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Offline Rasputin

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Store Signs
« on: November 13, 2009, 00:31:31 »
Hello Everyone  :wave:

   Well yesterday while I was working on a new used truck I had a delivery. As it turns out this gentleman used to own a local brick and mortar shop and a few years back closed it down . I met him by responding to a local add . He personally delivered the sign and said if I would be interested in 2 or them ? Would I  :D I bought the signs and showed him around the collection . He was so shocked and amused by the collection he wanted to contribute. He told me he has a large amount of used G scale track and 4 very large boxes of Playmobil  :hmm: . He said after he talks to his wife and they keep what the 9 grandkids will play with I can have dibs on the rest . Oh I wonder what is in there  ???

   Rasputin "The Mad & Curious Monk"

The Klicky on the foot of the Knight is for size
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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2009, 03:18:45 »
Congrats on the signs, no telling what he will have...
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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2009, 03:23:16 »
Congratulations on the signs Rasputin, those will look great in your studio!



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Offline Klickus Mobilius

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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2009, 05:56:39 »
Great looking signs!  This is very exciting!   :D
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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2009, 07:23:15 »
Cool signs, did the guy explain where he got them? Two long lived themes, I wonder if they're still making the same style of sign for the current themes like Egyptians and Romans.
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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2009, 10:13:22 »
Congratulations Ras' :wave:

These signs are great and quite big compared with the figure at the bottom  :yup:

Do you know where you will put them ? In the Barn where you display your Western Train layout maybe ?

Karim :)

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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2009, 11:42:19 »
Congratulations, Ras!  Two great additions to your collection (and apparently maybe more to come). 
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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2009, 15:58:04 »
Hello  :wave:

   Thank you Tiermann, Gepetto, KM, Martin M, Karim & Gordon  Thank you for the compliments :wow: I really did not know why I wanted them but just figured that the opportunity was there and delivered so why not .

   Martin, The gentleman that brought them owned a store and I imagine he had them hanging up somewhere. I usually see the cardboard wall posters or the giant Klickies but this is a first on these. I could ask the other local store owner if there is some kind of retailers book on ordering these things to see if they still have them.

   Karim, At first I thought of that but our barn was for built for cattle and sheep in the 40's so the ceilings are low. I guess the people here wanted to save on wood  :eh?: or they were midgets    ;)  Then I thought of using them as part of our Train display I am planning on showing to local schools .

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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2009, 00:24:42 »


Congratulations, Ras!

You scored big. I hope that you get lots of G scale track, as we both know how expensive it can be ... ;)

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Re: Store Signs
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2009, 02:11:43 »
Hello Everyone  :wave:

   Well I just went there today and saw what they have . It was all new stuff and most of it was brand new still in the boxes . The boxes are the brown ones for stores to purchase for displays . They had 2 4270 Roman Arenas, 2 4276 Roman Ships, 2  4294 Light Houses, 2 4290 Pirate Ships, 1 4464 Zoo Cart, 1 4468 Zoo Pool, 1 4230 Circus Tent, 1 4232 Circus Trailer, 1 4233 Lion Cage, 1 4310 Jumbo Jet, 1 New Airport, 1 3268 Knight Castle that I am passing on ( I will stick to stecks ) and 12 pieces of 48" LGB brand new track and he is digging out the new Aristocraft switches .

   I went into their 3 car garage and it was packed with toys from the 2 brick and mortar shops their family owned since the 50's . They really are nice and I could just see them in the shop playing with it all . Boy let me tell you there was a lot of treasures in there . The Playmobil was all new and I was hoping for the classics and maybe they are keeping it for the grandkids which is a smart move on their part .

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