Re: The Springfield Show
Fred in Vt. <pennsy@...>
Tim,
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You didn't let them loose at the mexican cantina on Rt. 5 did you? Fred Freitas
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From: Tim O'Connor To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] The Springfield Show >> More than a few people here have said the Springfield show is >> "the best bar none". I have yet to hear the reason why. What's >> the attraction Resin vendors: F&C, Sylvan, even Al Westerfield came once... and specialty resin producers like West Shore, etc Brass importers: Overland, Coach Yard, River Raisin, Key, MTS, Railworks, Rail Classics... and brass dealers large and small Manufacturers: Athearn, Atlas, MDC (pathetic display last year across from the Athearn mega-display. Hmmmm...), Intermountain, Branchline, AMB, Tichy, Stewart, City Classics, many specialty vendors of structures, scenery, bunches of S and O scale vendors plus Chooch (including Ultra Scale!), all major DCC vendors Photo & Paper dealers: Many, including Bob's entire collection (you can easily spend the whole show at Bob's if only the money would hold out) Layouts: dozens, literally, including the Amherst Society which is about 100 modules including a giant, highly detailed hump yard and modern passenger terminal. And an unbelievable O scale double track loop with 100+ car trains of mostly O scale brass -- it has to be seen! How often do you see an O scale GN 2-6-8-0 or a sextet of beautifully weathered O scale hi tech diesels pulling huge strings of equally fine freight cars? Clubs & Societies: many And 20,000 paying visitors, typically. Even in snowstorms! You'll meet and talk with dozens of people you know from this list, from Naperville, from all over the country... It's a gas. Honestly. I enjoy Cocoa Beach, but it's really a scaled down Naperville, while Springfield is like nothing else except maybe the NMRA convention but without the politics. And the NIGHT LIFE! Well, Al Welch and John Riddell can tell you all about that. Hoo-ah! Tim O'Connor SPONSORED LINKS Train travel Freight car Canada train travel Train travel in italy North american ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "STMFC" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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