Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Good day at the Model Train show...got some AMX's

[AMC74HORNET@xxxx]

Good haul on the trip to the show. It's good to get out with the guys
now and them. The women do it all the time so why shouldn' t the men do
it? And like you said you have another truck to use. I don't know about
where you are in VA, but the weather is still not that great in lower
N.Y. as thay are still calling for rain and some kind of snow tonight
into moday. 
"Doc"

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• From: Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxx>
• Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 18:15:13 -0800 (PST)

   I carpooled up with 5 other guys today to a big
show in Maryland, and was rewarded with some good
finds, the best in my opinion was only 15 minutes
after I walked in the door and started on The Hunt, I
found a box of diecast cars, used, and up in the very
front of the box tray was a gold AMX by Playart. Very
nice shape, minor chips, good color, and ONLY $3. I
almost got whiplash pulling out my wallet. LOL. I also
found a Playart Camaro SS, so that will go to my
favorite auction for profit taking ( also only $3 ).
Found a Husky Olds Starfire coupe, I'll keep that one
, though.
   Found  a few of the Tyco Auto Loader train cars
with '68 AMX and '68 Camaro cars, two of them...bought
one for $12, left the other at $20. Found a tri-level
auto loader with all 12 cars, for $15, HO scale, so I
bought that. Not much else automobile related, I
bought alot of HO and N gauge train cars with
red/white/blue paint schemes, a bunch of them are
Bangor and Aroostock line, all box cars. There was an
Athearn box car with a "Share in Freedom" theme from
Northern Pacific, it had a slanted red/white/blue
paint scheme...perfect for the AMX/SS conversion I
want to do to it , label-wise. I want to relabel the
cars with AMC model car names, of which Gremlin,
Hornet, Javelin, AMX, Spirit and Pacer will be among
them. :) another  train car had a horizontal scheme
R/W/B with Johnson ( wax ) on it.  So I have enough
cars to start my AMC Railroad with in both N and HO
scales. Not a bad day at all! I was tired by noon,
though, I had to go put my first wave of purchases in
the car I had so many "deals" hanging off of me.
Didn't do as much buying after lunch, I DID find some
Monopoly-themed HO cars, and bought a set minus engine
for $35. I want to build a Monopoly town in HO scale
in the future, and this was the first time I'd found
any train-related items. I will use the Johnny
Lightning cars on it, of course. LOL.
   So, after the show, we went to an Irish pub and had
dinner and quaffed a few pints, then headed home. I-95
was screwed up as usual, so we took detours to bypass
the traffic. Fun all around there. SO now I"m home and
planning on some rest tonight to recuperate. I should
have stayed home today and fixed the Toyota truck,
which broke on me Thursday, but I wanted to go, and
had my old '74 Chevy truck running , so I said Heck
with it, I'm going! I may regret it ,but I'll take
that chance. :) I wouldn't have gotten that AMX if I
had missed the show! I'm glad I went, got to do some
male bonding and have fun after a stressful (work)
week, so it was good for me. Hope ya'll are having as
good a weekend. Later,

Jerry Casper

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