I'm trying hard to con my wife, my in-laws, and my family into buying me some stuff -- even a gift card/certificate -- but no idea how successful my weaselling has been till Christmas comes.
What, no rhinocerosesses?
After 49 years my wife and I have long ago given up trying to surprise one another.
Here's what I'm giving myself in her name.
I have always wanted a slope back but wanted DCC as well. This loco has it all, (no sound). I like hearing the clickty clack of the wheels on the track just as much.
Hope Santa is good to all and to all a Merry Christmas.
Bob
Don't Ever Give Up
Uncle_Bob What, no rhinocerosesses?
At another site, A freind picked up several large scale train items for a ridiculously low price from one of forum members who was moving and needed to sell off his stuff quickly, beating me to one of the said items. About two weeks later he gives me a phone call and says "want one?" .0001 of a second later I said Yes! He offered it to me at the same ridiculously low price he paid, so my Christmas present this year is a ridiculously low priced lightly used LGB 0-4-4 Forney :-D
Have fun with your trains
I am at the point of life that I don't need anything, train wise or other.
Although I had to order it myself, I'm getting an Intermountain NYC F-7 with sound for Christmas.
The first step in upgrading my F-7 fleet.
Remember its your railroad
Allan
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Nope, because I'm thinking I'll buy myself a pair of Arnolds new N scale U25C's in the NP roadname after Christmas.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Like many of you, I stopped requesting train stuff because people didn't read "Proto 2000 E7" or whatever, they just saw "model train" and bought me something. I got tired of getting N&O scale stuff, tacky plastic buildings, and the wrong road names for my layout. Even when they got it right, it was a Bachmann Silver Series New Haven box car, of which I now have over a dozen.
My wife and brother usually go in together and get me a gift certificate to MB Klein or Walthers, so I can sit down late Christmas morning (after the chaos subsides a bit) and order things I REALLY want.
Connecticut Valley Railroad A Branch of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford
"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." -- Henry Ford
like most of you, I'm my own Santa when it comes to trains for Christmas... With my wife's blessing if course! This year is all Amtrak. My son is getting a wooden P42 with 2 streamlines for his Thomas layout and we're getting a Kato P42, sound, with streamliners for our HO layout. also getting the Intermountain Canadian Nationail Gevo as soon as its available. Should be fun!
I asked for a HobbytownUSA giftcard. Makes choosing easier when you have control over it. :P
I bought myself a couple hoppers I redecorated into Wheeling & Lake Erie (see Weekend thread). I should be getting money, so perhaps another loco to redo into Wheeling.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
GP-9_Man11786
LOL! That's funny!