The $20 Train Show Challenge! Greenberg’s Oaks PA, Train Show, Haul, and Club Layouts! January 2025

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  • @jlebaron1
    @jlebaron1 14 днів тому +3

    I spend more time looking at the boxes under the tables too! It's where all the goodies and fixer uppers live! I've found some incredible deals in them, great video Dave, thanks for sharing!

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      I’ve sure found some good stuff down there!

  • @tomrogers5516
    @tomrogers5516 13 днів тому +1

    I just knew you'd be visiting Greenberg's Oaks show, Dave! I hope you had a great time. You came back with some interesting building pieces. I'll be interested to see how you use them. The videos were a real treat! Can't single out one layout that I liked the most. Usually, I enjoy the details and design of the O gauge ones. The Hi-Railers always catch my eye. Thanks for taking the time to tour and share.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  12 днів тому

      Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @andrewaugustyniak2765
    @andrewaugustyniak2765 11 днів тому +1

    Hello my friend Good news, I went to my first train show with your 30 dollars challenge in Steven's point Wi, but I did go through under the tables and found some stuff 😀

  • @JohnsTrains4012
    @JohnsTrains4012 13 днів тому +1

    Happy New Year Dave. Sorry I missed you at the show! Thanks for sharing your purchases! I hope to see you soon.

  • @RichardEngle-pu3fz
    @RichardEngle-pu3fz 14 днів тому

    Great to see you at Oaks. Thanx for spending a little time for me.😊

  • @angeloavanti2538
    @angeloavanti2538 12 днів тому

    Nice Dave. Thanks.

  • @daivdwalker2374
    @daivdwalker2374 14 днів тому

    Looked like alot of fun

  • @jamesmelchin2873
    @jamesmelchin2873 14 днів тому

    Gotta love those trolleys. And keep the die cast coming...great deals. Thanks Dave !

  • @genemanno1533
    @genemanno1533 14 днів тому

    Your Studebaker Hawk is cool I had a red one with a 4 speed back in high school.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      That’s great! You just dont see Studebakers anymore

  • @dbtech7914
    @dbtech7914 14 днів тому

    I had a great time at the train show as always, with you and Nick. I pretty much couldn't feel my feet by the time I went home. Thanks for the mention, I'll send those 3D print files to you.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  12 днів тому

      Always great hanging out. I was pretty shot by the end too.

  • @gatblau1
    @gatblau1 10 днів тому

    Design Preservation Model buildings are great in my opinion. I’ve got so many of their building kits.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  9 днів тому

      Cool. I was fiddling with the set the other day, really nice stuff

  • @MattKonsol
    @MattKonsol 14 днів тому

    Really awesome haul you got from the oaks train show!

  • @williamsantangelo
    @williamsantangelo 14 днів тому

    The wise buys, kool! Thank you Dave!

  • @jamese5204
    @jamese5204 13 днів тому +1

    Yo I was there! Picked up a never opened first edition Lionel Santa Fe sd40 from 1982

  • @PopPopsTrainRoom
    @PopPopsTrainRoom 14 днів тому

    great buys the buildings will be great to build your own creations for the layout

  • @johnandrus3901
    @johnandrus3901 14 днів тому

    Yow! Nice stuff. The pickups are sweet and there is a lot that you can do to them. That show looked amazing, as most Greenberg shows are. I liked the layout, with those passenger trains running. The scenery was pretty neat and the action was nice. Some progressive lenses might help your ability to read things, without being too close up. They helped me immensely. Either way, an excellent video, as always.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому +1

      Thanks! Lots of good stuff.
      I have progressives I just can’t stand wearing them unless I’m driving.

    • @johnandrus3901
      @johnandrus3901 13 днів тому

      @@dagryffynhobby They sure take some getting used to. I found that when I went to larger lenses, that they were easier on the eyes, since there is more area for the progressive focus. Either way, I'm going to get back to a Greenberg show, in the near future. We used to take our club modular to the Monroeville show, for a number of years. It was a great time.

  • @brians69firebird
    @brians69firebird 14 днів тому +2

    Prices seem really high compared to my local shows near Rochester, NY. We have sellers with 1980s prices and then some with down to earth pricing, like the modern Clear F-3 AA Set With 4 Passenger Cars for $300...should have bought it!!

    • @wayneantoniazzi2706
      @wayneantoniazzi2706 14 днів тому

      If you're talking Post-Wars with 1980s prices on them I see them down here in VA as well. Some exhibitors haven't gotten the word yet but they seem to be in the minority now.

    • @241ditch
      @241ditch 12 днів тому

      As a Rochester local, I totally agree! I once got a Lionel 2026 for $30! In running condition!

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  12 днів тому

      It varies, there are a few sellers with postwar stock selling like its last century, but there is usually plenty of affordable items as well

  • @Dakman
    @Dakman 14 днів тому

    You were so close to getting the Thunder Rail Model Media Gold award until the time stamp 11:54 where it looks like some unknown person bumped you lol.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      I know! It was going to be an award winning shot!

  • @wayneantoniazzi2706
    @wayneantoniazzi2706 14 днів тому

    Dave it MUST be cold in the garage if you got to video in the house! I can understand, it's been pretty chilly down here too, I've got to run the quartz heater in the Chugger Barn for at least two hours before it's tolerable.
    Looks like you did fine at the show, those cars are pretty cool but I LOVE the Mercury!
    And that was a very touching tribute to Harry Henning the North Penn O Gaugers set up. Harry's truly going to be missed! 😢
    We've got a Greenberg show coming up this weekend. About all I'm looking for at the moment are some good used Madison cars for repaint projects and some Harry Potter add-on cars. I got a Harry train two weeks before Christmas, lucked into an as-new used one at a good price. The engine's a great puller!

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  12 днів тому

      Yeah it’s cold, I just wasn’t in the mood for it! A lot of times I see the same diecast so it was nice to find that mercury.
      Nice, I have to start doing some repaints. I have a box of old passenger cars waiting.

  • @williamb-trains
    @williamb-trains 14 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing the show. Not running trains for two months 😢. Maybe it’s time for Heater in the garage?

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      I tend to exaggerate sometimes, I get in there on warmer days. I have two heaters, there is just so much heat loss it doesn’t retain any of it. It’s a longstanding project that keeps getting out on the back burner

    • @williamb-trains
      @williamb-trains 13 днів тому

      @
      I know what you mean. I delayed mine for about 15 years. Although my trains are in the basement, my work bench and building space is in my garage. Having a heated garage is a luxury that I have come to enjoy everyday. Next house will need to have a heated shop and a train room, together.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      @ had I known I was going to get into it this much, I would have done the work before I started! But I figured I’d do trains for a while and then get bored and switch to a different hobby. Oh well.

    • @williamb-trains
      @williamb-trains 13 днів тому

      @@dagryffynhobby
      Hmmm, sound familiar. I was going to finish my basement. Then my dad passed, I got his collection, as
      well as taking down and
      collecting his
      layout. Then had all this fun stuff on shelves in my basement. After months of floor running and monthly adding to my collection. I just
      Couldn't wait any longer. So I just
      started building a
      new layout. I
      may have a plan, but it has not revealed itself to me 😂

  • @Lil_Pennsy
    @Lil_Pennsy 14 днів тому

    The amount of layouts seemed more this year. I didn’t even record just enjoyed seeing trains ❤

  • @slagcat
    @slagcat 14 днів тому

    Nice #490 George Washington C&O even though it was made by Lionel. I'm sorry to hear about Harry Henning 😢 a loss to the O Gauge train community 🙏 for him and the family.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      It is a nice engine! And yes, it is a huge loss to the community.

  • @lifewithroscoe6513
    @lifewithroscoe6513 14 днів тому

    I planned on going. But had to go to Maryland.

  • @warrenevans7776
    @warrenevans7776 14 днів тому

    Dave, have a question for you. Your layout is out in your garage. What temperature do you not run your trains . Or if you heat your garage, to what temperature is best for running a train. Have our layout out in our garage, that’s why I am asking for information. “Thank you “ in advance for answering our questions. God’s blessings upon you and your family.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому +1

      I am rather reckless with the temp. It gets down to mid thirties in there but I don’t usually run anything at that temp. Coldest is probably lower 40s and then just older postwar trains. They are sluggish for a bit until they warm up. Haven’t noted any issue with doing that. I tend to not run newer equipment at that temp. Maybe not unless it’s 50.
      I have electric heaters but the garage is so old it doesn’t retain any heat. I don’t really hang out in there unless it’s mid 40s.

    • @warrenevans7776
      @warrenevans7776 13 днів тому

      “Thank you “ for your answers to our questions. We will better know when it’s best to run trains or not. And sorry about just now subscribing, I thought we were. Have a great day, God’s blessings to you.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      @ no problem and thanks for subscribing

  • @JasonBDeaton
    @JasonBDeaton 14 днів тому

    I have no clue how 3D printing works or how it is possible to print out a set of trucks for rolling stock. Do you have any episodes where you talk about this very cool aspect of our hobby? I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  13 днів тому

      I don’t because I’m not that great at it. There are so many videos on it out there. I can give a basic description: you start with an 3d image file crated in cad software, open it in a program called slicing software, it then takes that 3d image and slices it into very thin layers depending on your specific printer, kind of like a cheese slicer, then save it as a G Code file, then put that new file into the printer and using a spool of plastic string, lays down those layers one at a time.
      It’s pretty amazing stuff

    • @JasonBDeaton
      @JasonBDeaton 7 днів тому

      Man the hobby keeps evolving, eh? That is a very helpful "Cliff's Notes" introduction and synopsis as to what I need to look for. I don't have a computer or printer for that matter, but one can still learn without being able to produce. Thanks, Dave. Oh, my era is MPC-early 90s with a splash of new rolling stock when it catches my eye. O and O27 track, with the latter being what I have more of.

  • @Steve_Mallon
    @Steve_Mallon 14 днів тому

    I only spent $10😊

  • @MHRRR54
    @MHRRR54 14 днів тому

    You just never know what you're going to find at these shows. I got there kinda late, about 11:30 and left by 3:30 and not surprised we missed each other. It was fairly crowded on Saturday but hey that's a good thing for our hobby. Lots of young people which is really important!
    I did find a few things I'd been looking for and some other things just on impulse.
    I will post my Oaks haul video on my channel shortly but needless to say I did willfully exceed the $20.00 TS challenge pretty quickly. 😉

    • @dagryffynhobby
      @dagryffynhobby  12 днів тому

      Sorry I missed you again. I realized I’m looking down most of the time, so I guess that’s how I keep missing people. It was a good crowd, lots of families which I thought was nice.
      Exceeding the budget is ok when done on purpose!