbies (appears to be mostly slot cars) with Mainline Hobby Supply (a model train store) in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mainline+Hobby+Supply/@39.7279811,-77.474246,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c9bc0a634e5837:0x5fb5d0afa46e5e3c!8m2!3d39.727977!4d-77.472052

Hope this helps,
DFF

Thanks Dave, I've included your google link in my original edited post.  Was typing my reply while you posted.

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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2019, 01:05:54 PM »
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And good thing about this event, there are 3 layouts in 3 different scales that depict the same subdivision in 3 different eras.  Myself ( modern CSX, N scale), Ken Kime (Western Maryland, O scale) and Brian Wolfe ( Western Maryland, HO scale) all model the Hanover Subdivision, or during the WM days what was known as The Dutch line.

I believe your layout was one of only 2 or 3 I saw last year.  By the time I got there the wife was already asking when I would be home.  I enjoyed what I was able to visit and hope to spend even more time this year.

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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2019, 07:42:00 PM »
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Great timing for the Open House event, Brian Wolfe of Mainline Hobby Supply was featured on HO Scale Customs podcast last month

http://hoscalecustoms.com/bench-time-brian-wolfe-mainline-hobby-supply/?fbclid=IwAR04jyD0fyRWB55WIp9W4orDEyoDLo-Cnovg1alTYcBF-cruAA__FYdAzUI

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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2019, 12:33:03 PM »
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25 layouts available for your this weekend. 

There will be 7 layouts available only on Saturday, 5 layouts only on Sunday while there are 14 layouts that will be open both days.  For total 21 layouts on Saturday and 19 available on Sunday.

Scale wise, the breakdown is as follows

S Scale - 1
HO Scale - 11
O Scale - 5
N Scale - 3
Multi Scale/Clubs - 3
Live Steam - 1
G Scale/Outdoor - 1

Same layouts both days?  And if no, can you give us a daily breakdown by scale?  For example, if I did one day of open houses I’d want the day with more n scale. 

And for @delphiz302 , I am open both days, while the other 2 N scale layouts are only open on Saturday.
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Re: Mainline Hobby Supply Open House and Layout Tours-Sept 21/22 PA, MD, WV
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2019, 06:18:58 PM »
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I had 60 people sign my visitors book today,  Ken had 70 at his O scale layout.