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Another garbage find from my LHS, I snagged these power poles Tuesday after leaving the shop.
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 4:43:17 PM
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Hey, I've got a set of those! They came with my Kellogg's promotional set it 1978 or '9! Cool! Does your LHS owner not know there's a potential market for such things?
Glenn
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 5:17:50 PM
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My AOTW is an Ulrich oil tanker thing that apparently came from a track cleaner car.
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 5:20:10 PM
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My AOTWs;
An almost complete Atlas pier set:
One complete bridge and trestle set, along with most of the trestles for a second set, plus 2 odd trestles at the upper right:
My Sweetie found it all at an antique mall for $4.00.
The bridge and trestle set is similar to Tyco's, but lighter weight. Maybe Life-Like.
Glenn
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 5:24:49 PM
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quote:Hey, I've got a set of those! They came with my Kellogg's promotional set it 1978 or '9! Cool! Does your LHS owner not know there's a potential market for such things?
Originally posted by gmoney - July 05 2015 : 4:43:17 PM
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Meh, he's so O-gauge oriented, he doesn't care much for the HO stuff, other than it's a draw into his store for some. I wouldn't have thrown it out, I would have priced it to sell, even for a few bucks, but apparently, he didn't think much of them. I, however, did.
Jerry
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 5:55:32 PM
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I tell ya, if he's just gonna throw stuff out, he oughta throw it at you first! Save you from having to dumpster dive, at least in this case.
Glenn
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 11:18:06 PM
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quote:I tell ya, if he's just gonna throw stuff out, he oughta throw it at you first! Save you from having to dumpster dive, at least in this case.
Originally posted by gmoney - July 05 2015 : 5:55:32 PM
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Might be because he doesn't want to play favorites with the techs. I know of a couple other guys who might jump on it, too. I just got to the trash first. :) Either way, I hate to see stuff like that go, luckily I can catch some of it and recycle it.
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Posted - July 06 2015 : 12:36:11 AM
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Don't know where this pack of HO scale deer come from. Found them in one of my boxes a few months ago...
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Posted - July 06 2015 : 1:12:04 PM
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Posted - July 06 2015 : 10:28:54 PM
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quote:
One complete bridge and trestle set, along with most of the trestles for a second set, plus 2 odd trestles at the upper right:
My Sweetie found it all at an antique mall for $4.00.
The bridge and trestle set is similar to Tyco's, but lighter weight. Maybe Life-Like.
Originally posted by gmoney - July 05 2015 : 5:20:10 PM
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Definitely Life-Like. The exact same thing came with my first train set. It lifted a figure eight track up so a small circle track could go under it. I used to hate the things when I got in my "realism" phase, but now I think they work if used sensibly. Sometimes the bridge came with a flashing light on an arch that snapped on top of it.
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 Posted - July 07 2015 : 1:38:46 PM
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I got mine from a garage sale I think
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Posted - July 09 2015 : 4:00:58 PM
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