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I purchased a Casey Jones 10-wheeler (4-6-0) locomotive and tender in 1949 or 1950 (I was 14 or 15 at the time) - constructed it but never painted or tested it (so it's truly brand new) - I could never afford the track and power supply as a farm kid in that era - then came college - 8 years in...

My grandfather passed away almost 15 years ago and his collection has remained untouched since. My grandmother was just diagnosed with cancer and she felt that it was time to let some items go. (We have already picked out items that are to remain within the family). Being the computer wiz in the...

Okay, so this thread is for talk of Gordon Varney's great models! They may not be much to today's models by most, but they are, in my book, the finest ever! Die-cast Steam and Diesel's, and what locomotives they were. They made 2-8-8-4's, while they were running cross the USA! Without him, we...