New scan method

Author: ngpaladi

_posts/2026-01-25-amherst2026.md

@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ Honestly, I was so excited by these Toronto Transit Commission subway cars and t
 ![Weathered Micro-Trains by Atlas cars](/assets/img/P1040464.JPG)
 Atlas recently completed their acquisition of Micro-Trains, to plenty of mixed emotions in the N scale community (and that's certainly putting it lightly). It was good to see them continuing the lineup, especially the pre-weathered offerings, with these samples of upcoming weathered boxcars and gondolas. Pre-weathered offerings seem to be a trend this year, with multiple manufacturers offering them in a variety of scales.
 
-## Broadway Limited Imports
+## Broadway Limited Imports (BLI)
 ![BLI S1](/assets/img/P1040420.jpg)
 In addition to announcing AT&SF 2900 Class Northerns, New Haven R3a Mountains, and a Conrail/CSX theater car (all in HO scale), Broadway Limited had some of their newest offerings on display. Pictured above is one of my favorite locomotives, a pre-production model of their upcoming  HO scale Pennsylvania Railroad S1. Now if only they would make one in N!
 
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+## Custom Model Railroads (CMR)
+![N Scale Hudson Skyscraper](/assets/img/P1040409.jpg)
+As always, Custom Model Railroads had an excellent display, featuring their wide lineup of both HO and N scale buildings. Their trademark use of acrylic really stands out to make excellent city structures, such as their new Hudson building with its art-deco vibes, as exemplified in the N scale version depicted above. You can even make these tall city structures taller with their add-on floors!
 
 ## Lionel
 ![K4 Engineering Sample](/assets/img/P1040518.JPG)

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