Mail Call! Railway Post Office, commonly abbreviated as RPO has rolled in!

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Got some parts in for the Lionel automated cars, should make them complete. Also added another structure for the big refinery that I'll make some day.

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DakotaLove39 said:
I hate to say I don't support SMS as much as I probably should. Not lately, anyway. I've given plenty of my money to that store but I am really picky about it. I virtually gave up on the showfloor near the counter as that stuff is often way too highly priced. Consider, he has a Bachmann GS-4 Daylight, DC only, priced at $100 over the sound-equipped price. I understand they have to mark-up to cover their costs and bills but that's just too high for what it is.
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Yeah, I won't disagree with you there. I mostly look there for out-of-production items that aren't easily found elsewhere, and things that haven't been re-priced from years ago (and thus are cheaper than the current run stuff). I think I've only ever bought one loco there for the reasons you mention, plus they don't have much DCC or sound. And not to get too nit-picky but...the owner is cool, but most of his employees aren't that friendly.

Most of the good deals I've found in the last few years have been at shows, but unfortunately those aren't happening these days. Hopefully it all gets back to normal eventually.
 
skyliner said:
Yeah, I won't disagree with you there. I mostly look there for out-of-production items that aren't easily found elsewhere, and things that haven't been re-priced from years ago (and thus are cheaper than the current run stuff).
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Tell me about it. long after Athearn's Bombardier commuter cars became unobtanium, SMS was sitting on three sets of 3 Northstar Bombardier cars, and half a dozen singles. I bought one 3-pack for $150, then spread the word on Facebook that the others were there. I went back a week later and all those Bombardiers were gone!

Anyway, per the RPO I have a special one. I got another box from Lines West today. Two models of Milwaukee two-bay hopper rebuilds. Like my Thrall-built caboose, these are 3D-printed models representing some custom home shop hoppers MILW kicked out. These hoppers served many roles, but mine will be hauling gravel. The photo shows the full contents of the kit.

These kits are pretty cool. All the brake piping and grab irons are 3D printed as part of the major assemblies, so there is no wire detailing to do unless you really want to.

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