Buy anything cool lately?

Very nice signs!

 

My great-grandfather gave me this- he worked at Westinghouse. He said he thinks it came off a transformer, but he wasn't sure. I'm not sure why the quality of the photo significantly dropped when I put it in this post, but I don't know what to do about that.

 

Just picked this up from my LHS. It's a Lionel Pennsylvania Power & Light 3 bay hopper. All die-cast. I'm planning on a adding couple more.

 

An ICD, to help keep me alive !

    

The Postwar Celebration Missile Launch Set from some years back. New in the box and they dropped the price so low, I couldn't resist any longer and now I can defend my layout from attack and launch a counter attack!! Couple on the postwar Minuteman Missile Launch Car and Missile Firing Trail Car and we're talking real credible deterrence here!! Just let those 'commie' bxxxards try something now.

i think they're pretty neat items.  I put my second one up for trade in the for sale forum.

I got some post war trains and track from a Forum member today.  They need cleaned up a bit, but he checked out everything to make sure it worked before sending to me.

 

First is a nice 2035.

 

 

 

I'm having trouble loading the rest of the photos, so I will try later.

 

Near and dear to my heart, Mark.  That's the Lionel "O" engine that started all this craziness for me in the mid eighties.  Probably the noisiest running of all but I'll be ****ed if I'd ever sell her.

 

Bruce

O gauge guy, I posted here for a few reasons

1) This is my thread and I didnt feel like starting a new one

2) I posted this loco in here previously cuz I bought something cool

3) This is as good a place as any

 

Do I expect to the bum who did this to see it, no thats a long shot but it would be cool if he did because he screwed up my happiness by breaking the loco and returning it. If he does see it we'd never know but my main reason is that I wanted to vent publicly, mission acomplished

They really are cool. He also has a wooden Westinghouse sign. The next time I see it, I'll take a picture and post it.

I didn't get a chance to try it yet Bruce.  I'm glad it brings good memories!!

Joker, Ive got a couple of them on order. Just gotta pay for em

Mark's & Gary's Lionel Lines Postwar •  

                         Is it the same engine, why or why not?

  Click on photo to enlarge......

I took some old re-enacting junk to my favorite antique store and traded for a new, in-the-box  Lionel smoking diner for my layout. Haven't tried smoking it yet, though. they have a wiener mobile and I forgot to get it !!  Next time.

Well your stack's lip looks different than his or mine. It appears thinner.

And you don't have any class lights. But my lamps were missing so I moved them to the boiler face by drilling two holes like a Santa Fe Hudson has and they work now too.

 I haven't a clue for sure, but I'd say.... Yes.

Mine takes a long time to really "warm up", but is a fun once she is hot.....

 

 

 

 

I had the choice between a 2025 and 2035, same price, virtually same condition.  I took the 2035 because it had magnetraction and the 2025 did not.  

 

Anyone know any other differences?

 

Thanks Gary for making the comparison!  By posting a photo I contributed to a learning session.  :-)

You shouldn't have divulged the wiener mobile.  Now I will be searching the area for it.  LoL.  No, I will leave it there.  Sounds like you made a good trade, Jim!

Why is everybody suddenly interested in wieners?

Matt

Good question. Maybe this topic is best served on the HONG forum.

Well not really new but after buying the weaver CP flats with trailers I got out the TCA weaver flat and from a year or so ago a custom run three car set from Stockyard Express. First time they have been out of the box and on the layout. pics..........Paul

Taken from www.postwarlionel.com

 

The 2035 steam engine was classified by Lionel as a K4 Pacific steam-type engine. The real life K4 Pacific was predominately used by the Pennsylvania Railroad and Lionel's model is a good representation of the actual locomotive.

 

The 2035 is a mid-size steam engine and classified by Lionel as an 027 gauge item. The 2035 is considered a quality locomotive and was Lionels onlypostwar K4 Pacific steam-type engine to include Magnetraction. The 2035 shares its boiler casting with two other Lionel locomotives -- the 675 and 2025 steamers. Externally, the 2035 is similar to the 2025 from 1952 while internally the main difference is the inclusion of Magnetraction on the 2035 which does not appear on the 2025.

Although the 2035 was available in Lionel sets and as a separate sale item, it is not an easy steam locomotive to find. Locating a clean 2035 steamer and tender -- especially with their original boxes -- will require some time and effort.

Features
The 2035 steam locomotive has the following features: a 2-6-4 wheel arrangement with detailed driving-wheel hardware, three-position E-unit, smoke, Magnetraction, relatively plain spoked drive wheels, sheet metal trailing truck plus ornamental bell and headlight. The number on the keystone of the boiler front was always 5690 while the tender was always the 6466W whistling tender.

I have a 675 and the 2025 so now I will look for a 2035. According to my book, the later 2025(1952) was a 2-6-4 and no Magnetraction because of the Korean war.

I thought they were both 2025's.

 

Skimpy selection at BBQ's this year?

Hope to get my wiener mobile tomorrow !!

A gift from my great wife on our 42nd anniversary on Tuesday!!  I would imagine the postman will get a big kick out of it since he always gives me a hard time when I get a new train item delivery in the mail!

 

 Hot Wheels made a Weinermobile.  Anyone out there have one?

What scale is it? 

My scale-wheeled Caterpillar SD70ACe Demonstrator arrived at the office this morning. Took it down to the club for some testing and a photo. The sound is great. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to send it back to MTH as the speed control went out about 5 minutes after I took the photo. Factory reset didn't work. On the balance, considering how many MTH locomotives I've bought over the past 20 years, I've only had to send three back.

 

 

That is a beauty Matt....I assume this is a PS3? Check for loose connections under the shell...Good luck.

My kit came in about a week ago from Andre. it was at first sight looked like I might have bit off more than I can chew but after a few days looking at the parts it started coming to me on how to build it. here is the results so far. none of the walls are glued to each other there just leaning against each other.

My new FM Trainmaster in Demo livery, an MTH RailKing model, getting a test run on the Mercer Junction Train Shop layout yesterday.

Thanks Allen, I don't think I've ever seen that paint job.

Beautiful engine, Matt, but I like yellow anyway.

I just took delivery of a Lionmaster Pennsy T1 with Legacy, (the last release in 2010) this past Monday.  It is absolutely Beautiful and in New Condition.  It was purchased from a fellow forum member (John) and he did a terrific job brokering the deal.  The smoking whistle blows me away, (pun intended).

 

Chief Bob (Retired)

My Father's Day gift finally came in. A remake of an Adlake Lantern stamped on the top for the Meridian Rail Museum.

 

Pretty cool John,

I guess this job deserve a separated post!

Andre.

I get to pick my yellow EMD SD70ACe tonight except mine will be 3 rail.

I used a Father's day Amazon gift card and got this Flip-in head magnifier.

It will help me a lot as I have lost most of my up close vision.

Under $10.00 on Amazon.

Azgary

 

Maybe I will be able to see the ends of wire's for soldering so GRJ won't think I'm a wuss!   

I went to my favorite antique store and picked up the wiener mobile. It is plastic, a bank and a good size for O gauge. I have an older gang car missing the guys which would make a good power unit for it but, at present, rides on an old 1946 metal flat car until I decide its fate.

Future project for my collection....

Quality decals, not crap.