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Wow, I wish I had the problem that some of you have where there are so many trainshows that the GATS gets diluted or repititious! lol. Living out here in West Texas, it's always a few hundred miles to any show. While looking a vendors and getting bargains is always a great thing to do (found a couple of real good deals on structures at a show in Ft. Worth last month) what I enjoy most is seeing the layouts that folks have set up. Yes, lots of them were not my scale (lots of N and Lionel) but they were all enjoyable to watch (especially the G scale set up they had on the floor). I very much enjoyed looking at other people's craftmanship and it really got me pumped up to get home and get to work on my projects. The other way cool thing was walking past the various Lionel vendors and trying to identify the cars that I had growing up. My favorite car as a kid was the submarine on the flatcar and I can't tell you the great feeling I got inside when I saw one and explained to my fiance (her idea to go to the show!) how that was my favorite car. It was also way cool to see the kids at the show watching the trains of all scales operating - reminded me of going to train shows and hobby shops when I was did with my dad. <br /> <br />Did the money I saved on my two "bargains" equal the cost of admission, the sodas and burgers? Nope, not even close. Was the price of those things worth the fun I had in looking at other people's accomplishments, the reinvigorating (sp?) of my own motivation to get back to work on the layout and the joy of remembering what fun I used to have with my dad? YOU BETCHA!!!! <br /> <br />
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