"My problem was trying NOT to buy even more ("My name is Jace, and I am a train
addict...")."Actually, that's why they gave you a name tag - it made it easier for the dealers to see you coming :<) I'm guessing you'll have to unload some of that O scale metal to finance another S Fest, right? Bob Nicholson ____________________________________ --- In [email protected], JGG KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: > > > I was going to post some of my reactions to my first S Fest, and this is the > first I could really come up for air, having had to leave mid-day Saturday to > drive back to > southeastern Minnesota in time to work yesterday morning. In addition to > some other tasks in the afternoon I unloaded all of my newly-acquired > plunder, doing a > quick inventory as I went (and unable to resist doing a little work on some > of them as they went either on the shelf or directly to the workbench). > > First, I was really impressed at the efficiency of the host group, how > smoothly it all seemed to come together; my thanks to the St Louis workers. > I'd have liked to > stay for the banquet and do more socializing (see above) but between my day > job and visiting the grandchildren (who live in the St Louis area), I spent > as much > time as I had available. > > Second, some of the older hands in S scale in the Plains and Prairie Group > had told me when I missed last year's Chicago show that Chicago was stronger > on > scale and St Louis on AF. Couldn't have proved it by me (although this year > may have been atypical), as I spent more over the weekend than I've ever > spent at > any major O scale show; could be I just have had plenty of O scale already, > but despite thinking I had most of the S scale I was going to acquire before > I went-- > perhaps a dozen locomotives and several hundred freight cars in varying > stages of completion--I took home about four dozen more cars (four brass > ones, others > from SHS, AM, SSA, PRS to Amity and Train Stuff kits to PermaBilts, perhaps > even a MidGage refrigerator car junker) and my first brass locomotive in S > scale-- > it was on my shortlist of those I'd really want and the seller worked with me > for a price I couldn't resist. There were three or four estates with > exceptional breadth > and very fair prices, so despite lots of AF for collectors, I had no problem > exceeding my budget (no more S scale shows until next year, greatly reduced > ebay presence). > My problem was trying NOT to buy even more ("My name is Jace, and I am a > train addict..."). And the thought that waiting for me when I got home was a > big > package from SHS from their fabulous sale. > > Many of the major dealers in S scale were there: Doug Peck and Don Heimburger > among them--I don't think Hoquat was, and it would have been a long drive for > Harold > Sheffield--with truckloads of inventory for any taste. The only manufacturer > I noticed particularly was American Models, however. The operating displays > were all > AF-oriented, and most of the items in the silent auction were directed toward > that constituency, but, in fairness, the host group does bill itself as AF > operators. > > Happy to have gone--at least until my bank statement arrives... > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > > > > > > From: johnalbee03@... > > Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:45:27 +0000 > > Subject: {S-Scale List} S Fest Observations and stuff > > > > Went down to S Fest on Friday nite. My first time there. > > As I walked thru the Friday nite displays, I was taken by how much AF stuff > > was there, how very little scale. But I had been told that it was/is a > > Flyer show. > > On Saturday, it was packed, and seemed to have more stuff and naturally I > > found several items I couldn't live without and home they came with me. > > Even had the wife along to supervise me. > > My overall impression, not that anyone cares but...I loved the crowd. You > > wouldn't know it was S gauge. Good crowd, quite friendly and had several > > offers to "help me find locos, etc" from dealers. And, a lot of younger > > folks! Yeah! New blood into the scale! Having just come from an 2 rail O > > show in Indy, I think the S group is more "motivated" or more like family. > > Then, yesterday, Sunday, drove to Springfield IL to see Bob Jackson's > > layout and what a beauty it was! Very impressive. Stunning work. > > I came away totally enthused knowing I have made a good decision to go > > scale S and that it is all I thought it could be and then some! > > To top it all off, got a call from the Shabbona RR inviting me to stop by > > (which, unfortunately, we couldn't do)even though we had never met. Color > > me impressed with the openness and hospitality there! > > So, all in all, I'm glad I was in St. Louis and highly impressed with a > > great bunch of folks from all over the country! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! 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