trainroomgary posted:THE DMRRC • 2017 Wall Calendar
The Detroit Model Railroad Club is selling their 2017 wall calendar. I am Mr. December, so I purchased 4 copies, my wife wants to purchase two more as gifts. I will have one for my train room and 5 as gifts.
This is become an excellent fund raiser for the DMRRC.
Below are some photos.
Nice calendar the club is selling! I see you sitting on the second floor! Nice photo and congratulations!
USPS brought another addition to my growing fleet of Weaver TOFC flat cars. Had a broken part from the trip but have managed to glue it in place. Pics..............Paul
Mark Zeigler posted:Been looking for this set for a few years. Scored it on E-Bay. I was at the right place at the right time.
Nice! I saw one of these painted up in real life last year at a museum:
trainroomgary posted:
COOL! Good photo and great looking model work!
I don't think many clubs do stuff like this. The NMRA puts out one each year and next year I'm seriously thinking of submitting a photo or two from my layout to see if I make the cut...
I just scored (2) Weaver 20" 5 cars sets to add to my varnish collection. I am adding 3 of the Santa Fe cars(2 domes and 1 coach) to make for an 11 car consist at this weekends show in Hamburg NY with the FCTT(Flower City Tinplate Trackers).
I just scored (2) Weaver 20" 5 cars sets to add to my varnish collection. I am adding 3 of the Santa Fe cars(2 domes and 1 coach) to make for an 11 car consist at this weekends show in Hamburg NY with the FCTT(Flower City Tinplate Trackers).
Got in three 1/43 cars at a reduced price. One was a 1933 Graham as a used car for my 1940 Graham dealership, (there is supposed to be a 1937 Graham coming that l want for it, too) Another was a 1939 Pontiac from a Pontiac series Brooklin is doing like their Buick series, but of which l have seen few examples offered here (both came out of GB). Brooklin seems to be doing more pre-1940 cars, but expensive . I have glommed a few used.
Got a dozen AF cars at the train show in Hartly, DE today:
3 NOS Lobaugh DC motors. Looks like '50's technology to me and doubt the recommended Mallory rectifier is still available. No plans on what to use these in but will play around with running them under TMCC.
Bruce
Well today a few more items become part of my ever-expanding collection:
The Lionel Texas Special Coaches (6-82574):
Big picture eh?
Next, I got the Lionel JLC N&W Y6b (6-28085):
and finally, this is not an addition to the collection but actually something I am in which is the LCCA Switching Tracks program. This means I get to own this boxcar for the next three (3) weeks. Here is what mine looks like:
Note: This photo is not mine, so all due respect to trainroomgary. I'm just using it to show you guys what mine looks like because I believe this Orange-Blue variant is more rare than the Blue-Orange variant of this same car. So trainroomgary, I hope it's ok for me to use this photo with your permission.
Just bought the MTH Railking KDKA Radio (1950's) Boxcar at Just Trains yesterday. Very sharp.
My mother in-law bought me this clock at a garage sale.
I stopped by Hardwoods, Hardware, and Hobbies in Boise, Idaho yesterday. I walked in and met the owner Pat who was wearing a Lionel T-shirt. There was a Lionel anniversary set running in the front window. Even with this promising first impression, he did not have a single piece of o-gauge rolling stock for sale. He stated that he plans on adding o-scale rolling stock to his store in the near future. He did however have a great assortment of woodland scenics supplies. He also had a great selection of wooden detail, freight, and other wood carved pieces for sale. This was a great little shop, with a lot of potential. If you're ever in Boise, check it out.
went with my Dad to a local show, and found a few things. $10 box I got for $5 for just looking at it,$4 Marx tower, some Postwar trucks for projects, and a 1719 I've been looking for.
and a $5 Prewar cabin car with a green cupola.
Was that the Monaca show ?? Weather was too nasty for me to go. Another TCA show in Dec !!
yes it was Jim. the weather scared off some sellers, but it was still a nice show. could have spent more than I did (as always). nice show, plenty of room, and a good bit of O Gauge,some Flyer,some Marx,even saw an Ives piece or two, and plenty of HO.
we got just a coating on the ground, and wet roads.
WE have had snow most of the day, about 4" total so I took apart my Standard gauge tank car and ran trains.
It has been 10 years since I was at the Monaca show. I lost track of when they hold it. Actually there are so many small shows and open houses this time of year in the Tri-State area, I wouldn't get to them all if I had no other commitments at all.
Thank you, Dave! I think this is a different location from where they had it 10 years ago. Just about an hour no matter which of 3 routes I take. That will be a good alternative if it is nice that day, but snowy the weekend of the Greenberg show like it was this year. I'm printing the flyer to keep in my stack. 
yeah when I first started going in the early '90s, it was at the PNA Hall, then they moved to Center Stage near the Beaver Valley Mall. They moved a mile or so down the road when the new owners jacked up the hall rental fees.
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