I can't wait to check out the old school 3 rail.
Absolutely, looking forward to it.
Less than two weeks to go...can"t wait! Friday I need to take a few of my Overland diesels up to a guy north of Elgin to have DCC plus LED lighting put in, then if time allows, it is off to Teds' (Fox Valley O Scalers) for an afternoon op session. Hope the weather is great that weekend..... Looking forward to running into some forum members.
The Rockford O Scalers had the pleasure of visiting the River Forest layout and the Hinsdale layout that will be open during the March Meet. Both of these layouts are worth the visit if you can make it to the March Meet. The quality of the two layouts was inspiring and will motivate me to raise my standards and expectations of what the Rockford O Scalers layout should and can be.
If you are heading west from the March Meet by car on the 19th (Sunday), please stop by our layout if you have a chance. Hopefully you will be as inspired and have as good of a time as we had today. Looking forward to seeing many of you at the March Meet.
I plan on going. It will be my first time. No expectations so I am sure it will be great.
I have expectations of St Pattys day in Chicago being a blast. Good thing whisky doesn't give hangovers
The Rockford O Scalers will be manning our sales tables at the Meet on Saturday March 18 and then on Sunday March 19 our layout will be open 12:00 noon to 6:00pm. We hope to see there!
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Matt Makens posted:I have expectations of St Pattys day in Chicago being a blast. Good thing whisky doesn't give hangovers
Surprisingly, this weekend is when they have their big parade and dyeing of the river Green. Sure there will be some drinking Friday night. They say that Halloween parties have become the biggest source of drunk drivers, wonder where St. Pat's fits in.
Yes, the parade is always the Saturday befor st pattys day if st pattys day doesn't land in Saturday so I'm a little sad I won't get to see it and the green river but the river is an odd green color anyway.
Richard Dunn...Do you still have that beautiful UP SD70ACe?? Or did you sell it? Engineer Joe.....I hope you can make it to the show this year.....
Engineer-Joe posted:naveenrajan posted:rdunniii posted:I'd like to meet you too, and any others from this forum. I will have a table, which I tend not to spend a lot of time at, which can be used as a meeting place. If I cannot be found it tends to get announced over the PA system
Last year my table was along the far side wall near MMW.
What time are you planning to go to the museum sunday, never been there before.
Richard,
I remember your table. So, were there any further updates to your Sunset EMD demonstrator that USPS lost & kept showing up on E-Bay through a Pawn Shop in GA?
These are just my opinion.
Thanks,
Naveen Rajan
this was painful to hear about. I returned a smashed up and broken engine back to the seller that was in a box without damage. The return address was a fake. They lost the engine. So I lost my money. That also was in Georgia??
I don't know why I bother to insure my stuff with them. I started using FedEx exclusively and over time now, I forgot why.
Now, I'm remembering why!
The insurance is just as bad for all of them. USPS was my last hope for actually having it work but they like the others set it up to protect themselves first and you possibly. So long as you know exactly how to play the the game.
R Nelson posted:Richard Dunn...Do you still have that beautiful UP SD70ACe?? Or did you sell it? Engineer Joe.....I hope you can make it to the show this year.....
I sorta sold it. There was a guy at the show that collected HO brass who traded me a beautifully finished Overland KCS GEVO as partial payment.
I hope to see you there too. I may have the same table as last year. This year I'll at least have a GGD brass Pennsy FOM RPO and most likely a bunch of PRB Super Chief cars to sell. I may have a couple of factory painted Wasatch UP cars also. I'll also have a couple of SD70/80/90 OMI trucks set up to showoff my P48 wheelsets.
will be there as a first timer
The March Meet is one of my favorite shows. I always go home with a bag full of hard to find detail parts, Kadee couplers and even a $25 freight car or two. Lots of great layouts to see in the evenings too.
Hopefully I can catch up with my old Independent HiRailer friends while I'm at it.
Really looking forward to it. One of my favorite shows of the year. The layout tours is what introduced me to real operating sessions. Always makes me think I should have gotten into 2-rail O scale instead of 3-rail. Hope to see a lot of you there.
Art
As of now, i have 3 tubs of cars and kits, and I'll have at least 1-2 more tubs/boxes of just structures to sell like this:
And the caboose structure scene that's in the most recent issue of OST.
Anyone going to the March Meet have adresses for the 2 layout tours in Rockford IL Thanks Eh
chester7 posted:Anyone going to the March Meet have adresses for the 2 layout tours in Rockford IL Thanks Eh
Once you purchase your registration and entrance fee ($20 for both days), then you will be give a list of all the locations & dates for the various "open house" layout tours. Naturally, the layout toured are only "open" to paid attendees of the March Meet.
Hot Water posted:chester7 posted:Anyone going to the March Meet have adresses for the 2 layout tours in Rockford IL Thanks Eh
Once you purchase your registration and entrance fee ($20 for both days), then you will be give a list of all the locations & dates for the various "open house" layout tours. Naturally, the layout toured are only "open" to paid attendees of the March Meet.
Im not going to be able to make the march meet this year but im going to be in Rockford visiting some friends and thought I could check out the layout tours there eh If not thats ok
The location of the Rockford O Scalers layout is in the 3800 block of Lookout Drive (south side of Rockford near the end of Alpine). There will be a crossbuck in the front yard so once you get to Lookout it won't be hard to find. The hours are noon to six on Sunday only. We don't care if you made it to the March meet or not (but it is a great show so if you can make it, you should). We have sent out a general invitation to all of the model railroaders/co-workers and friends around the Rockford area. I can't answer for the other layout. Hope you can make it.
john handlogten posted:The location of the Rockford O Scalers layout is in the 3800 block of Lookout Drive (south side of Rockford near the end of Alpine). There will be a crossbuck in the front yard so once you get to Lookout it won't be hard to find. The hours are noon to six on Sunday only. We don't care if you made it to the March meet or not (but it is a great show so if you can make it, you should). We have sent out a general invitation to all of the model railroaders/co-workers and friends around the Rockford area. I can't answer for the other layout. Hope you can make it.
Thanks John eh
john handlogten posted:The location of the Rockford O Scalers layout is in the 3800 block of Lookout Drive (south side of Rockford near the end of Alpine). There will be a crossbuck in the front yard so once you get to Lookout it won't be hard to find. The hours are noon to six on Sunday only. We don't care if you made it to the March meet or not (but it is a great show so if you can make it, you should). We have sent out a general invitation to all of the model railroaders/co-workers and friends around the Rockford area. I can't answer for the other layout. Hope you can make it.
Just tried to look this up on google but couldn't find a home with cross buck in front and no Alpine eh
rattler21 posted:Chad, The operative words are 'there will be'. John didn't say 'There is." John
Anybody know the actual address?
Matt,
The layout tours are a "state secret" because the "tours/open houses" are ONLY for the attendees of the March Meet. Thus, if one is NOT an "attendee" then just how in he$$ would they know where all the "tours/open houses" are anyway?
Having participated in the "tour/open house" for our layout a few times, I sure wouldn't want MY address for an "open house" published in say, the Chicago Tribune, or any of the model railroad magazines, let alone on a website.
I see your point jack. I don't like people I dont know coming to my house that much so having my address on the ol interweb would bother me. still going to pay at the show and skip the layouts. There's plenty of stuff to do in Chicago
What shop is Erick's? Planning on hitting the show early Saturday and then do a "shop tour". Always looking for new shops to visit
I will be there! I will be displaying a small 2-Rail layout operation inspired by the Inglenook concept. I believe I will be set-up outside of the main ballroom.
See you there!
I'll be there on Saturday...can't wait.
The fun has begun!!!! Lots of old friends and a few new ones.
Very few empty tables at the end of setup tonight. "Diversity" of products abound
Once again it seems like it's gonna be a GREAT show!
Was MMW set up with SD 45 sample model?
I will be there at the Allegheny scale model trains table with a few 2 and 3 rail items for sale.
Richard Gonzales
I was at MMW today playing with the 4 sample models he had. All I can say is WOW!!!!! Those of us that ordered some of these models will not be disappointed as the ones I've seen are second to none in quality and detail
Jim, Erik's shop is MMW. Machine shop in Aurora
Hi Matt
I need a little more information to find Eriks. Googling MMW. Machine shop in Aurora provides either machine shop listing or law firms with 3 partners who last names begin with MMW
Eriks is not open for visits
Show was packed...Mobbed at opening this morning. l hope as many were there and as much business was done as appeared. Did not look like this is a dying scale.. l picked up a few small items.
No, this hobby is not dying it's a really good show.
It was a great show. I was able to find some detail items from three venders. It was disappointing that most venders were cash only which limited my spending. It was my first time and I only brought $300.00 in cash and spent most of it.
I met Mr. Muffin (Steve Nelson) and had a nice conversation about Atlas. I just got some Atlas 70 ton hoppers and 8000 gallon tankers from him earlier in the week and they are extremely impressive. I expressed my pleasure with those and my anxiousness in getting some of their locomotives. I can't wait.
Marty from Scale City Design has got some impressive stuff that he will be adding to his website. I will be on the lookout for that in the coming weeks. He also is now carrying Arttista figures. I would have bought a bunch of those figures if I brought more cash.
My buddy bought a rare Weaver brass sanding tower. Man I wish I had two of them.
Altoona models are very impressive. Bob Spaulding was a nice guy and his work and his products are awesome.
Oh yeah, almost all the venders there don't believe in a center rail. Therefore, no locos or rolling stock were there for me to purchase.
No way is the hobby dieing, I couldn't believe the crowd that was there at the opening...the room was packed. It was a great day there!
Crazy day. WOW!
Dick
