| 28-6 17:56:58 | ejshelton | Or go back to motorcycle.....a 3 wheeler |
| 28-6 17:56:29 | ejshelton | That would convince me to walk or ride a bike.....arggg |
| 28-6 17:55:51 | rvn2001 |
That's coming ......   |
| 28-6 17:55:22 | DAZed | but the local sports talk show was joking about turn signal fees, bright light charges, extra cost for hard braking. |
| 28-6 17:54:51 | rvn2001 | The only things we aren't paying for at the NTS is the space and electricity. Everything used to be free for the layouts. |
| 28-6 17:54:44 | ejshelton | Yup...I dont have a lot of the initial features since I don't pay |
| 28-6 17:54:05 | DAZed | most of it is like "auto driving" features, things like that |
| 28-6 17:53:20 | DAZed | "nickel and diming" is becoming the latest craze. Vehicles now come with lots of subscriptions if you want to use various things. The car has the feature, you just have to pay to use it. So paying for sitting is gotta be a premium offering...lol. |
| 28-6 17:52:14 | GNFan | That gives everybody the "view from above" for sure. But...no. |
| 28-6 17:48:38 | ejshelton | I don't either |
| 28-6 17:48:15 | rvn2001 | I don't want to put our modules on the floor either. |
| 28-6 17:47:36 | ejshelton | I'm OK I bring my own chair....lol |
| 28-6 17:47:09 | GNFan | "Oh, you want to sit *down*. That'll cost ya." |
| 28-6 17:46:13 | ejshelton | Interesting....I hope we can afford it... |
| 28-6 17:45:39 | rvn2001 | I'm still waiting to hear about front-door access and the price of tables and chairs. |
| 28-6 17:44:23 | ejshelton | Its going to be a fun NTS |
| 28-6 17:44:03 | rvn2001 | I installed swing-up mirrors to the openings on those modules for use when I'm not using the crossing tracks. |
| 28-6 17:42:59 | DAZed | oh, active interchange....nice. |
| 28-6 17:42:02 | rvn2001 | I'm working on cutting "TTZ"-style modules to make return loops for the crossing tracks on my interchange modules. |
| 28-6 17:41:28 | DAZed | Yep, I just need some of the bethgons to be on a Black Friday sale so i can build the train cheap enough. |
| 28-6 17:37:06 | rvn2001 | That sounds like your best solution. |
| 28-6 17:36:41 | DAZed | It's an easy enough scheme, just need to put decals together and get them printed. |
| 28-6 17:36:20 | DAZed | I'm not optimistic. I know of 4 other 4-packs that have been for sale. One was overseas, 2 were at a primarily Euro shop (AJCC Kids or something like that), and one was on eBay that I missed out on. That was before I really had decided to go all-in with them. |
| 28-6 17:33:51 | ejshelton | It might be a tough search |
| 28-6 17:33:29 | rvn2001 | That doesn't leave a whole lot.... |
| 28-6 17:31:55 | DAZed | I'm told they normally do twenty 4-packs per number. So that would be 160 cars total. So that leaves a pool of 60 minus my 4 so 56 from which to find my 28 more that I need. |
| 28-6 17:28:03 | rvn2001 | It must be nice to be rich! |
| 28-6 17:26:56 | DAZed | Talking with one of the guys on the AZL forum, he said that one of the Euro guys had like a 100-car train of them and likely bought most of the production which is why I can't find them. |
| 28-6 17:26:49 | rvn2001 | More than likely, Doug. |
| 28-6 17:26:44 | ejshelton | Ours are growing. One has grown from at a local fairgrounds to the state fairgrounds |
| 28-6 17:26:02 | DAZed | Thom, most likely someone had the missing CHTT Bethgons at a good price. |
| 28-6 17:25:34 | DAZed | It seems we have more smaller shows.....used to it was 4-5 Large shows in the area, and not really much else. Now it's 2-3 Large and 5-6 smaller shows |
| 28-6 17:25:08 | rvn2001 |
I'm sure there was some of the Z scale you've been looking for there, Doug |
| 28-6 17:21:55 | ejshelton | Too bad you missed it...arggg |
| 28-6 17:21:27 | rvn2001 | Bummer, Doug. |
| 28-6 17:21:18 | ejshelton | Many of my friends are in Waco SD. The danced on an iron bridge said it was hard to twirl on.....lol |
| 28-6 17:21:03 | rvn2001 | I am inside, though, and don't have to go anywhere. |
| 28-6 17:20:56 | DAZed | I found out late last night that there was a train show in Dallas on Fri/Sat only. It was a Toy Train show which leans toward the larger stuff, but it was actually pretty close to my house so I might have gone. |
| 28-6 17:20:35 | rvn2001 | There is no no-train season for me. |
| 28-6 17:20:00 | ejshelton | Thx Thom |
| 28-6 17:19:56 | ejshelton | So far so good. I went with friends and did some Karaoke Friday night. |
| 28-6 17:19:19 | DAZed | Oh, well now that I say that Thom jumps in with 6 trains running |
| 28-6 17:18:58 | DAZed | Too hot for model railroading I guess... Most people in the hobby say it's a winter sport, but in Texas when it's too hot to do much outdoors, model railroading is a good alternative. |
| 28-6 17:18:56 | rvn2001 | I still have the TTZ modules set up on my kitchen island countertop. |
| 28-6 17:18:27 | rvn2001 | I've got 6 Z scale trains running to make up for it Ellen. |
| 28-6 17:18:15 | GNFan |
How will you survive, Ellen?  |
| 28-6 17:17:35 | ejshelton | First weekend in a while I have no train show |
| 28-6 17:14:09 | ejshelton | We had floods yesterday...now just hot and humid |
| 28-6 17:13:40 | DAZed | Thank you Mr. Carrier. |
| 28-6 17:13:12 | rvn2001 | Mee too |
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