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Big grins! Got Any Train Souveniers, good one! I wonder if the 'content' of the GATS shows varies greatly from location to location. Certainly the layouts are from local clubs and the vendors are usually regional. It could be that a GATS show at one place may be quite a bit different from one at aonther city. I wonder???????? Some folks might agree that GATS is a waste of 7 bucks, and please note that I mention that I have rarely seen anything for my primary modeling interests in On3. If that was my only interest, it might be a waste of time and money for me too. However, I would like to say that my husband ALWAYS finds a nice postwar Lionel car for our collection at a really good price. We are not TTOS or TCA members, so we don't go to meets sponsored by those fine associations. However, many of the Lionel parts vendors attend our Portland GATS and we use the once-a -year opportunity to purchase repair and service parts. I like to see what I am buying. Actually meeting the people and seeing the goods is nice. I always find a book or two [ or more] and sometimes a video or a magazine back issue, or a sheet of plans that my local hobby shops don't carry or that I have had a hard time finding elsewhere. Several of the GATS events here have also featured some free how-to clinics. We live in day when a crappy meal at fast food meal can run 6 to 10 bucks a person and cup of joe at Starbucks is about $4!! For us at least, half a day of entertainment and brousing, and making some deals on parts and items that we need anyway, the show represents good value. Attending any commercail train show or paid admission open house at a local club layout may not be the right 'cup-of-tea' for some of us. . If that's the case, go railfanning or stay home and work on the layout., or put the 'saved' admission $$ into a fund for a new model RR item. Seems ALL of us could ALWAYS use something new! I like to see the look of wonder and joy on the kids faces as they watch the trains on the modular layouts go by. Kids love these shows!
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