O’Mies

e*Train Issue: May 2004 | Posted in: TCA Adventures

By Dr J’oemies Lechner

Hey there! Need some little people to liven up your toy train layout? Tired of paying up to $5 apiece for those die-cast metal figures? Try O’Mies™, the new collectible plastic action figurines from O’Shop LLC. These are highly detailed, poseable figures that are specifically designed for playing with trains. Don’t confuse them with HO’Mies™, which are smaller. O’Shop LLC has just announced a TCA Series of O’Mies™, which is being manufactured exclusively for members of the Train Collectors Association.
Start your collection today! TCA O’Mies™ are faithful miniatures of actual train collectors. Just perfect for posing with your brand new CSX Dash-2 diesel from Lionel LLC. Everyone wants a Paul Wassermann O’Mie™, inspired by the current President of the TCA. He’s in great physical shape! You can pose him standing, sitting, or kneeling to inspect the handrails on your new locomotive.
Next, add a Gordon Wilson O’Mie™, modeled after the former TCA president and current chairman of the Internet Committee. He’s not quite as flexible as the Wassermann O’Mie™, partly due to a run-in with a Phillies action figure in 2003, but also ‘cause he’s very fond of Maple d’O’Nut™ edible miniatures. Get him while you can! Toy trains that were named after Gordon Wilson have sold on eBay for a hundred dollars or more! Our Gordon Wilson O’Mie™ is a bargain at $5.95 plus shipping.
What collection would be complete without a Bob Mintz O’Mie™, based on the well-known accountant, Long Island RR commuter, and online magazine editor.
These are only the beginning! Keep watching this site for future releases in the TCA O’Mies™ series. A special York set is scheduled for October 2004 release, including the Clem Clement O’Mie™ with removable bullhorn; the Singing Ron Morris O’Mie™ (batteries for sound system are optional); and, for a limited time only, the Mike Wolf O’Mie™ with permanently attached DCS handheld.
For devotees of man’s best friend, in spring of 2005 O’Shop LLC will offer exquisitely crafted miniature pets. What is the train collector’s favorite dog breed? Of course, the Yor’Kie™, which comes complete with collar, leash and bowl. Are you more of a cat person? O’Shop LLC brings you the most famous railway cat of all time, Ches’Sie™, with blanket and pillow sold separately.
Just in time for the holidays, reserve your Chip Miller O’Mie™ with remote controlled smoke pellet tester; your Cowboy Johnny Joe O’Mie™ with saddle and ten gallon hat; and the piece d’ resistànce of any collection, the Barb Jones O’Mie™ which will be paired with an MTH caboose for the amazingly low combo price of $59.95. Don’t wait and be disappointed; reserve these at your local O’Shop LLC dealer today.

Shop Amazon and Help TCA

TCA members who shop at Amazon.com can have each of their normal purchases generate a modest payment to TCA! And it won’t cost you anything!

The Train Collectors Association is now a participant with AmazonSmile, which is a special website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com.

The difference is that when customers shop at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.

The process is simple. Just search for and select Train Collectors Association when you sign up and shop at smile.amazon.com.

You use your regular Amazon.com username and password, but when you log in to smile.amazon.com, you’ll see that you are supporting TCA with your purchases:

Note that if you just log in to the regular amazon.com, this benefit does not operate.

There are no costs to either you or TCA, but TCA benefits!

This is a great way for TCA to earn extra cash to offset costs, so sign up today to help support TCA.

* Note: TCA is not a party to any of your Amazon transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors.

Helping TCA with your ebay purchases when you use PayPal

If you’re an ebay user and have a PayPal account you use to make payments, you can designate a donation for TCA when you’re checking out — any amount, small or large.
If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can pre-designate a percentage of your sales to be donated automatically in your name to TCA as long as the purchaser pays with their PayPal account.

In both cases, you will receive a donation receipt from the PayPal Giving Fund, and enjoy applicable tax advantages.

How to do it:

Click on the image above, or use this link. This will take you to ebay, where you will see the following page (log in to ebay if you are not already):

This offers TCA as an option. Click on the “Add to My Charities” button where indicated with the red arrow. Thereafter, when you make a purchase, at checkout you will be offered the option to make a donation to TCA in any amount of your choosing. Small amounts add up, larger ones are great! It’s always up to you!

The option will appear at the lower part of your checkout page, something like this:

If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can allocate a portion of your sales proceeds to be donated to TCA. Look at the green arrow marked “Optional” above to see how to do it. Details on how ebay calculates the donation may be read here. This is a wonderful way to share the financial benefits of your hobby with the organization that promotes it!

An added benefit to TCA is that these donations are not subject to normal processing fees, so that makes your donation work harder!

* Note. TCA is not a party to any of your eBay transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors. PayPal issues the receipts to you for your donation, not TCA.

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