Buy anything cool lately?

Thanks guys.  Not sure on what I will do with it.  One of the three I have is insulated for two rail the others are not.  I've thought about a large radius loop of Gargraves with an outside third rail and that would technically allow me to run anything, 2 rail, 3 rail in or outside.  It's something I have to figure out.  I also have a mess of Scalecraft  reefer cars, along with some Walthers, Railcraft, Lobaugh, and a few others.  One other thing, these loco's are about as heavy as a car battery.  I guess there is a reason some people call them Doorstops....

Here are the inner workings of the first one I got up against a Lionel Legacy K4 for comparison.

And this is the third ugly duckling.  I really need to slide on e of these into the short end of my project list.

Went to IKEA the other day bought new command center furniture. 

Then this arrived

Brand new in box , was  from Lionel service dept.  Probably kept for parts. Works superbly via Legacy or conventional. From Gryzbroski pallet INVENTORY.  Thanks Joe.

Jushavnfun posted:

Went to IKEA the other day bought new command center furniture. 

Then this arrived

Brand new in box , was  from Lionel service dept.  Probably kept for parts. Works superbly via Legacy or conventional. From Gryzbroski pallet INVENTORY.  Thanks Joe.

Wow, I think most of us are still in the home made control center mode.  Very nice !

Bang & Olufsen bluetooth earbuds

pros:  no wires, great sound, variable ambiance... the first earbuds i've ever worn that actually stay in place.
con:  pricey

My Worlds Fair subway, and my new LIRR engine pulling Worlds Fair era cars. Must have gone through a time Tunnel!

overlandflyer posted:

Bang & Olufsen bluetooth earbuds

pros:  no wires, great sound, variable ambiance... the first earbuds i've ever worn that actually stay in place.
con:  pricey

Whoa!  

Lawn-guy-land... love the accent from my youth.  Now I'm in Philly where we put gaazz in the car and if you get a cheese steak you get it wit whiz (cheese whiz) and wit or wit out  (with or without onions).

pdxtrains posted:

My Worlds Fair subway, and my new LIRR engine pulling Worlds Fair era cars. Must have gone through a time Tunnel!

Gorgeous.  Love those colors. 

Myself grabbed a pair of Lionel Pennsy passenger cars. 6-16009 and 6-16002.

My sidewalks came yesterday. I am going to try to paint them outside this morning and once they dry I can start laying out the sidewalks for the lower part of town. Pic...............................Paul

TedW posted:

overlandflyer posted:

Bang & Olufsen bluetooth earbuds

pros:  no wires, great sound, variable ambiance... the first earbuds i've ever worn that actually stay in place.
con:  pricey

Whoa!  

check out smart phone app Tunity and you'll see why i think they're worth it.

overlandflyer posted:

TedW posted:

overlandflyer posted:

Bang & Olufsen bluetooth earbuds

pros:  no wires, great sound, variable ambiance... the first earbuds i've ever worn that actually stay in place.
con:  pricey

Whoa!  

check out smart phone app Tunity and you'll see why i think they're worth it.

Nope...  you spend a lot of time in waiting rooms? 

pdxtrains posted:

My Worlds Fair subway, and my new LIRR engine pulling Worlds Fair era cars. Must have gone through a time Tunnel!

who made the LIRR coaches? Everything I've seen is too long for my 027 curves.

Bob

Scored another auction win last night.

JHF,

   Real nice Control Station upgrade!

Paul 2,

   Where I grew up the lower part of town never had side walks, just Deer Trails thru the forest.  Looks like your lower part of town is having a serious upgrade!

RSJB,

   The Worlds Fair Baby Blue Subway is very cool, nice pick up!

PCRR/Dave

Another tank car. The E33 has to haul something, and I figured I'd make a scale tank car consist. Have to make sure I can get at least one Conrail tank car in there.

Deuce posted:

Another tank car. The E33 has to haul something, and I figured I'd make a scale tank car consist. Have to make sure I can get at least one Conrail tank car in there.

Deuce;

Your layout must be like the Tardis... there is much more space to hide stuff underneath than what's visible topside!!! Nice tanker.

RSJB18 posted:

Scored another auction win last night.

I don't usually drink beer, but when I do, I drink Yuengling    One of the good points to living in NE Pennsylvania.

Nice score Bob... will you be installing a keg and tap???

RSJB18 posted:

Scored another auction win last night.

Have fun with these, I was fortunate to receive one per year for Christmas. It makes a handsome set, and interesting that it comes from 2 different manufacturers due to k-lines fall.

pdxtrains posted:

My Worlds Fair subway, and my new LIRR engine pulling Worlds Fair era cars. Must have gone through a time Tunnel!

Always loved the color on those World's Fair cars... Road them many times to from 42nd St. to the '64 - '65 Fair and Shea. Those were the days!!!

Is that Dashing Dan on the side of the LIRR cars???

Apples55 posted:

Deuce posted:

Another tank car. The E33 has to haul something, and I figured I'd make a scale tank car consist. Have to make sure I can get at least one Conrail tank car in there.

Deuce;

Your layout must be like the Tardis... there is much more space to hide stuff underneath than what's visible topside!!! Nice tanker.

Would it help if I said I was planning for my expansion?

No? Yeah, figured. 

RSJB18 posted:

pdxtrains posted:

My Worlds Fair subway, and my new LIRR engine pulling Worlds Fair era cars. Must have gone through a time Tunnel!

who made the LIRR coaches? Everything I've seen is too long for my 027 curves.

Bob

These are Lionel o27. The couplers are really crappy and keep coming undone. I glued them shut out of frustration. But the cars go around that 031 loop well.

I wish MTH would put out a World's Fair set, with engine and cars and PSA sounds. I may have to buy that freight RS1 that's out there in World's Fair livery and just pretend it's running a passenger run.

Apples55 posted:

pdxtrains posted:

My Worlds Fair subway, and my new LIRR engine pulling Worlds Fair era cars. Must have gone through a time Tunnel!

Always loved the color on those World's Fair cars... Road them many times to from 42nd St. to the '64 - '65 Fair and Shea. Those were the days!!!

Is that Dashing Dan on the side of the LIRR cars???

Yep! Dashing Dan. The engine is the wrong period but the only LIRR MTH engine I could fine with passenger sounds. Everything else out there is freight. Hoping they come out with a World's Fair era passenger engine again soon.

Dashing Dan

Dashing Dottie

RSJB18 posted:

Dashing Dottie

Never heard about Dashing Dottie, but, then again, I was a Brooklyn boy!!! And from a number of my LIRR commuter colleagues in the 90's - 2000's, there was no need to dash - the trains were always delayed!!!

Glad I never lived on Long Island.  I would prefer the Cannonball that stopped at the Shady Rest Hotel, Just call me Uncle Joe, cuz I'm movin' kinda slow!

The LIRR is the railroad everyone loves to hate. 

JD,

  Just picked up a Green on Green 817 Lionel Original Tin Plate Caboose, to add to my growing Tin Plate Caboose Collection.  Will take some pictures of her on the Tracks when she arrives.

Mark,

   Edgar and the Girls in his Water Tower, you got to love it!

PCRR/Dave

Yeah, uhhh ...

I might have gotten a really good deal on an MTH premier Conrail 8000 gallon tank car, and an MTH Premier Conrail Bay Window caboose. Both should go well with my Conrail Chemical Car Consist. I think I want to get my hands on a Hooker 8000 gallon tank car. That will give me 5 tank cars and a caboose for the E33. 

I may have also found a really good deal (half off) on a NIB MTH Rail King Main Street Passenger Station.

I thought Penn Central was the red headed step child of the railroads

Deuce posted:

Yeah, uhhh ...

I might have gotten a really good deal on an MTH premier Conrail 8000 gallon tank car, and an MTH Premier Conrail Bay Window caboose. Both should go well with my Conrail Chemical Car Consist. I think I want to get my hands on a Hooker 8000 gallon tank car. That will give me 5 tank cars and a caboose for the E33. 

I may have also found a really good deal (half off) on a NIB MTH Rail King Main Street Passenger Station.

Based on your acquisition history, may I suggest beginning the expansion sooner rather than later???  

Apples55 posted:

Deuce posted:

Yeah, uhhh ...

I might have gotten a really good deal on an MTH premier Conrail 8000 gallon tank car, and an MTH Premier Conrail Bay Window caboose. Both should go well with my Conrail Chemical Car Consist. I think I want to get my hands on a Hooker 8000 gallon tank car. That will give me 5 tank cars and a caboose for the E33. 

I may have also found a really good deal (half off) on a NIB MTH Rail King Main Street Passenger Station.

Based on your acquisition history, may I suggest beginning the expansion sooner rather than later???  

I'm finally ready to admit I have a problem. It's so bad I'm looking to offload stuff already and I've barely started the hobby. 

Is the problem you have that you need more space, more money or both?

Anything D&H certainly qualifies as 'cool' in my book.  Here is the recently acquired Lionel Uboat on the layout for the first time

Sam, aren’t U-boats B-truck locomotives

Deuce posted:

Apples55 posted:

Deuce posted:

Yeah, uhhh ...

I might have gotten a really good deal on an MTH premier Conrail 8000 gallon tank car, and an MTH Premier Conrail Bay Window caboose. Both should go well with my Conrail Chemical Car Consist. I think I want to get my hands on a Hooker 8000 gallon tank car. That will give me 5 tank cars and a caboose for the E33. 

I may have also found a really good deal (half off) on a NIB MTH Rail King Main Street Passenger Station.

Based on your acquisition history, may I suggest beginning the expansion sooner rather than later???  

I'm finally ready to admit I have a problem. It's so bad I'm looking to offload stuff already and I've barely started the hobby. 

You're looking at this all wrong, Deuce. It's not a problem... it's just part of the circle of life. What comes around eventually needs to go around - to someone else!!!

Matt Makens posted:

Is the problem you have that you need more space, more money or both?

Yes.

Waiting on delivery  of two Lionel GG1s  that I put on lay-away about 9 months ago right after I moved. Finally paid it off. The .one I really wanted is a 2360  but to get it I had to take another newer model with electronics in it Forget the number and it will go for sale since I am not in to the electronic stuff.  Have no way of testing it either. Maybe the local club.  I will post it on the "for sale" site

Apples55 posted:

Deuce posted:

Apples55 posted:

Deuce posted:

Yeah, uhhh ...

I might have gotten a really good deal on an MTH premier Conrail 8000 gallon tank car, and an MTH Premier Conrail Bay Window caboose. Both should go well with my Conrail Chemical Car Consist. I think I want to get my hands on a Hooker 8000 gallon tank car. That will give me 5 tank cars and a caboose for the E33. 

I may have also found a really good deal (half off) on a NIB MTH Rail King Main Street Passenger Station.

Based on your acquisition history, may I suggest beginning the expansion sooner rather than later???  

I'm finally ready to admit I have a problem. It's so bad I'm looking to offload stuff already and I've barely started the hobby. 

You're looking at this all wrong, Deuce. It's not a problem... it's just part of the circle of life. What comes around eventually needs to go around - to someone else!!!

I can attest to that!

Thanks again Paul!

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Scored another auction win last night.

I don't usually drink beer, but when I do, I drink Yuengling    One of the good points to living in NE Pennsylvania.

Nice score Bob... will you be installing a keg and tap???

No keg or tap

However- the beer cooler is only a few short steps from the layout. The single-malt is near by too.

I started collecting again about 18 months ago. Started with a red marx commodore vanderbilt shell.

Fortunately I am single and live alone.