Buy anything cool lately?

@Will Wilkin posted:

Speaking of "Buy anything cool lately?", I expect to take delivery tomorrow of a new set of Lionel Legacy PA diesels.  The New Haven line in classic black and red!  This is a replacement for the pair of the same supposedly "delivered" to me 2 weeks ago by FedEx.  Their "proof of delivery" is the driver's note "left at garage."  I don't have a garage and, at the moment, neither do I yet have that pair of New Haven PA diesels.  In an email today, Lionel assured me this set arriving tomorrow is the very last set they have in stock.  I hope they got the full $999.99 from FedEx on the "lost" set that is probably under the driver's Christmas tree right now....

I hope they used a different shipper this time too.
The PA is one of my faves. Share some pix when you get them.

A couple new cars that fit my early 70's era. A Panther Pink Dodge Challenger & a 65 Honda.

@Dave Ripp. posted:

A couple new cars that fit my early 70's era. A Panther Pink Dodge Challenger & a 65 Honda.

Dave, nice set of Mopar's and the new pink one really jumps out at you. The Honda car was before it's time in the USA, Honda didn't start importing cars into the US until 1970. Buy hey, somebody could have special ordered it. It would be a conversation piece in those days, "I thought Honda only made motorcycles"? I like it, that's a cool find and a great addition to your layout. Dig your posts!

Is your layout ready to run some trains and do some videos? I'm looking forward to that!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!

@Dave Ripp. posted:

A couple new cars that fit my early 70's era. A Panther Pink Dodge Challenger & a 65 Honda.

Where are you getting all these really COOL cars Dave?

I just salivate when I see the multitude of buildings and vehicles you have garnered for your great layout.

NICE......................

...........MERRY CHRISTMAS 

Brand spanking new!!!

I ordered this in the Fall of 2020, and forgot all about it until I received an e-mail from Lionel Store saying that my credit card was declined.  After getting that all sorted out on Tuesday, I was shocked to find the train only two days later.  I am loving it, though.  These cars are pretty close to scale, and seem gigantic compared to what I usually get in O gauge. It's a Festivus Miracle!

The GP7 is oriented to be short hood forward, but I prefer the long hood forward look.  It runs smoother this way over my O27 track, too.

Dave, I agree with Scott that I was amazed when I saw that the motorcycle company made cars too.  They certainly took the USA by storm with the old tiny Civic.  Nice collection of cars.

Tim, the P&LE GP7 set looks great!

MOPAR! Real American Muscle.

@Tim O'Malley posted:

Brand spanking new!!!

I ordered this in the Fall of 2020, and forgot all about it until I received an e-mail from Lionel Store saying that my credit card was declined.  After getting that all sorted out on Tuesday, I was shocked to find the train only two days later.  I am loving it, though.  These cars are pretty close to scale, and seem gigantic compared to what I usually get in O gauge. It's a Festivus Miracle!

The GP7 is oriented to be short hood forward, but I prefer the long hood forward look.  It runs smoother this way over my O27 track, too.

Festivus for the restivus!  I like t long hood forward as well.

Earlier this week, I visited Atlanta, Indiana, home of @MrMuffin'sTrains.  I had been eyeing a new steam engine and few other items for me for Christmas.  I set a budget, and well.... exceeded it.  If you haven't been to see Steve's operation and Atlanta, then you are missing something.  I am excited to open my gifts tomorrow.

John

Dollar General finds.  A $5 Corvette and a cord protector that will make a great transformer load after some gray paint.

@jbmccormick posted:

Earlier this week, I visited Atlanta, Indiana, home of @MrMuffin'sTrains.  I had been eyeing a new steam engine and few other items for me for Christmas.  I set a budget, and well.... exceeded it.  If you haven't been to see Steve's operation and Atlanta, then you are missing something.  I am excited to open my gifts tomorrow.

John

I love going up to Mr. Muffin’s!

Looking forward to seeing what you got!

• @jbmccormick posted:

Earlier this week, I visited Atlanta, Indiana, home of @MrMuffin'sTrains.  I had been eyeing a new steam engine and few other items for me for Christmas.  I set a budget, and well.... exceeded it.  If you haven't been to see Steve's operation and Atlanta, then you are missing something.  I am excited to open my gifts tomorrow.

John

Make sure youhave cookies and milk set out John.

Get to bed early and dream of the "SUGAR PLUM FAIRY "   and before you know it you'll be opening those packages.

Good evening OGR Enthusiast, finally received my L&N bay window caboose and the SW8 Southern Pacific switcher, (legacy version) by Lionel. The Voice Control feature works great, it’s easy to use. Happy Railroading Everyone

Past couple weeks I got K-Line Amtrak Surfliners passenger cars, six MTH Metrolink Bombardier Cars and F40 Engine, Lionel Union Pacific Southern Pacific Heritage 1996 SD70ACE, 15-18 Lionel UP Challenger/Excursion/Station Sound Diners/Flag Baggage 21" Passenger Cars, MTH Premier Santa Fe F3 ABA Units, Lionel Southern Pacific SD40-T engine, Lionel Vision Line ATSF Stock Cars, Lionel SP PS1 Black and Silver Overnight Boxcars and two with Freight Sounds, MTH Railking Phase 3 Amfleets and F40 engine and five Lionel ATSF Map & Slogan Boxcars

@Jdjones24 posted:

Past couple weeks I got K-Line Amtrak Surfliners passenger cars, six MTH Metrolink Bombardier Cars and F40 Engine, Lionel Union Pacific Southern Pacific Heritage 1996 SD70ACE, 15-18 Lionel UP Challenger/Excursion/Station Sound Diners/Flag Baggage 21" Passenger Cars, MTH Premier Santa Fe F3 ABA Units, Lionel Southern Pacific SD40-T engine, Lionel Vision Line ATSF Stock Cars, Lionel SP PS1 Black and Silver Overnight Boxcars and two with Freight Sounds, MTH Railking Phase 3 Amfleets and F40 engine and five Lionel ATSF Map & Slogan Boxcars

WOW JD.

Now that is the way to spruce up this thread. WOW

I ordered my Southern Train set in July 2020. I received it was available on December 16 and it arrived on December 21. I also picked up the 2 additional Southern Roof Top Hatch Boxcars

These just missed Christmas! These are the new Erie Lackawanna 21” passenger cars from Lionel. I picked up the 4 and 2 packs. The Tavern car is a real treat with the “Phoebe Snow” placards painted on. I also appreciate that lionel used the mostly correct tooling for this car, rather then the rounded observation car. This set is a beaut. I don’t have E8s or anywhere to run them yet haha

Been looking for a Lionel Standard Gauge #32 Mail Car for some time now. They are quite hard to find. I have all the others in the set. Finally got one although it's going to need a lot of work. Wish me luck!

I bought a 57 FORD TAUNUS. It's not perfect for my early 70's era but I liked it. I weathered it so I think it'll fit in.

@Dave Ripp. posted:

I bought a 55 Ford. It's not perfect for my early 70's era but I liked it. I weathered it so I think it'll fit in.

Hi Dave, is that the pedestal it came on? If it is, its a '55 Nissan. I'm not sure it's a ford, what did the box say, I'm curious! The weathering however is top notch, cause in the '70's that's probably what it would look like. LoL

Back in November I picked up this Railking 4014 Big Boy, it ran fine outta the box but a board decided to short on me the day before the big show at the VA Science Museum, so he's been indisposed till this past Monday. Runs like a dream now and I couldn't be happier, I've wanted one of these since I was a kid with HO scale.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Hi Dave, is that the pedestal it came on? If it is, its a '55 Nissan. I'm not sure it's a ford, what did the box say, I'm curious! The weathering however is top notch, cause in the '70's that's probably what it would look like. LoL

Wrong base internet search says 57 FORD TAUNUS

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Wrong base internet search says 57 FORD TAUNUS

Ah ha, thanks! My Ford classic book is American cars only and not German or British Fords. Wow, that is a very cool find Dave!

Just received the Lionel Ford Vintage Boxcar today from Butch at Charles Ro Supply Company.

This is Train Room Gary in 1970 standing next to his first new car, A 70 Ford Mustang.

Gary 🚂

@trainroomgary posted:

Just received the Lionel Ford Vintage Boxcar today from Butch at Charles Ro Supply Company.

This is Train Room Gary in 1970 standing next to his first new car, A 70 Ford Mustang.

Gary 🚂

That’s a cool boxcar and old stang. I love the mean looking grills on classic muscle cars.

@trainroomgary posted:

Just received the Lionel Ford Vintage Boxcar today from Butch at Charles Ro Supply Company.

This is Train Room Gary in 1970 standing next to his first new car, A 70 Ford Mustang.

Gary 🚂

And I bet you wish you still had the car.......

Very nice rail car and mustang, Gary!  I had forgotten how the rear of my first car, a '69 Ford Galaxie XL, looked like the Mustang.

@RSJB18 posted:

And I bet you wish you still had the car.......

@RSJB18 posted:

And I bet you wish you still had the car.......

Yes: Very true - but my everyday driver now is a "Red F150" • I only drive red vehicles. 🚗

Gary 🚂

So I decided to pick up a secondary resolution this year, that is to actually get myself a proper Christmas train that isn't just 2 cars from the Bass Pro Christmas set combined with a 2010 holiday boxcar, these are the first two cars for this new train, a present dump car and a candy cane flatbed. I don't have the uncoupler track to activate the dumper, but honestly knowing my trash luck I'd dump the cargo and lose 5 of the presents on the first go so I'm not concerned about that.

received two sets of flickering fire LED kits from Evan Designs. Picked up a roll of their 28 ga wire too.

For the longest time, I have been telling myself that I really have to stop looking at Grzyboski’s website... fortunately, I have learned to ignore the voices in my head

A year or two ago, they had a NOS Lionel Dreyfuss Hudson from 2002 which I jumped on (definitely one of my favorite NYC steamers). Well a recent thread about NYC passenger cars got me thinking/looking, and low and behold, Grzyboski’s had a NOS set of the 20th Century Limited passenger cars issued along with the Hudson in 2002!!! They are 15” aluminum cars and are beautiful. They are also pretty heavy. And while I’m on the topic, unlike the current 21” passenger cars, the 2002 cars come securely packed. No flimsy plastic clamshells.

Here is a short video with the 20th Century followed closely by a J3a Hudson pulling the recent Pacemaker Freight set I picked up last week. Nice sharp graphics, and great sounds from the VisionLine boxcar. The LED’s in the caboose are a bit bright...

*** I removed the viewable video and posted a Standard Def version below***

Paul,

Maybe it’s just me and my iPad but the video I see shows zero seconds in length. Great looking set ‘though! Love the NYC colors, too.

TRRR

Excellent looking set, Paul!!  Though it says 53 seconds, I can't get the video to play on the PC.

OK... that’s odd. I can play the video on my iPad as a video, but it won’t play from within the thread on the forum. I took the video with my new iPhone 13 - something odd... the video says it is HD. Hmmmmm. I’ll have to try using my iPad to make a new video. Sorry ‘bout that

@Apples55 posted:

OK... that’s odd. I can play the video on my iPad as a video, but it won’t play from within the thread on the forum. I took the video with my new iPhone 13 - something odd... the video says it is HD. Hmmmmm. I’ll have to try using my iPad to make a new video. Sorry ‘bout that

It's always something! 

@Apples55 posted:

For the longest time, I have been telling myself that I really have to stop looking at Grzyboski’s website... fortunately, I have learned to ignore the voices in my head

A year or two ago, they had a NOS Lionel Dreyfuss Hudson from 2002 which I jumped on (definitely one of my favorite NYC steamers). Well a recent thread about NYC passenger cars got me thinking/looking, and low and behold, Grzyboski’s had a NOS set of the 20th Century Limited passenger cars issued along with the Hudson in 2002!!! They are 15” aluminum cars and are beautiful. They are also pretty heavy. And while I’m on the topic, unlike the current 21” passenger cars, the 2002 cars come securely packed. No flimsy plastic clamshells.

Here is a short video with the 20th Century followed closely by a J3a Hudson pulling the recent Pacemaker Freight set I picked up last week. Nice sharp graphics, and great sounds from the VisionLine boxcar. The LED’s in the caboose are a bit bright...

Paul, I see the video and it plays, but it's super overexposed and I really can't see any detail. The photos are great.

OK... Take 2. Here is an SD version (like I have used for years!!!). Ain’t technology GRAND

First - the motive power...

@Apples55 posted:

OK... Take 2. Here is an SD version (like I have used for years!!!). Ain’t technology GRAND

First - the motive power...

Paul, excellent video, thanks for reposting 'cause I wanted to see the NYC passenger cars behind the Hudson. Really beautiful set and you lucked out finding them! Thanks for sharing!

@Apples55 posted:

OK... Take 2. Here is an SD version (like I have used for years!!!). Ain’t technology GRAND

First - the motive power...

Yup...... video is up now.

Looking good.