Buy anything cool lately?

Bought this r 51m recently to add to our Hogwarts Express.  Wizarding Fun.

Bought this to expand the layout 

Bought this Lionel set from the train shop I repair for.

Re-supply for current paint projects:

Paul those Alco's are very nice. A true S2 is on my list. I have a bunch of  K-line's but they don't do the engine justice.

Bob

Added a PC GG1 on sale.

Johnsgg1 posted:

Bought this Lionel set from the train shop I repair for.

John, that is about the most magnificent diesel I have ever seen.

Waited a while but worth it.

Vincent Massi posted:

Johnsgg1 posted:

Bought this Lionel set from the train shop I repair for.

John, that is about the most magnificent diesel I have ever seen.

Lionel did a very nice job on it.

These came in the mail today, made my day😁

Here’s my power for the new passenger cars.

Took a swing on a lightly pictured AF talking station and won it for $25. It showed up and isn’t to bad... missing the steps, flag, and clock should be an easy cleaner.

I've been assembling some equipment to put together a modern-ish intermodal train.  My inspiration is the BNSF Lindenwood Yard.  That yard is adjacent to I-44 here in St. Louis.  It was a Frisco yard originally.  I drive past it frequently.  There are usually dozens of engines there.  I'm not a fan of the modern orange BNSF paint scheme.  I usually see some old BN and Santa Fe engines there so that's what I'm going with.  Two new MTH engines and some used rolling stock:

MTH BNSF SD40-2 (20-21175-1)

MTH BNSF GP60M (20-20817-1)

And the only rolling stock I have thus far: MTH BN spine car set (20-95055) and MTH TTX Husky Stack (20-95282) 

Your Mth engines and cars have very nice paint and detail. Have fun with them !!!!!

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MikeH posted:

I've been assembling some equipment to put together a modern-ish intermodal train.  My inspiration is the BNSF Lindenwood Yard.  That yard is

And the only rolling stock I have thus far: MTH BN spine car set (20-95055) and MTH TTX Husky Stack (20-95282) 

Mike, Great purchases and great photos to show them off.  Those Allied vans/containers look especially sharp with your current containers.

Tomlinson Run Railroad (a fellow intermodal fan

Thanks, there's a helpful intermodal thread here on OGR from 2016 that coincidentally got bumped today.  There is some good information there as far as pointing out the differences between MTH, Lionel, Atlas, and K-Line.  I settled on MTH really because their Premier huskys seem close to (or are?) scale.  Also, it seems like the MTH Premier intermodal stuff can be had cheaper (relative to Lionel and Atlas anyway) on the secondary market.  IOW, good balance of scale size, nice detail, and price.

Dennis Holler posted:

Took a swing on a lightly pictured AF talking station and won it for $25. It showed up and isn’t to bad... missing the steps, flag, and clock should be an easy cleaner.

 

Dennis, nice win! Is that a 45 RPM record I see lurking down there amongst the innards?

George

This came today, from Patstrains.com

Billyted posted:

Here’s my power for the new passenger cars.

Now that is pretty!!!

Woodson posted:

This came today, from Patstrains.com

Another cool product from Pat!!

Mark Boyce posted:

Woodson posted:

This came today, from Patstrains.com

Another cool product from Pat!!

Great guy to deal with too!!

Woodson posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Woodson posted:

This came today, from Patstrains.com

Another cool product from Pat!!

Great guy to deal with too!!

Yes he is!  I liked his store.  Loads of great stuff packed in there along with a layout!  I wish he was a little closer, Wheeling is about a two-hour drive from me.

Unfortunately, about a 10 hr drive for me.. Closest is probably Legacy Station about 2 1/2 hrs...

No photos at the moment, but I received my Lionel 2363 earlier today. 1955 production with brown lettering.

MikeH posted:

I've been assembling some equipment to put together a modern-ish intermodal train.  My inspiration is the BNSF Lindenwood Yard.  That yard is adjacent to I-44 here in St. Louis.  It was a Frisco yard originally.  I drive past it frequently.  There are usually dozens of engines there.  I'm not a fan of the modern orange BNSF paint scheme.  I usually see some old BN and Santa Fe engines there so that's what I'm going with.  Two new MTH engines and some used rolling stock:

MTH BNSF SD40-2 (20-21175-1)

MTH BNSF GP60M (20-20817-1)

Both look great. I love the classic ATSF paint schemes.

GeoPeg posted:

Dennis Holler posted:

Took a swing on a lightly pictured AF talking station and won it for $25. It showed up and isn’t to bad... missing the steps, flag, and clock should be an easy cleaner.

 

Dennis, nice win! Is that a 45 RPM record I see lurking down there amongst the innards?

George

If not mistaken from what I have read it is effectively a 78.

MikeH, you have a very cheerful-looking layout.

Got some light fixtures from Evan Designs for my building kit. Coach lights for the main entrance, and goose neck's for the loading dock.

Picked up a Precision Scale oil column. 

From Pats Trains, Mail Pouch tobacco 36ft billboard reefer.

Very nice car Bill. Who makes it?

RSJB18 posted:

Very nice car Bill. Who makes it?

It is MTH Premier.   Here is the link to Pat's listing for the Mail Pouch reefer:    Mail Pouch Link 

RSJB18 posted:

Got some light fixtures from Evan Designs for my building kit. Coach lights for the main entrance, and goose neck's for the loading dock.

RSJB, Nice.  I checked out their website.  A lot of cool stuff, well organized, and things are clearly explained.   I'm sure I'll make use of the site. 

Are these the 7-19 volt lamps?  How do you plan to power them?

Jerry

JerryG posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Got some light fixtures from Evan Designs for my building kit. Coach lights for the main entrance, and goose neck's for the loading dock.

RSJB, Nice.  I checked out their website.  A lot of cool stuff, well organized, and things are clearly explained.   I'm sure I'll make use of the site. 

Are these the 7-19 volt lamps?  How do you plan to power them?

Jerry

Jerry- the kits come with a harness (pictured), that has a resistor included. The LED's are 3V rated and the resistor allows for use on higher voltages. I have several different lighting circuits on the layout. These will be on a 6V circuit so I will use the resistors. I bought their mulit-led strings that I use for Christmas lights. These are battery powered.

Bob

I picked up this Life Like HO PRR E-7 and Walther's RB 50 Refer over the last several months. And I just finished this Bowser N5 Caboose kit. 

I purchased this Postwar Lionel 128 newsstand at a really good price that I just couldn’t pass up. I already have the modern remake, but I am partial to postwar items, so here it is.

Being a fan of the NYC, I saw that @MrMuffin'sTrains had some had the NEW NYC E8s and matching passenger cars.  He also had some more military trains that I wanted.  They arrive tomorrow.  Happy Easter to me.

John

I get cool stuff all the time, but never this old. Check out my Lionel Z TrainMaster! Bought it online.

Loki is helping me test it on some old Fastrack and a K-line Plymouth Switcher set. 

Bought a pile of junker Rail-craft two bay hopper cars for repairs, along with a couple of other two rail cars.  I'm not sure on the diecast three bay hopper, might be early Walthers or possibly Alexander...  The Westbrook PRR boxcar is wood with cardstock sides and the C&NW boxcar I am not sure about.  Love these old tin/brass hoppers...

It only took me 50 plus years of collecting/running/repairing but I finally added the Holy Grail of prewar Lionel "O" to my collection.  It is perfect, like new.  I can rest easy now.