IT WAS CHRISTMAS FOR ME TODAY//ALSO A VIDEO OF THOMAS THE TANK TRAIN

You my friend are in "THE" hobby for all the right reasons! 

Great finds Alex!  The SF cars are VERY nice and I'm jealous! 

 

We're off to the Mid America Train & Toy show in Kansas City in the morning and hopefully won't come home empty handed!

 

Must (SHOULD) curtail rolling stock and motive power acquisitions until the layout is done but who knows?  Running across gems like that.................

 

Have fun and thanks for posting.

Hey Cliff wher in KC is the show? Thanks!

Now I'd like to see Thomas pulling those passenger cars! 

KC Show is at KCI Expo center.  9AM-2PM.  Early admission 7:00AM $10.00

I'm going to the show early so I can be home in time to see the Chiefs LOSE.

Congratulations Alex. I hope that you will get lots of fun from Thomas. I'm sure that mine will be taking a turn or two at hauling the Polar Express around my tree layout this year. 

Those SF coaches look absolutely magnificent. I can hardly wait for when you post a video of them on your beautiful layout. 

Good morning all,

 

I thank you, Polarxpress3, Cliff, Jeff, and Nicole, for your kind words. I'll say it again this forum and it's members are great. I'm so lucky to be a part of it  and have you all as friends.

 

Jeff, we are putting up the tree today, I will shoot some video of Thomas later today go around the tree.

 

Nicole, There will definitely be a video soon of those passenger cars going around my layout.

 

Thanks again to all, Alex

 

Alex,

That looks like a fun Thomas set for the tree!
But those passenger cars are awesome!! Can't wait to se a video of them behind your 3751! That's going to be nice. Especially on your great layout.

Mike R

Hi Alex

Had a great time shooting the breeze with you and the guys. 

 

Love the Thomas set but those passeneger cars are worse than Chris' shirt.

Thanks Ben, When I was posting these photos I was thinking about you. LOL

I will make you proud with the next set of aluminum passenger cars.

 

Alex

Hi Mike, thanks very much for your kind words.

 

Alex

Alex,

 

very nice haul, the cars are amazing. I was hoping to get to the show but other things got in the way. 

 

Dave

Very cool.  Remote Thomas is a lot of fun, and those are among the best Santa Fe cars - Santa would be proud.

Alex, great to see those SF aluminum passenger cars found a good home!  I think I know which dealer you purchased those from.    I was SO tempted to buy them at the Allentown show, but i've been on TOO large a shopping spree lately ... And we all have our limits.  It could very well be the same set from the same dealer, 'cause he very likely would have also attended the Raritan show.

 

Enjoy them!!!

 

David

Thanks, Dave1, Lee, and David, for the nice words.

David Rocky Mountaineer, this is a funny story, I saw them at the Allentown show on Saturday and didn't buy them. When I got home I said to myself, I should have bought them. So Sunday morning I called a fellow forum member who I knew was going to the show, and I said to him (Barry Schwartz) can you PLEASE pick these up for me. Without any hesitation he went right over to that booth and picked them up for me.Now it gets even better, He had no way to get them to me, so I called Ben from the NJ Hi-railers and asked him if anyone that lives in this area can bring them home.

Instantly he said Sean from Doherty's will gladly bring them home. So yesterday when I went to the Greenberg show they where there waiting for me. This is what I mean about a great forum and great friends (forum members) I'm so lucky to be associated with.

 

Thanks to all again.

 

Alex

 

Alex:

 

Great finds.  Even more interesting story about how the SF cars got to you.  Those SF cars are very nice. 

 

Enjoy the holidays.

 

This train thing has me doing (a) more with my little girls as they like running them and (b) already has me wanting to get the tree up to place a set around the tree.  Normally, I hate doing (b) and delay as long as possible, so you and all the other folks are 'that inspiration' that you had no idea you were providing - well, I suppose now you do.

 

Regards.

Hi John, thanks for the kind words, I will be posting a video in a few minutes of Thomas the tank going around the tree. 

 

Alex

Hi everyone, here's a nice video of Thomas the tank going around the tree. My daughter was filming and I was controlling Thomas. It was fun.

 

Thanks, Alex

Thats really a cool little train!

I didn't know it had all those sounds.

Have fun with it Alex.

 

Mike R

 

Ps...Still want to se those awesome passenger cars on your layout!

Thanks Mike , it's a really nice train set. This engine has a good amount of power

 

Alex