i also found something interesting at savemart today. originally, i thought it was a dolls bike. on closer inspection, its actually a walking contraption for fluppy dogs! really pleased with it as i also collect them when i find them.
the things i ordered from 1day arrived. i got 1 paint thomas, 2 bubble duck and 1 elephant duncan. i also got 3 packs of Y splitters and 1 pack of hills. the trucks from the engines will be used, and the engines will probably end up in my spares box for parts.
i also found something interesting at savemart today. originally, i thought it was a dolls bike. on closer inspection, its actually a walking contraption for fluppy dogs! really pleased with it as i also collect them when i find them. had an awesome buy at the warehouse today. checked the thomas section and was pleased to see RC trains, even though i wasnt wanting to buy.
i grabbed victor and percy, leaving 2 thomas' on the shelf after see the price sticker... $11!! i figured that wasnt right and checked at the price checker. they scanned up at $60! i decided to at least let service desk know so they could fix the issue, and also commented that i wanted to buy victor and percy, but not at $60 each. they let me have them for $11 each!! bloody good buy. there are photos on on a new page made specially for the RC and talking engines. another major earthquake, this time with fatalities. lots of damage to buildings as well. :(
found 3 wagon packs at farmers today for $30 each. got the express cars, fireworks and mccolls farm. 1day had thomas again today. i got 2 lots hoping to score some more paint thomas' for the wobbly wagons. they sold out really quickly! looking forward to them arriving. the lots come with 2 engines and 2 track packs for $20, so quite a good buy.
the local model railway club had their train show this weekend. i went both days and thoroughly enjoyed it! im going to have my own display next time [2013] and might join the club as well. the club president had a hornby/bachman setup featuring all thomas. the kids were going nuts! neil had his ertls on display as well as some tiny little ones which his wife thought were ertl as well.
i will be using my giant thomas tunnel as part of my design, but not sure what else to do with it yet. i plan on having a couple of engines running [maybe the talking ones] and just have the rest sitting stationary. i may put a set of towers on either side of the big thomas as he has a double track at the top, and then i can put another track under those. this morning i woke up quite early, so decided to give the bike a run and go to sanson before going to the show. down there, i bought a small box of tomy with track, thomas, duck and 2 sets of annie and clarabel. mixed in were 4 bits of the colored track used with the toddler pull back range. i paid $15. the trains will be used for scrap and the track added to the suitcase, lol. elizabeth roadway set
madge caroline knapford station rocky to the rescue [TRU] [fp] gordon to the rescue [TRU] [fp] captain and salty sea rescue set [TRU] [fp] thomas at the station jeremy at the hanger harold at the hanger sodor mountain mine build a bridge pack road pack x2 nelson at the quarry fireworks pop up car dinosaur pop up car straight track pack x3 corner track pack x2 split track pack x2 bridge track pack male/female adapters track pack x2 hill track pack iron 'arry scruff the scruncher [fp] coal mustache spencer [fp] ferdinand the logging loco [fp] farm cars set [fp] misty island track pack [fp] TOMY LOR 1 patrick and kelly 2 pack the photo below is of the sets i got from australia fair toyworld. i got 4 packs that were either taped or shrink wrapped together. another toyworld at robina had their items heavily reduced but not strapp the very bottom photo is knapford station. i packed the empty space to both protect the items and save on luggage space. well, we got home just after 3am this morning and i didnt wake up til about 11 and am still tired. the flight was good, as was the entire holiday. really didnt want to come home. lol. i found quite a bit of the older trackmaster stuff, and majorly reduced as well. i still have quite a bit to find, but will have to ebay it i think.
i have updated with most of my scores... check the tomy/tm vehicles page, tm accessories, boxed sets and fp tm engines. i still have more photos to put up, but the current ones give a rough idea. lots of new scores, will post photos and furthur details sometime next tuesday or wednesday!
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