Springfield, Ohio spring train show (1 day).
At the fairgrounds: two large buildings connected by a wide building.
First hall:
The fellow that I bought a bunch of early, all metal Varney and Athearn cars (see last pictures for 'booty' purchased ).
Something new: some well detailed and lighted buildings.
Pretty cool: Husband's wife made these rails out of wood.
Dave from Middletown. Building an O gauge layout.
Center hall.
MVMR club. Some cool bridges.
Bob selling some rocks. I bought 6 packages.
His 'slot' car!
Some nicely detailed scenes.
Second hall.
Asking $250.
Some nice pre-war stuff.
Several tables of N gauge.
Circus train.
Didn't plan of buying anything: so much for that theory!
The older fellow was selling a lot of early Athearn and Varney all metal freight cars that he as made over the decades. I bought 38 of them. Not sure why I bought them since I have around 700 cars, presently! Emotion overrides logic!
Some are all wood.
The one exception is a Bachmann depressed flat with load.
Some more heat shrink tubing, some weathered fences, #5 couplers, rock slag and a double slip switch. I only have one turnout not made on my layout and it's a slip switch. After 40 years of use, the one on the layout gives a few 'bumps' on cars, once in awhile, so I bought this one as a 'back up': 15 bucks was worth it!
Americana:
County court house in Xenia, Ohio
This should have a good size basement for a layout!
