Here's a few of the things I bought over the past couple months.

Two Matchbox B-61 Mack's.

Lionel Santa Fe 2412, 2412, 2416 and 3428 operating mail car.

Lionel three Bucyrus cranes (third one is on the work bench being worked on).

Harley delivery truck by Ertl 

All great Trussman, but I like the two Macks best!

Mark Boyce posted:

All great Trussman, but I like the two Macks best!

Thanks Mark

I'm kinda partial to the B-61 Macks also.

I'm on a mission to try and collect all the 027 postwar passenger cars, problem is, I like them so much I've been buying doubles. ;-)

On a lark, I sent an email to the Gift Shop at the Danbury Railway Museum to see if by any chance they had a copy of the first volume of the Old Put series to go along with the 2nd & 3rd volumes I purchased from them... in an amazing stroke of luck, they had one new, signed copy. It was a bit pricey, but they were asking the same amount that I found it for used online. Given the choice, I was a lot happier giving the money to the Museum to make my set complete.

Wow, after waiting so long for the F Units to arrive, and having to drive 2 hours to the store, Evansville Indiana, and doing this in rhythm with Honey Do’s, Grandkids, and simply it’s all about the timing, they are on my layout.....They are my Favorite Sante Fe Units to date....They run so smooth in Cab 2 and Blue Tooth w-I-Phone. My dealer checked them out for me and he did a great job.

very nice Larry. One of my favorites.

Picked up some more paint for building flats I have coming. Pic...............Paul

One each, Lionel N5b caboose smoke stack.

Last year while RC3R was running at the Science Museum of Va, I decided to run my scale Polar Railroad consist. This was the first time I had used my scale Polar Express N5b caboose.

While we were running, I noticed a man approaching the layout and thought he may have a question/comment. As my train was passing, he walked up, plucked the smoke stack off of my caboose, tucked it into his pocket, turned and walked away. It was a big crowd, and by the time I got outside of the layout, he was no where to be found. Must have been just the part he needed for his caboose.

The first time I checked the Lionel website, spare parts for this caboose were not listed (or I could not find them). On a hunch on Monday evening, I checked again. Bingo, there was my smoke stack. Ordered and received it today. Good job Lionel for fast delivery!

I am very pleased to have my caboose restored to its original condition. The hole in the roof didn't look too good.

I'm glad that astonishing story had a good ending, Tom!

Gilly@N&W posted:

While we were running, I noticed a man approaching the layout and thought he may have a question/comment. As my train was passing, he walked up, plucked the smoke stack off of my caboose, tucked it into his pocket, turned and walked away. It was a big crowd, and by the time I got outside of the layout, he was no where to be found. Must have been just the part he needed for his caboose.

WOW, it's amazing what some people will do!

NOW, to find the caboose.....

Looks like the Cuyahoga is well armed!!  

I like that blue.  Believe it or not, my old '73 Mustang was about that color.

Ordered Norm C's new video today. A few glitches with their phone but we got it done. Out of stock but getting more in on Friday. The lady I dealt with was a gem. Can't wait to see it.

I ordered a copy of the Norm video also!

Mark, I ordered it to. I don't usually buy videos but Norm's looked really good .......Paul

Paul, I'm with you on not ordering many videos.  I have a few, but don't watch them much!  I really want to see Norm's layout in more detail and see what he has to say!  Then the Elkhart Indiana group will be icing on the cake.

My younger son-in-law is a videographer/editor and has been working on a commercial video for a new startup focusing on HO layouts.  The videographer has videoed two nationally known HO layouts, and my son-in-law is editing and dubbing in sound.  The trailer (no he calls it a teaser) is great.  I got a hint I may be getting a pre-release for my birthday next week.  I'll post here when it's officially time to do it.

Trussman posted:

Here's a few of the things I bought over the past couple months.

Two Matchbox B-61 Mack's.

 

I like old style trucks. Problem is finding trailers that fit and in the same time period. Have you see any Trussman? At York I bought some autos, and am interested in getting some more from the 1940's maybe up to 1949, not further. I looked through the Diecast Direct catalog (haven't popped on their website yet) and they don't seem to have that time period for trailers.

After several years of searching I finally found a Williams Alco PB unit for my Williams Santa Fe PAs. Now I've got a "prototypical" ABA set to pull The Chief. 

Tom, I am glad you were able to get the new smoke stack. But am sorry you had to spend your hard earned money to fix something that wasn't broken till a POS shows up and takes it!

franktrain posted:

Picked up at a estate sale Lionel postwar Santa Fe freight Alcos 204 with boxes. Nice shape except motor was locked up from old lubricant. Cleaned and oiled, now runs like new.

Very nice Frank- and the skirts are not broken.

franktrain posted:

Picked up at a estate sale Lionel postwar Santa Fe freight Alcos 204 with boxes. Nice shape except motor was locked up from old lubricant. Cleaned and oiled, now runs like new.

Went back to the estate sale the second day and picked up the passenger cars for half price. Now have a original 1957 set #1586. Oddball set, Lionel finally makes SF freight locos but added passenger cars.

franktrain posted:

Went back to the estate sale the second day and picked up the passenger cars for half price. Now have a original 1957 set #1586. Oddball set, Lionel finally makes SF freight locos but added passenger cars.

 

 

'Round these parts, there are NO Lionel trains at an estate sale on the 2nd day! They usually don't make it to the first coffee break! Nice find!

Just been notified that the blue, red, and white Fed Ex truck will be rambling down my street tomorrow to deliver this Brill trolley from Charles Ro. Though not really authentic, it'll still be great having a piece sporting the name of the town I'm living in, the one square mile borough of Bristol. Wow, last year, the town was featured during the entire 2nd season of the  Hulu series, Small Business Revolution - Main Street and now this gem from MTH sporting Bristol's name. Can't get much better for this train nut.

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

Trussman posted:

Here's a few of the things I bought over the past couple months.

Two Matchbox B-61 Mack's.

 

I like old style trucks. Problem is finding trailers that fit and in the same time period. Have you see any Trussman? At York I bought some autos, and am interested in getting some more from the 1940's maybe up to 1949, not further. I looked through the Diecast Direct catalog (haven't popped on their website yet) and they don't seem to have that time period for trailers.

I haven't really tried looking for pre 1949 trailers. But from what little looking I've done, I've noticed there isn't much out there. Maybe the die cast Ertl trailers might work. The era my layout is around the mid 50's.

Got these in the mail this week 

Mark Boyce posted:

All great Trussman, but I like the two Macks best!

Can’t go wrong with a Mack

Lee-the station wagons are so cool. Wish the US would make them again instead of what they make now. I would like to have a woodie or two if I could fin them.

Those two wagons are dandies!

Thanks guys finally got a good deal on both I’m loving that Edsel next to the corvair it’s my favorite car. Can’t wait to put them on the layout  

lee drennen posted:

Got these in the mail this week 

Lee, 

Great looking vehicles!  Can you tell us a bit more about the woody?  Year, make, and model?  Which model manufacturer?  The interior shot is great and I'm blown away by the opening doors and hood (!) at that scale. The door joints appear near seamless.

Hope to see them in action on your other thread when you get them set up.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

The woody is a franklin mint 1950 ford wagon 

The 1958 Edsel Bermuda wagon is a minichamps hope this helps 

lee drennen posted:

The woody is a franklin mint 1950 ford wagon 

The 1958 Edsel Bermuda wagon is a minichamps hope this helps 

Those are beautiful models, Lee. I can't imagine wanting anything more from a toy. They are going to be fun for you to own.

FrankM

ogaugeguy posted:

Just been notified that the blue, red, and white Fed Ex truck will be rambling down my street tomorrow to deliver this Brill trolley from Charles Ro. Though not really authentic, it'll still be great having a piece sporting the name of the town I'm living in, the one square mile borough of Bristol. Wow, last year, the town was featured during the entire 2nd season of the  Hulu series, Small Business Revolution - Main Street and now this gem from MTH sporting Bristol's name. Can't get much better for this train nut.

Okay, this arrived today and I'm so disappointed. While MTH is generally known for superb crisp imprints on their trolleys, unfortunately that's not the case for this trolley. While the lettering on the photo above is crisp and clear, MTH for this trolley decided to imprint the bottom of Trenton Bristol & Philadelphia on  a row of dimpled scale rivets and unfortunately the bottom right hand corner of the B in Bristol aligns directly atop a raised rivet dimple making the B look more like it's a R in front of a period than a B. I will try to follow up with a photo showing the problem this weekend.

Very sorry to hear that ogaugeguy .  I just got my "Boston Elevated" version clear above the dimples and the Railway part had one dimple between the R and a ,  and a and y ,  but all letters are clear. and my  "Merry Christmas Railway " version was above the dimples.  So MTH did get the lettering better on some of the Brills. Maybe see if any other Trenton at your dealer turned out same . If some better maybe you can exchange. 

The Atlas O Pennsylvania "Keystone: Coal Goes to War" and Norfolk & Western H21a Hoppers arrived and look great.  The cars are Atlas O Master Line cars with hidden coupler plates on the Andrews Trucks.  Deichman's Depot, my usual supplier only had one N&W, but tipped me off that the cars were just arriving the week of York.  I found more at Model Train Stuff and Nicholas Smith Trains.

I have some 6778-11 and -12 N&W duplicates I will be selling.

John Rowlen

Mail lady just delivered these postwar Budd cars, #404, 2559, 2550 I purchased on ebay. The frames have a little surface rust, the bodies are in real nice shape, nice crisp numbers and lettering. The pix are just how they arrived, before I removed the bodies to clean them. Now it looks like I may have to start looking for # 400 and two more # 2559's to complete the sets. 

Trussman posted:

Mail lady just delivered these postwar Budd cars, #404, 2559, 2550 I purchased on ebay. The frames have a little surface rust, the bodies are in real nice shape, nice crisp numbers and lettering. The pix are just how they arrived, before I removed the bodies to clean them. Now it looks like I may have to start looking for # 400 and two more # 2559's to complete the sets. 

 

Have the 400 and 404 myself...and I love 'em!

Thomas Industries "Shawnee". All metal.

gandydancer1950 posted:

Trussman posted:

Mail lady just delivered these postwar Budd cars, #404, 2559, 2550 I purchased on ebay. The frames have a little surface rust, the bodies are in real nice shape, nice crisp numbers and lettering. The pix are just how they arrived, before I removed the bodies to clean them. Now it looks like I may have to start looking for # 400 and two more # 2559's to complete the sets. 

 

Have the 400 and 404 myself...and I love 'em!

I took the 404 down to my layout to check it out. Ran a little sluggish, took it over to the work bench, cleaned up the motor, greased and oiled everything, she runs like new.

yes I just purchased a MTH ready to run set new old stock never run before, had dead short wheels to roller after a short troubling shooting session I repaired the short and ran perfect, no actual run time on the ps2 5 volt board and got it for a song! didn't even have to buy any parts. worked perfect and came with Pennsylvania passenger car set all the wheels never even on a track at all!, and transformer which I'll use for powering up aux power on Tiu's!

Alan