eHobbies.com to Unveil World's Largest Model Train and Host Hobby Day at Los Angeles Challengers Boys &Girls Club

Business Wire, Jan 24, 2000

Lifestyle Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Jan. 25)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:      Brad Sobel and Brent Cohen, co-founders, eHobbies.com, the
          ultimate online destination for hobbyists.

          Approximately 150 Los Angeles-area kids from the
          Challengers Boys &Girls Club, Los Angeles

WHAT:     In honor of January being National Hobby Month, hundreds of
          kids from Boys &Girls clubs across the country have
          designed the world's largest model train representing what
          they'd like to be when they grow up. The train will be
          unveiled during Hobby Day at the Challengers Boys &Girls
          Club in Los Angeles.

          To kick off the Hobby Day festivities, Los Angeles-area
          children will take part in fun hobby activities in four key
          areas, including:

          -- Model trains -- Kids learn to create model trains in a
             variety of scales and gauges.

          -- Radio control -- R/C cars, boats and helicopters that can
             reach up to 60 miles per hour will be created and on
             display. Kids will also take part in R/C car races!

          -- Model building -- Kids will learn to build plastic, wood
             and paper models.

          -- Rocketry -- Aspiring astronauts will learn to build
             rockets and much more!

          eHobbies experts will be on hand to help kids with their
          hobby in order to learn about the qualities hobbies promote,
          such as dedication, commitment and patience.

          eHobbies.com was established in March 1999 by two hobbyists
          -- Brad Sobel, a train and rocketry buff, and Brent Cohen,
          an avid plastic modeler and rocketeer. The company's two
          co-founders saw the potential of creating an online
          &uot;destination&uot; dedicated to the pursuit of hobbies for the
          more than 100 million hobbyists around the world.
          At eHobbies.com, both beginning and avid hobbyists discover
          informative articles, tips, reviews and how-tos; worldwide
          communities with chat and message boards to allow
          enthusiasts to share their passion; an ever-broadening range
          of hobby products at the store; and auctions created
          specifically for hobbyists.

          eHobbies focuses on six key categories: model trains; radio
          control cars, airplanes, boats and helicopters; diecast
          collectibles; plastic, wood and paper models; rocketry; plus
          tools and supplies for all.

WHEN:     Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000
          10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

WHERE:    Challengers Boys &Girls Club - Auditorium
          5029 S. Vermont Ave.
          Los Angeles, Calif. 90037
          Club phone no.: 323/971-6161