Buy anything cool lately?

GeoPeg posted:

Pingman posted:

Bought a bunch of parts during LIONEL's 50% off sale (BIG THANKS to LIONEL) to make my personalized Texas Special passenger train; and, from a forum member, some very hard to find (been looking on and off for several years) Microscale decals for two projects.

Almost forgot, I also bought $25.00 in tools to do a $10 repair job--it's called "hobby math."

Dude, I've been wondering how to justify my tool purchases! Thanks for the heads up!!!

Ahh!  My wife wants me to sand & refinish the top of our kitchen island.  I see a new cordless orbital sander in my future.  I have a couple corded sanders that are a PITA to use.  Thanks.

decoynh posted:

GeoPeg posted:

Pingman posted:

Bought a bunch of parts during LIONEL's 50% off sale (BIG THANKS to LIONEL) to make my personalized Texas Special passenger train; and, from a forum member, some very hard to find (been looking on and off for several years) Microscale decals for two projects.

Almost forgot, I also bought $25.00 in tools to do a $10 repair job--it's called "hobby math."

Dude, I've been wondering how to justify my tool purchases! Thanks for the heads up!!!

Ahh!  My wife wants me to sand & refinish the top of our kitchen island.  I see a new cordless orbital sander in my future.  I have a couple corded sanders that are a PITA to use.  Thanks.

You might want to get a new shop vac with a heap Filter to keep the dust down and air nice and clean also!

decoynh posted:

GeoPeg posted:

Pingman posted:

Bought a bunch of parts during LIONEL's 50% off sale (BIG THANKS to LIONEL) to make my personalized Texas Special passenger train; and, from a forum member, some very hard to find (been looking on and off for several years) Microscale decals for two projects.

Almost forgot, I also bought $25.00 in tools to do a $10 repair job--it's called "hobby math."

Dude, I've been wondering how to justify my tool purchases! Thanks for the heads up!!!

Ahh!  My wife wants me to sand & refinish the top of our kitchen island.  I see a new cordless orbital sander in my future.  I have a couple corded sanders that are a PITA to use.  Thanks.

 

             Matt, I am getting ready for some kitchen improvements also...

Better buy some more tools Brian! LOL

Brian,  I like your project better than mine. 

Trussman that's one Class A Class A!

mike g. posted:

Better buy some more tools Brian! LOL

 

            you are right Mike, guess I should buy a few more

                                                      "tools" than the ones pictured....

              I think the new cupboards are coming out good though...

 

                                    guessing IZZY agrees too...

briansilvermustang posted:

mike g. posted:

Better buy some more tools Brian! LOLH

 

            you are right Mike, guess I should buy a few more

                                                      "tools" than the ones pictured....

              I think the new cupboards are coming out good though...

 

                                    guessing IZZY agrees too...

Brian : Those are NOT cupboards.. Granny has cupboards, YOU have cabinets !  LOL...

briansilvermustang posted:

mike g. posted:

Better buy some more tools Brian! LOL

 

 

            you are right Mike, guess I should buy a few more

                                                      "tools" than the ones pictured....

              I think the new cupboards are coming out good though...

Brian, those look shelve adjusting pegs - you could add at least one more layer!!!!!!!

Added two more beer reefers today. Pics............Paul

Nice Paul, they will look great next to your brewery!

cabinet Bob posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

mike g. posted:

Better buy some more tools Brian! LOLH

 

            you are right Mike, guess I should buy a few more

                                                      "tools" than the ones pictured....

              I think the new cupboards are coming out good though...

 

                                    guessing IZZY agrees too...

Brian : Those are NOT cupboards.. Granny has cupboards, YOU have cabinets !  LOL...

Well Bob, you should know!  I know we are incorrect in my neck of the woods about a lot of our wording.  Besides cabinets, we usually call closets cupboards too.  One word for all.  Nice and simple!  

Izzy doesn't care as long as there is ice cream in the ice box!!!!  

Got in fourth of these Carolina Craftsman Kits.  First two, a grain elevator and coal shed are built and photoed. The one received today is "Belville Supply", a two story country store that will get a bash with gas pumps, porch roof, and ? The fourth is a small barn that may get a workshop, garage doors, and ?. Makers said they had hurricane damage, so hope they recover and can crank out more kits like that large elevator.

Went to LOWES to get my Veterans discount on my new cordless orbital sander for my HoneyDo  project, top of kitchen island.  Oh yeah Mike, I already have 2 shop vacs.  Gracie is liking the sun before snow tonight.

Also, in case I forget "Happy Veterans Day".  "Off we go into the wild blue yonder"!  I'm helping our church with a food & warm clothing drive for Liberty House, a veterans residence & outreach center in Manchester NH.  Please pray for a successful campaign from Vets Day through Thanksgiving.  Thanks.

Matt,

Gracie looks just as happy as can be in the sun.

The great tools are great they have out now.  I have put off buying some, feeling guilty because I have once I bought 35 or 40 years ago.  But since things are harder for me to do now, I am looking for ones that are easier to use.

I'll pray for your Church's work on the food and clothing drive for the Liberty House!  That's a great name by the way!

Mark Boyce posted:

Matt,

Gracie looks just as happy as can be in the sun.

The great tools are great they have out now.  I have put off buying some, feeling guilty because I have once I bought 35 or 40 years ago.  But since things are harder for me to do now, I am looking for ones that are easier to use.

I'll pray for your Church's work on the food and clothing drive for the Liberty House!  That's a great name by the way!

Thanks Mark & God Bless!

 

Bought this MTH BNSF GP38-2 from a fellow Forum member and it arrived today.  For some reason or other I like this sort of one of a kind BNSF paint scheme.

 

Larry

PSAP2010 posted:

 

Bought this MTH BNSF GP38-2 from a fellow Forum member and it arrived today.  For some reason or other I like this sort of one of a kind BNSF paint scheme.

 Larry

That's the way to be thinkin', liking what you bought and what you have!

decoynh posted:

Went to LOWES to get my Veterans discount on my new cordless orbital sander for my HoneyDo  project, top of kitchen island.  Oh yeah Mike, I already have 2 shop vacs.  Gracie is liking the sun before snow tonight.

Also, in case I forget "Happy Veterans Day".  "Off we go into the wild blue yonder"!  I'm helping our church with a food & warm clothing drive for Liberty House, a veterans residence & outreach center in Manchester NH.  Please pray for a successful campaign from Vets Day through Thanksgiving.  Thanks.

Matt, you have the wife's and I prayers! We try to pray for them daily as I am also a vet and know its not always easy! I just wish some people would try and understand a person before judging! God Bless you and the Liberty House!

Izzy doesn't care as long as there is ice cream in the ice box!!!!  Belly!!!

But we say "freezer"

We also just say left or right or "stove", then top or bottom shelves in the kitchen. Every cabinet has doors, so it works out fine; while YOU have to say top shelf of....

...sumptin'    And we drink "pop", not soda... nor an "orange Pepsi/ orange Coke" (Alabama... I always said "what?" in the drive-thru just so I could laugh at it twice. On the other hand, the first try, they didn't have any suckers for sale (lolli-POPs)).

I stared at a tank car literally all day....again!

I can never decide what to do to it

Have a bottle of pop and a Klondike.  Your tummy will ease your perplexed mind about the tank car.

 It will tell me what to do sooner or later 

  I kinda quit drinking pop. No reason; I just sort of stopped. I haven't had one in about 4 months. None in the fridge since ? ...summer of 17 ???

  I didn't have a Klondike till my late 20s and I dont think I've ever had an actual Good Humor Bar. A Dove bar would be closest.  I liked sherbet (push-ups) and fudgsicles (Popsicle brand).  Both were cheaper, so as a kid I'd get two on occasion by saving my change from getting just one for a day or two.

 Saunder's was the fancy ice cream, any toppings sported that label too.  We usually had Caulder's though, a local dairy that used to have awesome ice cream, and a chocolate milk you'd want for your last meal on earth. All lame today. A pals daughter worked there and when they ran out of milk, they would buy from 7-11 and rebottle it in glass.(cost $1 more)  So needless to say, we don't touch the brand anymore. If their family hadn't gone to crap, that would have made a good logo for the tank car. 

The real treat was Bob-Jo's Custard. Ice cream so rich your heart slowed. A whole stick of butter was in a single large cones worth... I think it's just another ice cream mix today. Even Culver's (a chain, kinda new here really; they have "butter burgers" if you dare) .... seems  "thinner".

I was gonna run something but turned the tv on for a change.... Bullet, then Cool hand Luke right after. I couldn't have picked a better day to watch   (you guys have been reduced to commercial time )

Took advantage of Mr. Muffins 10% off sale on passenger cars and got an SP Lines new set for the 2018 catalog and some other cars.  Can't wait to run them behind my ALCO PA daylight engine A&B unit.

John

I went to the Boeing club show today and got these...

p51 posted:

I went to the Boeing club show today and got these...

Lee I didn't even know Boeing had a club, let alone a show! Guess I am going to have to check that out! LOL

100 pages of Christmas & Electric Trains.  If you are my age you will enjoy reliving the time/age.

 

Bought this new collar for my puppy. That little box sure does make her ears work

 

I bought a Legacy Southern Pacific Sharknose AA unit and a 671 Turbine at York along with several reefers and cabooses. I didn't post all the reefers and cbooses.

 

 

 

Matt Makens posted:

 

Bought this new collar for my puppy. That little box sure does make her ears work

 

She has a sweet face!

DennyM posted:

I bought a Legacy Southern Pacific Sharknose AA unit and a 671 Turbine at York along with several reefers and cabooses. I didn't post all the reefers and cbooses.

 

 

Hi Denny: Well done at York. A lot of nice finds. Like the beer boxcar and locomotives. Cool.

Gary

She’s a really nice little dog. So much more loveable now that she comes when she’s called

trainroomgary posted:

DennyM posted:

I bought a Legacy Southern Pacific Sharknose AA unit and a 671 Turbine at York along with several reefers and cabooses. I didn't post all the reefers and cbooses.

 

 

Hi Denny: Well done at York. A lot of nice finds. Like the beer boxcar and locomotives. Cool.

Gary

I didn't post everything.

Mark Boyce posted:

cabinet Bob posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

mike g. posted:

Better buy some more tools Brian! LOLH

 

            you are right Mike, guess I should buy a few more

                                                      "tools" than the ones pictured....

              I think the new cupboards are coming out good though...

 

                                    guessing IZZY agrees too...

Brian : Those are NOT cupboards.. Granny has cupboards, YOU have cabinets !  LOL...

Well Bob, you should know!  I know we are incorrect in my neck of the woods about a lot of our wording.  Besides cabinets, we usually call closets cupboards too.  One word for all.  Nice and simple!  

Izzy doesn't care as long as there is ice cream in the ice box!!!!  

Now I know why I like Izzy we both love  ice cream

Went up to the Lansing train show and bought these which were some really good deals. 

Lionel GT 2 bay ACF Hopper

Lionel CBQ 2 bay ACF Hopper

Lionel SP Limited Edition Boxcar

MTH GATX Tank Train Tanker 

 

DennyM posted:

trainroomgary posted:

DennyM posted:

I bought a Legacy Southern Pacific Sharknose AA unit and a 671 Turbine at York along with several reefers and cabooses. I didn't post all the reefers and cbooses.

 

 

Hi Denny: Well done at York. A lot of nice finds. Like the beer boxcar and locomotives. Cool.

Gary

I didn't post everything.

Denny, Those are a lot of great finds at York!  I'm sorry I couldn't make it and run into you again.  Maybe next time!! 

TrainMasterMark posted:

Went up to the Lansing train show and bought these which were some really good deals. 

Lionel GT 2 bay ACF Hopper

Lionel CBQ 2 bay ACF Hopper

Lionel SP Limited Edition Boxcar

MTH GATX Tank Train Tanker 

 

Those are very nice additions too, Mark!!

Is it just me or are Michigan members comming out of the woodwork the last few years? Lansing is a good show. I'm hoping I can manage the trip again in a year or two, I've made a couple of relatively painless trips of 50 miles this summer. (I just need an old school vehicle suspension vs "better handling"...i.e. too bumpy

Got these on the way. AMS On30, not sure if I'll repaint them or keep them as White Pass as I've ridden that line twice in the past....

Lee with a little weathering they'll fit right  in even though they're a long way from home.

Balshis posted:

At last Sunday's (Nov. 4) train show, I picked up an American Flyer 312.  For those unfamiliar with Flyer, this is a postwar model of the PRR K5.

On the outside, it looked pretty good, and in fact, cosmetically, it is.  The boiler casting and tender shell were dirty but undamaged and intact.  But when I got it home, I discovered that some hamfisted Bubba, whose name is now mercifully lost to history, had removed the reverse unit from the tender and hard-wired the locomotive to run in forward-only.

If that weren't enough, he had also removed the cast tender trucks and put on a pair of stamped tinplate trucks.  Their pickup wires looked like they'd been soldered with a hot rock. It was a mess.

Fortunately -- though am a longtime Lionel man -- I do own a Flyer 302 and 322 that I bought back in the Seventies, then restored and upgraded.  Apparently that was why I had a box full of Flyer parts that I seem to have acquired long ago, and left lying dormant in my attic.  After some searching, I found it and dug it out.  Surprise!  There were two Flyer reverse units inside, along with other assorted Gilbert odds and ends.

Of course, that left me with the unfamiliar task of wiring up a Flyer reverse unit from scratch. But the Internet came to the rescue, and I was able to locate a wiring diagram on-line.  First, I located a couple of screws to hold the reverser in place on the tender floor.  Then, I replaced the junky stamped tender trucks with proper cast Flyer trucks.  And finally, using my diagram as a guide, I carefully soldered the appropriate wires to their places and thence to the contact-plug plate that joins them to the locomotive.

With great trepidation, I connected the little Lionel transformer that I use for testing purposes to the tender trucks and powered it up.  To my great amazement, the reverse unit began clicking and cycling away every time I touched a wire to the trucks.  It works!  And on the first try!

Of course there's a lot more to do yet before the 312 takes to the rails again with its 302 and 322 brothers.  When it's done, I'll post a picture.

The stamped metal sided trucks are correct for a 312 - the sintered/cast trucks came out with the knuckle couplers well after the 312 was out of production. It’s a definite improvement in looks adding the cast trucks to the tender (and adding a diecast trailing truck if the 312 has the bare wheel trailing truck).