Model railroaders, meet model circus model builders. The national convention of the Circus Model Builders began Monday at The Depot in Duluth, and their works are on display for all to see through ...
With everything that happens at Tesla — whether it’s Chief Executive Elon Musk’s comments to analysts, the fanatical enthusiasm people have for its cars, or the raised eyebrows from those skeptical ...
A miniature circus joins model trains at the Central Ohio Model Railroad Club’s annual holiday open house in Worthington this weekend. The Fleck’s Family Circus miniatures were created in the 1940s ...
A miniature model will help Circus World Museum visitors appreciate the grand scale of the old Ringling Bros. circus train. Model train builder and circus fan Joe Kaspar has donated to Circus World a ...
Joe Colossa is offering not only free admission to a circus, but a trip back in time. The Al. Ringling Mansion owner is leading a crew of circus buffs in assembling a 62,000-piece model circus to be ...
SARASOTA -- Tom DeWitt's swollen hands get in the way of carving lions and miniature circus trains, but his passion for the hobby hasn't diminished in the nearly five decades he's been doing it. Now, ...
KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WBAY) - Over the last 65 years, a Kewaunee man has enjoyed a unique hobby that he’s turned into a business. He builds models of circuses, creating everything from scratch using wood ...
It may just be the greatest hobby on Earth—even if it's somewhat esoteric. “Most of us are the same as me. When they were very young, their parents would take them to the circus and they loved it they ...
When Chris Johnson was in junior high school, he “ran off” with the circus. From 1968 to 1982, he traveled with various big tops, pitching in by hawking snow cones, popcorn and balloons. Now, 35 years ...
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg will host a show of circus miniatures model builders Thursday through Sunday at the museum. Members of the David "Deacon" Blanchfield Ring No. 86 of ...
In an age when television for the masses was unheard of, circus shows were among the few forms of entertainment for city dwellers. And in the history of circus entertainment, few names are as famous ...