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

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What do you buy?
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 16, 2003 10:17 PM
Five addtional Intermountain (2) SD40-T2 (3) SD45-T2 locos with "L" windshields and a bit of code 55 flextrack with the remainder.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 16, 2003 9:59 PM
$500 might get me a whole N scale Con-Cor Cali Zephyr, powered an ABB set of Kato WP F3s.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 16, 2003 9:59 PM
$500 might get me a whole N scale Con-Cor Cali Zephyr, powered an ABB set of Kato WP F3s.

John

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:38 PM
It's been two weeks and no check. Where's my $500 Frisco1632 ???
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:38 PM
It's been two weeks and no check. Where's my $500 Frisco1632 ???
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 4, 2003 11:13 PM
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.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 4, 2003 11:13 PM
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.
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Posted by joseph2 on Monday, August 4, 2003 9:46 AM
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.
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Posted by joseph2 on Monday, August 4, 2003 9:46 AM
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.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 4, 2003 8:09 AM
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.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 4, 2003 8:09 AM
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.
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Posted by CP5415 on Monday, August 4, 2003 6:53 AM
i'd get a used brass Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 or 4-8-4

Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!

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Posted by CP5415 on Monday, August 4, 2003 6:53 AM
i'd get a used brass Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 or 4-8-4

Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 11:30 PM
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!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 11:30 PM
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!
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Sunday, August 3, 2003 10:08 PM
$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.
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Sunday, August 3, 2003 10:08 PM
$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.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 9:47 PM
A whole whack of Micro Trains flextrak ,F-7s, and rolling stock; Halwa and Wright turnouts; Micron Art structures and some oak.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 9:47 PM
A whole whack of Micro Trains flextrak ,F-7s, and rolling stock; Halwa and Wright turnouts; Micron Art structures and some oak.
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You just won $500 Shopping Spree! What do you buy?
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 8:31 PM
[: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]
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You just won $500 Shopping Spree! What do you buy?
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 8:31 PM
[: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]

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