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Trains Keep Hobbies Chugging

Hobby Products Don’t Move … Unless They Move

By: Zan Dubin Scott
Sep 27, 2006

Models are out, electronics are in, and RC trains, planes and automobiles are keeping the hobby industry hobbling along, retailers told TDmonthly. Kids are more into crafts and science kits than 1:16-scale replicas built by hand, but fast-moving RC vehicles are still a hit with the under-16 set. Find out more about what kind of hobbies kids are getting into in the December issue of TDmonthly Magazine.

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Writer's Bio: Zan Dubin Scott is president of ZDS Communications, a public relations, marketing and writing agency specializing in sustainable business, healthcare, arts and entertainment. Zan was a staff writer at The Los Angeles Times for 10 years and continues to report and write for the newspaper and other publications. Read more articles by this author


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