The Book and Bell

09/02/2026

Reminder - taking preorders for Broadway Limited Imports, LLC Big Boys untill 15 September. Get in and pre-order yours to assure you will be getting one!

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08/16/2026

📊 What are you in the hobby for?

We know everyone enjoys a different side of the hobby. Which one best describes your interests?

🚂 Model Trains & Railroading
🏙️ Buildings, Streets & City Scenes
🌾 Farms & Rural Scenes
🎨 Single Dioramas & Scale Modeling Scenes
🧍 Figures & Creating Lived-In Scenes
🌲 Landscaping & Natural Scenery
🚗 Vehicles & Transportation
🛠️ Building, Painting & Weathering
⚔️ Historical & Military Scenes
🏚️ Abandoned, Weathered & Urban Decay
🏰 Fantasy & Fictional Worlds
🚀 Sci-Fi & Futuristic Scenes
⚓ Maritime, Harbor & Waterfront Scenes
✈️ Aircraft & Aviation
📸 Miniature Photography
🙌 A Little Bit of Everything!

Vote below—and tell us what you're working on right now in the comments! 👇

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08/15/2026

If you are under 25, click on Rapidos link to get a free boxcar. If you are part of a club, they will send a 6 pack to your club!

08/13/2026

Lots of new rolling stock and some locomotives in!

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08/07/2026

Some great locomotives! Preorder now at The Book and Bell

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

We at BLI are excited to share a special update to our HO Scale Union Pacific Big Boy project, arriving in 2027.

In addition to our lineup of prototypically accurate models, we’re introducing two all-new fantasy paint schemes that are sure to capture attention and generate excitement among collectors and model railroad enthusiasts. One features a patriotic AFT 250-inspired commemorative design celebrating America’s railroad heritage, while the other showcases the Big Boy in a beautifully detailed 1800s-inspired ornate paint scheme.

As always, our Big Boy models will be available equipped with Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC, featuring synchronized smoke for an incredibly realistic operating experience. They will also be offered in our Stealth DCC-Ready series, which includes a factory-installed speaker and a 21-pin decoder interface, making it easy for you to install the aftermarket decoder of their choice.

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07/08/2026

Interested in HO or N Scale model railroading? This saturday we will be having our monthly Tales and Rails model railroad club meeting. 1579 N Main #110 in Cedar City at 10am. Come check out how the layouts are progressing!

07/04/2026

Happy 250th Birthday America!

We are open 11-4 today, discounts on America 250 items and we have "Our Food Truck" here as well!

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06/23/2026

06/23/2026

Scenery, Scenery and more scenery items! Plus a little smoke…. Whether you are doing a railroad scene or a diorama for gaming. We have numerous items to help bring your scene to life!