BERKSHIRE VALLEY MODELS

I have been involved in model railroading and the model railroad industry since I was young. My father, Robert Rands, started Rail Craft in the 1960's selling rail and track products and eventually flex-trak. After college we started a new company called Clear Creek Models that sold detailed models of some of the Colorado narrow gauge freight cars in HOn3. After the purchase of the HO & O scale lines of Tomalco, Durango Press, and Wheel Works the name of the company was changed to Micro Engineering. The purchase gave us a much more extensive line of HO and O scale narrow gauge rolling stock and other kits associated with narrow gauge railroads. In 1987 Micro Engineering and Rail Craft merged. In 1998 I left Micro Engineering to pursue other work. However, the enjoyment of developing and producing model railroad products never left me.

Also known as: Berkshire Valley Company

Primary location: Fenton United States