prrjim posted:I see most of the Pennsy Models from USH and MG and sunset at O scale shows. Maybe not all at all shows, but within a year, I have seen 4-5 L1s, 4-5 I1s, some USH K4s, CLW H10s, GEM B6, USH C1, MG C1, Various M1 and M1A, N1 and J1
I also see many of these for sale on EBAY, but I have never dealt that way.
Norm's O Scale, Allegheny Scale models usually have 5-10 pennsy models on their websites or in their ads. They usually have many tables at the March Meet in Lombard IL (Chicago area). American Scale Models (Bill Davis) also has a large variety of stuff that changes rapidly.
The L1s seem to be most available, ie least popular. I1s show up pretty often too, and then probably 3rd are the mountains. K4 are actually probably most available, but are passenger locos.
I hesitate to reply as not to make this a PRR steam thread. Most of the PRR steam for sale dates to the 70's and earlier and few of it is even close to being accurate. Anything accurate (other than the current run L1s that are /were slow sellers) like Key H9's (which are long in the tooth, sparsely detailed and without sound but are physically accurate) are well over a grand. Strangely, most 2 railers don't care about accuracy but even Lionel did PRR H's with a choice of lines east or lines west tenders.
I'm not putting down E and F units just saying they seem to be cranked out and selling at the same time that the SD40-2 shows little interest. And the SD40-2 is synonymous with modern railroading as much as F units are to the transition era.
Human nature I guess that looks rule. We'd choose the show horses before we'd choose the work horses.
