Went to the Train show today down at the San Diego Fair Grounds. I did not find anything that I wanted to buy, but got some very good ideas on buildings I want to build. I was looking for someone selling “unusual” doors and windows and such. In other words I was looking for parts and pieces.
HOWEVER!!! SWMBO went apes#$t! First thing she wanted was Vegetable Stand from Bridge-Masters, complete with hand painted vegetables, people holding veggies, a produce truck with fold up doors to show the produce ($130). My camera went on the fritz so the pic did not come out. Since they are going to snail mail it tomorrow, maybe I can amend this post later with a pic. It is a pretty awesome scene. No sooner that we got past those folks she saw another vendor selling Aristo-Craft 7200 passenger station for $35, since that is about half price everywhere else, we got it. (Yes I’ve already put the town name up on the “name planks”.) She also got several cars, which I was not supposed to see, however, since she was in the Lehmann Toy Train section I got a quick glance at one of the cars, a gondola carrying a “miniature train set.”
I’m really beginning to wonder just who’s hobby this is? Most weekends I get the same thing, “Honey, here’s a glass of tea, let’s go run the train.” It is like there has been a complete role reversal here. During the days of HO and N (especially when money was much tighter than now) I had to do tons of begging to get a five dollar car. Now she is the one saying “Can we get this? I’ll help find a way to make it fit. Can we? huh? huh? can we.”
Like I said, “Who is the REAL owner of the Rosebud Falls Scenic Railways???” Apparently not me! I’m just the labor force.
