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Great Train Expo FOLLOW-UP

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Great Train Expo FOLLOW-UP
Posted by traindaddy1 on Sunday, August 7, 2011 9:00 PM

Well, I went to the show today..............Well attended........ For me, however, it seemed to be more  "HO", "Garden" and "N" than "O".  Of the "O", a lot of the items seemed, to me, to be over-priced.  (Even after bargaining)   Don't know what I expected but I saw almost no buidings and scenic accessories. 

On the plus side.........A lot of friendly people of all ages.  Being a "newbie" to Florida, I was glad to see that there "are" train people down here.        

Overall, a pleasant outing.    Thanks for all your advice. 

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Posted by willpick on Monday, August 8, 2011 8:32 AM

I was there on saturday just after opening bell. I spent just over 2 hours circulating from table to table. there were less vendors this year, and what they had to sell was not anything I was looking for. The T shirt guy didn't have any new designs-- they were the same as last year-- As Traindaddy said, most was Large scale, HO or N. there were several that were mostly O, but the prices were a tad high-- I usually buy some rolling stock, maybe an engine, but nobody had what i wanted. If this economy gets worse, I won't be coming back next year.

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