12-26-2016, 05:22 AM
As a teenager I was hard to buy for since I didn't want the newest transistor radio, record player, model car kit or other like items for Christmas so I ended up with a lot of money and clothes and in that light December 26th was my Christmas.
On the 26th I would head for Woolco before they open so I could pick over the model train stuff now on sale. The year I remember the most is the year I had a $100.00 and that was a lot of cash back then and would buy a lot of goodies-far more then $100.00 today. The 26th was the great after Christmas sale and "toy trains" was 50-60% off.
Anyway here's what I ended up with that year from Woolco all for around $30.00.
2 AHM PRR E8As
7 AHM PRR passenger cars and three PRR baggage cars. I rebuilt these with Central Valley trucks and body mounted X2F couplers. These of course was used at the Columbus HO club.
2 AHM structure kits.
3 sets of AHM figures.
The remaining money was spent at Halls hobbies on Central Valley 6 wheel passenger trucks,X2F couplers with draft gear and a United Models PRR K4..
A great Christmas.
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How did you spend your Christmas money?
On the 26th I would head for Woolco before they open so I could pick over the model train stuff now on sale. The year I remember the most is the year I had a $100.00 and that was a lot of cash back then and would buy a lot of goodies-far more then $100.00 today. The 26th was the great after Christmas sale and "toy trains" was 50-60% off.
Anyway here's what I ended up with that year from Woolco all for around $30.00.
2 AHM PRR E8As
7 AHM PRR passenger cars and three PRR baggage cars. I rebuilt these with Central Valley trucks and body mounted X2F couplers. These of course was used at the Columbus HO club.
2 AHM structure kits.
3 sets of AHM figures.
The remaining money was spent at Halls hobbies on Central Valley 6 wheel passenger trucks,X2F couplers with draft gear and a United Models PRR K4..
A great Christmas.
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How did you spend your Christmas money?