Buy anything cool lately?

Ok, I'll post this here also since I  think it's cool and I just bought it lol.. $50 standard gauge Hiawatha project.. Like I need more freaking projects

Maybe I'll put a cruise commander in it    Just kidding.

Steamer posted:

not bought, but brought home yesterday.This was my late Uncle's, bought new by my Grandparents. 1939 Emersion Symphony Grand with "Miracle Tone Chamber, Miracle Dial,Miracle Instamatic Tuning" Bought new in 1939 for $109.95

I can remember listening to countries overseas on it. Haven't had a chance to see if it still works.

Power up can be risky. If you forego having a pro get involved, make sure it is off and plugged in for a few hours before you turn it on. Otherwise even if the caps are fine they might charge too quick and pop or die anyhow. $109.95? Wow. I think my old Admiral TV was only about $70 new and in the Mahogany cabinet to boot. Nice piece imo.

Adriatic posted:

Steamer posted:

not bought, but brought home yesterday.This was my late Uncle's, bought new by my Grandparents. 1939 Emersion Symphony Grand with "Miracle Tone Chamber, Miracle Dial,Miracle Instamatic Tuning" Bought new in 1939 for $109.95

I can remember listening to countries overseas on it. Haven't had a chance to see if it still works.

Power up can be risky. If you forego having a pro get involved, make sure it is off and plugged in for a few hours before you turn it on. Otherwise even if the caps are fine they might charge too quick and pop or die anyhow. $109.95? Wow. I think my old Admiral TV was only about $70 new and in the Mahogany cabinet to boot. Nice piece imo.

Yeah, at 109.95 they could have gotten a 700E set  What the heck were they thinking!!

hmm...think I'll wait for the pro. Last time I heard it was back in the '70s.

Received the NP pick-up truck made for the Tacoma convention.  Desiccant bag had broken so we had hundreds of little bee-bees knocking around in the case, and one front wheel was in the bottom of the box.  Aside from that, very nice piece.  They must get knocked around a lot during shipping.

Bryan in Ohio posted:

Paul,

no fair you old farts (the ones that could actually remember this beer) could pick yours up early while us working stiffs (the 3 of us not retired) in the group had to wait until today. 

 

I just got mine today and I'm in walking distance to the Lakis Distribution Center. 

This will be an odd post, but it's about what I didn't do...

On Saturday, I went down to a military collectible show in Portland. After that, I then went to all of the hobby shops in the Portland area that have train stuff and Powell’s Books but bought nothing at any of those places. I think I’m at a point in my life where I have specific wants, so much so that I’m just fine with getting nothing in such places if it doesn’t meet exactly what I’m looking for.

I would like to buy this, and it's the cOoLeSt thing I've ever seen...

http://pixgrove.blogspot.com/2...-barbeque-grill.html

Good one Bob. That Bryan, always complaining about having to work LOL. The mailman dropped off these to me this morning while I was raking leaves. Two more Weaver flats with trailer and two sets of Weaver trucks with couplers to go on cars I did not have couplers for. Pics ............Paul

I bought this 0 gauge European Pullman car and not only it has lighted table lamps; also the light above the door is working; I think that is rather cool!

Regards

Fred

I just got mine today and I'm in walking distance to the Lakis Distribution Center. 

Bob if it took you that long to walk to Lakis's may I suggest you look into one of these, I have heard they are popular with people of your and Paul's age.

Fred, what make is that Pullman car? That car is beautiful!!!

Matt Makens posted:

Fred, what make is that Pullman car? That car is beautiful!!!

This car was made in 1992 by FM in Korea for the European distributor of high end models Fulgurex. I found it pre-owned on ebay. It is a model of the Pullman cars that ran in the Fleche d'Or train between Paris and Calais (to travel to London) from 1926. Here is a picture of the other side with the kitchen at the left:

Regards

Fred

Wow, Fred, I am so jealous of your French Pullman.  What amazing detail. And leave it to the French to have a kitchen with windows!  Beautiful car. Congratulations!

Tomlinson Run Railroad

In my experience, French chefs get what they want, or you don't eat.

Fine by me. When's lunch?

That has to be one of the best looking passenger cars I've ever seen.  

p51 posted:

This will be an odd post, but it's about what I didn't do...

On Saturday, I went down to a military collectible show in Portland. After that, I then went to all of the hobby shops in the Portland area that have train stuff and Powell’s Books but bought nothing at any of those places. I think I’m at a point in my life where I have specific wants, so much so that I’m just fine with getting nothing in such places if it doesn’t meet exactly what I’m looking for.

Portland Oregon or Maine?

sncf231e posted:

Matt Makens posted:

Fred, what make is that Pullman car? That car is beautiful!!!

This car was made in 1992 by FM in Korea for the European distributor of high end models Fulgurex. I found it pre-owned on ebay. It is a model of the Pullman cars that ran in the Fleche d'Or train between Paris and Calais (to travel to London) from 1926. Here is a picture of the other side with the kitchen at the left:

Regards

Fred

2-rail or 3?

2-rail:

Regards

Fred

In a moment of sincere compassion, I felt obliged to help Mr. Muffin out with his Atlas rolling stock excess inventory problem... and the extra 20% off didn't enter into my decision in the slightest   

These showed up today... thanks Steve!!!

Was at Sam's club today so I picked up another light for the basement...........Paul

zwbob posted:

Bryan in Ohio posted:

Paul,

no fair you old farts (the ones that could actually remember this beer) could pick yours up early while us working stiffs (the 3 of us not retired) in the group had to wait until today. 

 

I just got mine today and I'm in walking distance to the Lakis Distribution Center. 

How does one go about acquiring one of these he asked for the second time?

BIG JIM, the Tuesday night crew is a bunch of guys that meet every Tuesday from October to April in the Cleveland area. This past year two of the members decided to have a car done. The result is what you see in the pictures. The car was made for the members of the group and they sold out immediately.......Paul

Thank you Paul.

Big Jim posted:

Thank you Paul.

Is it beer cars, brand, or looks of it Jim?

Captain John remarked in his recent thread the next N.MichRR Club's car was going to beer a nice be car.

I don't drink the stuff unless its thick enough to chew but I love the beer billboards.

Adriatic posted:

Big Jim posted:

Thank you Paul.

Is it beer cars, brand, or looks of it Jim?

It is just a classy looking car! Nice job lads!!!

Putting a Train together one car at a time. I couldn't afford the set when it came out so I am on the Hunt:

Looks great PRR!!!!

Big Jim,

Sorry I wasn't intentionally ignoring you I thought you might have read Paul's response on the top of this page about the run being sold out, but I should have still replied to your question directed at me.  

Our plan is to do another old Cleveland brewery in the future and seeing how well these turned out and how quickly they sold out I'll try to let you know when we get the artwork mock up from MTH. If you like you can place an order through either Paul or myself and guarantee yourself one.  Of course we are on MTH's production schedule and this car was over a year in the making.  

Bryan,
No need to apologize, somewhere I missed that they were sold out.

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Putting a Train together one car at a time. I couldn't afford the set when it came out so I am on the Hunt:

I got the N&W set when they first came out. I thought that they did a nice job with the set.

My Lionel 66' gons came along with a Halloween Mikado, very cool.

Got me some Harrimans need fillin!

Seven coaches, two lunch cars and two business on cars are going to need some peeps!!

More photos in photo album forum:

https://ogrforum.com/...17#74918006617080917

I'm looking for an affordable copy of this book for a very long time.

Just ordered this.

Lee, you never told us you could read

WITZ 41 posted:

Got me some Harrimans need fillin!

Seven coaches, two lunch cars and two business on cars are going to need some peeps!!

More photos in photo album forum:

https://ogrforum.com/...17#74918006617080917

Hey, I could use some of them too; although not nearly as many!  I'm glad ridership is going to increase by an infinite percent on your passenger runs!!

WITZ 41 posted:

Got me some Harrimans need fillin!

Seven coaches, two lunch cars and two business on cars are going to need some peeps!!

More photos in photo album forum:

https://ogrforum.com/...17#74918006617080917

wish I could find these for standard gauge!!

snagged this 1931 Lionel fold-out brochure today:

Carey TeaRose posted:

WITZ 41 posted:

Got me some Harrimans need fillin!

Seven coaches, two lunch cars and two business on cars are going to need some peeps!!

More photos in photo album forum:

https://ogrforum.com/...17#74918006617080917

wish I could find these for standard gauge!!

Cary you can, I did !  I bought two different bags of plastic people on eBay. My first bag was a bag of 12 from one seller and my second bag had 20 figures from another seller. They are 1:25 and 1:24 from China. I have to say the bags have the same size figures in them. The shipping time was a little long but I was not in any rush, I was still getting my Camden trolley running . I paid $8.75 for my bag of 20 I forget the shipping but I know it wasn't a lot. The figures could use some more paint on them but I think they look good for my trolleys. I have two more trolleys to fill up with what I have. I may buy more in the future for sitting in my station. Now I did also customize the one figure by heating up her leg to make her have her legs crossed.  The engineer is a Barclay Manoil police officer that I customized to make him look as if he is at the controls. The one seller is called   us-enjoy  an eBay member since Feb. 28, 2016 I hope this helps.

I recently picked up a PRSL B6 and as others have said she smokes great!

11 bucks with tax today at the hobby shop in South Tacoma...

Yesterday I purchased the MTH Railking Norfolk Southern Veterans Unit Box Car with Flashing Lights and the Railking Veterans Unit Smoking Tank Car. Am looking forward to running the Tank Car.

It's not train related, but I found this plate in antique store for very little money. It's from a small vessel of some kind, and 1942 dated.

p51 posted:

It's not train related, but I found this plate in antique store for very little money. It's from a small vessel of some kind, and 1942 dated.

Lee, I wonder whether the "1059" is the hull number?  If so, that might be traceable.  I've been researching photos and the whereabouts of Dravo tow boats and tug boats that were used by the Pennsylvania RR and the Union Barge Line during my Pittsburgh-focused layout era (1930s to 1964), and have found this shipbuildinghistory.com website to be useful for hull numbers and more.  No hit on your #1059 'though:

  http://shipbuildinghistory.com...rds/small/kneass.htm

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Waiting for this!

Carey TeaRose posted:

WITZ 41 posted:

Got me some Harrimans need fillin!

Seven coaches, two lunch cars and two business on cars are going to need some peeps!!

More photos in photo album forum:

https://ogrforum.com/...17#74918006617080917

wish I could find these for standard gauge!!

I wish they all didn't look the same!!!

Got hooked to a wrong thread.  This landed on my porch from Brown today, among others. Xmas came early.

all for my Standard Gauge layout: recently snagged a 200 turntable, a third 444 roundhouse section and the Stephen Girard three car passenger set. As they arrive, will post pics.

Ted, It looks good!  I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets hooked to the wrong threads.  I have a package that should arrive Thursday I believe.  I was going to save my money for York!

Picked up this PRR Q2 beauty recently from my LHS Scranton Hobby. It's a PS2, but got a great price. Operation, sounds and smoke are awesome.  Lots of fun!

Just pulled the trigger on an outstanding sale item from Mr. Muffin's Trains. As usual, the pictures in the catalog do not do it justice. There have been several items I didn't buy only to have regrets when I saw it in person. Glad I got this.

Plans now are for runs @ two RC3R club displays, Trunk or Treat at two churches, and then Halloween at our house. Gonna run it like I stole it! This is going to look great on the Halloween display.

I just pulled the Halloween display out of storage. The scenery needs some touch-up, but in general it has held up very well. Now if I can just find the box with my Halloween cars and buildings. Not on the club trailer, not in the bonus room,....

a trio of freight cars featuring...

this Conrail 60' box car by Atlas

P&LE gondola with steel coils load from MTH

BN 53' Evans style box car by Atlas

TedW posted:

Got hooked to a wrong thread.  This landed on my porch from Brown today, among others. Xmas came early.

 

Great choice.  Bought one a year or so ago to run with my 765.  Much better model than the competition's. 

Posted a photo comparison here then to show differences.

I don't know about you guys, but it seems like there are good buys right now on ebay, guess everyone else is saving their money for York!

Jim

Carey TeaRose posted:

all for my Standard Gauge layout: recently snagged a 200 turntable, a third 444 roundhouse section and the Stephen Girard three car passenger set. As they arrive, will post pics.

Carey, Looks like you are going to have to double the size of your layout.

Just pre-ordered the new Lionel Nickel Plate 765 Berkshire and the 100 ton High Top coal hoppers.  Hopefully they come in time for my birthday on July 4th, or maybe Christmas 2018............

Another impulse buy that I can justify by stating it's a train I used to see in the flesh when they ran between Montreal and Toronto.  Most of the memorable sightings were of the black and white CN theme, when it took an 1 1/2 hours of bus travel just to go railfanning in downtown Toronto.  Matters little though as either paint scheme is totally out of place on my PW era layout.

Bruce

Unwrapped this today.  Am late to the party, as most of you already have one.  

Looks great, Ted!!  I would like to have one, but it's too big for me to run.  I'll just enjoy seeing yours!!

Just scored this off eBay. Been looking for this for a few years:

p51 posted:

It's not train related, but I found this plate in antique store for very little money. It's from a small vessel of some kind, and 1942 dated.

There is / was a George Washington Kneass Boat / Yacht works in San Francisco. Apparently they were quite the bodybuilders at one time. I could not tell if they are still active.

Nice find!

Sean

Great engine TedW, is this the Lionel 5.0 version, or the Legacy version. It's a beauty! Thanks for posting.

P51, nice plaque, wonder what it represents? Also, nice Locomotive Book, 1944, the year I was born....

Brwebster, Wow, nice train! Looks like a fast, fun running train...

Gilly@N&W, OK, That's scary, a Halloween Decorated Diesel, Beautiful!!! Who made this engine? Thanks for posting...

This is a really neat thread, thanks for starting this Matt!!!!

leapinlarry posted:

Gilly@N&W, OK, That's scary, a Halloween Decorated Diesel, Beautiful!!! Who made this engine? Thanks for posting...

It's MTH RailKing. Mr. Muffin made me an offer I couldn't refuse....

p51 posted:

Just scored this off eBay. Been looking for this for a few years:

Those valuable?  I've quite a few books like that from the 1930's and 40's ... was thinking of "passing some on" ... for a few sheckles.

p51 posted:

Just scored this off eBay. Been looking for this for a few years:

Very interesting find, pictures in there as well?

leapinlarry posted:

Great engine TedW, is this the Lionel 5.0 version, or the Legacy version. It's a beauty! Thanks for posting.

P51, nice plaque, wonder what it represents? Also, nice Locomotive Book, 1944, the year I was born....

Brwebster, Wow, nice train! Looks like a fast, fun running train...

Gilly@N&W, OK, That's scary, a Halloween Decorated Diesel, Beautiful!!! Who made this engine? Thanks for posting...

This is a really neat thread, thanks for starting this Matt!!!!

It’s the Legacy version, 6-82767. 

Surprisingly a "new" box car.  Why surprisingly, just recently divested 15 box cars and 3 reefers.

But this is kind of neat.

1955 McGinnis era black with orange door New Haven.  I know this is prototypical but not sure if MTH got the orange ladders and grab-irons right.

Like the look.  And it kind of screams Halloween.

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

p51 posted:

Just scored this off eBay. Been looking for this for a few years:

Very interesting find, pictures in there as well?

Yes, and a lot of scale drawings. 

Today my sidewalks came so this is going to be a sidewalk weekend. Pic...............Paul

newest military purchase....all original

Had a table at our semi-annal train show near Asheville and had only sold a $20 HO locomotive. In walking around, I spotted a Lionel Nickel Plate Berk at a good price. I puckered up and bought it.

This is my 3rd Lionel Berk (having sold the other two) and hopefully will hold onto this one awhile. Might even have it upgraded to 4 chuffs at some point...

Nice Sam, we looked for you at the show.  I picked up a nice G scale coaling tower myself. That show seems to get better every year.

Larry

oh I put a short video of your triplex running on the HONGZ ??? Thread

My latest purchase - Atlas O Washington Terminal RS1 #63 custom 

I posted this over on Weekend Photo Fun but thought I'd stick it here. Love this caboose I just picked up. From MTH.

I just got my first bay window in 4 decades myself.

Got these hopper cars from the Canadian club yesterday but didn't open them till this morning. Then headed for the Berea Train Show. Weather was finally nice for this show. Usually it is cold, damp and rainy. A lot of vendors there but only picked up a couple of small things. Some ballast, milk cans and pallets and found a couple of boats to place in my streams Pics.................Paul

TedW posted:

Unwrapped this today.  Am late to the party, as most of you already have one.  

 

 

Ted, this one is on a long term wish list. 

These arrived today: been needing more ladies on my layout. Meet Mommy and baby Susan, Rosie, and Holly.

Just got these today

Brown brought these today.  The latest additions in my Route 66 themed area of the layout.  Now all I have to do is find appropriate themed music to play in the background for each!

Rolland

Carey TeaRose posted:

These arrived today: been needing more ladies on my layout. Meet Mommy and baby Susan, Rosie, and Holly.

OK, more info on Holly, please. Who makes this figure and where might I find her?

TedW that's reeeeal niiice.  Kinda big, almost didn't fit in the tunnel.

just this...

I've just received two items purchased from Ebay sellers.  I am very pleased with both of them.  Bothe are new.  

The horn, in the Great Northern loco doesn't seem to want to work however.  This loco is the newer version made by Lionel in the late '90s if I am not mistaken.  I've tested the loco using my Post-War ZW.  When I use the horn button, nothing happens.  I wonder if anyone here has an idea why ?

On another post someone had an RMT BEEF and the horn wouldn't work when he pushed the Whistle button on his ZW.  Gunrunner John suggested swapping the leads at the transformer and the horn worked. 

coach joe posted:

On another post someone had an RMT BEEF and the horn wouldn't work when he pushed the Whistle button on his ZW.  Gunrunner John suggested swapping the leads at the transformer and the horn worked. 

I was thinking the same thing. Swapping the leads corrected a similar problem that I had a while back.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Thanks, I'll give that a try.  Right now, terminal "D" goes to the center rail, and "U" to the outer rails.  Would there be any issues with other post-war equipment if I swapped terminals ?

Last week I received my Lionel Legacy Rutland Mogil from Patrick's Trains. I got a chance to try it out on my test track on Saturday. Haven't had a chance to bring it to the club and let it stretch it's legs. I'm running conventional since I don't have TMCC or Legacy. 

https://youtu.be/h-b451uOLJI

 The Mogil will pull my milk train. I presently have an Atlas Rutland RS-1 that pulls the train.

Pat Kn posted:

Last week I received my Lionel Legacy Rutland Mogil from Patrick's Trains. I got a chance to try it out on my test track on Saturday. Haven't had a chance to bring it to the club and let it stretch it's legs. I'm running conventional since I don't have TMCC or Legacy. 

https://youtu.be/h-b451uOLJI

 The Mogil will pull my milk train. I presently have an Atlas Rutland RS-1 that pulls the train.

Nice little rig!

Howard, you are right about Pat's Mogul!  As I commented on YouTube, I would have been tempted to get one if they had it in B&O or WM; and I don't care if either Road even had any Moguls.

Picked up this Stoddart wall art at a train show in Timonium yesterday. I know it is fictional but I liked it and could not pass on the price of $20.00.

Scored this on Trainz last night. Needs a little TLC but the price was right.

Should go nicely with my Greenport Scoot set.

cpowell posted:

Picked up this Stoddart wall art at a train show in Timonium yesterday. I know it is fictional but I liked it and could not pass on the price of $20.00.

WOW, that is a steal! Those usually go for well into three figures.

I love their stuff, I have a ET&WNC logo they made for me, hanging on the layout room wall...

I was lucky at a train show this past weekend in Asheville N.C..

I found a LGB coaling tower for my outside  G garden train project in excellent shape.

It was one of the things I was going to really hunt for over the winter.

Larry

Larry Sr. posted:

I was lucky at a train show this past weekend in Asheville N.C..

I found a LGB coaling tower for my outside  G garden train project in excellent shape.

It was one of the things I was going to really hunt for over the winter.

Larry

Quite the score there Larry!~ Also people want to know what your watching on TV when the picture was taken! LOL

Decided that my MTH repro Ives circus set was lacking something, a caboose.  Found this little guy:

  Dan, there are no pw that I know of that are polarity sensitive, but whistle bells can be a pita at times.

That is to say the PW horn/whistle is operated by both a pos. or neg. offset in the ac wave. It's relay doesn't normally care which offset it sees.

A modern version would likely see the pos. offset and whistle. And if it sees a neg. offset it rings the bell instead. Bells usually take 2-3 seconds of holding to start to operate.

Some electronic whistles don't see a pw retifier disk well. A diode string addition works very well there. They can be set up to boost, or slow just slightly (1.5-3v)

In performance, the old tranformers added a voltage boost to compensate for the whistle motor. New equipment "turbo boosts" with 5 extra pw volts it doesnt really need. 

Some "diode based"modern transformers will not blow all of my pw whistles and the engines slow greatly without the old 5v boost if they do work.

Your boost is likely intact on a ZW, good for all pw, and adding 1-4 heavy diodes to a 2 pos. temp, center off toggle can trigger the electronics without speed change. 2 each direction will give a 3v offset ea. when jumped in, I find it more reliable than a single diode each way and just a 1.5v offset. After loco rectification for a can motor, that big offset not really a concern. You might see some pulsing on an open frame; not detrimental, just not ideal. (PW whistle switch has stages as you turn the handle, high all,  lowers after a split second to a lower mechanical holding voltage; I.e. it gets high offset/boost to get things moving then quickly lowers the values to just enough to keep its relay activated.)

Moving wires may effect relationships with other circuits, esp transformers/power packs, accessories taps, etc. and how  you used them.

Carey TeaRose posted:

Decided that my MTH repro Ives circus set was lacking something, a caboose.  Found this little guy:

 

Always liked the colors of the Ives Lionel transition cars. Especially this caboose

jim

Kerrigan posted:

p51 posted:

Just scored this off eBay. Been looking for this for a few years:

Those valuable?  I've quite a few books like that from the 1930's and 40's ... was thinking of "passing some on" ... for a few sheckles.

Not sure what this one fetched, but Loco Cyclopedias from late 30s to about 45 were getting $200 a piece a couple of years ago. The 44 version has the end of steam plus early diesel and electrics

The 2017 MTH Christmas Car arrived today.

Big Jim posted:

The 2017 MTH Christmas Car arrived today.

I am glad that MTH makes the effort to stay in touch with the theological roots of the season

Big Jim posted:

The 2017 MTH Christmas Car arrived today.

Nice car, always liked them.
Unfortunately I stopped buying Christmas cars when Lionel had a problem with their 2012 issue stating that it would be out in the spring/summer of 2013 (great planning for Lionel).

Garrett76 posted:

Big Jim posted:

The 2017 MTH Christmas Car arrived today.

I am glad that MTH makes the effort to stay in touch with the theological roots of the season

I agree, Garrett!  While I include many non-religious Christmas themed items on the layout, I only have 3 Christmas cars, all with a religious theme.  I missed seeing this one is available.  I'll have to get one!

Today I picked up my first two American Flyer rollingstock. 

American Flyer 282 Pacific:

American Flyer Caboose 638:

(don't worry my caboose has the two link couplers)

Got another light from Sam's Club and my package came from Scenic Express today. Also got two tunnel portals to blend into the walls for the upper section plus I got the long bridge girder to go over the tracks. Pics......Paul

Hey Paul, things are really looking great! I am so sorry your a Packers fan! But everyone needs a DREAM!

Really though I think what your doing on your layout is truly GREAT!

Question did you fit your portholes before gluing the walls up?

MIKE G, I just leaned the walls for pictures but when I start laying in the wall I will be gluing the tunnel portals to the walls on each side............Paul

Jim Waterman posted:

Kerrigan posted:

p51 posted:

Just scored this off eBay. Been looking for this for a few years:

Those valuable?  I've quite a few books like that from the 1930's and 40's ... was thinking of "passing some on" ... for a few sheckles.

Not sure what this one fetched, but Loco Cyclopedias from late 30s to about 45 were getting $200 a piece a couple of years ago. The 44 version has the end of steam plus early diesel and electrics

I got it for WAY less than the normal going rate of about $150 and up. I nabbed it as I wanted one from the war years and was hoping if there was any info for the military and import stuff for the war effort. Just won it off eBay, just waiting for it to arrive.

I already have the 1941 one (an original one, not the Kalmbach reprint) which I nabbed for less than $50 about a year ago, in great shape, also off eBay.

There are a lot of these on eBay, where people are asking for well into 3-figures, but it doesn't seem many are selling for that amount anymore.

A guy had one of these 1944 ones (wrapped in plastic, of course, so I couldn't see the content) at a big show last year and I watched several people ask how much, then slowly put it down as if it might blow up, upon learning the guy wanted what I recall was about $175 or so.

paul 2 posted:

MIKE G, I just leaned the walls for pictures but when I start laying in the wall I will be gluing the tunnel portals to the walls on each side............Paul

just asking, cause I learned the hard way! I did the walls on my old layout then went to put the portals in and had to go back and trim the walls up as they stuck out into the portals! LOL man did I feel dumb! But wont happen again!

I received these nice postwar Lionel 204 Santa Fe Alco's  from a eBay purchase. Better then I expected and they run great!

I purchased this K-Line PRR Mikado from a fellow forum member several weeks ago.

ncdave posted:

I purchased this K-Line PRR Mikado from a fellow forum member several weeks ago.

Hey I recognize that engine! Haha. Glad you enjoy it!!!

I picked up a couple of tasty tidbits this week.

ncdave posted:

I purchased this K-Line PRR Mikado from a fellow forum member several weeks ago.

Although not a Belpaire Fire Box it is still prototypical for the Cincinnati area as a Pennsy class L2.  Good looking model.

TedW posted:

I picked up a couple of tasty tidbits this week.

 

 

WOW!!! WOOF!!!

franktrain posted:

I received these nice postwar Lionel 204 Santa Fe Alco's  from a eBay purchase. Better then I expected and they run great!

very nice

Watched an eBay auction all week, and snagged it this afternoon. Went high $$$ at the last. woof!

But its now mine. A very special item for my layout. The Std. Gauge T-Reproduction No. 70 Dorfan crane. 

Carey TeaRose posted:

Watched an eBay auction all week, and snagged it this afternoon. Went high $$$ at the last. woof!

But its now mine. A very special item for my layout. The Std. Gauge T-Reproduction No. 70 Dorfan crane. 

Something like this?

Very nice, will look great on your layout.  Congrats on the win!

Picked this up!  never thought I'd see it in a buy-it-now auction long enough to grab it!  MTH 20-20273-1 Premier #1070

Carey TeaRose posted:

Watched an eBay auction all week, and snagged it this afternoon. Went high $$$ at the last. woof!

But its now mine. A very special item for my layout. The Std. Gauge T-Reproduction No. 70 Dorfan crane. 

Wow what a fine carry home and have to keep my eyes open...... great find !!!

Joe Gozzo

On German EBAY I bought this 3 3-rail 0 gauge cars that were made in France by Munier in the fifties and are rather rare.

Regards

Fred

last night, evilBay seller accepted my "Make Offer" on a T-Reproductions 300 Hellcat Bridge. I got it for a good price, AND with free Fed Ex shipping!

1/43 1937 Greyhound bus.

I started my Canadian Pacific passenger train consist with two great scores on Ebay with brand new items I won recently.  The first is a mint 5 car set of Canadian Pacific 20"/80' Weaver aluminum passenger cars I bought buy in now for $129.99 and the other is a Canadian Pacific MTH add on E-8 B unit I sniped in with 2 seconds left and won for $64.11.  I am now looking for the matching MTH ABA set of engines or an AA set of Weaver CP E-8's.  I have someone who will be at York to pick them up if anyone has them for sale there.

I am now looking for the matching MTH ABA set of engines or an AA set of Weaver CP E-8's.  I have someone who will be at York to pick them up if anyone has them for sale there.

I had a sale table at a model train show today, and I managed to sell several excess items and walked away with a decent chunk of money. I managed to find three 1943 dated railroad magazines, in excellent condition.

Afterward, I went to Hobby Lobby with my wife before dinner, and I found this light switch that I simply couldn't resist. After I got home, I immediately attached it to the main light switch in the layout room.

Well, I finally got the 1944 cyclopedia in the mail. Not cheap, but it was well worth the money. I was very surprised to find a locomotive listed under the fireless section, one of which I had seen running many times and even been in the cab of it, under steam...

The locomotive is on display today, in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Nothing like an old, good book !!

This past weekend picked this Hallmark Ornament (1957 Dodge pick-up truck) at a Church Craft Show (donation table) and paid $2.00 .
It is very close to O scale (there has been numerous discussions on the Forum with Hallmarks scales.
In one of the photos I compared it to the new Lionel’s Panel truck by Menards.
Forced prospective works good.
So you never know what you could find at these sales.

I lucked out. I didn't pay attention to what day it was when I ordered this but lucky for me it came today. Tomorrow I was leaving for York and it would of sat out till I got back. I ordered another group of buildings flats. Pics........Paul

paul 2 posted:

I lucked out. I didn't pay attention to what day it was when I ordered this but lucky for me it came today. Tomorrow I was leaving for York and it would of sat out till I got back. I ordered another group of buildings flats. Pics........Paul

Who makes those??? thx

AMCDAVE, they are made by Angietracksideflats. they do O, HO, N size buildings. They sell on EBAY..............Paul

paul 2 posted:

AMCDAVE, they are made by Angietracksideflats. they do O, HO, N size buildings. They sell on EBAY..............Paul

Can you give us a link ?

I found them by googling this and it took me to them angietracksideflats 

PRRronbh posted:

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.

Congratulations on your repair. I've actually had two of these engines arrive with broken pilots. The one I currently have is all intact, but I'm probably going to try brushing  a coat of JB Weld epoxy on the surfaces of the entire assembly to give it additional strength. The Chinese-made diecast on the pilots of these engines was defective and ended up being brittle, and in addition the design of the pilot with the two very narrow connections to the rectangular part (as shown in your picture) was a bad design - it was not big enough to have much strength, and would easily break. Mine were broken in the same place, and one of them broke further into small pieces.

You're right about the engine, though - it is the nicest NH EP-5 out there. I have it with the matching aluminum passenger cars and two express boxcars, and it's a great looking set.

My health wouldn't let me go to York (alhough l was going to skip this year anyway, until they start cranking out something interesting) , so l got an Carolina Craftsman Kit Matter's Mill off the net for condolences. This is the best looking mill of the several kits l have tracked down and built. I don't know what l am going to do with all of them together, but after hunting them down in SW MO., Falling Spring and some others are worth a visit.  With these, tipples, and shaft houses, kit and scratch, l can amuse myself until somebody offers  interesting rolling stock. First meet missed since 1985.

Just a few things here at York's first day.GLA Hopper 3 Pack, one more of the Lionscale B&M Hopper, two more of the Hood's Milk cars, and the other Double Sheathed Boxcar I couldn't find my last outing to my local dealer and last trainshow. It looks like it may be even harder to find the remaining Lionscale B&M Hoppers here, but that is okay. I will have to write on my note cards what I picked up so I don't accidentally buy the same thing twice. So much stuff to see, and so far great prices for what I have found. See about getting more deals tomorrow when I pop by one of the people I saw on FB the other day and met today, have to do a little research on what he had(just to see what they were exactly, nothing crazy).

Yes, I got the last 12 O Scale Haulers 

I'd luv to sound terribly clever, up-to-date, hip, and in-the-know, but..Huh? Haulers?

Moonson posted:

I'd luv to sound terribly clever, up-to-date, hip, and in-the-know, but..Huh? Haulers?

Various sized rugged, heavy duty cardboard containers with inserts, as shown here, to store and/or "haul" train collections. They're no longer made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?.../watch?v=vS-bFTzymuA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r96UQFiKyuE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR3c4NzjvBc

Thanks, Ogaugeguy.

BEST TRAIN TRANSPORT AND STORAGE BOXES EVER!!!! I bought a bunch of em. I started out and bought 2 club sets thinking I'd just swap trains in and out of those but after the first swap out I figured I just get enough to put all my favs in. Worth it, got em for the Zephyr, El Cap, GGD Daylight, polar express, 261 excursion, MTH UP excursion. I run these at shows a lot and I like to take care of em.

After looking at sets like this on and off for over a year, I bit the bullet and bought this PWC recreation of the top of the line 1964 train set.  It's a 773 with 7 freight cars, including 3 action cars. 

The set without the lid.  This is the top layer of cars: triple dome tank , caboose and 4 bay hopper car. 

The lower layer, with milk car and horse loading/unloading car.

I don't know why these trains always surprise me in how heavy they are, but this 773 is definitely heavy.

What a beauty. 

The only car I took out of the box, since I don't have an active layout, was the chicken car.  I find this one very interesting.