Roo posted:I'm always looking for cheap old Atlas 52 foot Gondolas in any condition I put my own trucks and couplers on them and repaint if necessary.
It would be nice to pick up, say, 6 in one go to save on freight costs to West Australia. On ebay the most I have bought is two at a time when I'm lucky.
What else?
I can't think at the moment but you know how it is you go to a show and see all those tables of items for sale it jogs your memory for that long forgotten project to get restarted again, or maybe you see something and you say "now that would be nice in that space I have reserved" or "that is just what I need boy, I'm glad I came today" and you go home full of enthusiasm with dreams of building something new!
Of course you might buy endless stuff and never use it but that's what a show is all about apart from meeting friends and looking at layouts. I can't speak for America my shows overseas have been limited to England and there is not many USA items there!
I'm not complaining, I have built up a nice layout considering I live in an isolated area and thanks for any offers of help. Roo.
I don't have a video camera but I've often entertained the thought of walking up and down the aisles of a show and videoing the tables for those who are unable to get there. Then there's the video hosting issue though.
Would be nice to do train show videos since they sure beat giving tons of money to eBay or other online resellers.
