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by Steve DeGaetano
Wed Feb 05, 2025 11:11 am
Forum: Disneyland Railroad
Topic: DRR Badges on eBay
Replies: 4
Views: 95

Re: DRR Badges on eBay

Varnish Car wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:24 am Wow, that was easy, and a lot cheaper I bet!
Yep, it was almost too easy! And yes, we got them for far less than $411.00! Also, obviously in mint condition as well (although some collectors prefer an item to actually have been used on the railroad).
by Steve DeGaetano
Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:59 am
Forum: Disneyland Railroad
Topic: DRR Badges on eBay
Replies: 4
Views: 95

Re: DRR Badges on eBay

I saw the DRR one. Arguably the nicest hat badge Disney ever made. I have one of, if not the last, DRR badges that NS Meyer ever struck. How did I get it? A friend simply called up N.S. Meyer in the late 1990s and asked if we could buy a couple direct from them! They had a couple blanks left, struck...
by Steve DeGaetano
Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:45 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Looking Back...
Replies: 12
Views: 438

Re: Looking Back...

CP173 wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:56 pm
Steve DeGaetano wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:28 pm My “SMD” is stamped into the cab wall behind the cab signal box.
How cool! I didn't know that.

The builder's plates effort was a lot of fun... and something that would likely be impossible to make happen today.
That’s a shame, so l’m glad it happened.
by Steve DeGaetano
Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:28 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Looking Back...
Replies: 12
Views: 438

Re: Looking Back...

Thanks for bringing back memories of those heady times, Sam! I’m not sure how I stumbled upon Burnsland—probably in a similar manner that you did. It was amazing that we all finally had a “place” where we could hang out, discuss our fascination with Disney trains, and learn from each other. There wa...
by Steve DeGaetano
Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:42 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: Looking Back...
Replies: 12
Views: 438

Re: Looking Back...

CP173 wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:50 am I thought Boschan was out of business. Can anyone confirm?
Yes, Paul closed his shop many years ago.
by Steve DeGaetano
Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Marketplace
Topic: WANTED: Magic Kingdom Conductor badge
Replies: 5
Views: 441

Re: WANTED: Magic Kingdom Conductor badge

CP173 wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:05 pm Yes, I do. I got it from Downs Prior, as I recall.
I have no doubt! :lol:
by Steve DeGaetano
Mon Dec 02, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Marketplace
Topic: WANTED: Magic Kingdom Conductor badge
Replies: 5
Views: 441

Re: WANTED: Magic Kingdom Conductor badge

Cool! So you have an original Conductor badge in the original Santa Fe shape? I’ve never seen that one.

I have only one example of the Magic Kingdom badge.
by Steve DeGaetano
Mon Dec 02, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Marketplace
Topic: Engineer's Balloon Hat On Ebay
Replies: 1
Views: 119

Re: Engineer's Balloon Hat On Ebay

Oops, just saw this. Yep, real.
by Steve DeGaetano
Mon Dec 02, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: Marketplace
Topic: WANTED: Magic Kingdom Conductor badge
Replies: 5
Views: 441

Re: WANTED: Magic Kingdom Conductor badge

Are all your badges original, or are there some Colley versions?
by Steve DeGaetano
Mon Dec 02, 2024 12:19 pm
Forum: Disneyland Railroad
Topic: SF&D Engineer Hat
Replies: 12
Views: 501

Re: SF&D Engineer Hat

Huh. Auction ended after just a few days with a single $1,000 bid.