You just won $500 Shopping Spree! What do you buy?

[Anonymous]

[:p] okay you just won the Model Railroader Sweeostakes. You get $500 to spend at one store anywhere in the country (Model Railroad/Hobbyshops only)
$500 for locomotives,decoders,cars keit...etc. What do you buy and where?[8D]

[Anonymous]

[:p] okay you just won the Model Railroader Sweeostakes. You get $500 to spend at one store anywhere in the country (Model Railroad/Hobbyshops only)
$500 for locomotives,decoders,cars keit...etc. What do you buy and where?[8D]

[Anonymous]

A whole whack of Micro Trains flextrak ,F-7s, and rolling stock; Halwa and Wright turnouts; Micron Art structures and some oak.

[Anonymous]

A whole whack of Micro Trains flextrak ,F-7s, and rolling stock; Halwa and Wright turnouts; Micron Art structures and some oak.

[Trainnut484]

$500 dollars doesn't go too far nowadays since the new Bigboys and Challengers would eat all if not most of it. I would get a couple of Genesis locomotives, Proto's and Atlas's.

Maybe MR should think about increasing the winning pot since prices on new locos and cars have increased. Not only because of rising prices, but would create more competition in the sweepstakes.

[Trainnut484]

$500 dollars doesn't go too far nowadays since the new Bigboys and Challengers would eat all if not most of it. I would get a couple of Genesis locomotives, Proto's and Atlas's.

Maybe MR should think about increasing the winning pot since prices on new locos and cars have increased. Not only because of rising prices, but would create more competition in the sweepstakes.

[Anonymous]

I posted to a similar question on the Garden Railroader fourm. I would invest the $ into my grandfathers Lionel layout. New benchwork with track upgrading (with used track). Now if I had $500 (instead of $100) then I would also try to get new transformer(s) and as much else I could streach out of that money. Probibly hand build a work house to "FIX" those old locos....then again who knows how far I could streach that kind of $. I usualy only have a $30 limit!

[Anonymous]

I posted to a similar question on the Garden Railroader fourm. I would invest the $ into my grandfathers Lionel layout. New benchwork with track upgrading (with used track). Now if I had $500 (instead of $100) then I would also try to get new transformer(s) and as much else I could streach out of that money. Probibly hand build a work house to "FIX" those old locos....then again who knows how far I could streach that kind of $. I usualy only have a $30 limit!

[CP5415]

i'd get a used brass Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 or 4-8-4

[CP5415]

i'd get a used brass Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 or 4-8-4

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the prize. You can send it to me at 317 S Madison, Aurora, MO 65605. I'll buy train stuff at my local hobby shop. I will be expecting the prize within 30 days. Again, thanks for the prize.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the prize. You can send it to me at 317 S Madison, Aurora, MO 65605. I'll buy train stuff at my local hobby shop. I will be expecting the prize within 30 days. Again, thanks for the prize.

[joseph2]

I would find a store that sells old magazines and spend it all on back issues for my collection.MR,RMC,NG&SLG and Railroad Magazine are my favorites.

[joseph2]

I would find a store that sells old magazines and spend it all on back issues for my collection.MR,RMC,NG&SLG and Railroad Magazine are my favorites.

[Anonymous]

Yeah Right ,Ha Ha Wishful thinking I would buy some P2K may one Kato & Atlas & Stewart Locomotive also some good rolling stock (Kadee,Intermountain,Branchline) a cpl. of Peco Turnouts and some structures from Walthers,DPM .$500 may not be all that much but that will get my layout up and running.I don't spend that much all year so that can be a blesssing to my budget. Hurry up and send the check.

[Anonymous]

Yeah Right ,Ha Ha Wishful thinking I would buy some P2K may one Kato & Atlas & Stewart Locomotive also some good rolling stock (Kadee,Intermountain,Branchline) a cpl. of Peco Turnouts and some structures from Walthers,DPM .$500 may not be all that much but that will get my layout up and running.I don't spend that much all year so that can be a blesssing to my budget. Hurry up and send the check.

[Anonymous]

It's been two weeks and no check. Where's my $500 Frisco1632 ???

[Anonymous]

It's been two weeks and no check. Where's my $500 Frisco1632 ???

[Anonymous]

$500 might get me a whole N scale Con-Cor Cali Zephyr, powered an ABB set of Kato WP F3s.

John

WP Lives!

[Anonymous]

$500 might get me a whole N scale Con-Cor Cali Zephyr, powered an ABB set of Kato WP F3s.

John

WP Lives!

[Anonymous]

Five addtional Intermountain (2) SD40-T2 (3) SD45-T2 locos with "L" windshields and a bit of code 55 flextrack with the remainder.

[Anonymous]

Five addtional Intermountain (2) SD40-T2 (3) SD45-T2 locos with "L" windshields and a bit of code 55 flextrack with the remainder.

[Anonymous]

I always wondered that. Since the MR sweepstakes lets you buy through your local store, and my local store has the business card of a layout repair specialist, I think I would take $500 worth of services from him to get the !@$#%^& wiring and some of the @^^%%$## out of guage tracks reguaged, not to mention the $###@! switch machines operating, so I could run the trains I already have in a more relaxing fashion.

[Anonymous]

I always wondered that. Since the MR sweepstakes lets you buy through your local store, and my local store has the business card of a layout repair specialist, I think I would take $500 worth of services from him to get the !@$#%^& wiring and some of the @^^%%$## out of guage tracks reguaged, not to mention the $###@! switch machines operating, so I could run the trains I already have in a more relaxing fashion.

[Anonymous]

I would buy more dcc equip(decoders,hand held command sta. etc)more rolling
stock,new turnouts,scenery,bldgs,etc.



Steve Robinson

[Anonymous]

I would buy more dcc equip(decoders,hand held command sta. etc)more rolling
stock,new turnouts,scenery,bldgs,etc.



Steve Robinson

[Anonymous]

What would I get?
Maybe start with some computer interfaceing ; sheetrock for my train room; and the last choice would be Alco's in Ho.

[Anonymous]

What would I get?
Maybe start with some computer interfaceing ; sheetrock for my train room; and the last choice would be Alco's in Ho.

[MAbruce]

After taxes, that would leave me enought to get some accessories...[}:)][xx(][;)]

[MAbruce]

After taxes, that would leave me enought to get some accessories...[}:)][xx(][;)]