Buy anything cool lately?

Matt Makens posted:

Planes flying over the layout take up less space 

My last layout I had a plane flying over head, hanging w/black thread from the ceiling.

  Friday I got a graciously publicly donated Marx from Jim Pastorius. It was badly in need of some love.. and I obliged it all weekend long.

   I like to use semi-scale Lionel to pull some heavy semi-scale Marx passenger cars and this eliminated the need for a coupler car with mismatched truck & wheel heights, not to mention differing styles.

 Thanks again Jim 

My MTH Premier SP Baldwin AS616 always looked kinda alone at the head of a freight train. All my other diesels are MU'ed with other units. I've been on the lookout for an early Black Widow SP hood diesel dummy to pair with it. I found one on the auction site that can't be named. It was a Williams Train Master that was weathered. I put in a bid and got it for $30. So now I've got two units on my SP freight train.

Could not resist this, a K-line set #1405, got it for $80 new never opened sealed in original shipping carton.

Scored a Lionel Celebration Series C&O NW-2. It's a remake of the original 624 with Command, crew/ tower talk, etc.  Just gotta wait for Mr. Brown to deliver. Should look sharp next to my original ATSF 623.

That will fit right in with the other 80 or so you have already! LOL Nice snag!

Mike- I am doing everything within my power (and bank account), to catch up to Brian. Probably not an attainable goal but its sure fun trying.

P.S.- this was right after I said I was going to stop buying trains for a while.....

RSJB18 posted:

Scored a Lionel Celebration Series C&O NW-2. It's a remake of the original 624 with Command, crew/ tower talk, etc.  Just gotta wait for Mr. Brown to deliver. Should look sharp next to my original ATSF 623.

 

This takes me back to the Christmas 1953.  Santa brought  an AA-F unit Santa Fe set.  Right after Christmas Day went  to local toy train store to pickup some passenger cars on SALE.  Also picked up the C&O switcher on sale.

Ron

RSJB18 posted:

Mike- I am doing everything within my power (and bank account), to catch up to Brian. Probably not an attainable goal but its sure fun trying.

P.S.- this was right after I said I was going to stop buying trains for a while.....

Well Bob, all I can say is good luck with that!

My ATSF NW-2 is one of the smoothest running engines I have. Amazing how well made they were and that they still work so well.

                                           nice looking switcher Bob 

I have the PW C&O switcher.  It's a great engine.  I have had it for years.

Very nice, Bob!!  I have the postwar 621 CNJ NW2.  My daughter found it and a bunch of other Lionel stuff at a thrift store a few years ago.  It runs great!

Back from Lowes this morning. I decided to splurge and go one step better then just flat blade bits. I bought this three pack of three different sizes which were the sizes I needed anyways. And while there I pick up  pack of cutting blades for doing gar graves and sandpaper which I was nursing my last sheet that had holers in it. Pic........Paul

the tools are just as important as the trains Paul

Well done, Paul!!

Got my package of strip connectors from Gar Graves today for the lift out section. Pic............Paul

This morning I went to Harbor Freight. They had 12 inch clamps on sale for 2.99 each. I needed these to be able to do my downtown deco buildings. All I had were C clamps and they were not big enough. Pic .........Paul

Nice Paul, I need more of them!

Every time I think I have enough clamps, I need more.

I was on the phone waiting on hold the other day and decided to troll eBay.  Turned up this little guy, so I gave it a shot.  The MTH 20-3281-1 Premier 0-6-0 NYC USRA Steam Engine. It's only lack was it needed traction tires, no big deal. Practically new, 39 scale miles and 44 hours on the clock. I paid $198 with shipping, not to bad for a like-new Premier engine. It's also my first NYC, I didn't have any in the fleet since I sold my S2 some time back. 

That is quite a deal, John!  Very good looking!!

I didn't really need another switcher, but in case I need to masquerade as a NYC operator, I'll be covered.

Well if you don't really need it..... 

I got my  scale city designs  reefer parts and Kadee Couplers this week now maybe  I can get this old All Nations reefer car done 

Good project, Lee.

Thanks Mark. I’ll keep you guys posted 

gunrunnerjohn posted:

I didn't really need another switcher, but in case I need to masquerade as a NYC operator, I'll be covered.

Actually it is a engine of the CR&I RR.  Chicago River & Indiana RR which became a sub of the NYC in the 20's thus the word "System."

True, so I cover two railroads with one locomotive, what can be cooler.

Besides, it's all fixed now.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

True, so I cover two railroads with one locomotive, what can be cooler.

Besides, it's all fixed now.

Actually no.  It is still one road owned by a larger.  Probably never saw true NYC territory and stayed within the CR7I RR.  Just like the "Little Giant"  the P&LE.

Note the word "System" on both locos.  But at least in the case of the A-2A did spend some time (measured in days) on the NYC main line after pulled from the scrap line in 1955.

PRRronbh posted:

gunrunnerjohn posted:

True, so I cover two railroads with one locomotive, what can be cooler.

Besides, it's all fixed now.

Actually no.  It is still one road owned by a larger.  Probably never saw true NYC territory and stayed within the CR&I RR.  Just like the "Little Giant"  the P&LE.

Note the word "System" on both locos.  But at least in the case of the A-2A did spend some time (measured in days) on the NYC main line after pulled from the scrap line in 1955.

Some days you can't win.

Yes, Living in Western Pennsylvania I remember seeing the New York System on P&LE equipment.  I never saw a NYC engine though. 

On the positive side, I now know for sure that there was a NH train called the Hell Gate Express (love that name) - on the down side, not too much info on details, but might be from the days before the Osgood Bradley cars. More research is definitely in order...

Picked up this Athearn Genesis CSX   4699 Spirt Of Miami SD70M today at MB Klein. I got an ESU Loksound decoder for it and she runs like a charm. This is the first CSX unit to join the fleet. This also marks the third Athearn Genesis unit of the fleet. The first two were UP 1943 and NS 9-1-1.

For the upcoming op sessions, I had a nametag made for my name and the RR name. I went with a local company, which ironically has the same name as one of the busuinesses on my layout and is a common name in the area I model.
It's magnetic, with no pin backs.
Only 6 bucks and change, all metal.

newest member of the roster....Lionel postwar #224 USN Alco  AB, circa 1960

Very nice ALCo, Howard!!

p51 posted:

For the upcoming op sessions, I had a nametag made for my name and the RR name. I went with a local company, which ironically has the same name as one of the busuinesses on my layout and is a common name in the area I model.
It's magnetic, with no pin backs.
Only 6 bucks and change, all metal.

Nice Lee, It will look great with you as the host!

Got a small package from Scenic Express yesterday. Thought I would try a new item from Martin Walberg plus they had a 15% off sale over the weekend. Pic...........Paul