Buy anything cool lately?

Just got my Mobius Maxi action cam in the mail today!

I mounted it on a Lionel 6-14251 truck and coupled it to my MTH MP-15 switcher and went for a trip around the layout.

Darrell,

Very nice camera action and layout video.  Any chance of sharing some detail on what model Mobius maxi action camera you used? Link?  If not, thanks for sharing the video  and cam info.

Mike

Thank you!

The ebay listing just called it  Mobius Maxi 2.7k

Just got this

@Trainbros89 posted:

Just got this

That definitely qualifies as cool. Great find.

@Trainbros89 posted:

Just got this

Beautiful

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Did you have a photo of the Lionel Factory ?

Dallas, here's the Lionel Factory you asked about:

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Dallas, here's the Lionel Factory you asked about:

This is really nice Arnold.    Even though so many buildings today are really nice it is interesting to see the product thinking that was involved in past days on something like this factory.

It must have been extremely expensive in its day.   

Congrats on your ownership .  Do an add on on that nice layout of yours 😉

Just picked up the Donald Trump 50' box car and 40' flat car with trailer and the U.S.Army 40' flatcar with trailer from Just Trains this Saturday. Very nicely done by MTH.

Added some tank cars with a unusual road name. These were made for the Arkema Chemical Company as gifts for customers.

As the story goes, the tractor trailer bringing the shipment was involved in an accident and fire. Most of them were scrapped and the remaining ones just got handed around to employees. The salvage company managed to rescue several hundred of these that remained with the truck and sold them. My haul was 18 cars represent three different chemical products, perfect for a unit train.

Is the story accurate?  Who knows, but I haven't seen these anywhere before.

Here they are parked in my new freight yard ready to be coupled up and dragged out. I think my landscaping will have to include an Arkema Chemical Factory.

Those are nice. They will certainly make a interesting train.

My new switcher arrived from McCormick Hardware - an EMD SW-1 in the South Shore Line road name. I am impressed on the level of detailing for this Rail King Engine, built to 1:48 dimensions.

Very cool indeed. I love it!

For sure you need the chemical plant John. You could even set up a scene for a chemical spill.

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

For sure you need the chemical plant John. You could even set up a scene for a chemical spill.

I dumped some smoke fluid on on of my Legacy CAB2 remotes, I think that's enough spill for me!

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

That's a sharp set of tankers John. A very special unit train for sure. Looks like an Arkema plant is pre determined to land on your layout.

Bob

Gunrunner John-cool tankers and unique background story as well

Scouting Dad neat new Switcher

paulp575 that is one neat set. Don’t think I have ever seen one before. Super find!

Don

@RSJB18 posted:

That's a sharp set of tankers John. A very special unit train for sure. Looks like an Arkema plant is pre determined to land on your layout.

Probably true, I will come up with something that looks like a chemical plant.

@Don McErlean posted:

Gunrunner John-cool tankers and unique background story as well

Scouting Dad neat new Switcher

paulp575 that is one neat set. Don’t think I have ever seen one before. Super find!

Thanks Don, it was an interesting story.

I thought the train wreck set was interesting, I never saw one either.  I did a search and apparently there are lots of them around, one NIB on eBay for $175, cheapest price I saw.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Added some tank cars with a unusual road name. These were made for the Arkema Chemical Company as gifts for customers.

As the story goes, the tractor trailer bringing the shipment was involved in an accident and fire. Most of them were scrapped and the remaining ones just got handed around to employees. The salvage company managed to rescue several hundred of these that remained with the truck and sold them. My haul was 18 cars represent three different chemical products, perfect for a unit train.

Is the story accurate?  Who knows, but I haven't seen these anywhere before.

Here they are parked in my new freight yard ready to be coupled up and dragged out. I think my landscaping will have to include an Arkema Chemical Factory.

@ScoutingDad posted:

My new switcher arrived from McCormick Hardware - an EMD SW-1 in the South Shore Line road name. I am impressed on the level of detailing for this Rail King Engine, built to 1:48 dimensions.

MAYBE  SOME  KIND  OF  MARRIAGE  POSSIBLE  HERE  !?!

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@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I thought the train wreck set was interesting, I never saw one either.  I did a search and apparently there are lots of them around, one NIB on eBay for $175, cheapest price I saw.

I got it for $120 and the shipping was free.

Even the shrink wrap around the box wasn't broken.

Spent 16 years in Montgomery AL. Each fall you hear about Auburn Univ and Univ of AL and the annual Iron Bowl.. Even if you aren't a sports fans, its hard to miss hearing about it.

Although I'm not a fan of sports, I decided why not get something to remember it by?

Recently got the Univ of AL boxcar (6-39287) to compliment my earlier purchase of the Auburn Univ boxcar (6-39304).

There was supposed to be 30 cars from Lionel in their Collegiate boxcar series. Only saw 9 in their catalogs.

UPDATE: Separate pics of both boxcars:

Arnold that's a great rendition of the Lionel Factory.  I believe you're going to need a layout expansion.

My wife purchased this set for my Birthday from a very small neighborhood camera/hobby shop.  I like it, it's something different.

@paulp575 posted:

I got it for $120 and the shipping was free.

Even the shrink wrap around the box wasn't broken.

That was a really good price apparently.

I picked up a real nice Post War Lionel Girls set from an estate - something I did not know that i needed, or even wanted:

@Lionelski posted:

I picked up a real nice Post War Lionel Girls set from an estate - something I did not know that i needed, or even wanted:

That's my problem - come away from those shows with things I didn't even know I wanted.

Picked up a few of the Menards 1951 Ford Trucks, can't have too many trucks.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:    " can't have too many trucks. "

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Great new buys fellows, now I can picture my new CSX Coal hopper, it’s a heavy car, and the new CSX Genset Switcher, the built to order train items just creep in. The Genset diesel runs and sounds really great. I have the BT off, the smoke off for now. Happy Railroading Everyone…

I think it needs more than one car Larry!

Neat stuff Larry. Beautiful engine.
Best Wishes

Don

John, Menards has great deals on cars too! LOL

Larry, great looking switcher to go with your CSX coal car!

@leapinlarry posted:

Great new buys fellows, now I can picture my new CSX Coal hopper, it’s a heavy car, and the new CSX Genset Switcher, the built to order train items just creep in. The Genset diesel runs and sounds really great. I have the BT off, the smoke off for now. Happy Railroading Everyone…

Always fun to see new purchases Larry.

Sharp looking Genset with the standout colors and the coal load in the hopper is nicely done.

John, how is the scale on those ‘51 Fords and do they have lights?

The long awaited Brookside and Riverside milk reefers.

A surprise offering. A Renkens milk car. I can’t tell you how many cartons and bottles of Renkens that I packed out 60 years ago.

A few trucks I recently acquired.

This little item arrived in the mail today..

Wanted to post this last night but had computer trouble:

@paulp575 nice boxcars, well-the Crimson One is at least! ROLL TIDE!! THat other Box car would look GREAT in a train wreck scene with your wreck recovery set😁 I kid. Both really cool box cars. To you and @coach joe- nice find and buy on that wreck set! Personally, trains made between 1999 and 2009 are my favorite and are my favorite catalogs to page through(Lionel, K-line, K-line by Lionel, some MTH). Idk if it was the competition in that era or what- but man were there some unique and well-made items all across the board- Motive Power, RS and especially accessories. Nice finds guys!

UPS delivered two boxes and FedEx delivered one box today.

Wonder what's in this huge box. It's too short to be a loco. Hmmmmmmm............

It'll be part of the loco & caboose set I received a couple week ago.

Part Deux: @ScoutingDad very cool/unique South Shore Line SW-1 switcher! Love the colors and it certainly looks like a quality piece of Motive Power. I really like Raiking Scale diesels- they really are well-detailed. Just curious-Is that a “new MTH” production?

@gunrunnerjohn those Arkema Chemical tankers are awesome! Cool set with an even cooler story! The colors, font, etc...really jive together. great addition for your layout!

@leapinlarry Awesome Genset AND hopper! Love your road name choice- Love CSX And it’s predeccesors. Neat visualizing the Genset creeping to pick-up that hopper! Love the detail and, in general, love that Yellow on black paint scheme from CSX that has gotten some love lately- the Lionel 65’ gondola would look great with that. Btw- whose the mfg of the hopper? Looks like Lionel? Finally,  If you run the smoke unit, please post some pics!

@pennsyfan Your new reefers And new vehicles look great! They’re definitely eye catchers. Your layout scenery looks really cool as well! @FECRailroaddog awesome baby TrainMaster! Always loved that H10, just a neat loco. Also like the look of it in UP colors- very crisp detailing. I just received some new items that would relate to your FM H10 and your username.

Great new stuff all around everybody!