Didn't make the show....I stupidly listened to the Toledo weather people....thought I might get stuck on the road. Never listen to Toledo weather people.
underworld
I went to the show with the wife and kids. I found some stuff that I needed for my overhead layout. I also met buckeye Riveter, saw his layout (not to mention seeing the Dosenburg, which is not something I get a chance to see everyday), and learned a lot about TMCC. He is a very helpful guy who truly loves trains (Like I had to tell anyone that!). I just wanted to say thanks again!
Wes
underworld wrote: Buckeye Oops....I see I missed your post. Was there a lot of tin plate stuff there??? underworld
Buckeye Oops....I see I missed your post. Was there a lot of tin plate stuff there???
I saw a table of Pre-war trains that looked brand new. Show continues tomorrow. If you put a stamp on the back of your hand that says GTE, ya might get in free!!!
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Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
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Ok......who went to the show today????? I need a report!!!!! I have to see if I can get there tomorrow.
Buckeye Riveter wrote:] YES, they were there in force.
YES, they were there in force.
They usaly have trouble getting enough people to set up and tear down, everyone wants to run but very few want to"work" at seting up and repacking. Other than that they are a great club.
CSXect wrote:Was COSG central Ohio S gaugers there? I let my membership run out Diehard S gauger with a serious O gauge habit.
Wes, this is who to look for on Saturday.
Uh, I think you mean there are 6 trains for you to operatate and for me to watch and learn!
But if a kid can do it, I guess I should be able to eventually figure it out.
Thanks for prepping the train room for me last night. I can't wait to check it out. I think it's just going to be Beth, Jack, and me now.
Can't wait until tomorrow.
Well the building is brick anyhow...
That store is a hodge podge of hobbies, pictures frame making, and sign making. He still has at least 4 layouts set up (from N to 0 scale), which is more than most stores I know of.
I bet you have met some really great people at those shops and in this hobby.
When I got my Buckeye train, I was having some real problems getting the sounds to be triggered from the controller so I could hear the fight song, and hear the play by play annoucing of the 2002 National Championship Game. I finally came to realize that the controller was defective. It wouldn't bring voltage to 0 when the throttle was all the way down, and the horn button wasn't working correctly. I took it in to Mel, we proved the case, and he opened up a brand new set to give me a like controller. He sent it back and got a new one. Not once did he do anything that wasn't 100% in my favor. He could have sent my controller back and made me wait a couple of weeks, which I'm very glad he didn't. There just aren't that many people that would do that for someone who isn't a "regular" of the shop (yet).
Robbies Hobbies is also good. They generally have track when no one else does, and if he says that he will have something in stock by a certain day, it will be there. That says a lot about a company.
I heard on the radio that there is actually a fall in internet sales this year, and people are gravitating towards brick-and-morter stores again. I hope that keeps shops like M S Trains and Robbies Hobbies around for a long time. It sounds like there are stores like this all over the country, which is great for all of us!
Wes, since I travel all over, I will tell you there are some great train shops out there. A short three hour trip west and you can see Caboose Hobbies on South Broadway in Denver, CO.
If you haven't visted Glenn's in Akron................, well from the looks of things, he has one of everything ever made by MTH.
T&K and G&M out near Wheeling are great stores, too. Last year I was looking for a 180 Watt Brick, and after calling six major stores I found it at T&K. G&M usually has a great supply ow RMT and Williams in the store.
MS, I must admit will bend over backwards to get you what you need. They were out of O-42 Switches and he found me one.
I haven't seen it, but am looking forward to it. I finally purchased my MTH OSU water tower today, as well as a steel bridge and some 42" curves. I had a gift cirtificate at M S Trains. Those are some of the nicest people I have ever met. They will be at the show as a vender. They were packing up stuff for the show when I was in there.
Wes Whitmore wrote: It looks like N is pretty popular nowadays.
It looks like N is pretty popular nowadays.
Wes, if you haven't seen the Lego Layout, it is impressive. See ya on Saturday.
http://gte.ciadvt.com/showinfo/200701COL.html
I found this after I posted. Looks like a nice show!
W
Do not know yet if I will be going as I am busy preping my basement for a layout got one wall painted today.
Those of you who are coming to Columbus should check out a Kroger Market place store as they have 30% off on artwork(prints in a frame.) The one near me had some prints of what looks like Railroad ads for Millwalkie Road and yes they have one featuring the Hiawatha a 4'x3' poster print and four smaller prints. The big one is 30% off 69.99 and the smaller ones are marked down to $18.00.
Wish I could go !! I will have to try for next year !! Boy, I'm going to miss The Chief again.
Thanks, John
I'll try to be there on Saturday.
I'm going to try to go Sunday....as of right now I don't have to work.
I'll be going, but when is still up in the air.
Buckeye Are you going? Is it still a decent show on Sunday? I know that some two day shows the last day there aren't as many sellers.
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