There is more than one used bookstore in the Wack, but the other one is only really good for records, it's pretty useless for other stuff. There are 2 good ones that I know of, and possibly another one or two. And, no, Dave, you guess wrong. Try again!
I'm going to guess "Lords of the Line" by David Cruise? I just finished that book last week, and I noticed they had quite a few copies when I was in that particular bookstore.
For those feeling lost, the bookstore is called "The Bookman", and it's the absolute best used bookstore ever.
I haven't spent much time in used bookstores recently. I suppose that I've just become too used to ordering used copies of books online (well, that and the stuff that I read tends to be fairly hard to find)
I'm just don't really keep track of who's putting out railroad-related books, so Lavallee is one of the very few authors that I know of.
If it's not a book, then I'll guess it's that issue of Model Railroader you needed to complete the series of articles on scratchbuilding in brass. (Or was it creating resin molds? My memory is a little fuzzy.)
I haven't tallied what the cost would be exactly. I seem to recall something in the article that said it would be equivalent to a good kit built engine cost wise, so under $100 is the figure that sticks in my head. However, there are some one time cost for tools involved to get started.
I also recall around $100 as the cost you mentioned originally, with the potential selling cost around $1000 (give or take a few hundred, though ideally you would want to aim for a price lower than Van Hobbies). The tools are an investment of sorts, which can pay off pretty quick as I remember the cost of the tools being roughly equivalent to the cost of each locomotive.
Somewhere on there is the square footage; several thousand as I recall. The size of the railroading section was a little disappointing, though it's still bigger than other places.
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David
Sun, 2005-08-28 18:26
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"the" used bookstore? Don't
"the" used bookstore? Don't tell me that Chilliwack only has one!
I predict some sort of railroad book, probably not authored in Britain. Perhaps something by Omar Lavallee?
Darren
Sun, 2005-08-28 20:01
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There's more than one...
There is more than one used bookstore in the Wack, but the other one is only really good for records, it's pretty useless for other stuff. There are 2 good ones that I know of, and possibly another one or two. And, no, Dave, you guess wrong. Try again!
I'm not crazy...oh, wait, nevermind.
Scott
Sun, 2005-08-28 18:53
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I'm going to guess "Lords of
I'm going to guess "Lords of the Line" by David Cruise? I just finished that book last week, and I noticed they had quite a few copies when I was in that particular bookstore.
For those feeling lost, the bookstore is called "The Bookman", and it's the absolute best used bookstore ever.
Darren
Sun, 2005-08-28 19:59
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Not quite, keep trying
You've got the right shelf, but not quite right. It is a great used bookstore, highly recommended.
I'm not crazy...oh, wait, nevermind.
David
Sun, 2005-08-28 21:57
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How large of a place is
How large of a place is it?
I haven't spent much time in used bookstores recently. I suppose that I've just become too used to ordering used copies of books online (well, that and the stuff that I read tends to be fairly hard to find)
I'm just don't really keep track of who's putting out railroad-related books, so Lavallee is one of the very few authors that I know of.
Darren
Sun, 2005-08-28 23:41
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It's a pretty good size
It's a pretty good size store, and the shelves are crammed with books. I can say though that it's not a book.
I'm not crazy...oh, wait, nevermind.
Scott
Mon, 2005-08-29 13:57
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If it's not a book, then
If it's not a book, then I'll guess it's that issue of Model Railroader you needed to complete the series of articles on scratchbuilding in brass. (Or was it creating resin molds? My memory is a little fuzzy.)
Darren
Mon, 2005-08-29 20:42
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That's It!
Yup, you got it...the October 97 issue of MR, the one I needed for the scratchbuilding steam series.
I'm not crazy...oh, wait, nevermind.
Scott
Tue, 2005-08-30 14:19
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Good. I still don't have any
Good. I still don't have any locomotives.
Darren
Tue, 2005-08-30 20:19
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Me neither!
Unfortunately, neither do I! Not steam, anyway.
I'm not crazy...oh, wait, nevermind.
David
Tue, 2005-08-30 22:05
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So, now that you have the
So, now that you have the instructions, how easy/affordable is it to actually put together a locomotive?
Darren
Tue, 2005-08-30 23:09
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Haven't tallied it yet
I haven't tallied what the cost would be exactly. I seem to recall something in the article that said it would be equivalent to a good kit built engine cost wise, so under $100 is the figure that sticks in my head. However, there are some one time cost for tools involved to get started.
I'm not crazy...oh, wait, nevermind.
Scott
Wed, 2005-08-31 14:05
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I also recall around $100 as
I also recall around $100 as the cost you mentioned originally, with the potential selling cost around $1000 (give or take a few hundred, though ideally you would want to aim for a price lower than Van Hobbies). The tools are an investment of sorts, which can pay off pretty quick as I remember the cost of the tools being roughly equivalent to the cost of each locomotive.
Scott
Mon, 2005-08-29 13:54
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Here's the web site:
Here's the web site: http://www.bookman.ca/
Somewhere on there is the square footage; several thousand as I recall. The size of the railroading section was a little disappointing, though it's still bigger than other places.