Joined: 07/01/2012(UTC)
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Location: Cohasset Massachusetts
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Dear Pete, Gary, Goofy, and everyone else,
Thank you so much for the advice on Marklin Z.
My family just gave me my 50th birthday present.
I received 2 loco's 88081 and 88041, 87672 passenger wagons, assorted freight, and a ton of track.
I am stunned at how beautiful these models are. They run great.
I had never had the chance to see Z Scale in person. There are not many Marklin dealers in Massachusetts.
I also got some reading glasses. My vision has been very good (20/13) my whole life.
About a month ago I noticed I was having trouble refocusing from the controls on the bridge, to the horizon.
I am a Captain, USMMO. I went to the doctor and he said, " Hey dumb ass. Your almost 50. Get some readers!"
Thank again Guy's,
Sincerely,
sean
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 Joined: 01/03/2008(UTC) Posts: 2,883 Location: South Western France
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Originally Posted by: blackrock 
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I am a Captain, USMMO. I went to the doctor and he said, " Hey dumb ass. Your almost 50. Get some readers!"
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sean
Not to worry! The best is yet to come!  Happy sails! Cheers Jacques (68, now spending more time changing glasses than actually doing anything on Z-gauge!)  |
Jacques Vuye aka Dr.Eisenbahn
Once a vandal, learned to be better and had great success! |
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 Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Hey Sean, enjoy! You're off to a good start there. |
Gary
Z Scale
"Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout" |
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 Joined: 19/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,049
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Hi Sean,
Have you been to Duxbury Green. They have some Z stuff though not alot.
Roger |
Modeling Immensee, mile/km 0 on the Gottard. SBB Era V.
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 Joined: 09/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 972 Location: North Wiltshire
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Go get 'em, Sean. You'll love Z gauge - while you can still see them  Pete |
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.
Z Scale is great - where's me glasses? |
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Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Originally Posted by: Nightowl4933 Go get 'em, Sean. You'll love Z gauge - while you can still see them Pete And before your fingers become arthritic |
Gary
Z Scale
"Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout" |
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Joined: 03/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 898 Location: So Cal
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Sean,
BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY
I know you will have fun with Z scale, I've been into the scale since the early 90s.
Now 20 years later I'm also into HO and my wife said wait another 20 years and I'll need "G" scale.
We are supposed to be like steak, cheese and wine "we improve with age" yeah right.
Rob |
HOac and Z scale running SBB/BLS Era IV-V
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Joined: 27/08/2005(UTC) Posts: 11,071 Location: Murrumba Downs QLD
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Originally Posted by: Loadmaster Sean,
BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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We are supposed to be like steak, cheese and wine "we improve with age" yeah right.
Rob Rob, you have to be tough to survive Old Age. Its the pits.  But better than not breathing |
NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
Junior member of the Banana Club, a reformist and an old Goat with a Bad memory, loafing around |
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 Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Originally Posted by: blackrock I went to the doctor and he said, " Hey dumb ass. Your almost 50. Get some readers!" I'm 52 and I'm the opposite. I can see up close not too bad, but the long sighted vision is not so good. I need glasses for driving my car, but not for driving my locos! Originally Posted by: nevw ...you have to be tough to survive Old Age. Its the pits. Remember Nev, old age and treachery will beat youth any time! And finally, Belated Birthday wishes Sean. Glad you've got some nice Marklin to enjoy.
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Joined: 20/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,660 Location: Paris, France
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Sean, First, welcome to the forum, Second, happy 50th Bday ... those half century thingies dun come around too often ^^ laadeedaa ... Third, in addition to Z scale, plz test N, HO, O scales ... etc, can only make ya live longer !  Yum  |
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