where to get used trains

[Anonymous]

I would like to buy a couple of jackson & sharp or sierra type passenger cars and repaint and letter them. Any suggestions on where to get them really cheap?
Thanks
Scott

[vsmith]

Ebay,

Just search G scale for "Passenger car" and chances are you will find what you are looking for.

[Anonymous]

those lgb shorty trains don't happen to be somewhat realistic do they?
Scott

[vsmith]

They are mostly based on European Meter guage trains, yes they are reality based.

[Anonymous]

cool thanks
Scott

[Anonymous]

Did any one else get this from Pay Pal? [:(!] (and I quote them)

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[Anonymous]

Just had a brain thought....
Maybe just maybe Trains.com would have a all different scale classified and or post links to others who have them or what they hey, both. [:D]
I don't know I am such down on epay makes me sick [xx(]

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainmaster1989

those lgb shorty trains don't happen to be somewhat realistic do they?
Scott

Scott,

Some are, a lot of others aren't.

But they always have nice paint jobs and look "cute".[;)][}:)][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainmaster1989

I would like to buy a couple of jackson & sharp or sierra type passenger cars and repaint and letter them. Any suggestions on where to get them really cheap?
Thanks
Scott

I got a passenger coach from Trainworld from there "Clearouts, blowouts" etc. for about 20 bucks that I repainted and relettered.

Click on the link I have below and follow it to "passenger coaches" to see the frits of my labor.

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bluebonnet - 71

Did any one else get this from Pay Pal? [:(!] (and I quote them)

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To: William Pugh
Subject: PayPal is Adding New Tiers to its Fee Structure





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Dear William Pugh,

Beginning August 6, 2004, PayPal will expand its fee structure to better serve sellers of all sizes. With this new performance-based pricing, sellers can pay as little as 1.9% + $0.30 for domestic transactions.

Advantages for sellers include:
Lower fees as their business grows

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A consistently cost-effective way to securely and easily accept payments online
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[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by RhB_HJ

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainmaster1989

those lgb shorty trains don't happen to be somewhat realistic do they?
Scott

Scott,

Some are, a lot of others aren't.

But they always have nice paint jobs and look "cute".[;)][}:)][:D][:D]

Aren't LGB engines and cars based on real prototype engines and railroads?, I always see photos of swiss, german, and austrian engines and cars that are dead ringers for LGB engines and cars. Even the US stuff I have found photos of dead ringers (even that goofy little TOYTRAIN Atlas engine). I wouldnt go so far as to say they were exact scale replicas but it was clear that LGB was using someones photos or plans of real engines to base their models on. Which ones besides the obvious "Fortuna Flyer" are not reality based? [:D]

[Anonymous]

some of the shorty cars are modeled after jackson sharp and sierra type cars and seem way to short. It's possible that they were modeled after european cars and then changed a lot. the european ones look good. If I were to take a couple, cut off one of the ends on each one, and put the longest parts together would it look ok?
Scott

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainmaster1989

some of the shorty cars are modeled after jackson sharp and sierra type cars and seem way to short. It's possible that they were modeled after european cars and then changed a lot. the european ones look good. If I were to take a couple, cut off one of the ends on each one, and put the longest parts together would it look ok?
Scott

If you want shorty type passenger car use Hartland's (HLW) short passenger cars or USA's Sierra typ passenger cars, they look FAR better than the LGB shorties and are about the same scale. Dont mess with bashing those LGB cars if there is a better option out there.

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainmaster1989

some of the shorty cars are modeled after jackson sharp and sierra type cars and seem way to short. It's possible that they were modeled after european cars and then changed a lot. the european ones look good. If I were to take a couple, cut off one of the ends on each one, and put the longest parts together would it look ok?
Scott

Scott,

Yep that works!

I use my table saw to cut the car bodies, underframe, roof etc.

Then I use MEK to join the pieces, works nicely. Even with the hard to glue LGB plastics.

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by RhB_HJ

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainmaster1989

those lgb shorty trains don't happen to be somewhat realistic do they?
Scott

Scott,

Some are, a lot of others aren't.

But they always have nice paint jobs and look "cute".[;)][}:)][:D][:D]

Aren't LGB engines and cars based on real prototype engines and railroads?, I always see photos of swiss, german, and austrian engines and cars that are dead ringers for LGB engines and cars. Even the US stuff I have found photos of dead ringers (even that goofy little TOYTRAIN Atlas engine). I wouldnt go so far as to say they were exact scale replicas but it was clear that LGB was using someones photos or plans of real engines to base their models on. Which ones besides the obvious "Fortuna Flyer" are not reality based? [:D]

Vic,

If you're of the school "Picasso's Blue Lady looks just like the Mona Lisa" then of course LGB fits perfectly.
It's just that in my book getting the correct colour, applying the prototype number and the car or engine having the correct number of wheels (i.e. four or more [;)][:o)]) doesn't mean it's a model.
A charicature would be more like it in many of LGBs wares.

The other simile would be: while dachshund and husky are both dogs, neither is the husky a dachshund nor vice versa.[;)][:D][:D]