Chicago O Scale show - are you going?

Yes, Ill be there.

Ed,

 

I plan to be there.    I have talked to you there in the past too.

 

Jim

I think I need to go to this one.  I'll make plans to visit my son in Wisconsin and take a detour along the way.

I get to go may end up sleeping in the back of the Volvo station wagon though but hey I've lived in a VW bus for 3 yrs in Nebraska talk about don't sleep next to the windows unless you want to frost up!!!! Super excited can't wait to go!!!!!!

Ed,

Right now I am 75% confident that I will be there. Don’t plan to repeat my mistakes from last year. If I could visit on Friday or Saturday, which day would you recommend?

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

Saturday, 9AM to 5PM. You can't get in on Friday unless you are a "seller/dealer" with a table, i.e. Friday is set-up day.

We usually fly out Friday morning, rent a car, do a little rail fanning, check into the hotels around 3 and register for the show.  Friday evening we'll visit one or two layouts and then hit the show when it opens at 9 on Saturday.  

 

Ed

Regarding Fridays, it's a good idea to keep an eye on the tour schedule.  Pending weather and other considerations there may be prototype tours scheduled that day.  One year we made the Illinois Railway Museum your.  A different year they had a guided behind-the-scenes tour of one of the passenger stations downtown which unfortunately we missed.

I've made the show a couple of times in the last few years.  I'm still undecided about this year.

Jim

One area shop converted over to three rail several years ago, and another closed,

but is who is running this show.  Really hard to find a shop with any O scale stuff...

I'd like to see a list of them.  (there is still one in Chicago, that recently downsized,  and another north of Detroit).

Des Plaines Hobbies has lots of O scale but be warned that they are busy Friday packing it up to take to the show.  I went last year looking detail parts and most of their selection was already boxed up.  Not a huge problem since it was all at the show on Saturday.

Jim

I have every intention of being there - stop by the OST table and maybe you'll get a balloon..........

Howard -

 

I hope you can make it.  I plan to attend and look forward to meeting you.

 

Jim

Not this year for me.  I'm planning on going to the NMRA national in Portland this year so that is my trip for the year.

i will be there again.

 

Looking forward to meeting Howard (Marker).

 

Charlie

Great Web Site = Great Model Train Show

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I am going.... Been 5 years since I have attended. It's a great show for 2R or 3R fans.

 

See you there.

 

Scott Mann

I just may see you there Scott!  Been a couple of yrs since I was there last.

SantaFeJim We can celebrate our shared birthday a few weeks early...

And... marker's BD is just a few days off.

 

Happy Birthday to US!  

Oh yes I'll be there.

I may try to go.  I have to ask a potentially stupid question though... I would be more interested inolder stuff  and parts, does tht kind of stuff show up with frequency?  Stuff like Scalecraft, Saginaw, old Walthers kits or cars, early brass, what ever I like I guess, but I do like to rebuild stuff.  Thanks in advance for any input!

 

There are at least 3 Detroit area guys going. Great show.

Dennis - You'll see a few tables with 1930-50's era models - but in recent years the number seems to be falling.  You will find a very large number (the majority) of tables with models of 1930-50 era prototypes.  Addressing Naveen's point - those modeling current day equipment may find thin pickings as far fewer models have been made for the current era than for the steam to diesel transition era. I'd like to see some of those exquisite OM factory painted modern era diesels. 

 

Ed Rappe

 

be gentle Naveen - I prefer "heritage" to "obsolete"

Jim and Charlie - I'd enjoy meeting the two of you.  I'm really going to try and get there.  Someone told me it has become the only show that's really worth going to see, and he's gone to them all.  And, speaking of birthdays, it take place on mine, which gives me a little more leverage!

There remains an abundance of such items with prices ranging from bargain to reasonable to ridiculous.  You may have to scrape the mold off some items, 

Way too far for me to go and just wish those with cell phone cameras catch a lot of the going ons to share on the forum here. Take in the views of the FS tables as what we miss by not being there.

 

Phil

 

Pretty much the same here unfortunately. Have done the Chicago trip in the Summertime and it is brutal enough then. In iffy weather definitely a no go. Add to that, not having the $$$ to buy anything and it's a no brainer. Send us some images please! Thanks!

 

Simon

I'll be there, I just sent my reservation in for some tables as well!!

I will be there.

 

Joe Foehrkolb

Stan, Les, and I will be there.  The layout tours are definitely worth your time to attend.  They are one of our highlights each year and we think are not to be missed.

 

Art

Glenn, Amy and I will be there. Stop by The O Scale Resource table and say hello!

I'm going

 

Don

I'm in!  I need to start making a list of things to look for.  I'll mostly be on the hunt for detail parts but always keep an eye out for the handful of modern cars and engines out there.

 

Jim

Don,

Did you ever get your hands on that CSX mp15dc you were looking for?  We had a discussion about it a long time ago on the Atlas forum.

 

Jim

I will be attending Saturday, as always really looking forward to it.

John

Jim

I never have found a csx mp15.  Someday I will come across one. I did see that Atla just put out their new catalog and have some very cool steel mill mp15s coming out.  I may have to pick up a couple of those.

Don

i'll be there.  tearing down the existing layout.  time to get the std. O out of the cases and back on a layout.