By Ted Becker

Just a reminder, the Mount Vernon Gabfest and Swapmeet is coming up on April 30 from 10am to 3pm at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Entrance in rear. Covid vaccinations preferred, masking according to policy in effect for the City of Mount Vernon on the day of the event.

For a small swapmeet there is going to be a ton of stuff available. Here is a partial list of goodies compiled from the lists various vendors have sent me. Scroll all the way to the bottom for a special offering.

All Scales:

Electronics:

  • Digitrax BDL168s with harnesses – 18 used.
  • TCS decoders – NIP.
  • NEC Pro Cab
  • Tortoise & Atlas Switch machines
  • Soundtrack decoders
  • Sound system
  • AR-1 Reverser
  • Power packs

Tools & Supplies

  • Scenery supplies
  • Plaster cloth
  • Styrene
  • Air brushes, Iwata and Aztek
  • Pastel chalks
  • Hobby tools
  • Painted backdrops
  • Wire foam cutter
  • Hot glue guns

Books:

  • SP Daylight
  • Assorted other books, some freebies

HO Scale:

Cars:

  • Car kits, Intermountain, Red Caboose, Accurail, E&B Valley and others. Stock cars, tank cars, reefers and more.
  • Assembled and RTR freight and passenger cars. Some fixer uppers.
  • Passenger cars
  • Vintage 1950’s rolling stock and locomotives
  • BLI Passenger Cars
  • Narrow gauge passenger cars
  • Ore cars, 2 dozen
  • Grain hoppers

Structures & details

  • Steel mill, that’s right a sizable model of a steel mill (see additional info on steel mill below.)
  • Highway Miniatures
  • Figures
  • Doors and windows
  • Structure kits including a large selection of FSM and other high end craftsman kits.
  • Assembled structures, some freebies.
  • Couplers
  • AmLtd Diaphragms
  • Signals
  • Micro Engineering switches

Locomotives:

  • Brass, steam, ATSF & SP most painted, some DCC
  • BLI GN Mikados, factory DCC sound, P2K 2-8-8-2
  • Stewart F-units, GN & NP pre-DCC most new in box
  • DCC/Sound engines needing repair, bargain priced.
  • Varney and English 0-4-0s.
  • Other locomotives, DC mostly GN, NP & UP

O Scale:

  • Freight car kit.
  • GMC bus kit
  • 1950s Lionel set with accessories

S scale:

  • Several DesPlaines hobbies and other S Scale freight cars

G Scale:

  • “Grizzly Flats” depot kit

N,Z: No responses

There will be quite a few free items including several RR books. Some vendors will be offering quantity discounts. At least one vendor is planning some creative ways to boost sales, have fun and provide some bargain prices.

Plus this special offering from the Whatcom-Skagit Model Railroad Club:

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