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 Posted - May 15 2011 : 10:45:42 AM
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Merchant Sq Mall Show- Allentown, Pa.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
I really like this show- Sat 5/21 is for HO and Sun 5/22 is for S an O ga.
Are you going Frank?
/Pete
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Posted - May 15 2011 : 11:58:38 AM
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sounds like fun Going to one myself that day in Cheyenne,WY To look for UP & Rio Grande Red Box passenger cars  & the Soo Line Tyco boxcar 
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Posted - May 21 2011 : 7:37:15 PM
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Today it was quality not quantity...... (The show wasn't very good for HO anyway. There was alot of rolling stock not many engines or dealers with quality stock.)
The NJ Transit F40PH's are the earlier Bachmann Spectrum Hong Kong version with the flashing strobe lights on top of the Cab. All of these have issues witht the decals on one side.
The Ahm engines were for parts.
Edited by - AF Kid on May 21 2011 7:41:19 PM
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Posted - September 07 2011 : 08:17:11 AM
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Sep 10 and 11. The Great Lehigh Valley Train Meet. This sat and sun day is the Merchants square mall train show at Allentown PA. Sat is the scale day ( HO N other ) and sun is the toy trains ( lionel, flyier,marx)
frank
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Edited by - toptrain on September 07 2011 08:22:33 AM
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Posted - September 07 2011 : 4:59:08 PM
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IM DIEING FOR THOSE COACHES AND NJT!
I don`t know why, but I Like Commuter Roads.
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Posted - September 08 2011 : 09:24:35 AM
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| I will be there this Sat 9/10
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Posted - September 08 2011 : 10:20:01 AM
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Pete ;Cant go. wount attend show tomorrow.
frank
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Edited by - toptrain on September 09 2011 6:32:29 PM
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Posted - September 10 2011 : 8:00:12 PM
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Stay home Frank..... I bought everything that was worth while..... LOL!!
Todays haul from the Merchant Sq Mall show. It was sparsely attended.
Walthers NIB Sperry Rail Inspection Car-$30
The Super Rare Bachmann SF E60CF- $10
Bachmann Chessie E60CF- $12
Athearn NIB Powered NH RDC-1 -$15
Rare Tyco 4301 GN Shell Unfortunately it has heat damege on the side. I bought it for the handrails-$1
Tyco 630- 1776- $5.
Tyco 630 SF 1102- $5 This runs great!
Tyco GP-20 Durango- $3 I bought it for the handrails.
AHM SF SW12? It needs some tinkering as it doesn't run- $5
AHM RS-2 UP. $5 I needed it for parts to rebuild an AHM RS-2 Penn Central.
Tyco 630- ICG $3 I bought this for parts to rebuild the 1776 630
Tyco 630 Golden Eagle- $5
This is a MRC Transformer. From the 60's??? Anyone care to guess? It was $30.
These two Transformers a dealer gave me as he didn't want to carry them home.
Edited by - AF Kid on September 10 2011 8:25:36 PM
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Posted - September 10 2011 : 8:33:27 PM
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neat haul Wish I knew if there was some Red Box Union Pacific passenger cars there
Hey! I want that Durango WITH the handrails
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Posted - September 11 2011 : 01:54:49 AM
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There were some nice IHC UP Pass Cars there. I got the Durango to run really well for a PT motor, then the little drive gear loosens up- UGH!
Edited by - AF Kid on September 11 2011 01:57:51 AM
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Posted - September 11 2011 : 09:09:33 AM
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yeah I know what that is I had the same thing happen to me, AF Kid to my NICE UP CofSF E-7 loco but I had a electronic GENIUS fix it for me Will have to ask how he did it
Yes loco runs great now & I think that gear is a pinion drive gear
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Posted - September 17 2011 : 07:30:36 AM
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Pete ; You did well. 4 different 630s and those E60CFs nice. Did you go to the first shop on the left as you leave the hall. it usually has a lot of used HO for sale.
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Posted - September 17 2011 : 9:03:20 PM
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I always stop by there to say hi to Kevin at that store. Everything I got was from the show.
The double tansformer didn't work correctly, so I tossed it. The 630's I bought all run great.
That was my last show until Christmas.
Edited by - AF Kid on September 17 2011 9:06:28 PM
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Posted - September 17 2011 : 9:16:26 PM
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The Ahm ATSF blue/yellow diesel swicther is a S-1.
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - September 17 2011 : 9:16:41 PM
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Could You Sell Me The Shell?
I Dont Care About Handrails Or Warping.
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