who's going to the train show in Springfield, Mass

[streettrains]

I know i am[:D], finally after going a few years and buying this & that, I can now focus more. Since my layout is going along good & learning/relearning alot, I think I will spend more money at this one...

So who's going? Maybe we will run into each other!!![8]

I know I want to look for some Providence & Worcester, Guilford, CSX, Penn Central, NYC, Housatonic stuff... and maybe get some more info on what DCC unit I want to buy.....

can't wait...[^]

[Paul3]

Scary to think it's only a month away...

Yep, I"ll be there with the South Shore Model Railway Club tables. We don't have a portable layout, but we do sell club cars, hand out flyers, etc. We are usually over by Overland and Tucker's Hobbies in the Better Living Center. I'll also be helping out a friend of mine at the Microscale booth (a fellow SSMRC member). The whole gang of us (from the SSMRC) heads out on Friday afternoon, and stays the weekend. We should be having dinner and hoisting a few at the Picadilly Pub on Friday & On The Border (IIRC) on Saturday (all up the river from the Big E).

Paul A. Cutler III
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Weather Or No Go New Haven
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[brokemoto]

Will be there Saturday with the GF.

My credit cards will be filing assault charges against me as the Timonium, Maryland show is the next weekend.

[grayfox1119]

I will be there for sure. I have been going for the past 4 years with the wife. As I will be building my 1st layout, I will be interested in construction techniques, wiring (DCC), and most of all scenery construction and materials.

Grayfox1119 ( *** )

[Anonymous]

I've been wanting to (for the past 5 years), but I can't. [:{][:{][:{]

[jwr_1986]

I'm going on Saturday. Can't miss the Train club's normal meeting on Sunday. Does anyone know if the Potholes in CT by North Haven (I think) have been fixed. Last year a bunch of the booth owners were delayed half a day or so because they blew tires when they hit those suckers. The good part is that CT paid for the repairs. See you there!!!

Jesse

[Anonymous]

Hey guys. This is cool because I was going to start the same post about this. I will a few days prior to the train show again. I will be there for sure this year on Saturday and Sunday. I will be with the Mohegan and Pequot Railroad club. I want to meet alot of you guys so I will post a picture of myself a couple of days prior to the Trainshow and will let you guys knowwhat I will be wearing. I will be wearing all red sweater and will be looking for my new buddy Paul Cutler III. Hello Paul Long time no hear. I was under heat over the other place. LOL [}:)][:D] Anyway Guys I am so excited for JAN 29th and 30th. I will try to get up about $600 to spend on stuff. I want to have fun picking lots of stuff out ya know? Hope to meet alot of you guys there!!

[tomytuna]

I missed last year ( I'm in heating business,,and last yr busy as anything ) Went 2 yrs ago and praying for a little weather break ( ie not too cold ) so myself and 2 friends can attend...probable only going to get Sunday....Live near Boston so hope MassPike in good shape...This show is the best...Tom

[Anonymous]

I will be there on Sunday for sure.

[mustanggt]

I went last year since I live in Arlington, mass, but I wouldnt go again anytime soon. It was nice to see a modular guilford layout, but it was too crowded. Maybe next year.

[halifaxcn]

I will be there on Sunday bright and early!

Visa .....manned & ready
Discover.....manned & ready
Cash.........manned & ready

All cash and credit cards reporting manned and ready!

Happy New Year

[Paul3]

PARKERLEGEND wrote:

QUOTE: I will be with the Mohegan and Pequot Railroad club. I want to meet alot of you guys so I will post a picture of myself a couple of days prior to the Trainshow and will let you guys knowwhat I will be wearing. I will be wearing all red sweater and will be looking for my new buddy Paul Cutler III.

Sure, I'll look for you, Parker. [:)] Do you have a module? I can't remember if you told me that or not... You guys should be in Building #2, I think it's the Young Building? Anyways, I'm rarely at our club tables, as I'm usually having way too much fun talking to everyone I know (and since I've been doing this for a decade, that's more than a few people; I swear the first half of Saturday I'm just catching up with the guys I only see once each year at Springfield). BTW, if I ask for "Parker" at the M&P layout, will they know who I'm talking about?

QUOTE: Hello Paul Long time no hear. I was under heat over the other place. LOL

Well, you only broke about every rule imaginable over there. [:p] I'm surprised your computer didn't melt from the heat coming frm New Jersey... [:D][;)]

mustanggt wrote:

QUOTE: It was nice to see a modular guilford layout, but it was too crowded. Maybe next year.

If crowds are a concern to anyone, go Sunday. There is usually a few thousand fewer attendees on Sunday (provided the weather was ok on Saturday).

Paul A. Cutler III
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Weather Or No Go New Haven
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[Anonymous]

Hey Paul

I do not have a module because I have a home layout but I will be there. They all know me as Al and they will know who I am if you ask for me.
As for over there Yes I was at arms for sure. I made sure of it too. The one thing that started it was the post about Where to find black fgures at then it blew up from posters. I wanted to make it hard so I went all out. I had fun though. I am still ver there too. In fact there was a cop from Boston Name CNW Rail. That was me. I was having so much fun.

This forum is great though. No real crying about every post and fighting about certain post as over there. Thats good. But Anyway I wil be there both days Sat and Sun.

[streettrains]

ok where are we all going to meet *LOL*

my wife told me that I can't buy any engines, I have enough so far,, but she doesn't understand!!!!!

I am going Saturday, bringing my father,, he is working on his own layout....

[darth9x9]

Is there a website for the show?

[ctyclsscs]

The web site is: http://www.amherstrail.org/

I hope some of you will stop by the City Classics display in the main hall and say hello. We're along the wall near Greenway Products. We used to be next to Stewart too, but that will change.

Jim S.
City Classics

[mondotrains]

Are you kidding? I've been attending for 11 years and wouldn't miss the show for "all the tea in China". Well, maybe.

I attend both days of the show. The first day, I look for stuff that's hard to find. With all the dealers, I usually can find what I want. Last year, I also spent Saturday talking to guys offering air brushes and supplies. This show is a great place to do comparison shopping and get great ideas and input. Basically, I do all my buying on Saturday.

Sunday, I just bask in the "sunshine" of all the train layouts and talk to guys about how they created a special scene or how they made that great looking tree. That's how I discovered the Scenic Express tree-making kits.....by talking to guys at the Amherst Show. I also take notes when I see a scene I really like so I can incorporate something similar on my layout.

If you haven't attended this show and are able to this year, I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised. Pace yourself and enjoy.

Oh, another tip I can offer....I usually need a break by lunchtime and therefore go back to my car and drive out to get lunch (the food at the show is just okay...hot dogs etc. that are over-priced) . There are some great restuarants nearby....there's a Chinese place almost across the street and a nice Italian sandwich shop right by the entrance. Going out for lunch is a relaxing break, allows me to put all my purchases in my car and then I go back to the show, refreshed.

Hope you enjoy the show.
Mondo

[Anonymous]

I'll be going again this year on Sat. Does naybody know which vendors (if any) that sell the Mashima motors? I'm looking for them to repower some Athearn locos. I'll also be looking for decoders.

[streettrains]

[^] guess if I said I will be the guy with the shaved head wearing a KISS shirt, then everyone would recognize me!!!!! [:p]

[grayfox1119]

Empirevalley: there will be plenty of decoder vendors there. I don't know about Mashima though.


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[Anonymous]

Paul I now can say I have a modul there since last week I redid a old module and rescenic it to my style. It is the Canyon one and I made it look very western. I will now claim t as mine for I redid it nicely. LOL Please come see me. I will look for you too. The day before it is I will let you all know again what I will be wearing please feel free to come punch me in the face if you do not like me or say hello if you do like me. LOL I want to meet you all. I will wear a shirt that will be known. I may get a shirt made this week that reads PARKERLEGEND or BIG AL. So you will know me. It will be red too. Holla at your boy guys!!

[atsf_arizona]

Even though I'm from San Francisco, looks like I will be there, on my way back from business trip. I'm arriving Friday night, attending the NorthEast NTrak Convention that night and Sat night at the Garden Hilton Hotel (Sam Posey of "Playing with Trains" author is speaking) - and will be at the train show on Saturday. Maybe will see some of you there!

John Sing



Modeling the Santa Fe's Peavine Line in 50s and 60s

http://home.comcast.net/~j.sing

[grayfox1119]

Hi John, I will be there with the wife on Saturday, real early, it "will" be crowded. I will have a Patriots Div champs hat on (what else being from Mass), wife on one side and shopping bags on the other.

[ondrek]

I'm going, i posted the same question on the Garden railways forum.

I have too many things i want to see, i doubt i will get to see them all. bringing the kids really makes things tough sometimes.

but i have to remember, they are the reason why i got re-started in this hobby.

Kevin

[ksax73]

I'll be going. This is my first trip to a "REAL" train show.

I'm pretty excited about it! I got my Amtrak T-Shirt all ready to go. I only wear it when I am either taking a long distance Amtrak trip or for occasions like this. This is going to be the second time I wear this shirt since 1999 when I went to Northlandz.

[WilmJunc]

I'll be there with my father and my son at about noon on Saturday.

[trainfreek92]

I will be there Tommorow

[grayfox1119]

I'll be there at 9am..it should be a great show. Some people don't like the crowds, but this is one of the biggest train shows in the country, certainly the biggest in the entire Northeast. Over 4 acres in three large buildings. All the vendors will be there. It WILL be cold so be prepared. At 9 am tomorrow morning it will only be in the low single numbers.