08/11/12 Strasburg Pa Show

I can hardly contain my enthusiasm!

Dear Marty, TOOOOFUNNY!!! Looks like a 2 railer who has been sniffing GOO !!! Please do not forget to bring the resin castings. Thanks, john

Chris,

Be aware, the meeting tomorrow night will be the third consecutive evening I've been over the club, assembling span poles. At this rate, I expect I'll have all the poles installed between the closet and the bridges by next week.

Anyone who has any spare c125 or c100 rail kicking around, we're going to need it soon. Bring it to the Strasburg meet!

Hmmmmm......I love the smell of acetone in the shop......

Please do not forget to bring the resin castings.

Got a shoebox full of them and a few extras for Drew, too.

Please mark your 2013 O Scale calendar for Strasburg Meets- 04/06,08/10,10/26/2013.

                                                                     Thank you,

                                                                     John P. Dunn Sr.

                                                                     Scale2Rail Promotions

I'll be bringing at least 2 tubs of kits and cars as well as this "little" structure that was in RMC back in 2008.

O scale shows are so few and far between....I sure hope two of those in 2013 are

adjacent to the York meets.  It is great when Timonium is scheduled about that time,

too, so you can hit a lot of targets in one trip.

Dear List,

     Dealers Participating this Saturday:

                                  Rich Yoder-RY Models

                                  Bob Heil- 3rd Rail/Golden Gate Models

                                  Jack McGarry-Allegheny Scale Models

                                  George Peckman- Georges O Scale Supermarket

                                  Joe Foehrkolb- Baldwin Forge and Machine

                                  Tom Thorpe- O scale benchwork

                                  Bob/Karen Lavezzi- Lavezzi's Hobbies

                                  Mike Rahilly- Just2Rail hobbies

                                  Dave Thompson-Harbor Belt Line O scale models

                                  Joe Giannovario- O scale Trains Magazine

                                  Stan Richmond- Car Works Scale models

                                  Bob Jones- DCC expert/ sales

                                  John P.Dunn Sr,- Scale2Rail Promotions

                                  Fran Pfiel- Sunnyside models

                                  Dave Vaughn- Nickel plate Products

                                  Bruce Aikman

                                  Attalee Taylor

                                  Carl Jackson- Proto 48

                                  John Hutnick

                                  Jim Hawk

                                  Jim Sycks

                                  Mike Sell

                                  Mac Macewan

                                  Mike Pitogo

                                  Tom Shore

                                  Terry Terrance

                                  Al Pusey

                                  Bill Pierson

                                  Bill Truscott

                                  Doug Albrecht- Baltimore Society Of Model Engineers

   Saturday forecast- 81 degrees and Sunny- Great Day to come enjoy the Strasburg Show  

   and Lancaster County. Bring the family. We are a family friendly show !!!

The only train show in S.E. Pa where I have  seen strollers, cameras, cell phones, back packs, tables stacked over 24" high and anyone off the street can pay only $5 and walk in, simply amazing! 

Plus free clean rest rooms, what will Rich & John think of next?  tt

You forgot that there will be food!

Looking forward to the comradeire and food.

Michael Rahilly

Just 2 Rails

Eastampton, NJ

I certainly enjoyed the April show and plan to attend on Saturday.  While I am a 3-railer, there are always interesting and different things at these shows.  And the facility is great and the meet was organized and well run. 

George

John,

You may have overlooked that Dr. Tarr and Prof. Feather will be there, too!

When you say food and you are in Pa Dutch country you juss gotta be ready to eat your self full! 

Plenty of family style fill your belly full restaurants in the immediate area plus the home made hand dipped ice cream in the still warm waffle cones right down the street in "downtown" Strasburg at the town's light.

Diets are suspended in Lancaster County.

Don't overlook that the food at the firehouse is very ggod as well... especially the dougnuts.

Michael Rahilly

Just 2 Rails

Eastampton, NJ

That was supposed to be doughnuts.  I'll pass on the dougnuts.

Michael Rahilly

Just 2 Rails

Eastampton, NJ

Dear List, 

     I received a phone call from Doug Albrecht of the Baltimore Soc of Model Engineers stating the items for sale at their table on Saturday are from two collections- Ted Leach- a fairly large amount of Intermountain kits and scratchbuilt passenger,freight,MOW cars built by Lt. Johnson,USN and some of these cars were featured in MR acticles in 1937/1940. While these cars were built in the early years of the hobby, Doug stated they have survived the years extremely well. 

     See you all tomorrow. Weather forecast - 82 degrees and Sunny!!!!

                                                                Regards,

                                                           John P.Dunn Sr, Scale2Rail Promotions

It looks like it'll be a great day to break out the floral Caribbean shirt and head to the show.

I'm looking forward to seeing the models from Ted's estate. He always did very nice painting and weathering.

Strasburg 0 scale swap meet doors open in 12 hours and 33 minutes.  tt

Another great show and good food.  Thanks John and Rich.

Michael Rahilly

Just 2 Rails

Eastampton, NJ

Thanks John and Rich.  This show has become my defacto O Scale hobby shop.  I got just about everything I needed: couplers, wheel sets, Atlas track, and even lighting boards. And what I didn't get at the show I got at Strasburg Hobby shop just down the street.

Dave, no need to bring your camera this time, as Chris did not wear his Caribbean shirt. On the other hand, I did have scintillating conversations with Tom Thorpe on the finer points of street racing as well as converting road vehicles for railway use 

I seem to remember the street racing conversation with John Ess differently, He had a propensity of being involved in street drag racing with undercover cops in their Boss 302.

Strasburg has always been a Deja vu spot for me.  We used to drag race on 741  across from the Caboose motel.  K&G L-88 powered '62 Corvette. 

Great show, great people, great deals, thanks guys!  Tom Tee

Guys,

I had the usual good time at the show, lunch, hobby shop and watching the steam engines. My nice shirts were all in the laundry.

The ride home had some interest for us since Ray's luxury van dropped the muffler on route 1 in Pennsylvania. Triple A wanted to tow us to Delaware! I like the first state but I really did not want to visit under those circumstances. In the back seat I had a brand new box of Atlas track and sacrificed a piece of it. I used the Atlas rails to tie the muffler back up under the vehicle for the rest of the ride home. 

Nobodies gonna top that one Chris...smiling here at the very idea of you under that vehicle establishing new minimum radius standards!

Bob

Was this guy driving the van?

That's a great shot Mike. The earlier you get 'em into the hobby, the better.

George Peckman- Georges O Scale Supermarket

Does anyone know if George has a website or catalog of his products? 

Thanks Dennis 

George Peckman does not have a website or catalog available.

What he does have is about 100,000 pieces of O scale detail parts.

Geroge should be at the Cherry Valley meet on Sept. 8 in Merchantville, NJ.