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 Posted - April 20 2013 : 3:55:37 PM
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Today I went to a swap meet show that is not club affiliated, but travels around west and central Florida on a circuit. By chance, they had a local event and I had never been to their shows, so "Mom" let me have some money and I went. Came out with two good purchases- one, wholly unexpected and the other pleasantly suprised.
The wholly unexpected- a Proto 2000 BL2 in great shape for $15.00. Yes, I said "$15.00"!!!!
The other was a TYCO Chattanooga Choo Choo, also for a great price- another $15.00!!!!!
That Choo Choo brings to mind a rebuild/rehab project that Darth Santa Fe did a while ago, so I may be turning it into a Great Northern or Norrthern Pacific engine- with improvements- during the summer.
Even "Mom" was happily suprised (probably that I didn't spend a lot of money....)!
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Posted - April 20 2013 : 4:56:22 PM
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Nice finds, especially at those prices! 
- Thomas
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Posted - April 20 2013 : 5:16:37 PM
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$15 is a cheap price for a Proto, Those Bl-2's sell for over 50 usually on Ebay now, used to couldn't give them away a few years ago, now they're hot sellers. I got one for 25 at the show last weekend, and thought that was a deal. Way to go! Nice on the Chat, too.
Jerry
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Posted - April 21 2013 : 09:22:19 AM
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Nice finds. If that BL2 is one of the early runs it could have bad gears. A comon problem with their early 2 axel diesels. If when you test run it and it runs with no clunking sound you are OK. Still you should inspect the axel gears for cracks between the gears.
toptrain
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Edited by - toptrain on April 21 2013 09:23:46 AM
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