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

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Posted by GDRMCo on Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Frisco1632

[: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]

Wheres my $500.00. I'm gonna sue Model railroader if i dont get it in2-4 weeks.[}:)]

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Posted by GDRMCo on Saturday, September 6, 2003 7:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Frisco1632

[: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]

Wheres my $500.00. I'm gonna sue Model railroader if i dont get it in2-4 weeks.[}:)]

ML

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 7, 2003 9:14 PM
I would buy a Mopac Budd coach and ACF coach grill being produced by The Coach yard. This would complete my MOPAC train for my layout of passenger trains serving KC Union Station in the late 60's-March 71
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 7, 2003 9:14 PM
I would buy a Mopac Budd coach and ACF coach grill being produced by The Coach yard. This would complete my MOPAC train for my layout of passenger trains serving KC Union Station in the late 60's-March 71
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 8, 2003 8:08 AM
scratchbuilding supplies, Paint,MT trucks and couplers,more MT trucks and couplers Detail parts and an Aztec dual action airbrush.Did i mention paint.Oh and perhaps some weathering powders.and and and can i have more money??? ;o)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 8, 2003 8:08 AM
scratchbuilding supplies, Paint,MT trucks and couplers,more MT trucks and couplers Detail parts and an Aztec dual action airbrush.Did i mention paint.Oh and perhaps some weathering powders.and and and can i have more money??? ;o)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 8, 2003 9:40 PM
I would change scales (from N to HO) and buy the new Norfolk & Western Class A that was recently reviewed. Ohmagawd, that thing makes me drool... get the mop out, folks!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 8, 2003 9:40 PM
I would change scales (from N to HO) and buy the new Norfolk & Western Class A that was recently reviewed. Ohmagawd, that thing makes me drool... get the mop out, folks!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:25 AM
I guess I'd spend it all in scratchbuilding supplies.... and the BLI Hudson
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:25 AM
I guess I'd spend it all in scratchbuilding supplies.... and the BLI Hudson
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:48 PM
Even though I model in O scale, I would buy the new FSM kit, put it in my will to my grandson, let him sell it to some HO guy in the year 2025 and retire on the proceeds![:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:48 PM
Even though I model in O scale, I would buy the new FSM kit, put it in my will to my grandson, let him sell it to some HO guy in the year 2025 and retire on the proceeds![:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:00 PM
For my purple star, I would spend most of it on the return air fare to the hobby shop and hopefully have enough left for a packet of Details West grab irons. They're as common as rocking horse ***, over here.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:00 PM
For my purple star, I would spend most of it on the return air fare to the hobby shop and hopefully have enough left for a packet of Details West grab irons. They're as common as rocking horse ***, over here.

Jon
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Posted by krump on Thursday, September 18, 2003 4:10 AM
downpayment on a BigBoy or Challenger
or
Royal Hudson locomotive 2860 (CP)
or
beginnings of (indoor) G- Scale
or
can I use the mega-bucks towards family train travel across the country ???

cheers, krump

 "TRAIN up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" ... Proverbs 22:6

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Posted by krump on Thursday, September 18, 2003 4:10 AM
downpayment on a BigBoy or Challenger
or
Royal Hudson locomotive 2860 (CP)
or
beginnings of (indoor) G- Scale
or
can I use the mega-bucks towards family train travel across the country ???

cheers, krump

 "TRAIN up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" ... Proverbs 22:6

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 19, 2003 11:34 PM
Hmmm,,, decoders for my 2 S-2s and my Vo1000, everything left over would go toward radio thottles for my NCE system
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 19, 2003 11:34 PM
Hmmm,,, decoders for my 2 S-2s and my Vo1000, everything left over would go toward radio thottles for my NCE system
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Posted by AltonFan on Saturday, September 20, 2003 11:29 AM
Get all the Peco Code 55 turnouts, crossings, and other exotic trackwork I could afford.

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Posted by AltonFan on Saturday, September 20, 2003 11:29 AM
Get all the Peco Code 55 turnouts, crossings, and other exotic trackwork I could afford.

Dan

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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Saturday, September 20, 2003 12:00 PM
Alcos, and a Spray booth.
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Saturday, September 20, 2003 12:00 PM
Alcos, and a Spray booth.
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 20, 2003 2:06 PM
I probably will use it to replace the wobbly plastic wheels with the fine metal wheel sets, upgrade the electronics to DCC, and perhaps some inprovements to the worktable. If there were any left over I probably will use it to pad the monthly allowance at the store.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 20, 2003 2:06 PM
I probably will use it to replace the wobbly plastic wheels with the fine metal wheel sets, upgrade the electronics to DCC, and perhaps some inprovements to the worktable. If there were any left over I probably will use it to pad the monthly allowance at the store.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 20, 2003 4:13 PM
buildings for kitbashing.Have my own decals made up also.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 20, 2003 4:13 PM
buildings for kitbashing.Have my own decals made up also.
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Posted by tomwatkins on Saturday, September 20, 2003 8:49 PM
A couple of Broadway Limited heavy mikados and the detailing parts to do them up as Southern Railway MS-4s.
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Posted by tomwatkins on Saturday, September 20, 2003 8:49 PM
A couple of Broadway Limited heavy mikados and the detailing parts to do them up as Southern Railway MS-4s.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:49 PM
another Broadway LTD 2-6-6-4. You can never have too many big steam engines. plus what an awesome doubleheader that would make!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 25, 2003 2:49 PM
another Broadway LTD 2-6-6-4. You can never have too many big steam engines. plus what an awesome doubleheader that would make!!

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