Hobby Trax is posed to enter the North American model railroad market on October 15th with the launch of its new website, which “…(introduces) its range of truly unique products to model railroaders across the United States and Canada.”
The United Kingdom-based model designer and manufacturer began as a model train shop in rural Scotland before dedicating itself to the creation and sales of products of their own design in 2023.
Hobby Trax USA will operate out of California. From there, it will fulfill all orders and also provide customer support. Hobby Trax USA will be helmed by Irwin D. Nathanson, a long time model railroader who served as President of the Hudson Berkshire Division (National Model Railroad Association Northeastern Region) and as an NMRA region board member.
As for what customers can expect from Hobby Trax USA? “My current strategy, at least starting out, is to focus on the proprietary products that would be of interest to my potential customers” says Nathanson. This includes the Eye-Choo Camera, a four-wheel car with a built-in camera designed to couple to the front of a locomotive to record video and audio of your layout from the engineer’s perspective, as well throttle holders and replacement throttle cables for NCE and Model Rectifier Corp. offerings and an NCE PowerCab programming track switch.
