, ▁Bow ser ▁acquired ▁Cal ▁Sc ale ▁from ▁John ▁Anderson ▁and ▁Harry ▁Parker ▁of ▁F res no , ▁California , ▁which ▁added ▁thousands ▁of ▁lost - w ax ▁br ass ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁detail ▁parts . ▁Don ▁St rom berg ▁sold ▁C ary ▁Lo comot ive ▁Works ▁to ▁Bow ser ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁which ▁added ▁several ▁cast - met al ▁dies el ▁and ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁bodies ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁catalog . ▁The ▁old ▁M enz ies ▁line ▁of ▁fre ight ▁car ▁k its ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁D . J . ▁Baker ▁Co . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Bow ser ▁added ▁a ▁paint ▁bo oth ▁and ▁pad ▁printing ▁machine ▁to ▁their ▁manufact uring ▁facility . ▁Bow ser ▁purchased ▁Ar bor ▁Mod els ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Exp ansion ▁into ▁N ▁scale ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁with ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁Del aware ▁Valley ▁Car ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Bow ser ▁acquired ▁Stewart ▁H obb ies ▁from ▁Steve ▁Stewart . ▁ ▁Lew ▁English , ▁Sr ., ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁produces ▁model ▁rail road ▁locomot ives , ▁rail road ▁cars , ▁k its ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁selection ▁of ▁parts ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁more ▁serious ▁model ▁rail road ▁enthus iast . ▁Bow ser ' s ▁significance ▁for ▁the ▁model ▁rail road ▁community ▁lies ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁products ▁that ▁Bow ser