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Model trains and sets
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:49 pm
Anyone into this hobby?
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Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:50 pm to RedRifle
Bobby Baccala
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:51 pm to RedRifle
I remember a poster here having a massive model Train set up that they posted pics of a while ago. shite was crazy nice looking.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:51 pm to mattz1122
RIP
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:52 pm to mattz1122
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Bobby Baccala
Yeah, between Bobby and Casey Jones I'm steering clear of 'em.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:53 pm to RedRifle
My grandpa was seriously into it. Like SERIOUSLY.
I’ve kind of promised myself to one day build one in his honor/memory. I’m sure I’ll have a flood of emotions and memories when I do it.
I’ve kind of promised myself to one day build one in his honor/memory. I’m sure I’ll have a flood of emotions and memories when I do it.
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:54 pm to RedRifle
Not me, but the director I used to report to was deep into it. It's astounding how much money you can dump into that shite. He easily had 10 or 20 thousand tied up in his basement.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:56 pm to RedRifle
Hey. Whoa. Whoa. I got all these trains. I can’t carry ’em. See, my old man gave them to me when I was a weird little tyke. I never used trains. I don’t like trains. I like cars, fast cars and fast women.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:58 pm to RedRifle
When I wore a younger man's clothes.....
Still have the train in the attic.
Still have the train in the attic.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 9:58 pm to shinerfan
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:01 pm to RedRifle
Visited the model train setup at McWane in Birmingham this weekend. Those guys are all in.
Afterwards, in seeing how much my kids were fascinated, my father gave me an decent HO scale beginner train set my nephew never got into.
Im going to buy some expansion tracks and set it up around our tree for our kids to play with.
Afterwards, in seeing how much my kids were fascinated, my father gave me an decent HO scale beginner train set my nephew never got into.
Im going to buy some expansion tracks and set it up around our tree for our kids to play with.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:01 pm to RedRifle
I can’t look at a pic like that anymore without immediately thinking of the Craigslist guy who wanted someone to join him in stomping and kicking over his trains.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:06 pm to tigerman03
Interesting what our grandfathers were into. Mine was into stamps. I have his collection and haven’t done anything with it yet. Too emotional.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:19 pm to RedRifle
My Grandpa had a large train table. I just have a decent Lionel Christmas set. My cat steals the trees every year.
This post was edited on 11/30/19 at 11:28 pm
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:56 pm to RedRifle
I want to get into this and model airplanes remote control
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:59 pm to TigerFanatic99
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Not me, but the director I used to report to was deep into it. It's astounding how much money you can dump into that shite. He easily had 10 or 20 thousand tied up in his basement.
Probably alot more than that, bub. I've seen individual engines for $3-5k and other train cars for $800 or more at the local craft toy store here. Do the math starting there.
$2,000 Southern Pacific Engine at Walmart
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Features
IR Transmitter works with LCS SensorTrack
Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
Wireless Tether connection, except on Shay, between locomotive and tender
ElectroCoupleron rear of tender
Directional lighting including operating headlight and back-up light on rear of tender
Illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive
Traction tires
Interior illumination in cab
Die-cast metal locomotive body, pilot, and trucks
Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
High level of separately applied metal details
Separately applied builders plate
Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit
Adjustable smoke output
Authentically detailed cab interior
Cab " "glass" " windows
Engineer and fireman figure
Whistle Steam
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 11/29/19 at 11:06 pm to RedRifle
When I was in real estate, I had a client that was referred to me that was into it. He told me he and his wife needed a bigger house because of his train set. They had a 3 bedroom house that they converted to a one bedroom house and a train room. That wasn't big enough. They bought a larger house and converted about 600 sq.ft. into it. In talking he told me he had his collection insured for 200k. He would travel the country doing these train conventions. I didn't get to see the new setup, but his old setup was amazing.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 11:08 pm to mattz1122
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Bobby Baccala
It was like watching a big kid get whacked.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 11:33 pm to RedRifle
Posted on 11/29/19 at 11:42 pm to RedRifle
I've heard and seen some extravagant setups in this hobby, but I just for the life of me don't understand what the collector/builder gets out of it. Kinda like the train watchers - dudes video trains going through intersections. Why? Who the hell cares what train rolls through town?
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