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re: Anyone do the tradition of an electric train under the Christmas tree?
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:31 pm to chinhoyang
Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:31 pm to chinhoyang
Chinhoyang...
There is a guy that was in Metairie for 30 years named Bill Harrison...he lived on Avron near Transcontinental. He was a dealer that didn't advertise and operated out of his garage. Back when Madison Hardware, which was the all time premiere train shop in Manhattan, closed their doors in the early 1980's, he bought their entire parts inventory.
Bill has more pre war and standard gauge parts than you could imagine. And his inventory is all crazy organized and he has a database for every part he has--in the hundreds of thousands.
He moved back to Schenectady, NY to be closer to the grandkids about 4 years ago, but I know him well. If you ever need a strange part for Standard gauge, Bill just might surprise you and have it.
Trains and repairs were his hobby--he was a merchant marine and was an Exec. VP at International Shipholding--so he was not reliant on toy trains for income.
His company is called S&W Part Supply--Google it.
There is a guy that was in Metairie for 30 years named Bill Harrison...he lived on Avron near Transcontinental. He was a dealer that didn't advertise and operated out of his garage. Back when Madison Hardware, which was the all time premiere train shop in Manhattan, closed their doors in the early 1980's, he bought their entire parts inventory.
Bill has more pre war and standard gauge parts than you could imagine. And his inventory is all crazy organized and he has a database for every part he has--in the hundreds of thousands.
He moved back to Schenectady, NY to be closer to the grandkids about 4 years ago, but I know him well. If you ever need a strange part for Standard gauge, Bill just might surprise you and have it.
Trains and repairs were his hobby--he was a merchant marine and was an Exec. VP at International Shipholding--so he was not reliant on toy trains for income.
His company is called S&W Part Supply--Google it.
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Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:36 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Know him well
Posted on 12/25/15 at 10:03 pm to Marco Esquandolas
You woudn't by cjance know a rellow by the name of Gordy M in BR would you?
Posted on 12/25/15 at 10:18 pm to Marco Esquandolas
I love your power set up. I also appreciate the parts referral. I need some American Flyer standard gauge passenger car handrails.
I know you like the new stuff, but here's an interesting passenger car - from Dorfan made in the late 20s. Dorfan was the first toy train company to use diecasting, but they often had the wrong mix which causes many of their die cast parts to fracture and eventually break. The die cast metal also has paint adhesion issues. I used to have a lot of Dofran, but it is so delicate that I got rid of a lot of it.
This passenger car is part of a boxed set and is in about as good a condition as you'll see in Dorfan. The passengers inside are small, handpainted diecast figures.
I know you like the new stuff, but here's an interesting passenger car - from Dorfan made in the late 20s. Dorfan was the first toy train company to use diecasting, but they often had the wrong mix which causes many of their die cast parts to fracture and eventually break. The die cast metal also has paint adhesion issues. I used to have a lot of Dofran, but it is so delicate that I got rid of a lot of it.
This passenger car is part of a boxed set and is in about as good a condition as you'll see in Dorfan. The passengers inside are small, handpainted diecast figures.
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