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

[Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxx>]

Jerry,

 Sounds like some nice scores. Good job.

 Davis

Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxx> wrote:

>    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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