Found Some UNBELIEVABLE Classic Model Trains on This Trip! 

Greetings all. I mistakenly said Roco of Australia instead of Austria. An easy enough mistake in pronunciation, Then I missed it in editing and final proof of the video. Some people have been kind enough to point this mistake out to me......many times. I'm pinning this comment so if others feel the need to point out my mistake, It has been noted. Thanks for watching :-)

Always fun to look for old classic trains at flea markets and antique stores. But a lot of times they think the old trains are made of gold. Thanks for the video.

Yikes! You hunt them down AND you doctor them back to life? Seriously, you are very talented, entertaining and educating. Thanks for all you do.

Absolute legend finds!! None of the Antique stores or shops of that flavor around here carry model train stuff. Oh yeah, sure they got toys for toddlers and whatever…but nothing for us wobble pop holder guys! It’s a sad day in Duval County when you want model train stuff and ya gotta drive almost 3 hours away to find anything! We got Model Train show coming this weekend. I’m going to take my two youngest grandkids to it. I’m hoping to score some loco parts and some turn outs, maybe some rolling stock. I’m really excited and my grandkids are too. There’s just nothing better than to bring home what could have been junk and get it running again!!! Sipping vintage tequila is a close second. I’m looking forward to watching your videos on these epic finds!!

Classic Model is the lovely Charlotte Rampling. Love the antique store crawls. You seldom ever find a good buy in one, but you can learn a lot by seeing and handling these trains up close and personal. I find that the "antique mall" and consignment store type places that rent space to individuals can yield some really good buys, especially if you run across one that's going out of business. Keep up the good work!

Always a fun time Ron! 👍

Great channel. Well worth the time to watch!

Thanks for taking us along! You've got some nice trains there!

You found "Gold in the West my friend!" The Pre-War 1688 Torpedo is absoulutely beautiful and they run very fast!!! Good luck with everything and trust me you'll be back to buy more..."You caught the bug LOL!"

Thank you for sharing. Nice haul👍

Great vid, love the let's take you shopping style, great idea. Excellent acquisitions, buy what ever gauge/road name/manufacturer/ price level you want. Rock on Ron 💜🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💜

Great channel Ron! And great finds. You inspired me to buy my first Athearn Santa Fe SD9, flat car and a caboose at a flea market. They were $12. And i don't even model the U.S.A. stuff! I always ask if they would take an offer, they can only say no. Great video!

Well done Ron for sharing your video. 👍🙏🇬🇧

Wow, you found some cool stuff!!! Nice! Santa fe with the extruded aluminum! Awesome! 🫵✌️

Awesome pick ups my friend.

Funny that you came across that kids Marx ride on train locomotive-- as I had one myself as a kid that was given to me in the '50s by my parents after my father restored it when he came across one used and abused in the late 40's. It was one of the reasons why I had " train coal in my blood " from an early age. 🤣

Thanks for another great video, Ron. I think you did quite well on the N scale.

Classic model of the week: cheryl Ladd? Great video! Nice to get out of the shop and go to town once in a while!

Terrific haul, Ron!! You made out really good ❕ I have never seen up front and personal like-- the KMT train sets, cars, locomotives-- but they apparently were indeed a thing of the mid '50s ; or so says one website I stumbled across last year that a good deal of background information on KMT..and like everything else in the hobby, they have their dedicated followers, restorers and collectors. Those extruded aluminium passenger car coaches are the cat's meow. Hahahaha 🚂

Ironic too- That I have on my layout, the O Gauge Plasticville Supermarket - as well, that I lit up with LED's and used 2 "A&P" lighted flashing signs from both Life-Like and from Miller Engineering for effect! I paid $6 for it in 2019! Complete and unglued! And I see that " Blessed Offerings " wants.... $15 ??? Whoa! Alleluia!

You really cleaned up on those sets! I cannot wait to see the Santa Fe passenger set video, that will be interesting

Great peace love it

Hi Ron, KMT was Kris Model Trains. They also made O scale. I have some of their circus cars. They made some pretty good trains. I have the same prewar 1668 gunmetal loco and tender, made 1937-41, Love it. That Marx M-10000 was really overpriced. It started out as a clockwork.

Looks like you got some awesome finds! Enjoy them!!

Awesome Sauce your an Official Member of the B.M.T Club Hopefully I can get to mine soon..

Classic Model, Charlotte Rampling. Was my first thought and had to look up to verify. The Lionel train is awesome! I have tinplate caboose same as yours from Marx, though not as nice. Great video and makes me just envious as there is still NOTHING here other than hobby lobby. Take care and all the best! OY that KMT set is awesome as is the tyco set! Looking forward to,new layout videos!!

Boy some of those items..... the seller must be really proud of them.

Really nice equipment you scored. I was fortunate to go to the Amherst Model RR Society show last weekend with a specific N-scale list in mind. Imagine my luck when with a little time and effort in a stack of bins and 40 bucks each. I found first an A unit, and after a bit the B unit of Life-Like Canadian National C-Liners! Look almost never run and tested smooth as silk, although I had to clean them up before too much dried-up grease worked in. And of course, that's not all I got at the show.

Howdy, Ron. Nice haul! Those Marx metal cars are beauties, fersure. I used to make the antique store runs several times a year,but prices usually were too high and the antique stores have kinda run their course in my area. Besides, I’ve run out of room years ago and have to be exceedingly picky about my purchases. Good for you, though! See ya next week!

Ron. Nice to see all your local antique store finds. I really like the KMT set. I hope you show us more about how it is put together. No one mentioned you dismantled your layout and started over. I think it is going to be much nicer. Are you planning to go around the walls and have access in the center? Looking forward to seeing your progress.

My brother in law watched this video and arranged to buy the lionel 773 from the high end store and he told me about it and then I saw the video too! It's a real nice engine. Thanks for the video.

A bunch of great treasures you have found Ron. Always a good time watching your videos.

Fantastic episode....Great finds

I LIKED THAT 3/16 MARX SET AT THAT ONE STORE.

Oh man I love these trips to the antique stores ... This was great ... I love these old ones .. I love Tyco due to my childhood too...BTW .. that haircut took a decade off your appearance ..Good job there. Look forward to more

nice video Ron looking forward to more videos keep them coming👍

Great video Ron, nice to see all the vintage trains. I subscribed to your channel and enjoyed watching. Thanks! 😀👍

Awesome channel, really fun to watch. I think almost any price you paid for the 1688 torpedo was a good deal: your sheer enthusiasm when you got it home likely worth whatever you paid for it. Very handsome loco, and of course unlike a modern made version, that lionel torpedo when made was a model of then cutting edge technology, and real railroad excitement. Just like the M10000 streamliner. They're a snapshot of their time in history, and you get to play with them as well. Believe it or not: those latch couplers on the torpedo were advertised as being automatic... Standard gauge is a good size isn't it: it has presence. Funnily enough, last time I was in holiday in the US, I was expecting (not for any good reason) I'd be tripping over postwar warbonnet F3's, or turbines at next to nothing prices. The reality was a bit of an eye opener. Bought a big hat instead, and drowned my sorrows spending in cowtown instead... FYI, Kusan model trains for KMT, they picked up the old AMT tooling and sold under KMT. US made...

TIL Atlas has been making N-scale stuff for as long as I've been alive! I have two of their locomotives, plus a few pieces of rolling stock - although with recent acquisitions they're now outnumbered by Micro-Trains and Athearn. :) Lots of neat stuff in this vid; particularly liked the Baldwin sharknose near the end. And with you mentioning you're starting over with your layout, well, that's one thing I do like about N scale. While 18" is a pretty tight turn radius in HO, it's more than broad enough to run passenger equipment in N if you choose to do so. OTOH, you can get more detailed with HO, and there's just so much available compared to other scales.

That Santa Fe passenger train set you just showed I actually have three of The passenger cars but undecorated in my collection great job on the video

That KMT Santa Fe F unit is a very early Athearn. I know because I have two of them. Really good runners for their age.

Nice classical Trains at Train show

Nice finds . the KMT set to me is worth $500.00 or more !

3:28 Those track and passenger cars appear to be Ives 1 gauge. The bridge is a lonel 316 trestle bridge originally made between 1940 to 1942, and again in 1949.

Ron: Regarding the Santa Fe you asked for comments (the War Bonnet a.k.a. Cat's Whisker livery) - No specific knowledge but the hunch is she's just a lovely Shelf Princess...

Some very nice acquisitions Ron! Congratulations! I really liked the Atlas sets, mainly due to the C-liner 20-5. Although ATSF never had it, the warbonnet scheme looks terrific in that little beauty (I’m not referring to the gorgeous Charlotte Rampling). And what about the donations? Splendid! The Tyco set is cool, very cool (loved the passenger cars). The Japanese KuMaTa (KTM) is absolutely fantastic (although the F7A probably will sound like a coffee grinder…). Great video my friend!

My mother brought that tyco set. I loved it the Crain worked pretty good. A though I did run it pretty fast.

Cool beans

The N scale cars were made by Roco or Pola Maxi, either way, they were made in "Austria", not Australia

thanks man

nice finds

I have never seen trains at any 2nd hand store here in Kalispell MT. Maybe a larger city might have more of everything. However, just like on eBay, the value of used stuff seems overly inflated.

Ron, you really made some great purchases. You scored Great! The trains you were finding had me glued to your video. The ultimate train I loved was the 773 Hudson and Tender!!! I want that locomotive badly!! How much did they want on that one?? Just curious. The model you had displayed was the beautiful Charlotte Rampling from the UK. She was part of the Swinging Sixties Revolution back in the day. Her pictures could sometimes be mistaken for Cheryl Tiegs, but Charlotte was a few years before Cheryl where she was popular in the 60’s, and Cheryl was in the 70’s.

I like how I have to search for your channel every time, even though I’m subscribed….

I wonder how much they wanted for that 773? I would love to have it for my collection. One of my ultimate dream trains from Lionel

Same here, no train stuff anywhere closer than 3 hours away.

Buying from an honored store could be risky, you might bring home some spooks attached to the purchase.

Some interesting stuff, but the prices at the antique stores are quite high. This is the reason why don't make too many purchases at those stores, but I still look and hope for a good deal. Also, I like the KTM trainset along with the Tyco Shark streamliner set. In my collection, I have both A and B units in the Tyco/Mantua Sharks (A unit is powered and B unit is a dummy) along with various Mantua aluminum passenger cars. On a final note, Roco was made in Austria (locate in Europe), not Australia. It's easy to get the two counties confused at a quick glance of the writing.

I learned a long time ago to never look for model trains in a antique shop. Everything is overpriced. I found a Tyco C 430 Rock Island locomotive shell in a antique store and they wanted $25 for it. It was just the shell with no wheels or handrails.

Now you know how I feel when I find trains at antique stores. They want HOW MUCH for THAT? "Mint" (except its rusty and missing pieces). I found a Marx engine at one store that had a chunk out of the cab. Looked like a small dog bit the cab roof. At least that was priced appropriately $10

Those are some pretty cool finds, I’m kind of getting into the hobby of model railroading (because I totally need another expensive hobby lol). Anyways, I was at my local antique mall and I scored a Marx triple six for $17.50. Pretty sure that was a good deal. I also got an old gray Lionel 221 for another $17.50. (Unfortunately it is missing its front and rear trucks, but motor runs) It’s whistling tender was also with it, it was an additional $12.50 I’m pretty sure. Do you know anything regarding the 221 far as rarity or value goes? Don’t worry, I’m not some reseller or anything, I’m just new to the hobby and am curious haha. Oh, and I subscribed, I like your content.

Rivarossi also sold European N and O under Atlas brand too!

Great finds = great content = great video! Always enjoy your videos Ron! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💯👍🇺🇸

I have both N gage and HO gage Now, I am looking for in either N or Ho the promontory summit trains to display on my two sets. Where can I buy the two trains at?

You already know what I was thinking about saying, and you then ruined my vibe. Now, I'm speechless. So, I guess I'd have to say that it's unbelievable in accordance with your title. Great finds, BTW...

Looks like cyber shepherd

Ho N Loinle O Mark America Flyer ❤

dude say Italy again! 🤣🤣😂

Hi Ron,you have awesome channel,I live in New Zealand an finding it near impossible to find an ho scale diesel locomotive in great running condition,would you 1 that I could have,im at high school an a newbie to the hobby

Charlotte Rampling!

I go ton tons of antique and vintage stores, train stuff is ALWAYS way over priced, best deals I find is always train shows, but sometimes train shows are overpriced s well

Did they call that the blue goose

Roco - AUSTRIA, not Australia. Big difference there.

Your Marx engine looks to be a 401. 400's while also plastic, they had a bit more detail than that.

Classic actor is Elizabeth Taylor any one can see that, or maybe Loretta Lynn.

Could that be Ann Margrete?

Roco out of Austria not Australia :P

Where is your new video of the week? I hope you are doing okay?

"Australia"? 🤔

It's man-choo-uh, not MAN- toouh. Like Mantua New Jersey.

looking for your store so i can get some items -what is address -thanks wc

I know the brand of some of those trains, it's called "overprised"

Ron, everything is over priced. Everything. Negotiate, start at 50%, half the price... then 10% more, if so, then stop. No deal... walk away.

mor confused then ever your store a secert i guess wc

Way….way over priced. Must not want to sell anything. Collector prices don’t entice the general population or shopper to buy.

Model Chrissie Tiegs

A good haul for sure, Ron👌Sometimes the prices put on stuff at antique malls will amaze ya😳& it never sells.🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲🚃🙋