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So....What did Santa bring you this year???

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:42 PM

My sister got me a couple of sets of figures - some "train workers" by Life-Like and a group of loading dock guys by Preiser.  The Preiser set is one I haven't seen before, and from their low price I suspect they were hidden in the back somewhere for a long time, and have since been discontinued.

But, I got two more things that were precious indeed.  The first is time.  I've now got a whole week to work on my layout, which I need because I've got benchwork to build, and then I can start wiring and laying track on the extension.

Finally, I have "Permission."  My wife and daughter both got new skis, and my old ones are good enough for me, so I told her I might go locomotive shopping.  "I won't say a thing," she replied.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by mfifer on Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:48 PM

GREAT STUFF GUYS ! and best of all is always health. My wife has been cancer free for 25 years.

HEALTH TO ALL !!!

 

Mike

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” -- John Lennon

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Posted by RailfanS on Saturday, December 26, 2009 5:13 PM

mfifer
GREAT STUFF GUYS ! and best of all is always health.

 

I agree,

as for train related stuff, I got nothing. That is until I put in an order to Walthers Monday for some "stuff" including a gold line caboose (I only have the ones that came with my starter sets over 10 years ago).Smile,Wink, & Grin

Jamie

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Posted by sparkyjay31 on Saturday, December 26, 2009 5:20 PM
A whole lot of nothing... (
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Posted by sschnabl on Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:18 PM

Santa was good this year.  I received the following in N scale:

a Central Valley truss bridge

a GC Laser co-op grain elevator and office

a Micro Trains Standard Oil tank car

and a Digitrax UR92 so that I can upgrade to radio control.

 I also received some money so I plan on going to the LHS on Monday to purchase a BLI CNW E7 with sound.

 

 

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Posted by sschnabl on Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:18 PM

Santa was good this year.  I received the following in N scale:

a Central Valley truss bridge

a GC Laser co-op grain elevator and office

a Micro Trains Standard Oil tank car

and a Digitrax UR92 so that I can upgrade to radio control.

 I also received some money so I plan on going to the LHS on Monday to purchase a BLI CNW E7 with sound.

 

 

 
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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Saturday, December 26, 2009 9:58 PM

And I think my last gift will be one or two Branchline PRR sleeper kits!Big Smile

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Posted by Great Western Rwy fan on Sunday, December 27, 2009 9:21 AM

I must have been exceptionally good this year because My Girlfriend..Er... I mean Santa left Me some really great presents under the tree!!.

I got a Panasonic video camera to video My railfan trips and My layout.

an Ho scale  Rapido "Oh So Steamy" Steam Generator car Union Pacific

Here's a link to the Steam Generator in action on My layout..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1MAzVDwVEk

an DPM City Cab Company

an Athearn blue box PFE reefer

an MRC Decoder

Walthers Cornerstone series Track Scales makes two scales for weighing my sugar beet cars

a really big book called "Classic Steam" by John Gruber even has a photo of the GW rwy in Eaton Colorado

plus socks, jeans.

 

 

 

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Posted by HEdward on Friday, January 1, 2010 7:51 PM

sparkyjay31
A whole lot of nothing... (

 

I could forward you some socks.Happy B-DayHappy New Year!

Proud to be DD-2itized! 1:1 scale is too unrealistic. Twins are twice as nice!
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Posted by AztecEagle on Monday, January 4, 2010 8:36 PM

I got an Airbrush and a Bachmann EZ Track(tm)Expander set!!

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Posted by AztecEagle on Monday, January 4, 2010 8:42 PM

I've got some back issues of Model Railroader;Trains;RMC and Model RR News I can let you have you have!!
Also a couple pieces of Bachmann EZ Track and had you gone to the HO Yard Sale Yahoo Group back in November,I coulda sold you an Athearn Xmas Caboose and Reefer!!

Also,once I get them photocopied,I can sell you some Plasticville(tm)Billboards from the 50's!!!

Also,a couple of X2F Couplers!!!

Just let me know and theyr'e all yours!!!

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