...came to town last weekend. Looking to move into another market, it was important to attend if for no other reason than to show the organizers that there was a market to cater to. I bought a couple of trinkets...
...an HO scale AHM/Rivarossi 2-8-4 Nickel Plate Road "Berkshire", in excellent condition...and...
...this nice vintage lot containing a 1953 Mantua 0-4-0 Booster, two assembled Mantua flat cars and a 4 wheeled bobber from 1960-62, as well as an Ulrich two bay hopper from 1959. Note that they have the older Mantua hook/loop couplers that were pretty common at around that time, and that the bare zinc metal and brass looks like it hasn't seen air for most of their 50+ years of life.
I'll give more detail reviews of each as time goes on...right now, I'm enjoying a slow day at the house.
2 comments:
Great addings to your collection, sir. The 2-8-4 loco obviosly has the best look, but I love that 0-4-0 and its two flat cars. Which flat cars, by the way, are craving for something on them... what could/would it be? :) Maybe something "useless" in some junk/scrap box, there in the cellar... with some weathering.... like a truck or loco chasis... Huh, just daylight dreaming, nevermind. :))
Yes, those flats are bare canvases just aching to be used to haul something...you're right, nothing so lame as pipe will do...it must scream "Unique!" ;-)
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