Buy anything cool lately?

Good luck with your Humvee, I sincerely hope that it's in better shape than the ones my unit used to work on. I don't think we could get more than about 7,000 miles out of one until we had to do a rebuild.

I'm taking my 1944 Jeep to a car show very near my house on Saturday.

   I like the look of the military version of the old Power Wagons (#?). I think the 6Xs used that cab too..?

Lee, I gotta say good luck too because You KNOW I'm jealous, lol.

Besides your gonna need all the luck you can get with all those extra miles.

???......from looking for a parking spot that wiiiiide

p51 posted:

I just got this in the mail today, scored it off of eBay. This is the employee magazine for the big rayon Mills in Elizabethton. As far as I know, it's the only time they used the railroad as a cover photograph. The station is where all the employees got on and off. It was called Bemberg up until World War II, and they thought the name was to German, so they renamed it Port Rayon for the duration of the war.

My late Uncle Ernie's name is in it. I had no clue he'd been in Seattle in WW2, wish I knew more about that.

He's quite a character, my father's oldest brother. He passed away from a heart attack in the 90s. He was quite possibly one of the smartest people I have ever known, and was one of the chief geologists for the State of Florida for several years.

Now that is wicked. Awesome P51

Bamberg is very German - Bavaria where I was stationed.  Just like Berlin in Pa.

Arrived at the front door today from the Muffins. MTH 20-61033 Milwaukee Road Buy War Bonds coach.  Mr Muffin was right; there is no Milwaukee Road ID on it other than the Halloween Orange end caps.  Goes well with my mixed excursion PanAm & Amtrak passenger coaches here on the SENHRR.

The passengers inside all appear to be Armed Forces service personnel.  I'm not sure if I can get a photo of the interior.  Appears to be another well thought out car from MTH.  I like the Red White & Blue!

jim pastorius posted:

Bamberg is very German - Bavaria where I was stationed.  Just like Berlin in Pa.

It was spelled Bemberg, with no 'a'. The depot was named that because that was the first mill there. The one that was later known as North American Rayon came a little bit later but both were very big plants that ran around the clock during the war. The two rayon mills in Elizabethton were mostly owned by German concerns during the war. Before long, as they did during WW1, people started wondering if the name sounded "Too German" for the depot, so it became "Port Rayon" until the war was over. Passenger service on the ET&WNC ended for good after the war was over and the wave of activity at the plants crested. They both went into a long, slow decline. Bemberg was a gutted shell of a plant even when I was a kid. North American hung on to the 90s. Both have been bulldozed over long ago and I think only a couple of small outbuildings from either exist today. You can drive through Elizabethton today and never know where they were if you had never been there before. The town lost most of its heavy industry and even the RR pulled up their tracks a few years ago.

FYI, North American bought a Porter 0-6-0 fireless to use at the plant, which served the plant until the early 90s. It was saved and is on display across town today, coupled to one of the two surviving ET&WNC boxcars:

Available exclusively at Nicholas Smith Trains

A Lionel Standard gauge 384 steam engine-sight unseen. Been wanting one and my antique dealer friend got one in. said that it is "excellent".  Shipping won't be cheap.

Lionel Erie Lackawanna SD45 #3607 and 3618 from Nicholas Smith arrived this week. Both engines were in good shape, sealed in the box.  I had to re-glue the inner grouping of air hoses on the rear of the #3607. No big deal.  The engines run nicely and smoke in abundance.  I am using up smoke fluid at a rapid rate.  This engine pair will run as a freight train along with my Atlas O Erie Lackawanna F7ABA and some California Zephyr Cars.

Picked up this K-line car while visiting Gettysburg!  From Carvers's Trains https://www.facebook.com/Carve...ins-922211961190311/    Neat shop lots of merchandise! 

Found this Gold 2000 MTH New York Central Boxcar at today's Greenberg show in Edison NJ

Got this Rail King PS 2.0 Alco RS3 for $100 at the Greenberg show in NJ.

Yes - Bought this today from Doug (laidoffsick) out in CA.   As you know, he does amazing work modifying his equipment to look and run better. These MTH Dash 8-40CW's have fixed pilots, Kaydee's, and are lightly weathered. This will be my first weathered locomotive and eventually, I hope to have a new work area where I can begin my own modifications.

Meanwhile,  thanks Doug!                   I'll be looking for her...

DohertyNJ posted:

Got this Rail King PS 2.0 Alco RS3 for $100 at the Greenberg show in NJ.

Super deal!!  That is even better than the good deal I got last winter on my Southern PS2 RS1!

After a long wait, my SD70ACE #8415 arrived at my Leapin Larry's Looney Lines Station, Friday afternoon.  It came in just fine, no problems...It works and runs as it should....On another post, Matt introduced a video of this really nice engine. It's a wow. This is the version not pictured in the catalog...

IF SOUTHERN Naked Belle and then I found a KCS STAINLESS steel caboose.

Well after all these years I finally I went on that unmentionable place and got some building flats. I had been tossing around the idea for some time. I had tried searching the internet but I did not want to buy background murals. So I got this block of buildings to try............Pics...........Paul

Just got this today in the mail:

mike g. posted:

ConrailFan posted:

suzukovich posted:

suzukovich posted:

p51 posted:

suzukovich posted:

But this not train related but still sooooooooo cool. Just a little to big for one of my flat cars

    M998 6.5L Diesel Engine, Automatic Transmission, 4x4, 7700 lb. GVWR, 4 Door, Soft Top, Cargo/Troop Carrier Body, 

Schweeet!

I know that sucker didn't come cheap! Is this among the new batch they sold off? For years, the only civilian-owned military Humvees were ex-USMC out of one auction at Albany, GA. I heard rumors another batch was going to be sold off.

I would say it's too bad we don't live near each other so we could take out military vehicles out for a spin, but you'd leave my 1944 Willys MB Jeep in the dust right away, as your can go highway speeds and mine would cause damage if it went over 45 MPH...

I still have a part of a tire from one of my Humvees, it came apart driving down a road on a FTX, on hardball road. Practically exploded and I'll never know why (thank goodness it was a runflat as we of course had no spare). I used it as a paperweight for years in the service and couldn't bring myself to throw it away for some reason...

They been auctioning them for about a couple of years now. I finely bit the bullet. Issue has been the SF 97s with the statement  of off road use only.  Finally  worked issue with licensing in Florida.  Less than ten but still not cheap.

Finally got clearance to pick it up. By next week today it will be in my driveway. Can't wait!!! 

I know this thread is mostly about trains, but THAT is soooo cool!!! I've always wanted one, and still do! That and a Viper, I don't ask for much, do I? LOL!!! Best of luck with it!

Doug, Please let us all know how it runs! I have wanted one from my Marine Corps days! Back then all they had were Jeeps! LOL

OK it's here, didn't need much other then what I knew. Bush guard, headlights. Oil leak turn out to be lose bolts on the transmission pan. Here's what it came with, new tires, new batteries,  newly installed KD smart start system, new belts, new filters, ( still changed all the fluids) overall in real good shape. Things added: keyed ignition,  battery cut off switch, Bush guard,  lED headlights, bumper numbers ( same as my humvee when I was stationed at FT Hood in the mid 90s ) reinforced the rear extension. More to come down the line antenna mounts and antennas( same set up as at FT Hood ) yep call me crazy.

paul 2 posted:

Well after all these years I finally I went on that unmentionable place and got some building flats. I had been tossing around the idea for some time. I had tried searching the internet but I did not want to buy background murals. So I got this block of buildings to try............Pics...........Paul

That's really nice. Had to look twice before I realised that was on paper.

I just saw something on the evilBay, realizing how hard it is to get ALL the pieces, and it was for a very good price- so I *gulp* took the plunge and did a BIN.  It will get here probably by my birthday (8/27)  I bought the O-scale "I Love Toy Trains" train set; with all six freight cars and the little yellow Dockside Steam 0-4-0 Locomotive.

Just picked up two new cars at the Stockyard Express Open House.  They are a little big for my layout, but my son really wanted a auto rack and I figured that we could try a scale double stack.  Both are MTH Premier.

Carey TeaRose posted:

I just saw something on the evilBay, realizing how hard it is to get ALL the pieces, and it was for a very good price- so I *gulp* took the plunge and did a BIN.  It will get here probably by my birthday (8/27)  I bought the O-scale "I Love Toy Trains" train set; with all six freight cars and the little yellow Dockside Steam 0-4-0 Locomotive.

That's cool.

suzukovich posted:

mike g. posted:

ConrailFan posted:

suzukovich posted:

suzukovich posted:

p51 posted:

suzukovich posted:

But this not train related but still sooooooooo cool. Just a little to big for one of my flat cars

    M998 6.5L Diesel Engine, Automatic Transmission, 4x4, 7700 lb. GVWR, 4 Door, Soft Top, Cargo/Troop Carrier Body, 

Schweeet!

I know that sucker didn't come cheap! Is this among the new batch they sold off? For years, the only civilian-owned military Humvees were ex-USMC out of one auction at Albany, GA. I heard rumors another batch was going to be sold off.

I would say it's too bad we don't live near each other so we could take out military vehicles out for a spin, but you'd leave my 1944 Willys MB Jeep in the dust right away, as your can go highway speeds and mine would cause damage if it went over 45 MPH...

I still have a part of a tire from one of my Humvees, it came apart driving down a road on a FTX, on hardball road. Practically exploded and I'll never know why (thank goodness it was a runflat as we of course had no spare). I used it as a paperweight for years in the service and couldn't bring myself to throw it away for some reason...

They been auctioning them for about a couple of years now. I finely bit the bullet. Issue has been the SF 97s with the statement  of off road use only.  Finally  worked issue with licensing in Florida.  Less than ten but still not cheap.

Finally got clearance to pick it up. By next week today it will be in my driveway. Can't wait!!! 

I know this thread is mostly about trains, but THAT is soooo cool!!! I've always wanted one, and still do! That and a Viper, I don't ask for much, do I? LOL!!! Best of luck with it!

Doug, Please let us all know how it runs! I have wanted one from my Marine Corps days! Back then all they had were Jeeps! LOL

OK it's here, didn't need much other then what I knew. Bush guard, headlights. Oil leak turn out to be lose bolts on the transmission pan. Here's what it came with, new tires, new batteries,  newly installed KD smart start system, new belts, new filters, ( still changed all the fluids) overall in real good shape. Things added: keyed ignition,  battery cut off switch, Bush guard,  lED headlights, bumper numbers ( same as my humvee when I was stationed at FT Hood in the mid 90s ) reinforced the rear extension. More to come down the line antenna mounts and antennas( same set up as at FT Hood ) yep call me crazy.

    

Doug, I know its not train related but great buy! However I did notice one thing! You need a wider DRIVEWAY! LOL

Have fun !!

suzukovich posted:

suzukovich posted:

p51 posted:

suzukovich posted:

But this not train related but still sooooooooo cool. Just a little to big for one of my flat cars

    M998 6.5L Diesel Engine, Automatic Transmission, 4x4, 7700 lb. GVWR, 4 Door, Soft Top, Cargo/Troop Carrier Body, 

Schweeet!

I know that sucker didn't come cheap! Is this among the new batch they sold off? For years, the only civilian-owned military Humvees were ex-USMC out of one auction at Albany, GA. I heard rumors another batch was going to be sold off.

I would say it's too bad we don't live near each other so we could take out military vehicles out for a spin, but you'd leave my 1944 Willys MB Jeep in the dust right away, as your can go highway speeds and mine would cause damage if it went over 45 MPH...

I still have a part of a tire from one of my Humvees, it came apart driving down a road on a FTX, on hardball road. Practically exploded and I'll never know why (thank goodness it was a runflat as we of course had no spare). I used it as a paperweight for years in the service and couldn't bring myself to throw it away for some reason...

They been auctioning them for about a couple of years now. I finely bit the bullet. Issue has been the SF 97s with the statement  of off road use only.  Finally  worked issue with licensing in Florida.  Less than ten but still not cheap.

Finally got clearance to pick it up. By next week today it will be in my driveway. Can't wait!!! 

Now you need to get some Rail wheels for it!

Could probably hire out as a road switcher.

Jim

Jim Waterman posted:

suzukovich posted:

suzukovich posted:

p51 posted:

suzukovich posted:

But this not train related but still sooooooooo cool. Just a little to big for one of my flat cars

    M998 6.5L Diesel Engine, Automatic Transmission, 4x4, 7700 lb. GVWR, 4 Door, Soft Top, Cargo/Troop Carrier Body, 

Schweeet!

I know that sucker didn't come cheap! Is this among the new batch they sold off? For years, the only civilian-owned military Humvees were ex-USMC out of one auction at Albany, GA. I heard rumors another batch was going to be sold off.

I would say it's too bad we don't live near each other so we could take out military vehicles out for a spin, but you'd leave my 1944 Willys MB Jeep in the dust right away, as your can go highway speeds and mine would cause damage if it went over 45 MPH...

I still have a part of a tire from one of my Humvees, it came apart driving down a road on a FTX, on hardball road. Practically exploded and I'll never know why (thank goodness it was a runflat as we of course had no spare). I used it as a paperweight for years in the service and couldn't bring myself to throw it away for some reason...

They been auctioning them for about a couple of years now. I finely bit the bullet. Issue has been the SF 97s with the statement  of off road use only.  Finally  worked issue with licensing in Florida.  Less than ten but still not cheap.

Finally got clearance to pick it up. By next week today it will be in my driveway. Can't wait!!! 

Now you need to get some Rail wheels for it!

Could probably hire out as a road switcher.

Jim

I wonder if anybody has done that.

p51 posted:

Just got this today in the mail:

Lee, That operations book looks really amazing.  Please let us know whether the inside content lives up to the fine title and layout photo!  I will definitely be on the lookout for that one.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Lee, That operations book looks really amazing.  Please let us know whether the inside content lives up to the fine title and layout photo!  I will definitely be on the lookout for that one.

I'm not sure how to review this. It has some very general knowledge. It also has a lot of stuff I'll never need (signals, large depots, and other things my narrow gauge RR will never have). I think generally, it's a primer overall for every possible thing relating to ops. I'm not remotely familiar with all the stuff that operations guru types are into these days, so I can't really say how good or bad this book is, sorry.

It's a huge book and just thumbing through it took over an hour and a half last night.

Written by H. Harrison !!

suzukovich posted:

Jim Waterman posted:

Now you need to get some Rail wheels for it!

Could probably hire out as a road switcher.

I wonder if anybody has done that.

I doubt you could, as the width of the wheels is much wider than a RR track gauge.

p51 posted:

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Lee, That operations book looks really amazing.  Please let us know whether the inside content lives up to the fine title and layout photo!  I will definitely be on the lookout for that one.

I'm not sure how to review this. It has some very general knowledge. It also has a lot of stuff I'll never need (signals, large depots, and other things my narrow gauge RR will never have). I think generally, it's a primer overall for every possible thing relating to ops. I'm not remotely familiar with all the stuff that operations guru types are into these days, so I can't really say how good or bad this book is, sorry.

It's a huge book and just thumbing through it took over an hour and a half last night.

Thanks for the info, Lee.  It sounds like an hour and a half well spent (with plenty more to come) :-}

TRRR

Anxiously waiting the arrival of my Standard gauge 384  steam engine plus and extra tender.

A WBB 44 ton diesel from Trainland, on sale.

and an Alaska F3 from ebay that I posted when I bought it finally got a test run

Just ordered the MTH Strasburg RR "Paradise" observation car!!

I picked this up today at a estate sale a Lionel 3854 Merchandise car.  I have never seen one before and read its somewhat rare. Need to clean up and see if there are any crates stuck inside, hope so.

franktrain posted:

I picked this up today at a estate sale a Lionel 3854 Merchandise car.  I have never seen one before and read its somewhat rare. Need to clean up and see if there are any crates stuck inside, hope so.

 

Rare indeed...$250-$500 depending on condition. Great find!

Bought all this at SILVER ZEPHER TRAIN SHOW in KCMO. The Great Northern engine has never been run and the 3  box cars have post war trucks on them. The girder bridges are rough, but I like that. Spent $153.00 for everything.

My neighbor across the street had a garage sale this weekend so I snuck across the street when the wife and kids weren't looking. I keep passing garage sales in my neighborhood thinking about all the O-gauge glory that could be hiding among the tables, but never stop. At this particular sale I caught a glimpse of O-27 out of the corner of my eye. What I found was a loop of track mounted to a green board and a box of trains with a $20 price tag on it. In the box were two American Flyer transformers, a MPC era freight set with an 1110 locomotive and a broken tender. And under all of that, a hidden gem for my young family...

Now it's not a lion chief set but my kids are loving it!

On a recent Eric's Trains video he talked about a small Bluetooth speaker. I bought one at home depot and I threw it in the cab of Thomas and played songs and sound effects for my kids as they played with the set. Not bad for a $20 garage sale purchase and a $10 speaker.

Jushavnfun posted:

Bought all this at SILVER ZEPHER TRAIN SHOW in KCMO. The Great Northern engine has never been run and the 3  box cars have post war trucks on them. The girder bridges are rough, but I like that. Spent $153.00 for everything.

Make sure you open up the motor on the GN and look for dried gear lubricant Lionel used a white lube that would dry up over time. I like the three bridges especially the Wabash

Tom M,

Great deal!  Looks like you have a happy camper!!

A few days ago USPS showed up at our front door with MTH Premier O 20-67215 70' ABS Full Length Vista Dome Ribbed Passenger Car, Amtrak #9383 circa 2013 from Model Train Stuff.  These MTH passenger cars are among my favorites with great detail, opening doors and 10 painted passengers per car. 18 1/2" long and operates on 042 rails.  Looks best on 072 and above, but at least it will navigate 042 curves.

Disregard the caboose photo, but the two metal signs on the top edge of the wall I recently got from a vendor in Tennessee. The ET&WNC one was really small. The other is a reproduction of an ALCO ad from about 1943 or 44. It's screams of the WW2 time period, so I had to have it. Along the top edge of the room (above the crew chalk board and clock) seemed to be a pretty good place for them.

 More pics here.....

https://ogrforum.com/...90#74354735621712690

Just got this off eBay. A 1942-dated manual on how to load any kind of open car you could ever imagine. It shows exactly how they would have praised and loaded flat cars, gondolas and hoppers. I've actually been looking for a book like this for a while, and the fact that this was printed during World War II is all the better for me.

These came today from PTF Designs a Petroleum refinery. They are mounted on foam and have a light wired in too. Pic..........Paul

They look really neat, Paul!

Arrived today.

Weaver G1092s CNW Yellow Jacket 4-6-2 #1620

A few tweaks to correct the travel bends and she's ready to go!  Finally have something to head my K-Line "400" train.  Both are 2-rail.

Very, very cool !!

That is really sharp Witz 41!!

Big Jim posted:

McQueen was legit.  I'm sure you'd rather have the 1:1 model.

WITZ 41 posted:

Big Jim posted:

McQueen was legit.  I'm sure you'd rather have the 1:1 model.

A few years ago in Watkins Glen, NY I bought a raffle ticket to win a clone of this car. I didn't win , but, someone about thirty five miles away from me did. I guess that is as close as I'll ever get to owning one! 

Newest member of the roster.....

Woohoochoochoo...

I bit bullet today, and after much hemming and hawing,  I just bought 5 cars of the repro 200 series for almost all of a freight consist. 214 reefer, 220 searchlight car, 215 tank car, 212 gondola with containers, and a 217 caboose.

Along with that the repro 4400N double signal bridge with 4400C Control panel, and the repro 1867 Ives Signal Tower. 

And a little pre-war green water tower.

Does a "layaway" count??  If so, I committed to buy a Lionel GG1 #2360. Not that I needed it or wanted it but the price was right-I think after looking on deBay and my outdated Lionel price guide. There is a newer GG1 that I don't want that will go up for sale here soon.

WITZ 41 posted:

Arrived today.

Weaver G1092s CNW Yellow Jacket 4-6-2 #1620

A few tweaks to correct the travel bends and she's ready to go!  Finally have something to head my K-Line "400" train.  Both are 2-rail.

 

Beauty!

John-

Jim, Layaway counts in my book.  I know, do any of us NEED one more engine?  Sure do!  ;-)

Big Jim posted:

WITZ 41 posted:

Big Jim posted:

McQueen was legit.  I'm sure you'd rather have the 1:1 model.

A few years ago in Watkins Glen, NY I bought a raffle ticket to win a clone of this car. I didn't win , but, someone about thirty five miles away from me did. I guess that is as close as I'll ever get to owning one! 

Back when I was a kid. After a bunch of us saw Bullitt, That was it, we all wanted a Mustang or a Shelby Cobra. What made it worse was divided loyalties between Sox and Martin, Richard Petty , Don Garlits. and the Wood Brothers who ran both the Ford Torino and the Mercury Cyclone.   

p51 posted:

Just got this off eBay. A 1942-dated manual on how to load any kind of open car you could ever imagine. It shows exactly how they would have praised and loaded flat cars, gondolas and hoppers. I've actually been looking for a book like this for a while, and the fact that this was printed during World War II is all the better for me.

Lee you keep coming up with some cool stuff. This to me is a nice find. 

I'd been wanting a PRR 01 electric and was thinking of making one from scratch and still may.  By chance I saw this home made wood one on that site and couldn't resist a bid.  It's not great, but it is neat anyway.

Thought this purchase would be the realization of a fascination from the late mid-50's.  The fascination was in Lionel's catalog image of a New Haven EP-5.

Personally I find the K-Line scale version the nicest.  Found on on eBay NIB with both pilots intact based on pictures.  

But this is how it arrived August 2.

One of the "fra-gil-e" (Christmas Story) pilots was snapped off.  And somehow one of the electro-coupler's wires ripped away.

As Ralphy says in the movie "in our height of revelry ... ."  The wind was sucked out of my sails.

For a couple of weeks pondered the best way to try and fix this.  Conjured up this fixture to work with the broke pilot on.

Decided best fix was to literally fix the pilot to the frame of the "front" forward end.  With my almost thirty-years in Nuclear-QA had to have a checklist of actions.

After two-days of very careful delicate work the results.

Rear end with pilot mounted as built on truck.  This allows free movement for coupling to consist.

Now I feel really good and very happy with the results.  The fixed pilot on forward end looks great.

Dennis Holler posted:

I'd been wanting a PRR 01 electric and was thinking of making one from scratch and still may.  By chance I saw this home made wood one on that site and couldn't resist a bid.  It's not great, but it is neat anyway.

Dennis,

This is just the coolest thing! I am envious. In my long list of plans is a Standard Gauge P5A box cab electric using some AF steam loco drivers (about the right diameter). I take it that this is O gauge? I have just gone through a lot of research (and purchase) on gearing and delrin drives. Let me know if you would like info on what I found. Might be hard to match the worm on that motor, but I have also learned how to measure and match.

Jim Waterman

Thanks Jim, I just couldn't resist this thing.  Will let you know more about it once it shows up.  The other option I thought about was to use a motor out of a 1662 switcher  since I am all tubular right now.  I keep planning on adding a gargraves loop so I can run stuff like this but haven't done so yet. I really get a kick out of other peoples creative projects.

Found this this McCoy orange caboose on my front steps.
This is a eBay buy.
Have the red caboose but wanted one that would match my orange  4-4-4 McCoy engine.
My McCoy collection is growing, once you start it is hard to stop.

My estate sale hunting scored a nice set of prewar freight cars! But no 226E   just a nice 1666e in gun metal grey. Also small windup engine that I'm not sure of what it is, the spring is broken.

That's quite a haul, Frank!  Though I agree a 226E would have made it better.  Should keep you busy for a while!

franktrain posted:

My estate sale hunting scored a nice set of prewar freight cars! But no 226E   just a nice 1666e in gun metal grey. Also small windup engine that I'm not sure of what it is, the spring is broken.

 

Nice haul!

Great find, hope that the masking tape comes off easily?

No problem with the rolling stock but the tape on the boxes was not cooperative.

MTH Milwaukee Road 44-ton switcher finally arrived last week. Ran it at the club for the second time tonight, and it also runs nicely on my O-27 layout at home.

Just got this off eBay. Its a 1945 ashtray, from an Army Railway Shop Battalion in Kassel, Germany in 1945.

Love the representation of the Army locomotive!

Mr. FedEx brought me a new (to me) Weaver streamlined K4s.  It is a beautiful engine and runs great.  Here she is taking a drink at a line side water tower.  My Grandson agrees that this is one great looking engine!

Rolland

Sure did, Browning Maxus

p

Another junk project on the way, this time an AF prewar Hiawatha set with out the engine...  Now I just need to find an engine lol

Dennis Holler posted:

Another junk project on the way, this time an AF prewar Hiawatha set with out the engine...  Now I just need to find an engine lol

great project piece!

Ok, here is a follow up on the PRR O1 I won a few days ago.  It arrived this afternoon.  It is of wood construction and not to bad actually.  It won't pass any scale muster, but it definitely does meet this sort of scale for way back when requirements lol. I haven't decided if I'll put a tinplate motor in it for now or not.  That is what is under it for the mocked up pictures.  The guy must have spent considerable time scratch building this thing at some point.  I just couldn't resist at $25 .

I almost bought that boxcab myself but forgot. I guess I can erase that bookmark.

  Figured the pantographs alone were worth it if I didnt like it once in front of me.

  I'm going to be following you for a while in hopes you post more on it.

Dennis - that O-1 looks great. Just need some handrails on the front and back, a Brunswick Green repaint and some Microscale O decals to make it look complete. If you get tired of it, send me a note. I am getting a large 3D printer (12 by 12 by 15" print area) and plan to print a P5 in standard gauge, maybe I'll have to do an O-1 in O scale as well.

Jim

Adriatic posted:

I almost bought that boxcab myself but forgot. I guess I can erase that bookmark.

  Figured the pantographs alone were worth it if I didnt like it once in front of me.

  I'm going to be following you for a while in hopes you post more on it.

I'm glad you forgot!  I'll try not to let it sit too long.  I chose to let another one go... I wanted this one too, but people started bidding on it!

Dennis Holler posted:

Adriatic posted:

I almost bought that boxcab myself but forgot. I guess I can erase that bookmark.

  Figured the pantographs alone were worth it if I didnt like it once in front of me.

  I'm going to be following you for a while in hopes you post more on it.

I'm glad you forgot!  I'll try not to let it sit too long.  I chose to let another one go... I wanted this one too, but people started bidding on it!

I also had this as a watch on eBay. Did not bid just watched the price go up. I like the Lionel 253's.  The modification to make it a 4-4-4 was unique and does not look to do. I will keep my eyes open for a junker

You choose well imo, and I like LV a lot, but I like electrics more.

Curious: Can't get that motor to spin?  Gears missing? No drive frame to mount to?

Looks like a great addition, Dennis!

Jim Waterman posted:

Dennis - that O-1 looks great. Just need some handrails on the front and back, a Brunswick Green repaint and some Microscale O decals to make it look complete. If you get tired of it, send me a note. I am getting a large 3D printer (12 by 12 by 15" print area) and plan to print a P5 in standard gauge, maybe I'll have to do an O-1 in O scale as well.

Jim

Jim, You may have seen this before, but someone did an O1 in standard gauge80 years ago lol  Not a whole lot of the #10 left though!

RonH posted:

Dennis Holler posted:

Adriatic posted:

I almost bought that boxcab myself but forgot. I guess I can erase that bookmark.

  Figured the pantographs alone were worth it if I didnt like it once in front of me.

  I'm going to be following you for a while in hopes you post more on it.

I'm glad you forgot!  I'll try not to let it sit too long.  I chose to let another one go... I wanted this one too, but people started bidding on it!

I also had this as a watch on eBay. Did not bid just watched the price go up. I like the Lionel 253's.  The modification to make it a 4-4-4 was unique and does not look to do. I will keep my eyes open for a junker

I have several Lionel 248's that need to be brought back to live.
Just wondering if a 248 would look good as a 4-4-4?
Any Suggestions?

It would not be a replica of a existing engine but would make a nice tin-plate model.
The two swivel ends with trucks/coupler, could be fabricated from a old/junk caboose.
The picture is not mine but copied from the web. One that I have needs work.

Hi Ron, It could, I think I have seen one built that way in the past.  IMO it would be better with a longer shell, but that's not to said it couldn't look good based off the 248.  I also want to make a Pennsy B1 rat, the 0-6-0 boxcab electric.  That would be pretty easy to make using a 6 wheel motor from a 1666 or something similar.  I also like that 0-4-0 diesel

Just won an auction of this SG series 200 hopper... cool!

 Rubsam & Hormann Brewing Co. 36' Woodside Reefer Car Set, #185 & 2003, from the NJHIRAILERS.

Stopped by the local antique store this morning and found this brand new (still shrink wrapped to the inner cardboard) Weaver Knickerbocker Reefer.  The box shows wear.  Back in the late 40's & early 50's we lived in Brooklyn, NY and I remember that was one of the beers my Dad drank along with Piels & Schaefer.  I've lucked out at this store before getting new old stock.  I like Weaver cars a lot and still am on the fences as to keep it or resell it.

RonH posted:

RonH posted:

Dennis Holler posted:

Adriatic posted:

I almost bought that boxcab myself but forgot. I guess I can erase that bookmark.

  Figured the pantographs alone were worth it if I didnt like it once in front of me.

  I'm going to be following you for a while in hopes you post more on it.

I'm glad you forgot!  I'll try not to let it sit too long.  I chose to let another one go... I wanted this one too, but people started bidding on it!

I also had this as a watch on eBay. Did not bid just watched the price go up. I like the Lionel 253's.  The modification to make it a 4-4-4 was unique and does not look to do. I will keep my eyes open for a junker

I have several Lionel 248's that need to be brought back to live.
Just wondering if a 248 would look good as a 4-4-4?
Any Suggestions?

It would not be a replica of a existing engine but would make a nice tin-plate model.
The two swivel ends with trucks/coupler, could be fabricated from a old/junk caboose.
The picture is not mine but copied from the web. One that I have needs work.

 

Front porch, back porch

No front door, no back door.

But why not?

Dennis Holler posted:

Jim Waterman posted:

Dennis - that O-1 looks great. Just need some handrails on the front and back, a Brunswick Green repaint and some Microscale O decals to make it look complete. If you get tired of it, send me a note. I am getting a large 3D printer (12 by 12 by 15" print area) and plan to print a P5 in standard gauge, maybe I'll have to do an O-1 in O scale as well.

Jim

Jim, You may have seen this before, but someone did an O1 in standard gauge80 years ago lol  Not a whole lot of the #10 left though!

That's pretty awesome ! I may have to build one of them.

JohnnieWalker posted:

Dennis Holler posted:

Jim Waterman posted:

Dennis - that O-1 looks great. Just need some handrails on the front and back, a Brunswick Green repaint and some Microscale O decals to make it look complete. If you get tired of it, send me a note. I am getting a large 3D printer (12 by 12 by 15" print area) and plan to print a P5 in standard gauge, maybe I'll have to do an O-1 in O scale as well.

Jim

Jim, You may have seen this before, but someone did an O1 in standard gauge80 years ago lol  Not a whole lot of the #10 left though!

That's pretty awesome ! I may have to build one of them.

What magazine is this from ? I am interested in knowing more about this project. Like I need another standard gauge project LOL !!  One of my favorite things to do is to Kitbash standard gauge engines and cars.

That is from the march/April 1938 Model builder.  I think there is more info in the next issue, but I only have this one issue.  You can probably find that issue on ebay with a little patience.

Look how huge that WW2 RR unit ashtray is, just got it on the mail today. It weighs almost 3 pounds and is almost completely solid cast with minimal voids underneath.
It takes up almost the entire seat portion of this stool...

Dennis Holler posted:

That is from the march/April 1938 Model builder.  I think there is more info in the next issue, but I only have this one issue.  You can probably find that issue on ebay with a little patience.

Thanks for the info. I will see what I can find and hopefully I can put that project onto my to do list. I did take an AF 4644 0-4-0 and turned it into a 4-4-4. Should say I'm still working on it. 

Dennis Holler posted:

That is from the march/April 1938 Model builder.  I think there is more info in the next issue, but I only have this one issue.  You can probably find that issue on ebay with a little patience.

Dennis - is the article on line anywhere? Really cool project.

Jim

I can take pictures of the article portion in the issue that I have, that might get you started.  It's a couple of pages.

Dennis that would be fantastic if you could do that.

From"The Railway & Locomotive Society Inc.

Note upper left side corner "PRR FEDERAL WRECK".

This volume contains a 30-page spread completely covering the January 15, 1953 wreck at the D.C. Union Station.  Remember this was just days before IKE's first inauguration.

Many pictures  and text covering the wreck, removal, temporary station repairs, the many pieces that motor #4876 was cut into, the investigations,  the findings, picture of recently repaired and restored GG1 in red/five-stripe dress,  and picture of 4876 after 1959 in single-stripe green dress.

Did you know that the first three cars of the consist pulled into the building with GG! 4876 were New Haven?  And that a total of nine of the sixteen car consist were in-fact NH.

A must read for any GG1 enthusiast.  Or obviously wanting to know about the wreck.

Does this qualify?

It's a Lionel limited edition Hogwart's Express box car made by RGS Trains in 2001, custom painted with classic Harry Potter graphics. I don't know how many were made but neither I nor anyone I know have ever seen one before so I 'm guessing it would qualify as both a special item and also rare.

Anyone have additional information on this box car other than what I've already stated?

PRRronbh posted:

From"The Railway & Locomotive Society Inc.

I've been a NRHS member since the 80s and into 1:1 scale trains for longer than that (and having been to countless train collector/model shows over that time), and I've neveronce seen one of these, not even a badly used one in a box at a train show.

p51 posted:

PRRronbh posted:

From"The Railway & Locomotive Society Inc.

I've been a NRHS member since the 80s and into 1:1 scale trains for longer than that (and having been to countless train collector/model shows over that time), and I've neveronce seen one of these, not even a badly used one in a box at a train show.

They have been around for a while.  Their website is rlhs.org

It its a real train and not a mock up or replica then is 1:1 really a scale or is it just a train?

Not terribly "earth shattering". I picked up a NOS Lionel  NYC 40' faltcar with a removable load.

This is a nice fairly detailed diecast steam era flatcar. It even has a brakewheel so it won't runaway like the Menards flatcar when parked on a siding.

PRRronbh posted:

p51 posted:

PRRronbh posted:

From"The Railway & Locomotive Society Inc.

I've been a NRHS member since the 80s and into 1:1 scale trains for longer than that (and having been to countless train collector/model shows over that time), and I've neveronce seen one of these, not even a badly used one in a box at a train show.

They have been around for a while.  Their website is rlhs.org

Yes,I know this. Just saying in over 30 years as a hard core train fan, I've never seen a copy of this anywhere.

Snagged this today as a BIN, like this color scheme the best:

ohmydog... and WOOF-WOOF!  I just won an auction for T-Reproduction 444 roundhouse section. 

Brand new Legacy 990.  Finally!  LOL

Carey TeaRose posted:

ohmydog... and WOOF-WOOF!  I just won an auction for T-Reproduction 444 roundhouse section. 

Sounds like you are going to need a bigger platform.

Got all this at Online Trains in Tacoma this morning. The jeep model is a Hobby Master 1/48 scale one.
Not bad at all for just $30 total!

The Jeep model alone usually retails for not much less than I paid for everything.

Not train related but I got this today, got a great deal on it.
Always wanted to read more about the German war correspondents.

I've been an avid historian and collector of WW2 US war correspondent stuff for several years, have written and done TV work on the subject...

Haven't even unboxed it yet, but picked up m.o.w. Legacy crane and railsounds car today at sidetrack hobbies.

MTH NYC RS3 (my Brothers new engine) NJHR Rubsam & Hormann 36 Ft' Woodside Reefer 

Bought a nice thick book on American cable cars. Neat book with lots of maps, drawings and photos showing lots of tech and engineering info. Including how they made the big cables they used.  Lots of good reading for $6. The woman at the antique store said they can't keep old Lionel trains around very long-they fly out as soon as they come in. Need a good dealer with lots of stock in Selma,NC !!  Need some real trains coming through, too.

Decided I've got to be able to fit a siding on my little layout table.

Like new from a TCA member, bought these:

Originally posted by Dennis Holler:

 I also like that 0-4-0 diesel:

Yeah... I kinda liked that little bugger too!

That is AWESOME!!  Great looking little switcher  Got any pics of the inside?

yesterday received 3 of the Lionel 65 ft mill gondolas.   VBG    Of course one is a BNSF another is NS and the third is CSX.      I will unpack them Sunday and take to club on Friday to run a bit.    Hopefully no problems with packing like the Lionel scale box cars.      

I didn't buy it although I sure wanted to - a nice, original Lionel Hellgate bridge. First one I have ever seen in the flesh. Complete, original paint with some surface rust in spots. My book says $800 in "good" condition. Is that accurate ??

I think you could do better that 800, but may take some patience, right place, right time.   I hope you find a great deal on one!

not... just... yet! keeping an eye on three Std Gauge pieces going off evilBay auction today...

I bought this Weaver CP Jubilee and I think it looks good with my MTH Railking N&W passenger set (very unprototypical of course):

Regards

Fred

I just picked these up at my LHS. A MTH pre-order.

Today I picked up the Lionel 6-7301 Norfolk and Western cattle car from 1982. 

Another Big Score at Hamburg PA train show this past Sunday.....

A Raiking Sw1 w/Ps3 for under two bills!

Compared next to a Lionel Postwar Nw2

SteamBoy posted:

Today I picked up the Lionel 6-7301 Norfolk and Western cattle car from 1982. 

Nice pick up!! Been looking for one myself!!

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Another Big Score at Hamburg PA train show this past Sunday.....

A Raiking Sw1 w/Ps3 for under two bills!

Compared next to a Lionel Postwar Nw2

Very nice indeed, and nice price as well!

Got me some BIG DOGS. For a good price! Paid for them yesterday, so they are mine...

TWO T-Reproductions 444 roundhouse sections. 

CAREY,

Good purchase

By the way, what does the blue, buck-toothed emoji signify?

Carey TeaRose posted:

Got me some BIG DOGS. For a good price! Paid for them yesterday, so they are mine...

TWO T-Reproductions 444 roundhouse sections. 

 

great purchase!

Carey, they come in a funny shaped box

New Lionel BNSF 66' gondola arrived yesterday! Very impressed, now I just need to decide what type of load to place in it!

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Another Big Score at Hamburg PA train show this past Sunday.....

A Raiking Sw1 w/Ps3 for under two bills!

 

Compared next to a Lionel Postwar Nw2

Nice paint on the Lionel NW-2 - now I'll have to do one! These are such nice running engines - how do the two compare as to smoothness and pulling power?

gandydancer1950 posted:

Carey TeaRose posted:

Got me some BIG DOGS. For a good price! Paid for them yesterday, so they are mine...

TWO T-Reproductions 444 roundhouse sections. 

 

great purchase!

Time to put that extension on the house!

A family of four could live in those big dogs!  It's amazing how much space those things require along with turntable and spoke tracks.  Tinplate is impressive!  Enjoy and best of luck wth the addition. LOL.

MTH Citi-Rail ES44AC Diesel, item 20-20738-1, cab number 1328.

Picture to follow.

I picked up several items over the last weekend. I bought a Marx 666 engine. This little runs great and is my first Marx engine. I also bought the Girard whistle station.  Also a box of Lionel O Gauge track (Used in the photo), about 40 pieces for $5.00 and it cleaned up real easy. These items were purchased at the Sharpsburg Train show on Saturday. The second photo has several items purchased at a local flea market on Sunday. The 2 Hafner cars are my first. The Lionel items are all plastic probably from the MPC era. Just too cheap to pass up.

jpc posted:

CAREY,

Good purchase

By the way, what does the blue, buck-toothed emoji signify?

Big giant toothy smile....whatever the reason. She has good reason to use use it if you ask me.....Careful; use can be contagious

I ordered these which came in Monday but didn't get them till today. Pic....................Paul