From rmueser at gmail.com Fri Sep 30 14:13:10 2011 From: rmueser at gmail.com (Bob Mueser) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:13:10 -0400 Subject: [Rolling Stock] Fwd: Any suggestions??? In-Reply-To: References: <2bed6.4690e52e.3bb749f7@aol.com> Message-ID: Can someone help this guys out? Thanks Bob ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Mueser Date: Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:11 PM Subject: Re: Any suggestions??? To: MAGILLAONFIRE at aol.com I can forward your email off to our rolling stock committee and see if they can help you out... On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM, wrote: > Hi! I'm not a member and have been out of the hobby for several decades > but was wondering if you happened to have any suggestions to enable me to > resolve a problem. > > As I said, I've been out of the hobby for quite a while but a friend has > asked me to build him 3-4 model railroad theme bookends for his grandkids. > As > such, unpowered diesel dummies would be perfect but Walthers and other > manufacturers haven't made/carried them in years. > > I first tried AB Charles but was amazed that they're practically out of the > model RR business. Few items and those they had were all marked "reduced." > Probably has something to do with senior dying several years ago and his > son taking over. > > At any rate, I've put out a number of e-mails to different dealers > nationwide with no responses yet. > > Do you think any of your members might have any "junkers" sitting around > they might be willing to part with for a reasonable cost? As I said, all I > really need is a shell, frame and trucks for the displays...internal > components are completely useless. > > Any other suggestions you might have towards coming up with dummies would > be most appreciated. > > Regards, > Bill Havrilla, Allison Park > -- "The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents." -Nathaniel Borenstein -- "The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents." -Nathaniel Borenstein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suvcworr at aol.com Fri Sep 30 18:30:32 2011 From: suvcworr at aol.com (suvcworr at aol.com) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:30:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Rolling Stock] rolling stock suggestions Message-ID: <8CE4DD7B30D5A42-1AEC-17D61@Webmail-m125.sysops.aol.com> Sir: With the price of new locomotives nearing $150.00 per unit, inexpensive becomes relative. Newer locomotive shells sell for $25 - $50 each. Your best bet is probably a local train show and hit the white elephant table. You may be able to find old Tyco, AHM, or LifeLike locomotive shells for a few dollars. We do not have any shells which we no longer need. Rich Orr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmueser at gmail.com Fri Sep 30 14:13:10 2011 From: rmueser at gmail.com (Bob Mueser) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:13:10 -0400 Subject: [Rolling Stock] Fwd: Any suggestions??? In-Reply-To: References: <2bed6.4690e52e.3bb749f7@aol.com> Message-ID: Can someone help this guys out? Thanks Bob ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Mueser Date: Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:11 PM Subject: Re: Any suggestions??? To: MAGILLAONFIRE at aol.com I can forward your email off to our rolling stock committee and see if they can help you out... On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM, wrote: > Hi! I'm not a member and have been out of the hobby for several decades > but was wondering if you happened to have any suggestions to enable me to > resolve a problem. > > As I said, I've been out of the hobby for quite a while but a friend has > asked me to build him 3-4 model railroad theme bookends for his grandkids. > As > such, unpowered diesel dummies would be perfect but Walthers and other > manufacturers haven't made/carried them in years. > > I first tried AB Charles but was amazed that they're practically out of the > model RR business. Few items and those they had were all marked "reduced." > Probably has something to do with senior dying several years ago and his > son taking over. > > At any rate, I've put out a number of e-mails to different dealers > nationwide with no responses yet. > > Do you think any of your members might have any "junkers" sitting around > they might be willing to part with for a reasonable cost? As I said, all I > really need is a shell, frame and trucks for the displays...internal > components are completely useless. > > Any other suggestions you might have towards coming up with dummies would > be most appreciated. > > Regards, > Bill Havrilla, Allison Park > -- "The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents." -Nathaniel Borenstein -- "The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents." -Nathaniel Borenstein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suvcworr at aol.com Fri Sep 30 18:30:32 2011 From: suvcworr at aol.com (suvcworr at aol.com) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:30:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Rolling Stock] rolling stock suggestions Message-ID: <8CE4DD7B30D5A42-1AEC-17D61@Webmail-m125.sysops.aol.com> Sir: With the price of new locomotives nearing $150.00 per unit, inexpensive becomes relative. Newer locomotive shells sell for $25 - $50 each. Your best bet is probably a local train show and hit the white elephant table. You may be able to find old Tyco, AHM, or LifeLike locomotive shells for a few dollars. We do not have any shells which we no longer need. Rich Orr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: