Chicks Hobbies is about 15 minutes from me & is the land "that S Scale forgot". I have known Chick since I was 13. My 13th birthday present was bought from him - a AF 312 K5. I had to persuade my Pop to go for the extra $5.00 to get the "metal engine".
Back when I was involved with the South Jersey S Scalers (Now the South Jersey S Gaugers) Chick was an active member of the club. Some meetings were held at his house which is connected to the store. Chick bought in BIG for American Models and very early SHS items - just lots of stuff. It filled the 1 end of the store. Chick is not a big fan of discounting prices so much of that stock remained for a long time and might still be there 15+ years later. A few years back the store was robbed of trains. Chick was not there which is strange because he never goes anywhere. Much of the trains that were taken were S, and most of them were recovered in good condition a few months later at an apartment in Woodbury which ironically also had a 5 foot alligator living in the bathtub. Maybe it was the Guard Gator! I can't make this stuff up! Chick is truly innovative and handy especially in reworking AF for better performance. He custom built a crossing using SHS sectional track that looked like it was made by SHS. There was a website for a while but Chick did not have interest in it because he would have to check email more than once a year. Since I am not much in the market for existing plastic cars especially American models, I really don't go there. The last I heard he and the store were on a very semi-retired operating schedule. (856) 423-0773 Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
