Well, is anyone going to the Montrose train and craft show on the 20th? It runs from 9AM to 2PM, and is at the Montrose Area High School. Admission is $2, children under 10 free with adult, and all are welcome.
Oh, (to kill two birds with one stone) on the 27th when the CP Holiday Train passes over the Nicholson bridge, the town of Nicholson kinda has a small celebration, with hot coca and carols. During this, the Endless Mountains Model Railroad Club is running a display in Allen’s Archery on Main Street. I’ll be there with the club, and I hope to see you there!
We went about 3 years ago and were disappointed. HAven’t been back since
Depends if my other half has the day off or not too.
WE are waiting for the Roberson show in Binghamton at teh Roberson museum on 30 front street in Binghamton on Sunday, Jan 9th 2011 9-3pm. It is also a doll fair. Cost is $5 adults, SRs and students $4 Members and children free. {www.roberson.org}
Sounds like it will be a good show to attend. If your looking for a good show check out the Allentown train show this Saturday the 13th. It is one of the biggest we have in our area.
While I haven’t been there in 20 years, the Roberson show, which used to coincide with the Christmas Tree Forest, was always a must see when I lived in Binghamton.
I’ve given up on the ATMA shows, last year was my last. Too much tinplate and junk tables. Outside of F&C, RCT&HS, and ARHS there were few if any vendors who attracted any of my attention. And as long as the organizers stubbornly refuse to organizxe the venue ala Timonium, it won’t get any better. There are some other issues which have thwarted any attempt to create an alternative in the area which also sour me on the whole experience. My only show anymore is Timonium.
Now that we have all hijacked his original thread:
The Montrose show was disappointing as it seemed to be a lot of “toy trains” ala Lionel etc and a lot of “junk” stuff otherwise.
The Roberson show is also a doll show now so it is not all trains. The planetarium {stars in space and galaxies etc} usually runs at least twice while the show is on. It alone is worth a look.
Local shows to the Binghamton area are often disappointing as it seems to be people getting rid od their junk.
Owego used to {maybe still does} have a show that was fairly decent, but don’t know anymore. ALl I know is it was during cold weather don’t remember when.
Our main show will be the Amherst Rail SOciety show Jan 28th and 29th in Springfield MA. They claim it to be the biggest in the country, but it is definitely the biggest in the NE and with 4 huge bldgs cram packed with vendors it stands to reason.
Sorry for the 5-page bump, lost track of the thread.
Thanks for the heads up people. Guess I’ll have to see what Saturday entails. If you want to meet me, I should be with the Endless Mountains Model Railroad club, with a nice name tag and a NWTF hat.
The Amherst Rail Society show is always an event worth attending. It’s almost TOO big… I dunno, CAN a train show be too big? My kids would go just to ogle the Lego layout.
However, I’ve been to two other shows in CT this year, and they were both disappointing. Half the usual number of vendors / dealers, and not nearly as many customers. A sign of the economy, perhaps? There were some good deals to be had, in particular on Proto 2K stuff. However, that may be because they’re early models, with the worm gear problems.
No problem with the worm gear on Protos, it’s the axle gears that split, and only on a few models,. Plus it’s a couple bucks from Athearn to get replacements, and it take 2 minutes to fix. Don’t shy away from Proto 2000 locos because of this, especially when you can get the older ones for $25-$50 - they were $100 locos new.
Thanks for the correction. There were Protos as low as $25, which I though was a pretty good price. I shied away because ithey were the wrong paint scheme, not because of any risk of problems.