Any opinions - is it worth an 1:30 minute drive?
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I am going. Probably depends on what you are looking for. Sometimes it is 50 percent trains 50 percent toys. Paul 2
did you go last year? I have not been able to find a webpage dedicated to it.
Search for Conrad and Dowdell productions- Railroad and Toy show.
It is a fairly large show held four times a year; the past few years it has averaged:
50% toys/dolls/diecast/models
28% H0/N trains
20% 0/S trains
2% STD/G/2R 0 Scale
Thanks the Conrad Dowdell site didn't have may details.
Cleveshows.com lists a lot of train shows in Ohio. I use to go to this show quite a bit but over the past few years it has been more toys then trains. Also you don't find a lot of the newer stuff..........Paul 2
In my experience it is a pretty ok show. I take my two boys. I walked away with some K-line track that I had been looking for, but the boys took home some older toys. There is usually a layout or two. Christmas time, they always have Santa there which they love. If anything it is a nice walk. We had gone to the Parma TCA show the day before, so there wasn't much new to see, but they boys had fun.
We usually go there, then to Ormandy's, then end the day with Ice Cream on the square.
i would agree with the %'s stated above.......sometimes there is table [s ] with a family liquidating a collection a member that has passed away had, with " i dont want to take it back home " prices........also have had a store-shop that closed ,the owner is selling what is left of his inventory...oct2019 had a retired NS employee selling a fantastic collection of NS hats ,work gear, jackets, timetables, special watches and much more......a few RR book and video dealers show up too.....
