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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 12:17:34 GMT
Today's the big day for the biggest train show in the east!
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Post by Adam on Jan 27, 2024 12:28:30 GMT
Enjoy! I can't make it today but may go tomorrow. The weather is iffy, so my attendance is iffy as of now. If I don't make it I will go to their large-scale show that they started last year. They are doing it again in April. www.nelsts.org/ |
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 14:04:15 GMT
It’s crowded as always like I remember York back in 1990s. Lots of cars from New York, New Jersey, Ontario and Quebec in addition to New England states.
I’ve got my shopping bag going in!
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 14:08:01 GMT
It’s 9:06 and people are already walking out of the Better Living Center with boxes of trains after opening at 9:00. Get em while they are hot!
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 14:49:47 GMT
Per Dave Olson : Base 3 June 2024 …
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 15:00:58 GMT
Ryan from Lionel said that the Lionel Lines SD70aces that are available from METCA will be on the water in a few days and should be out in March
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Post by healey36 on Jan 27, 2024 15:06:21 GMT
Let's see some tinplate!
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 16:02:37 GMT
I’m at Grzyboski’s now… huge selection of O gauge!
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 16:07:59 GMT
Disappointed that I can’t find MTH… they are supposed to be here. I did visit with Lionel and Atlas.
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Post by Adam on Jan 27, 2024 16:17:28 GMT
I’m at Grzyboski’s now… huge selection of O gauge! They always have a good selection. |
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Post by rockymountaineer on Jan 27, 2024 16:37:24 GMT
Disappointed that I can’t find MTH… they are supposed to be here. I did visit with Lionel and Atlas.
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 16:40:11 GMT
Finally found MTH!
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 16:40:58 GMT
Disappointed that I can’t find MTH… they are supposed to be here. I did visit with Lionel and Atlas. Interesting question.. for you I will go back and ask! |
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Post by madockawando on Jan 27, 2024 16:57:26 GMT
If you pass by Lionel's booth again, could you please ask Ryan if the radioactive canisters inside the gondola in the Atomic Energy Commission Legacy Set will blink on/off alternately. It's hard to tell from the catalog illustration if the canisters light up, and the catalog description just indicates "gondola w/canisters". That's a cool set along with the SuperBass add-on locomotive. Might be one of the few items I pre-order. Interesting question.. for you I will go back and ask! The good news is that the set has a lot of buzz and it is expected to sell well. However, the canisters are glow in the dark only because, according to Lionel, the light would just glow through the walls of the canisters. I have the set on order and I think the other features sound really cool! However, it would not have bothered me if the light bled through the walls of the canisters. |
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Post by rockymountaineer on Jan 27, 2024 17:08:45 GMT
Thank you very much for inquiring for me. I had a feeling the canisters might not blink, because the catalog would have highlighted an "operational gondola w/illuminated canisters". Would have been nice feature to turn on/off -- especially when operating the set in daylight, where the glow-in-the-dark effect isn't gonna be noticeable. The old post-war radioactive waste cars had illuminated canisters, and that's what made me think about this for a car in the AEC Legacy set. But this is not a deal-breaker. The set will still be very popular.
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