Merry Christmas Everyone,
So, what did you all get?
I got an IHC Southern 4501 DCC ready 2-8-2 (I was waiting for the Blueline, but who cares, I like it), a few sections of EZ-track, and 3pieces of rolling stock, which are 2 Bachmann Southern 40’ boxcars and an Athearn Southern 60’flatcar
Not too bad, in fact, I didn’t even think I was going to get any of it. On the no-railroad side I got an Ipod Classic 80g and a Digital Camera.
Not too bad.
Cheese
I got a Nickel Plate 765 2-8-4 from Santa Claus. I also got a Digitrax Zephyr Starter Set from Mom & Dad. I also have been waiting for the Southern 4501 to come out from BLI. I painted a IHC Mike into a Southern 4501 livery. It has since fallen off my train table & is in retirement.
I got mine a little early, courtesy of Caboose Hobbies in Denver. A brass PFM Rio Grande L-131 2-8-8-2. Early run, was obviously seldom taken out of the box. A little lubrication, some tweaking and the little devil runs just fine, thank you. As soon as it’s properly broken in, I’ll take it down to the Deer Creek yards and run it through the paint shop.
Haven’t opened the rest of my presents yet, but there’s something in a suspicious looking box under the tree that is kind of heavy and doesn’t rattle when I shake it. Hm. Do you suppose it’s something with lots of wheels encased in foam, LOL?
Tom [:P]
i got a bachmann k4 and four matching passenger cars
Much to my surprise it wasn’t Santa but my daughter’s boy friend got me a Bachmann G-gage (1:20.5) Zebra Stock car for the circus train!
lessee RR side, on Mom;s family, I picked up a Model Power High Speed Amtrack. (ICE sty;le, not Accela), and a Digitrax UT4. Seeing as how my layout isn’t up, and the only running I’ll do is with the club, the smaller controller works great.
Santa brought me a Genesis SD70MAC in Conrail paint!
Kodak C513 Digital Camera. (WPF’s in trouble now!)
Nvidia GeForce 256meg 8X AGP Video Card. Tranz runs pretty smooth now!
And cash that I used to buy some building kits that I’m waiting on. (Right SteamFreak?[:D])
What in the HELL?!?!
How did this HAPPEN?
Oh, well… I guess it’s the thought that counts…
Lee
(PS: Never let your cat on eBay when he’s on his third Martini…)
Oooooo![8D]
Walther’s Pella station built-up and a BLI SW-7 in the C&S / AT & SF Joint line version of the Burlington switcher scheme.
Mark Gosdin
My wife and I write out gift cert. to each other if we don’t know what to get each other. She wrote one for $50.00 at any hobby store, I want. I thought that was sweet. She also got me a blender so I can make some ground turf, um… A new shop lamp, and some paint brushes for my weathering. I think she did real good.
After being laid up for nearly 70 days and finally got back to work I didnt get anything but made sure my wife and grandkids got everything they desired ITS ABOUT THE GIVING `Larry
Among other nice things, I got the gift that keeps on giving…
…A Mr. Beer Home Brewing Kit!!!
First batch of lager is fermenting as we speak!
Looks like I’m about to embark on yet another lifelong hobby…
Merry Christmas!!!
Larry,
Your Christmas Spirit is very admirable. Not many people would be happy just giving and not getting, but you don’t seem to mind, and I thinnk we could all take a leaf out of your book. Your sir, are a true gentlemen and I hope God blesses you for your good spirit.
Cheese
I opened up my T55 ES44AC GE Demonstrator loco this morning, wow what a beauty. I also got 6 Intermountain Sultran Gondola cars and 1 Intermountain Potash car. A few containers and a six pack of coal for my Walthers coal cars. Woohoo!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Well, you can take train photos… (then post them here…hint hint…)[:D]
I got North American Railyards and a video camera.
Just in time for Christmas, Santa brought me the two NY,NH, & H RR hybrid I-5 4-6-4s that I had hinted to BLI about over a year ago.
They are absolutely GORGEOUS.
Strangely, they came in a UPS truck, so he must have been really busy.
Even more strange, they were charged to my credit card.
If I ever get the courage to take them out of the box, I’ll post some pix.
Oh well, Merry Christmas from Sunny Scottsdale Arizona, to you lucky guys.
C’mon, you’re gonna post pics, right?[swg]