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Re: GATS Fresno show
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Mon, 14 Feb 2000 06:14:20 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera{NoMoreSpam}.com
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Mike Poindexter wrote:
> I ran into a couple of people I met earlier at the train club. One of them
> loaned me a UP Loco I am almost finished modeling. It is 8 wide, 76 long
> and uses two four axle trucks. Yes, four axle trucks!
GM/EMD DD35AX or DD40AX, no doubt. Is the cab narrow or extended?
That's the distinguishing feature. (40 is extended, 35 isn't) Those
trucks are steerable, I believe.
The GE U50 is a B-B B-B or 4 two axle trucks. UP is notorious for
experimenting with outlandish, monster size, high horsepower stuff
(which I have expounded at length on in the past)
> The main point of my post is this: Are these GATS shows mostly people
> selling stuff or was our show an exception?
I think the tendency for GATS is that it is more hawking than an NMRA
convention. The layouts are there as a draw, mostly, which is why GATS
was willing to pay GMLTC some pittiance, they are an excellent draw.
NMRA conventions have a lot of hawking too, but a lot of it is by the
manufacturers, rather than collectors reselling, and the layouts there
are brought by clubs to impress each other rather than as a draw.
My opinion anyway. John Gerlach would be a great voice to hear from,
he's been to a lot of shows and cons.
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Larry Pieniazek - lpieniazek@mercator.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
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| In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> (...) Do *four* shows count as "a lot"? I'm certainly not going to claim to be an expert in this area. All I know is people seem to really enjoy the GMLTC layout, especially the kids. Many times I've (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GATS Fresno show
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| I went to GATS today in Fresno. That show was pretty weak. Granted, the weather was horrible, but almost every booth was for selling stuff - only a few layouts. I ran into a couple of people I met earlier at the train club. One of them loaned me a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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