In case you did not hear John Bortzs PV &W layout is no more. It is unfortunate that we could not have a last visit to see the layout before dismantling. I have not been there is about 15+ years certainly before I got a digital camera. Anything that was salable went off in an auction this past Saturday. John is still alive and doing OK. It was just time to move on from S Modeling.
I went to the auction. It was a once in a lifetime day for sure. That is where the cars I am selling came from. BTW, I still have a few left for sale. http://www.lanestrains.com/Cars_for_sale.htm There are already some items for sale on eBay from another buyer. No one could possibly buy most of it. The amount of stuff for sale can only be measured in real shear tonnage. As you would expect that was a lot of Old School kits and assembled cars. I did not get what I was hoping to buy like assembled buildings. I know there was not a lot in scenery completed on the layout. There surprisingly was not a Overland M53. The ore boat and dock sold for only $75.00. I had no room for it. Buying it to resell was out of the question for me because it would not survive any attempts at shipping. The S Helper Service cars of which there were MANY mostly sold for new full retail price or MORE. The turntable and roundhouse and some other items was actually purchased by Johns son. If ¼ of what was sold actually hits eBay, and I think it will, it will be a wallet drain for many months to come. Of the cars I bought I am keeping 4 of them. I have wanted a Drovers caboose since I was 13 and first saw it in S Gauge Herald. ***It is such an odd car.*** I have been told mine was built by Frank Titman for his first layout. There is some portion of a A F baggage car (I think) hidden in the car someplace. That is what I see when I turn it upside down. There is NO chance I would buy a kit and assemble it myself so I jumped all over it to win. I did some TLC to it by taking off the truck mounted couplers. I repainted the roof. I also am keeping 3) 50 all wood boxcars that are single, door & ½ and double door cars. They different and would stand out on most S layouts. I have to do some TLC on them as well mostly by adding weight to them. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
