|
|
 Posted - February 05 2011 : 5:03:57 PM
|
Here are some of the items I picked up today from train show....
|
Country:  USA ~
Posts: 24 ~
Member Since: June 11 2010 ~
Last Visit: September 03 2011
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 5:14:09 PM
|
| hi vintage1210 you had a good day,great lot of items,ken
|
Country:  United Kingdom ~
Posts: 8294 ~
Member Since: September 28 2006 ~
Last Visit: October 20 2021
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 5:47:56 PM
|
*steals the UP F7 units*  joking  Great score Hope to find some good stuff at show the 26th Need some Red Box UP passenger cars hehe
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 14980 ~
Member Since: February 23 2009 ~
Last Visit: December 28 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 6:16:11 PM
|
Nice find. what show?
frank
toptrain
" It's a Heck of a Day " !!!
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 7538 ~
Member Since: August 07 2008 ~
Last Visit: December 06 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 6:21:46 PM
|
I've heard of "tornado alley" but I'm convinced some of you live in Train Show Alley. Seems as if you guys get to shows almost every week.
Alco Fan
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 2496 ~
Member Since: August 03 2006 ~
Last Visit: September 17 2024
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 6:27:36 PM
|
well I certainly don't live in "Train Show Alley"  & whenever I make money from recycling or work (recycling pays more btw LOL) THEN I can go
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 14980 ~
Member Since: February 23 2009 ~
Last Visit: December 28 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 7:11:36 PM
|
| Thanks everyone!!! I live in MN so shows are few and far between. Plus I plow snow in the winter so its never a sure bet that I can make any shows! I have already missed 4 shows since winter started!!! The set in the box is mint except for the wrong box cover, the sante fe shock control cars are in excellent condition (including the brake wheel) caboose is mint, the UP-7's I think belong in a red box, not sure, the sante fe and dummy are REAL NICE, UP GP-20 is in decent shape, ICG will be used for parts and the sante fe 630 is in great shape except missing the horn.... not in the pic... blue and yellow sante fe f-9, penn central box car and burlington gondola car... all for less than $100
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 24 ~
Member Since: June 11 2010 ~
Last Visit: September 03 2011
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 7:53:37 PM
|
I like the boxed dark red Shock control box car in your pic. I had one when I was young and since replaced it with another one. Kind of a boring car but for some reason I like it...
Walt
Luck, usually comes dressed in work clothes...
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 6279 ~
Member Since: February 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: March 04 2022
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 7:58:46 PM
|
| That's an excellent bunch of trains! That dark SF boxcar was always a favorite of mine as well.
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1166 ~
Member Since: October 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: December 23 2018
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 8:03:32 PM
|
quote:well I certainly don't live in "Train Show Alley" & whenever I make money from recycling or work (recycling pays more btw LOL) THEN I can go
Originally posted by microbusss - February 05 2011 : 6:27:36 PM
Seen Microbuss Ben cruising the steets today in Scottsbluff...
|
Walt
Luck, usually comes dressed in work clothes...
Edited by - walt on February 06 2011 01:29:54 AM
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 6279 ~
Member Since: February 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: March 04 2022
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 10:52:55 PM
|
That's a lot of Tyco for sure. I read your other post and you got a great deal on that boxed set, good day for you.
Wow, it's hard to believe so many like that boxcar.....
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=1393&REPLY_ID=4548
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1329 ~
Member Since: October 30 2005 ~
Last Visit: December 29 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 05 2011 : 11:11:04 PM
|
quote:That's a lot of Tyco for sure. I read your other post and you got a great deal on that boxed set, good day for you.
Wow, it's hard to believe so many like that boxcar.....
Originally posted by New_York_Central - February 05 2011 : 10:52:55 PM
|
The Santa Fe box car, I've seen it in at least two shades of dark red. I bought the darker one as it was like my 70's box car... Anyone know about the color differences.?
Walt
Luck, usually comes dressed in work clothes...
Edited by - walt on February 06 2011 01:34:01 AM
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 6279 ~
Member Since: February 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: March 04 2022
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 06 2011 : 09:55:49 AM
|
quote:I've heard of "tornado alley" but I'm convinced some of you live in Train Show Alley. Seems as if you guys get to shows almost every week.
Originally posted by Alco Fan - February 05 2011 : 6:21:46 PM
|
Yes, I'm one of those "lucky" souls. Living in the Washington DC metro area, I have Baltimore to the north, and Richmond, VA to the south. There's even train shows at Winchester, VA near West Virginia. So within a hundred miles radius, I can usually find a train show every 2 months, from the small TCA and local sale types to the huge Convention center types. I think since November, I've been to 5 shows, and there's one this weekend and one the next (Feb 12th). I'm skipping this weekend's show. And I must say, there have been VERY good bargains here, as vendors are dumping stuff to make money, so the Tyco / Bachmann / Lifelike items have been selling REAL cheap of late. Not trying to get $10 each minimum. $4-5 with boxes are average of late. Still have a few vendors who keep their prices up on the vintage stuff, but they aren't doing much business, I see quite a few people walk by their higher priced items ( just some vendors I see all the time, and know they price there stuff higher than others all the time ).
Jerry
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 3974 ~
Member Since: January 04 2009 ~
Last Visit: January 11 2019
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - February 06 2011 : 10:48:14 AM
|
AMC - well thats good to hear Hope to find some bargins at show the 26th Even gonna go to Mizzel's after show hehe
walt - you only wish! But I'd do that around here Keep the good stuff sell or throw out the rest
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 14980 ~
Member Since: February 23 2009 ~
Last Visit: December 28 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
Home
Forums
Events Calendar
Forum Admins & Mods
Register
