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 Posted - April 07 2019 : 1:28:21 PM
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Some years ago, before I became a CTH (Confirmed Tyco Head), I had a friend named Johnny.
Johnny came by the house one afternoon and we ran some of his trains. I asked Johnny if he
modeled a certain era, road name, place, etc. He replied, "no, I go by color. I see a color I like
and that goes into my train."
Never heard that one before, but the idea stuck to me, and it is a big part of what I do when
I run consists. I've had green moods, orange moods, red moods, and a blue mood.
Johnny didn't fare so well. Sometime later he got addicted on heroin and spent his last years
desperately struggling to reclaim his shattered life, and his trains. I don't believe he made it.
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Posted - April 07 2019 : 3:00:32 PM
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I could say that color is a big factor of what I buy also, Chops... I buy things I don't even really need if it's a color that stands out to me..
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Posted - April 08 2019 : 10:03:37 AM
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LOL, guess I'm more of a practical guy, when it comes to trains. I mainly am concerned the particular railroad, etc - this is mainly on the Ephrata Valley Railroad though. On RETRO TYCO, however, I basically just pair-up whatever Tyco cars look good together. 
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Posted - April 08 2019 : 10:34:50 PM
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You are doing wonderful things, RP, wonderful things. One of the
things I admire about your collection is how well you have
kept to a theme. That is NOT easy to do!!!
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Posted - April 09 2019 : 09:57:38 AM
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Thanks, Chops! Yes...I do try to keep my collection limited to only the things I know are unbeatable "deals" or those I truly want.
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