SteamFreak wrote:Always reserve the busiest dealer's table near the food court for a lively, high-volume debate about whether urine is sterile or not. (Overheard at the local Christmas show. )
If that doesn't work, there's always politics. Everybody really wants to know how much you hate (fill in the blank) because of (event that never really happened).
Guilford Guy wrote:Always say whats wrong and offer advice for their modules, even though you haven't built a layout in your life.
Are we talking about shows or the forum?
lvanhen wrote: Guilford Guy wrote:Always say whats wrong and offer advice for their modules, even though you haven't built a layout in your life.Are we talking about shows or the forum?
Wherever its applicable
Alex
grayfox1119 wrote:Walk past a crowd with your full bag saying to your friend/ wife , whatever, " I can't believe there're selling these for that price, what a steal we got those for, there're selling like hotcakes"!!! Then disappear fast into the crowd before someone can ask you "what, where, etc."
OR say to your shopping partner (real loud of course) "THE GUY AT THE END TABLE IN THIS ROW SAID 40% OFF STARTING AT 2 PM!!!!"
concretelackey wrote: grayfox1119 wrote:Walk past a crowd with your full bag saying to your friend/ wife , whatever, " I can't believe there're selling these for that price, what a steal we got those for, there're selling like hotcakes"!!! Then disappear fast into the crowd before someone can ask you "what, where, etc."OR say to your shopping partner (real loud of course) "THE GUY AT THE END TABLE IN THIS ROW SAID 40% OFF STARTING AT 2 PM!!!!"
another crowd mover
"DID YOU SEE THAT GUY SELLING BRASS ON THE OTHER SIDE? IMAGINE THAT....BUY 2 BRASS LOCOS AT 10% OFF MSRP AND GET THE THIRD OF YOUR CHOICE FOR $5.00!!!!"
People at trains are a great bunch, who love it when you comment about their wives/girlfriends as if they were model trains. Examples include:
"Wow, I've been looking for one of those all day, which table are they selling them at?"
"With all the new models, I commend you on fixing up something that old. Great details, by the way"
"I'll take that one. Wrong paint scheme, but I'm just gonna strip 'er down when I get home, anyway"
"Dude, I never knew you were into large scale"
I used to belong to a modualr club that displayed our layout a 6-10 shows per year. I always hated the guy who bought a loco and just walked over to our layout and placed it on the tracks to see if it would run; without permission.
Jim, Modeling the Kansas City Southern Lines in HO scale.
Since you just met me and don't know anything about me, my family, etc, be sure to use ethnic slurs freely. Everyone knows "some of your best friends" love to be called that.
Nelson
Ex-Southern 385 Being Hoisted
I love it when a show opens the door and presents a ticket table.
That ticket table gets buried in 10's and 20's by the line. Within a few minutes... they are asking for small bills.
When you eyeball a item, dont enjoy the item. Look for stuff that is busted and easy for YOU to fix. It might be truly busted and unfixable. Be very careful to buy items within your repair abilities at the workbench.
Some dealers charge MSRP no matter what. Those Bachmann Silver Series log cars are 32 dollars each. It is getting to the point that the same dealer hauls the exact same cars to the show for YEARS and I STILL go through that box with these exact cars. Recognizeable by the flaws on the packaging and some damage to the cars that seem to increase with each show transport.
Test your locomotives at the nice train test table with thier various gauges of track. Allow the test man to slap the throttle wide open 100% and slam the engine to the end of the track FAST....
Dont participate in competition like engine drag races with children, thier reflexes and nerves are "Cleaner" and much faster than yours. You lose. The last time I participated I still had about 20% throttle left when I crossed the finish line. Possibly I may have let the kid win. Who knows?