What is the best source of European models?

[Section31]

Though where is best value to get hobbytrain/lemke for north america. Couple trains i like but Its seems similar price between getting in Asia and Europe for regular price. When there are sales on hobbytrains/lemke europe is the better deal obviously. US is literally an no go because of the tariff war.

 

Also considering getting sudexpress n scale too if they do stadler stuff like kiss or flirt 3. I really like the work they did on the HO scale euro 159 dualmode.

Edited March 21 by Section31

[chadbag]

I don't know how it is affected with tariffs or potential tariffs but I. have gotten most of my Lemke/Hobbytrain stuff from Germany.  Modellbahn-Lippe, -Kramm, etc.  DM-Toys also has stuff on sale once in a while (They don't do the VAT free stuff for outside the EU shipments so they get less business from me).

 

Otherwise Google is your friend.   I've gotten European stuff from several places in the US but I don't think it was Lemke/Hobbytrain stuff.  Rather Fleischmann and Trix/Minitrix

 

I have not gotten stuff in a while though so my point of view is dated.

 

[bill937ca]

Reynauld's is listing the Kato HobbyTrain Lemke H25302 as available to order, but the price is TBA.  That may be a sign of the times in the US.

 

https://www.reynaulds.com/products/Kato-HobbyTrain-Lemke/H25302.aspx

 

What is best for you is a function of location, exchange and shipping.

[Cat]

Reynaulds and EuroRailHobbies have been my go-to places over the years; both are Canadian.  Elbows up, eh!
 
https://www.eurorailhobbies.com/

[brill27mcb]

There is also Eurolokshop in New York state. https://www.tee-usa.com/

 

Rich K.

[chadbag]

I've used both Eurolokshop and Eurailhobbies as well as a place in called https://euromodeltrains.com/ and https://www.micromacromundo.com/ in Florida for Euro trains in the US.  Probably one or two other places.

 

I've probably done more business with Germany and -Lippe and -Kramm and DM Toys but those are the US based ones (the Canada ones ship for the US in my experience).

 

[Cat]

  On 3/28/2025 at 11:07 PM, chadbag said:

(the Canada ones ship for the US in my experience).

 

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Yes, at least one of them has a US office across the border so they can ship direct without getting shuffled for weeks in Canada Post.