With this being my first Saturday off for three years and happing to have a train show in town guess what I did? [:D] It was pretty much what I excepted, pretty much like the computer shows I gone to but neater stuff.
I enjoyed looking at the N Scale with thinking about changing scale. I wished I had taken my camera, saw the coolest wyne (spell check) in N scale. It serve 3 main lines, with cross overs but only one wyne. I all saw my first Z Scale, boy my 174 square bench would seem like a whole state! But how the heck do you see to fix anything?
I promised my self unless it was the deal of a life time I would not buy anything new, if it is new I will support my LHS K-10 Trains in Maryville IL. I will add only 4 miles from the train show in Collinsville IL. Few things did temp me, like new Bachmann Spectrum Russian Decap DCC ready for $45.00 and 3 Ton Shay for $75.00? Only thing that stopped me was I was told they where first runs from 2002 and took a 6 pin decoder? With me starting in 2006 I never heard of a 6 pin decoder.
Then there was sort of new and broken Athearn Genius Mono Constellation for $85.00. Seller had bought them from a now closed Hobby Store. I was not worried about the repairs, sounded like a broken center gear, but what if I could not get the gear? So I passed on it as well.
On the used rolling stock, good selection but a little pricey at $6.00 to $20.00 each. K-10 Model Trains has spoiled me with BB Athearns rolling stock selling for $6.95 to $8.95 new. Besides I have a round 100 sitting under the bench waiting there turn anyway. Came real close to picking up a used PK2 SD-9 Nickel Plated engine, made the second visit but seller ignored me this time. Had the $40.00 in my hand. Then I decide to repair what I had and walk off.
On the way in I spotted a M