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Great Day in Houston @ Great Train Expo

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 4:08 PM

Geoff,

Great to hear from you!!! They must be working you hard there mate (Toad tryn to use Aussie lingo Big Smile [:D]).

BTW, how is the train running??? The card you sent was great! Very big city but me I am just a ole country boy Cowboy [C):-)]. Even have it on my desk so people can see it. Oh, my email changed again LOL

Toad

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Posted by lyctus on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 6:42 AM

Good report Toad ! Nice pix. Sounds like you had a fine ol' time !! John is right about the garden railway display at the Perth train show...looked good eh John?

Geoff 

Geoff I wish I was better trained.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 4, 2007 9:43 PM

 Coogler Rail Line wrote:
Great pix Toad!  I need to get some military cars for my son's Christmas.  I think that they are made by USA trains.  We have a train show coming up next weekend.  You inspired me to go!

All I have to say is go for it! I did and did not regret going. Had fun and got some cool deals!

Toad Tongue [:P]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 4, 2007 9:28 PM

John,

Had to say I was way to hyper to have any medical thingy come along! Big Smile [:D]

Now speaking of eating or parking or even drinkn.....

Parking:$8.00

Admission to event:$7.00 x 2 = $14.00

2 drinks: $3.50 x 2 = $7.00

Really hate to see what the so called food cost???

But I did bring back up just incase.....American Express Card Whistling [:-^] Did not need it thou. Just 3 dealers there with G Scale.

Toady beaming from the Swamp

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Posted by John Busby on Sunday, November 4, 2007 8:47 PM

Hi Toad Frog&WhiteLightning

Model railroads good for the sense of well being, therapy and possibly even medicinal purposes they are even fun to play withBig Smile [:D].

But very bad for the WalletSmile,Wink, & Grin [swg].

Sounds like you had a great time.

Hope the coffee and donuts where of a better std than there seems to be at the big annual show down in the big smoke.

Looks like "G" force was well and truly on the move

I do wish some of the exhibitions would have proper "G" layout that either do a traditional model railway or one I saw in Perth that replicated a small garden with real living plants.

I recommend you go next year one of the things I like is checking up on the favorite layout to see if its still there and what changes have been made to the layout.

Regards John

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Posted by Coogler Rail Line on Sunday, November 4, 2007 11:47 AM
Great pix Toad!  I need to get some military cars for my son's Christmas.  I think that they are made by USA trains.  We have a train show coming up next weekend.  You inspired me to go!
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Posted by Sweet Santa Fe on Saturday, November 3, 2007 10:20 PM

I so wish that I could have been there to go with you.  It looks like you had a fantastic time.  Now you need to go to the next one, just think what you might find.

 

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Great Day in Houston @ Great Train Expo
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 3, 2007 8:56 PM

I can not believe I really went!!! Think you can say G Gauge/Scale can over come a illness like mine or others. Big Smile [:D]Tongue [:P]Approve [^]

Moving fast!

Huge Military train.

I am not yet a cool type to take great pixs at these shows, but here are some tanks. Man these g gauge trains was moving!!!!

Cool buys: Bachmann going to be a kit bash for $25.00

Lock for my 3 signal light (AT&SF marked)$20.00

$0.90 each...cool!

Had a great time for my 1st show ever but I really don't think there was 350 dealers! Was about 3 g gauge dealers. Shocked not to see more Houston Dealers there!

Toad in da Swamp

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