Anyone planning on attending the Berea Train Show this weekend? I'll be there on Saturday and would be interested in meeting up with anyone at noon outside the building closest to the food vendors. As usual, I'll be wearing my black NYC hat and a 5 'o clock shadow (possibly).
Tom
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Tom as it stands my plans is to leave around 7am for the show Saturday with a enroute breakfast stop.
I look forwatd in seeing you again-we met there before.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
tstageAnyone planning on attending the Berea Train Show this weekend?
Hi, Tom
I have plans to meet some friends there. We will make an effort to find you and your "shadow"
Regards, Ed
I will not be there today, but I might shoot for Sunday afternoon...
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
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1: It's my railroad, my rules.
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3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Attended the Berea Train show this morning and came away with more stuff that I had planned. They opened the gates before 10 AM so I was able to initially cruise through it fairly quickly. I always like to see what's there then come back to the vendors/tables that I'm interested in.
Here's my haul for the day:
At noon I met up with Ed (gmpullman), Steve (leadpirate), and two of Steve's friends. I always enjoy meeting and chatting with forum members at shows when the opportunity arises. It's great to put a face to the name, even though I had already met everyone before.
I also received a surprise gift from Ed: A used Kato NW2 switcher. (Thanks, Ed! ) I may use the chassis to practice converting it to DCC, which is not a small project from what I've seen on the internet. It will also come in handy for spare parts for my other two NYC NW2s.
Overall, the show was good but some of the bigger names (F&C and Tichy) were not there again this year. Prices, in general, were MSRP but deals could be found, if you looked. It also rained (hard) a couple of times but it was short-lived and the sun came out quickly. And temps were unusually warm for October (lower 80s)...but I'm not complaining.
P.S. Larry: Did you make it to the show? I kept my eye out for you but didn't see you.
A good time was had by all!
tstageAt noon I met up with Ed (gmpullman), Steve (leadpirate), and two of Steve's friends. I always enjoy meeting and chatting with forum members at shows when the opportunity arises.
Yes, Tom, it was nice to chat a while without a keyboard in front of our mugs! I'm glad you can use the NW2 for parts or salvage. I doubt Kato will ever re-run those, at least anytime soon, so it is good to have some spare parts.
I felt like a kid after a big Haloween Haul. I really wish I had one of those shopping trolleys to carry all my spiff.
The real deal of the day for me was from a fellow that saw me browsing through a box of Cal-Scale, Detail West, A-Line, Precision Scale, etc. parts. He asked, "You like detail parts?" — Sure, I reply. Twenty bucks, and they're all yours...
Berea_2 by Edmund, on Flickr
I didn't hesitate one moment to hand him a portrait of Andrew Jackson.
Wow, I just went through them. Over a hundred packages! Spark arrestors, brake details, ladders, sun shades, pilots, MU plugs, LOTS of stuff!
Berea_3 by Edmund, on Flickr
He also had six bags of Light Gray, HO ballast from Highball (good stuff!) for a dollar a bag.
Then I found another vendor with some nice Intermountain NYC Pacemaker cars. He was closing out things and a lot of it was at half-price A pair of C&O cabooses for $25? Sure, why not! The trucks alone are almost worth that.
When I got home my Rapido dome car had been delivered, too. What a bonus.
Berea_1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Then — as if I really need more locomotives — I came across these two. A GG1 in a paint scheme that I had been looking for and a nice, new Walthers Life-Like Bessemer 2-10-2 with sound. Both at what I consider bargain prices.
Berea_4 by Edmund, on Flickr
A rather incongruous pair — but I won't be running them together
This is one of my favorite flea-market shows. There were some bargains to be had. It was kind of odd since there was some kind of "Comic-Con" show going on at the same venue and there were several folks decked out in some pretty elaborate get-ups
Happy Modeling, Ed
tstage P.S. Larry: Did you make it to the show? I kept my eye out for you but didn't see you.
Tom,Things went south with my health and instead of enjoying the show and meeting you I ended up in the ER with respiratory problems..
I'm sorry to hear that, Larry. A speedy recovery for you. Hopefully next year you'll be able to make it to Berea.
I made it to the show. It was my second year attending, and I enjoyed myself. Scored some Bowser detail pieces, including a Lineswest tender kit, a couple Accurate Lighting can motors, a Proto 2000 Nickel Plate berkshire, a NJ Custom Brass NYC Mohawk and (2) Nickel Plate Road kerosene railroad laterns. Prices were high on new stuff, but older previously enjoyed items were priced to sale.
Hope you get better Brakie.
Respiratory issues are no fun. (Spoken by someone who has asthma.)
Due to other reasons, I also missed this year.
Hoping that things work out for Kirkland in the spring.
I have also been present in Berea when they were doing Comicon at the same time. Until I had realized what was up, I was a bit surprised to see Spider-Man and Deadpool wandering around a train show...