What are you getting you for Christmas?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hey Everyone.

I got everyones Christmas Present and there was some money left over for me.

I ordered the new Atlas GP-7s and an Athearn F-7 AB set (I know. I commplain about RTR, but I couldn’t help my self)

I got the following GP-7s

GN 606
GN 612
D&RG 5101
D&RG 5103
RI 4434
RI 4446

Then I got the Athearn RTR F-7 AB set for BN.

What are you geting yourselves for CHristmas?

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Well, I don’t know if I’ll get anything for myself for Christmas. I’m hoping that my parents will get me a few locomotives, or one of the HO scale models I asked for. Otherwise, I always get Git Certificates to the LHS every Christmas, so I guess I’ll be spending those there the day after Christmas![:D]

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Well I got …umm I mean my kids got me a RPP GP40X shell and chassis that will become a St Lawrence and Atlantic GP40-3 sometime after Christmas.

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By parents bought me a P2K ATSF S1 (I wanted SP, but trainworld was out) and a P2K UP FA1/FB1. My mom let me have the S1 early, but I’ll have to wait for the FA1/FB1.

As for buying train stuff for myself, The Great American Train Show is coming to nearby Sacramento on Jan. 8-9, so I’m going to save up some money for that. I’m not sure what I’ll get, though. I already have more locomotives than I need (I have/will have 7, and my layout is only 5’x9’), although if I can find either a nice steam locomotive, or a large, modern, six-axle diesel at a good price, I might get that. Mostly, though, I will be looking for rolling stock and Walthers #5 turnouts (I need three).

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I don’t know about you all, but I generally don’t know what am getting for Christmas. I might have some money left over to spend on some decoders, but probably a good chunk of the money I have left over will go towards some rocketry stuff.
Reed

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I bought myself the lionel UP gas turbine,my son bought me the loinel challenger,I hope my wife bought me the LL P2K 2-8-8-2. not sure i have looked in all her hiding places she’s being a little tricky this year.Just checked the 2-8-8-2 hasn’t been released untill 15th{man she’s tricky}

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I got my Bachmann On30 Climax last week! Merry Christmas to me!

Bob Boudreau

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Well, I’m saving up for the Train show in february around here, and I’ll probably pick up my Christmas gift to myself then. Or I may paint myself a Wisconsin Southern GP38 just after christmas.

Noah

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Nothing, I haven’t been on my best behavior, so santa isn’t coming.

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Mine will come probably late Jan. or into Feb. It is a BLI NW-2 switcher in GN livery. I am in 1947/48 Great Northern and have been waiting for this yard switcher for at least 4 months. While I have been doing some road switching with my Stewart FT- ABBA set it doesn’t do my yard classifying. Neither do my pair of E-7’s off the Empire Builder.

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My parents are getting me a couple of Atlas O cars(including a 36’ woodside reefer), and hopefully some other train related items.

I’ve found a postwar ZW that I can get for $100+trade-in on my KW, so I may buy that.

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Two each of the followig:

Happy Holidays
jspinner

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The usual, one each of Fine Scale Miniatures’ (www.finescaleminiatures.com) and South River Modelworks’ (www.southrivermodelworks.com) kits.

Jaime

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Any engine from KATO. They run so smooth

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Life Like Heritage 2-8-8-2 AT&SF plus some Atlas 40’ Wood reefers for it to pull.

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well my mom bought me a P2K GP60 EMD Demo off ebay, and i bought myself a P2K GP60 UP locomotive. i’ll probably get myself some kits this weekend if i go to the hobby shop. i get paid on wednesday and i still need to go Christmas shopping so i’ll do all that this weekend. then i have to make my first cell phone payment of $117.

i plan on buying either a SD45, GP38-2, or SD60M in UP colors if this guy has those locomotives in stock at all.

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I’m [banghead]NOT[banghead] getting myself the new Atlas GP-38 in Maine Central livery[banghead], because my LHS tried(to no avail, I might add…[D)]) to order it 3 [D)]times[D)]…in [D)]N [D)]Scale. not HO [soapbox]Scale[soapbox],so needless to say, we missed the guaranteed order date[:(!](which was back in JULY!!! an now there are NONE AVAILABLE[soapbox]!!!) [soapbox][soapbox][soapbox][soapbox]

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I talked to john at aztec track cleaning cars,awsome stuff, so I’m getting a double wheel or twin drum track cleaning car, a must for your latout. Let you know later just how it stands up to my hand layed latout. aztectrains.com…john

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I got my holiday season present early. My “A” class and that fat J1 which can barley take the curves on my layout.

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All that sounds lovely.

James.