Have you ever purchased a MRR item just to save it?

[AggroJones]

"Have you ever purchased a MRR item just to save it?"

uhhhhhhhh no. Not this dog. No. Never felt the need to.

[simon1966]

It's funny how threads stay alive and evolve! My throw away comment a few days ago is still bubbling along on the front page, and is now about "Chips"![C=:-)][C=:-)][dinner] (Legitimate use of the Chef smiley)

Speaking of which. One of the most amusing things I ever saw was the faces on a group of young student Vegitarians as the Harry Ramzdens (sp?) Fish and Chips at Heathrow airport when they found out that the Chips they were raving about were cooked in beef dripping! It makes all the difference by the way.

[1train1]

As well as purchasing things that I 'must have' on my roster - or having undecs painted up for me, I plead guilty as charged to buying things to put away....(speaking to my wife) - honest - it's a legacy for our son !

However getting back to chips - many years ago, our newpaper came with a weekend magazine which, in one issue, highlighted the best places in Canada to get 'whatever'. Brantford Ontario was chosen as the best place to get french fries from a chip truck. It's only 10 minutes away from my home here and after all these years, they are still the best.

[fwright]

I just bought a MicroTrains HOn3 reefer - too modern for my era, but I couldn't resist. Also, last year bought an MDC HOn3 inside frame 2-8-0 - too big for any current layout plans. I'm sure there are other similar items in my packed up boxes (we're moving).

Fred W

[bogp40]

I will always buy an additional club car just to keep in the origional box. My club does a special run just about every year. The Atlas Irvine tank in the current July MR is ours.
Years ago we did a Quincy Oil tank that was very popular and sold quickly. Many of our new members are always looking for one and will pay 4-5 times the origional cost.
If I find any other odd or rare piece I will buy it within reason of cost. Varney's, Hobby Town, and some where I know there is a running origional Athearn steam.
Bob K.

[tatans]

no

[Texas Zepher]

The past few years I have begun purchasing things just because the were interesting for a Model Railroad Museum. Just a couple weeks ago I got some MDC Roundhouse kits with purple boxes. Ican't find a date but the instructions inside talk about the "NEW" automatic couplers N.M.R.A. type "X2F".

I got a Varney box that looks brand new, and a LaBelle passenger car kit in a "plain grey box".

[emdgp92]

I have a few items I've "rescued." I have an old American-Flyer caboose that was just begging to be saved. Plus, the price (free!) was right. More recently, I picked up an A-A set of N scale Trix F units, and a G scale set. I didn't really need either item, but the Fs will be used on my coal trains, and the G set is going under the Christmas tree :)

[Jetrock]

I'm guilty of more than a few sentimental purchases. I bought a "Ma's Place" kit for fifty cents a couple of years back, primarily because I built the kit when I was a kid. I have no place on my current layout for the kit, I just like it. There are probably more examples of similar thinking on my "build someday" shelf than I would care to admit...

[myred02]

I have caught myself caring about a piece of plastic once that I can remember, and that was when I went to the Nashville Flea Market. This man was there with about a carton-and-a-half of cigarettes (that looked to me like it would last him about 5 more minutes at the rate he was going), blowing smoke all over a perfectly good Bachmann DCC equipped FTA in Rio Grande colors and a lot of knives in a glass case. (this wasn't that long ago). He wanted $20 for it, and I just felt sorry for it because it was covered in dust and a film of black goo. I didn't have any use for it, but I really didn't want to see it take any more abuse, so I had him box it up (the box was right next to it) and I handed him a 20. He said "Have a nice day... (cough, cough)" and I was off, one little engine that needed a good cleanup richer and $20 poorer.

It turns out that its lead truck was falling apart, guess that's why it was only $20 instead of $55. Don't worry, Bachmann mailed me a new one after I dropped their customer service people a line. Who knows, maybe I'll find use for it after all, as an excursion train perhaps. (on a modern-era layout)

[dragonriversteel]

Depends on if the item in question , is worth saving. Sure why not.... can't stand to see model trains of any scale go to the dump.

Patrick
Beaufort,SC
DRSC

[csmith9474]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chutton01

QUOTE: Originally posted by simon1966
Us displaced Brits and I bet that the Aussies and New Zealanders will chime in when they wake up in an hour or so.

That dang Geico Gecko has been pushing free Chips 'n Pie for so long in those commercials, that even Americans who DIDN'T grow up on Brit-Coms probably know what chips are by now
"Freedom Chips!' [:p]

BTW, I'm past the stage of 'give it a good home' whimsy purchasing, but I have been know to purchase models if I feel they won't be readily available in the near future (which is often true for some model releases and detail kits).

It is kinda funny you brought this up, but a friend of mine was just TDY to England and went to get fish and chips, and when he got "fries", he was a little irate. I guess he was expecting crisps. I explained to him what was going on, and all was good.

[chutton01]

QUOTE: Originally posted by simon1966
Us displaced Brits and I bet that the Aussies and New Zealanders will chime in when they wake up in an hour or so.

That dang Geico Gecko has been pushing free Chips 'n Pie for so long in those commercials, that even Americans who DIDN'T grow up on Brit-Coms probably know what chips are by now
"Freedom Chips!' [:p]

BTW, I'm past the stage of 'give it a good home' whimsy purchasing, but I have been know to purchase models if I feel they won't be readily available in the near future (which is often true for some model releases and detail kits).

[csmith9474]

I have purchased a few of the old Walther's Santa Fe heavyweight kits just to have. Specifically I have purchased a few of the Division Superintendent business cars (shortys). These cars actually look pretty decent when assembled and painted correctly, although I just keep the kits in the box.

[simon1966]

QUOTE: Originally posted by stripes2

QUOTE: Originally posted by TA462

I bought a set of CP Rail Ballast cars once because they were sitting in my LHS for almost a year and I felt sorry for them. I looked at them probably 20 times before I bought them, lol. I also bought a very old Ontario Northland Caboose that was junk but I made a road side chip truck out of it.

I thought chip trucks would be a great scratch build, but who but us Canucks know what a chip truck is ????????????[:)]

Us displaced Brits and I bet that the Aussies and New Zealanders will chime in when they wake up in an hour or so.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TA462

I bought a set of CP Rail Ballast cars once because they were sitting in my LHS for almost a year and I felt sorry for them. I looked at them probably 20 times before I bought them, lol. I also bought a very old Ontario Northland Caboose that was junk but I made a road side chip truck out of it.

I thought chip trucks would be a great scratch build, but who but us Canucks know what a chip truck is ????????????[:)]

[steamage]

Several months ago I bought several boxes of HO trains for $20.00, from someone that had been hauling them in their motor home for two years. Several diesels had Kato drives and there was some other stuff I could use too. What I didn't want wound up at our train club for members. What they didn't want, we wrapped up in Christmas paper and gave cars to kids as they came visiting with their parents.

[zgardner18]

I bought a bunch of San Diego Coaster Athearn cars because I was told that Athearn wasn't going to make them anymore.

I really want a P2K BN SD60M 2window, had the chance, passed, now I can't locate one.

I also bought a P2K SD60 Oakway just because I was told that they would be gone too. Man am I a sucker.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

QUOTE: I just thought that was why we purchased all this stuff, you mean we are supposed to play with it. Phil

Sure! Haven't you ever considered the meaning of life? To a model railroader it's Play with trains.

[Anonymous]

I just thought that was why we purchased all this stuff, you mean we are supposed to play with it. Phil

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I bought a Bachmann 4-6-0 British King type prototype because whatever wasn't sold was going to the dump. I paid $5 for it. It looks good, runs good, won't pull two freight cars, much less a speck of air. Sure looks good on the display shelf.

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[simon1966]

This weekend is my Son's school rummage sale. Last night I was drafted into helping setup. You know, sort thru garbage bags full of used and worn out clothing! Anyway, there all folorn, on its own in the toys section, was a Con-Cor streamlined dome car in "Grand canyon" colors. Its still in the box, is in like new condition, but is missing its trucks, wheels and couplers. It cost me a whopping 25 cents, but I had to rescue it and give it a good home, even though I have no real use for it.

Have you ever felt pathetically sorry for a piece of MRR equipment?

For crying out loud, I'm in my mid 40's and feeling sorry for a bit of plastic made in China!