ripley802 I saw this one and had to have it. Finding one on eBay US seems to be tough. This came with the Auto Transfer station and all of the pictures trains. Dr Yellow was the only one that is a no working one, but I am sure I can fix it.
ripley802 ActionChugger wrote Congrats! I see you outbided me! :p I wondered if that was you. I was in contact with the seller right after they listed it. I was trying to get them to sell it with a buy it now, but they said someone was watching it. I put in my highest bid and was hoping for the best. When I saw I won but the price jumped I went to look at the bids. I remembered your feedback number so went and looked back from the Amtrak purchase and was thinking it may have been you. 😃 The 4 black posts/signs look like they have been mauled by a bear (or maybe a dog..lol) but other than a few missing stickers it is in decent shape.
Super Wow, I can't believe it. You are right about not seeing an Automatic Transfer Station on USA Ebay. I have never seen one offered here. Great catch Ripley. Great group of trains included too.
anc6802 That is a really cool find! I've never seen an automatic switch in person am I right in guessing that every time an engine passes through the switch is changes it to the other direction and back again? I'm just curious.
ripley802 anc6802 wrote That is a really cool find! I've never seen an automatic switch in person am I right in guessing that every time an engine passes through the switch is changes it to the other direction and back again? I'm just curious. I only played with one of the 3 settings, but yeah when one is stopped at the station from one way, the other will continue around the track the opposite way and hen arriving back at the station the first train is released while he secon stays. Very cool item indeed. 😃. I have something else that should be coming today or tomorrow that was an unexpected find on eBay.
sunhuntin ucwepn has one as part of his layout. heres his unboxing and review. [video=youtube]https://youtu.be/QR1oP8pLdOI[/video] its a great piece and adds some novelty to a layout. be warned, if you have it at the front during public displays, kids and their parents love to help the "stuck" engine, always causing a head-on.
ActionChugger This vid what made me buy 3 a while ago. But i need more as usual lol Check out their other vids using the station. [video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1HszqUstIU[/video]
Nigels Nice find Mr Ripley, even if AC 'bid you up' lol!! I've got the Advance version of the automatic transfer station in the post, looks like it will be pretty cool 🙂
sunhuntin leylandvictory2 wrote What did you use to stack up the automatic transfer station with? i believe that can stack by using the four black signals. the underside has recesses that would fit them.
ripley802 sunhuntin wrote i believe that can stack by using the four black signals. the underside has recesses that would fit them. Speaking of which, if anyone has or sees some of these let me know. Thanks. Nigels wrote Nice find Mr Ripley, even if AC 'bid you up' lol!! I've got the Advance version of the automatic transfer station in the post, looks like it will be pretty cool 🙂 Thanks Nigel. Yeah he ran me up almost to my Max bid.. 😃
leylandvictory2 ripley802 wrote Speaking of which, if anyone has or sees some of these let me know. Thanks. Thanks Nigel. Yeah he ran me up almost to my Max bid.. 😃 the automatic transfer station comes with the signals Even if you can acquire them, you can't do it for every playsets.
ActionChugger ripley802 wrote Speaking of which, if anyone has or sees some of these let me know. Thanks. I have one for a million dollars lol 😃
ripley802 ActionChugger wrote I have one for a million dollars lol 😃 I have all 4, they just have chew marks all over them.. :-/
leylandvictory2 there are 3 left on ebay. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Automatic-Transfer-System-Station-Dr-Yellow-Type923-Set-NEW-From-Japan-F-S/122016007719?_trksid=p2050601.c100085.m2372&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140211132617%26meid%3D6bc3a5d5222d4db2b1aa07bf8c97e8d6%26pid%3D100085%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D122016007719%26clkid%3D7590682374303869931&_qi=RTM2247625
Super ripley802 wrote Speaking of which, if anyone has or sees some of these let me know. Thanks. I see them listed occasionally on the Japan Auctions. Sometimes in listings with other items so you have to have a keen eye to pick up on them. You may end up with things you don't need but you can always flip those unwanted items onto Ebay. A seller to always keep an eye on for these is Uepon18. They are always listing new parts from sets and I have seen these signal posts listed with them before but none at the moment. I have bought several items from them in the past with good experiences. Their prices are on the high side but when you need something sometimes paying a little more is worth it. leylandvictory2 wrote What did you use to stack up the automatic transfer station with? These Transfer Stations can be stacked unlimited (expect AC to go to the ceiling). There are six points (see picture) of contact to stack them and are quite sturdy when complete.63um4ie.jpg329kB
ripley802 If you you guys like the auto transfer station find on eBay US, wait until you see this!!! All of the following was from one seller I am for sure glad I reached out to. This encounter started with me purchasing another item which shipped before this lot but I have not received it yet. But then I saw the Amtrak tunnel/platform in an auction. I let AC know but something told me to reach out to the seller. I asked if they had anything not listed yet from Japan/Plarail items, etc... And boy was that a great idea. I only saw two pictures but knew I had to get it. What goes with an Amtrak Tunnel/platform? Well the Amtrak train and cars of course. Also there were all of the additional trains. The seller said they would accept $100 and free shipping. I asked if they would throw in the Amtrak tunnel/platform and they agreed. 😃 Now, I am completely new to the "Suburban" range (I believe is what they are called) but there are several. Are any of these rare or better than the other? The other interesting thing is there are Snoopy/Peanuts stickers on almost all of the trains?? Easy enough to to remove those though. Anyway, here are the pics. Let me know if anything jumps out or we need a closer pic. Oh, and the seller also threw in a Plarail catalog from 2000/2001 I believe. I still need to look through it all but I noticed a few of the trains already in it. I am still shocked that all of this was in the US and scored at a very reasonable price. I am hoping the seller finds some more and let's me know. 😃
Super Wow, what a fantastic score Ripley. Besides the Amtrak train the only thing that strikes me as hard to get would be the white DD51 and its 2 cars. Are you sorry you sold those two Amtrak coaches now? Lots a fun for ahead with the cleaning up and running these. Its one of the things I like best with big Lots of trains and things.
