Wow...Eastwood Automobilia, now that's a find. That company goes way back. I'm fortunate to own a few pieces. Great diecast for detail in several scales. The pickups are awesome with the two tone colors. Being a vendor makes for a long day...thanks for your enthusiasm ! 👍
You know, that depends. If the show's well-attended and there's plenty of action all day you'd be suprised how the fast the time goes. But a poorly attended show can drag, "Been there, done that!"
Congratulations on visiting your first train show as vendor, Dave. I hope it was a great adventure. I know it's a real tough thing to go to a train as a vendor, having visited many train shows when it was time to pack things up. Lot of work. You made a nice haul for the limited time you to go around. Nice to read the $30 challenge has been matched.
Hi Dave. It was great to meet you at the show. Yes.. as we spoke, I didn't want to buy another loco but I saw that one too and declined to make an offer. I don't have time for all that either. But the $30 train show haul I got was just under 24 bucks. Parts, a box car. Perfect.
Dave: You have access to many more shows than we do (basically there are 2 within reasonable distance. So I end up buying most of my stuff over the internet. Like I said I am going to do a 10-15 foot shunting shelf layout that I can play with. If you have any tank cars I maybe interested in dealing.
Great buy on the UP engine and it has the Overland logo as an added bonus! I started selling at shows in 2021 and it is great to sell a few things to make room for other trains. I might have bought that melted Timken boxcar you pictured from show. It needs a good home!
Very nice. There is a lot of good stuff for an excellent price. I have the 8900, but I rarely run it with the original tender. Not because I don't like the Mighty Sound Of Steam, but it is way too light. The casting is the same one that Lionel used for the 2055 and its O gauge brother, the 685. That truck set is nice. I bought one a few years ago and it is still in the box. All good stuff. An excellent video, as always.
I don't like the "Mighty Sound of Steam" either. I like to pick up what I call "orphan tenders" at shows, that is whistle tenders without engines, and either swap the shells of the "MSoS" tenders if possible or re-paint and decal the orphans. I'd rather have an old-fashioned mechanical air whistle than the annoying "MSoS" racket. Sometimes the old tenders need a bit of work but it's not hard to do.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 I run a 6026W behind my 2055 and a 6466WX behind my 8900. It is the baby brother to the 2426W pre-war that they used with the 773 and the 726. I have a number of them and try to pick one up at every show. It is heavy and won't get pulled off on curves. Probably the best tender that Lionel ever made, along with the 2466WX. The Mighty Sound Of Steam doesn't really bother me. Once it gets going, it sounds OK. The whistle, on the other hand, is pretty anemic. It is what it is, I guess.
@@johnandrus3901 Ah, a man after my own heart shopping for orphan tenders! You know, my Atlantic Coast Line "Silver Shadow" came with MSoS, but in this case it was "Mighty Sound of SCREAM!" Damn near gave me a heart attack when I shot the juice to it the first time! Obviously some kind of an issue with the 40 year old circuit board. So I yanked the MSoS set-up and installed a Williams steam whistle and bell package. A super-easy install but unfortunately you can't get them anymore. And I'll certainly keep an eye out for 6466WX tenders on your recommendation!
I think that you meant to say the worst part about selling is getting up early lol. I think the Reading pick up truck would look best in a paint shop getting painted blue lol. Thanks for giving us your take on what it's like to sell at a show.
A lot of people have more stuff than a hobby shop in the old days. I buy stuff that fits my layout. I never take less than $300 when I go to a train show. People wonder how l'm going to carry all my purchases until they see my side car.😂
Nice video. Yes being a vendor, which I've only done once, gives a new perspective on the train show experience. The NYC and Reading trucks are my favorite in the video. Those are cool.
Congratulations on doing your first train show Dave! I've been doing our local VTCA shows since 2018 and sure it's work but at the same time pretty gratifying. I've unloaded things I didn't need and raised enough cash to buy things I didn't KNOW I needed, and usually at the same show! And that was a VERY professional-looking table display you did! My compliments! Right, the whole idea is "Nothing comes home!" as far as the mechandise is concerned but it rarely works that way. Many times it really depends on how the show traffic is and if the right buyers show up. Stuff you take home this show can all blow out at the next show, it's happened to me and quite a few of the other club members as well. You never know. On the whole I figure if you sell 25% to 30% of what you bring you're doing OK. I've never seen anyone do a total blow-out. So, you do a show, meet some new people, sell some stuff, have some fun. That's what it's all about. I have to ask, WHERE did you find those "Emergency!" fire helmets? We've got one I picked up at a local show, couldn't pass it up since the wife and I have been fans of the show since WAY back (She's a volunteer firefighter's daughter, "Emergency!" was mandatory viewing in her house!) so I couldn't pass that helmet up when I saw it. I had no idea there were more out there. On that 0-8-0 when you get around to working on it try bypassing the contoller board and shooting some DC current to the motor, if the motor works you're half-way there. You can get a Dallee Electronics drop-in board and get the engine running again. But I'm sure you don't need any coaching from me. Fun video and thanks for posting!
Thanks Wayne, I’d say I did great, especially for my first outing. The fire helmets belong to my brother in law, he’s had them since he was a kid. He’s also a firefighter from a fire fighting family. I tested the motor with direct dc and no good.
Yes, that is the type engine purchase I can relate to. Not working s/b fixable and cheap. Looks like everything is there. Clean piece that maybe don’t need much to get running. For $25.00 worth the risk. I do that all the time with e bay fixer uppers engines & parts. Only had one somewhat bad experience but all the rest all good.😊 The vendor’s in the hobby are a must. Without them there would be no place to touch and feel reasonable priced Trains. It’s like the car Hobby’s Carlisle at Hershey.
Thanks, Dave. I've been wondering what it would be like to be a vendor. I noticed that most of them still have quite a bit of inventory left at the end of the show. I'm not really looking to get rid of anything necessarily, but I do have several duplicate models I don't need. The pickup trucks are very nice. Opening doors and hoods are always a plus and help to add more realism to the layout. I collect anything diecast that I think suits my layout. I've been looking for a 50's grain truck that's reasonably priced. So far, it's like looking for a unicorn. The 080 steam switcher is a model of a USRA steam switcher design. I was able to get a good deal on a complete Menards by Lionel Milwaukee Road #1251 set when Menards had Lionel produce these for Menards around 2016. It is headed up by this same exact steam switcher and tender plus 3 orange and black flat cars with construction loads and an orange caboose. Each car has a Menards sign with built by Lionel in small black lettering on the sides. The tender has the Milwaukee Road herald on the side. It's conventional only, and the tender has a postwar style whistle. I also have the Pennsylvania #421 Lionchief version with railsounds of this engine and tender that only runs by the remote. It looked like you had a remote to run the UP. I assumed you had the remote turned on and had fresh batteries in it. My Pennsylvania engine will light up and make steam sounds with the track powered up, but it won't run without the remote turned on.
Depending on the age of that non-running 0-8-0 it may not require a remote, remote-only starter set engines are a relatively recent development, by that I mean in the last five or so years.
Hey ,Wayne. I mentioned the possibility of it being a Lionchief because even though Dave commented about it possibly being conventional, all while waving something in is hand that has an antenna. It was a bit confusing from my perspective, and I was pointing out these same exact engines, and tenders were also produced in the Lionchief models because I have the Pennsylvania version and know they do exist. It doesn't have Bluetooth, so I assume I have an earlier version of Lionchief before Bluetooth.
@@DRCRailroard Right, I see where you're comin' from. I guessed Dave might have been trying a remote as a "Just in case it needs one" thing. That remote MIGHT have come with the engine although Dave didn't say if it did. If it's actually a Lionechief engine of course it's not going to work without the remote, only Lionchief+ engines have the conventional option. If it was mine and after going "under the hood" and finding nothing obviously wrong with it like broken wires or a jammed drive train I'd install a Dallee board to at least get conventional operation out of it. Honestly I don't like the remote-only operation engines and wouldn't own one.
@wayneantoniazzi2706 I think the UP 4500 was only produced to run conventionally from what I could find. My Lionchief remotes do not have antennas. I know Dave recently incorporated TMCC to his layout and he maybe using that remote to control his conventional engine. I'm not familiar with anything else but conventional or Lionchief control. I know conventional engines can be operated by TMCC. I share a similar view regarding the Lionchief engines but I do like the finite speeds one can achieve and the Bluetooth equipped engines provides more options from the app. I am looking into getting the new universal remote. It will run anything with Bluetooth that Lionel ever produced except for one model. It can run three different engines on 3 different loops at once, plus it provides run capabilities for any Legacy Bluetooth equipped engine without a command base and a cab controller if one wants a legacy model without investing in the control system. The newer universal remotes emit both Bluetooth and RF frequencies.
@@DRCRailroard Hey, if you like TMCC, Legacy, and Bluetooth options go for 'em! Don't let a dinosaur like me influence you! The thing is I was a copier repair technician for 30 years and as a result have a deep DEEP distrust of sophisticated electronics! They can last for 20 years or blow tomorrow, you just never know. That being said I DO own some modern engines with the electronics packages in them but if they blow I know how to get them running again. Great conversation here!
I happy with it for 25 as long as it doesn’t take too much to fix it! The melted car, sad story, guy kept his postwar collection, mostly pristine examples, in his attic, in Florida.
@@dagryffynhobby "In his attic, in Florida." Yikes! Take it from me attics below the Mason-Dixon line can become positive infernos during the summer and the further south you go the hotter they get. However that poor guy must have had Satan himself for a house guest without knowing it! 👹
Twice I have attended a train show as a vendor. Much prefer being a customer for all the reasons you mentioned. As to the 0-8-0 I am willing to bet it is minor and you will fix it easily.
Wow...Eastwood Automobilia, now that's a find. That company goes way back. I'm fortunate to own a few pieces. Great diecast for detail in several scales. The pickups are awesome with the two tone colors. Being a vendor makes for a long day...thanks for your enthusiasm ! 👍
You know, that depends. If the show's well-attended and there's plenty of action all day you'd be suprised how the fast the time goes. But a poorly attended show can drag, "Been there, done that!"
I really like the pickups, the build and paint quality are top notch.
nice video thanks for the post.😊😊👍👍
Thanks for watching
I really like those pickup trucks Dave good find!
Thanks. They are really nice
Nice haul Dave! I love those little switchers. I have my fingers crossed that you will be able to get it up and running. Great video!
Thanks! I’ll get it going one way or another!
Congratulations on visiting your first train show as vendor, Dave. I hope it was a great adventure. I know it's a real tough thing to go to a train as a vendor, having visited many train shows when it was time to pack things up. Lot of work. You made a nice haul for the limited time you to go around. Nice to read the $30 challenge has been matched.
Thanks! It was a lot of work but also fun.
Awesome video Dave! Thanks for sharing 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Dave. It was great to meet you at the show. Yes.. as we spoke, I didn't want to buy another loco but I saw that one too and declined to make an offer. I don't have time for all that either. But the $30 train show haul I got was just under 24 bucks. Parts, a box car. Perfect.
Dave: You have access to many more shows than we do (basically there are 2 within reasonable distance. So I end up buying most of my stuff over the internet. Like I said I am going to do a 10-15 foot shunting shelf layout that I can play with. If you have any tank cars I maybe interested in dealing.
Great meeting you too. And haul under 30 is a win in my book and yours sounds great!
I am very fortunate to be close to so many shows. Of course I have to live in NJ but it’s a decent trade off
Cool video, glad you had a good show experience.
Thanks!
Great haul you got from the train show and congratulations on doing your first train show as a vendor.
Thank you!
Looks like you had a great time!
I sure did
Great buy on the UP engine and it has the Overland logo as an added bonus! I started selling at shows in 2021 and it is great to sell a few things to make room for other trains. I might have bought that melted Timken boxcar you pictured from show. It needs a good home!
Thanks. Selling to make room, and money, for new toys is definitely enjoyable!
okay Dave, now I can't wait for your repair video on the UP switcher! 😊
Coming soon!
Very nice. There is a lot of good stuff for an excellent price. I have the 8900, but I rarely run it with the original tender. Not because I don't like the Mighty Sound Of Steam, but it is way too light. The casting is the same one that Lionel used for the 2055 and its O gauge brother, the 685. That truck set is nice. I bought one a few years ago and it is still in the box. All good stuff. An excellent video, as always.
I don't like the "Mighty Sound of Steam" either. I like to pick up what I call "orphan tenders" at shows, that is whistle tenders without engines, and either swap the shells of the "MSoS" tenders if possible or re-paint and decal the orphans. I'd rather have an old-fashioned mechanical air whistle than the annoying "MSoS" racket.
Sometimes the old tenders need a bit of work but it's not hard to do.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 I run a 6026W behind my 2055 and a 6466WX behind my 8900. It is the baby brother to the 2426W pre-war that they used with the 773 and the 726. I have a number of them and try to pick one up at every show. It is heavy and won't get pulled off on curves. Probably the best tender that Lionel ever made, along with the 2466WX. The Mighty Sound Of Steam doesn't really bother me. Once it gets going, it sounds OK. The whistle, on the other hand, is pretty anemic. It is what it is, I guess.
@@johnandrus3901 Ah, a man after my own heart shopping for orphan tenders!
You know, my Atlantic Coast Line "Silver Shadow" came with MSoS, but in this case it was "Mighty Sound of SCREAM!" Damn near gave me a heart attack when I shot the juice to it the first time! Obviously some kind of an issue with the 40 year old circuit board.
So I yanked the MSoS set-up and installed a Williams steam whistle and bell package. A super-easy install but unfortunately you can't get them anymore. And I'll certainly keep an eye out for 6466WX tenders on your recommendation!
Those tenders were too light. I’ve added weight to some of them. The SOS is not my favorite either!
Hello Dave thank you
You are very welcome
I bought the conrail set it was nice to meet you thanks for the videos
Thanks for stopping by, chatting, and buying those engines. I hope they treat you well.
I think that you meant to say the worst part about selling is getting up early lol. I think the Reading pick up truck would look best in a paint shop getting painted blue lol. Thanks for giving us your take on what it's like to sell at a show.
If I find another reading pickup, I’ll build a little paint shop for it and have it in the process of being painted, just for you!
@@dagryffynhobby cool, sounds good
A lot of people have more stuff than a hobby shop in the old days. I buy stuff that fits my layout. I never take less than $300 when I go to a train show. People wonder how l'm going to carry all my purchases until they see my side car.😂
I can always find something at a train show, not always at a train store. I could take $1000 each time and it wouldnt be enough!
Look like a great show good idea with the 080 , love the trucks great colors 👍 good video
Thanks 👍
You got that 0-8-0 at a great price. open it up and diagnose it. Worst case scenario would be a bad board. Get a DC Reverse board and get it going.
My thoughts exactly. As long as the motor's good there's hope.
Bad motor. Hopefully that’s it
Yep its fun when you see your friends and dealers on the other side of the table and vise versa !
It is!
Nice video. Yes being a vendor, which I've only done once, gives a new perspective on the train show experience. The NYC and Reading trucks are my favorite in the video. Those are cool.
Thanks. I love the trucks too, I may need more
Congratulations on doing your first train show Dave! I've been doing our local VTCA shows since 2018 and sure it's work but at the same time pretty gratifying. I've unloaded things I didn't need and raised enough cash to buy things I didn't KNOW I needed, and usually at the same show!
And that was a VERY professional-looking table display you did! My compliments!
Right, the whole idea is "Nothing comes home!" as far as the mechandise is concerned but it rarely works that way. Many times it really depends on how the show traffic is and if the right buyers show up. Stuff you take home this show can all blow out at the next show, it's happened to me and quite a few of the other club members as well. You never know. On the whole I figure if you sell 25% to 30% of what you bring you're doing OK. I've never seen anyone do a total blow-out.
So, you do a show, meet some new people, sell some stuff, have some fun. That's what it's all about.
I have to ask, WHERE did you find those "Emergency!" fire helmets? We've got one I picked up at a local show, couldn't pass it up since the wife and I have been fans of the show since WAY back (She's a volunteer firefighter's daughter, "Emergency!" was mandatory viewing in her house!) so I couldn't pass that helmet up when I saw it. I had no idea there were more out there.
On that 0-8-0 when you get around to working on it try bypassing the contoller board and shooting some DC current to the motor, if the motor works you're half-way there. You can get a Dallee Electronics drop-in board and get the engine running again. But I'm sure you don't need any coaching from me.
Fun video and thanks for posting!
Thanks Wayne, I’d say I did great, especially for my first outing.
The fire helmets belong to my brother in law, he’s had them since he was a kid. He’s also a firefighter from a fire fighting family.
I tested the motor with direct dc and no good.
Hope you get it running. Looking forward to see the result of your efforts.
Thanks!
Yes, that is the type engine purchase I can relate to. Not working s/b fixable and cheap. Looks like everything is there. Clean piece that maybe don’t need much to get running. For $25.00 worth the risk. I do that all the time with e bay fixer uppers engines & parts. Only had one somewhat bad experience but all the rest all good.😊 The vendor’s in the hobby are a must. Without them there would be no place to touch and feel reasonable priced Trains. It’s like the car Hobby’s Carlisle at Hershey.
I figured the 25 was worth the risk. Worst case it would be a parts donor or a static model on a siding
Nice pick up trucks TY
Thanks 👍
Thanks, Dave. I've been wondering what it would be like to be a vendor. I noticed that most of them still have quite a bit of inventory left at the end of the show. I'm not really looking to get rid of anything necessarily, but I do have several duplicate models I don't need.
The pickup trucks are very nice. Opening doors and hoods are always a plus and help to add more realism to the layout. I collect anything diecast that I think suits my layout. I've been looking for a 50's grain truck that's reasonably priced. So far, it's like looking for a unicorn.
The 080 steam switcher is a model of a USRA steam switcher design. I was able to get a good deal on a complete Menards by Lionel Milwaukee Road #1251 set when Menards had Lionel produce these for Menards around 2016. It is headed up by this same exact steam switcher and tender plus 3 orange and black flat cars with construction loads and an orange caboose. Each car has a Menards sign with built by Lionel in small black lettering on the sides. The tender has the Milwaukee Road herald on the side. It's conventional only, and the tender has a postwar style whistle. I also have the Pennsylvania #421 Lionchief version with railsounds of this engine and tender that only runs by the remote. It looked like you had a remote to run the UP. I assumed you had the remote turned on and had fresh batteries in it. My Pennsylvania engine will light up and make steam sounds with the track powered up, but it won't run without the remote turned on.
Depending on the age of that non-running 0-8-0 it may not require a remote, remote-only starter set engines are a relatively recent development, by that I mean in the last five or so years.
Hey ,Wayne. I mentioned the possibility of it being a Lionchief because even though Dave commented about it possibly being conventional, all while waving something in is hand that has an antenna. It was a bit confusing from my perspective, and I was pointing out these same exact engines, and tenders were also produced in the Lionchief models because I have the Pennsylvania version and know they do exist. It doesn't have Bluetooth, so I assume I have an earlier version of Lionchief before Bluetooth.
@@DRCRailroard Right, I see where you're comin' from. I guessed Dave might have been trying a remote as a "Just in case it needs one" thing. That remote MIGHT have come with the engine although Dave didn't say if it did. If it's actually a Lionechief engine of course it's not going to work without the remote, only Lionchief+ engines have the conventional option.
If it was mine and after going "under the hood" and finding nothing obviously wrong with it like broken wires or a jammed drive train I'd install a Dallee board to at least get conventional operation out of it.
Honestly I don't like the remote-only operation engines and wouldn't own one.
@wayneantoniazzi2706 I think the UP 4500 was only produced to run conventionally from what I could find. My Lionchief remotes do not have antennas. I know Dave recently incorporated TMCC to his layout and he maybe using that remote to control his conventional engine. I'm not familiar with anything else but conventional or Lionchief control. I know conventional engines can be operated by TMCC. I share a similar view regarding the Lionchief engines but I do like the finite speeds one can achieve and the Bluetooth equipped engines provides more options from the app. I am looking into getting the new universal remote. It will run anything with Bluetooth that Lionel ever produced except for one model. It can run three different engines on 3 different loops at once, plus it provides run capabilities for any Legacy Bluetooth equipped engine without a command base and a cab controller if one wants a legacy model without investing in the control system. The newer universal remotes emit both Bluetooth and RF frequencies.
@@DRCRailroard Hey, if you like TMCC, Legacy, and Bluetooth options go for 'em! Don't let a dinosaur like me influence you! The thing is I was a copier repair technician for 30 years and as a result have a deep DEEP distrust of sophisticated electronics! They can last for 20 years or blow tomorrow, you just never know.
That being said I DO own some modern engines with the electronics packages in them but if they blow I know how to get them running again.
Great conversation here!
That's a Sweet $25 challenge. I'm sure it will run.
I sure hope it will
If the board is bad, take it out and put a Williams reverse board in and run it without sound.
I believe it’s the motor. Ordered a new one from Lionel. Hope that’s it
Nice engine for $25. I suspect you will be able to fix it. Loved seeing the pics of the show, did you find out what happened to that melted car???
I happy with it for 25 as long as it doesn’t take too much to fix it!
The melted car, sad story, guy kept his postwar collection, mostly pristine examples, in his attic, in Florida.
@@dagryffynhobby "In his attic, in Florida." Yikes! Take it from me attics below the Mason-Dixon line can become positive infernos during the summer and the further south you go the hotter they get. However that poor guy must have had Satan himself for a house guest without knowing it! 👹
Twice I have attended a train show as a vendor. Much prefer being a customer for all the reasons you mentioned. As to the 0-8-0 I am willing to bet it is minor and you will fix it easily.
Thanks! Hopefully the engine will be fixed soon, maybe even this evening.
was nice to meet you at the show,,do you still have the baby ruth car
Nice to meet you too. Did I have a baby Ruth car?
i saw a b ruth in your short do you still have it for sale@@dagryffynhobby
@@williamruss-jf7po none for sale, no. Sorry
@@dagryffynhobby thank you