Buy anything cool lately?

Just arrived GGD 3/4 Dome in SP Yellow!

@Apples55 posted:

These beauties arrived the other day - another home run from the great folks at METCA (and Thanks, Stu, @NOT LionelLLC for your help with my problematic address - no issues this time!!!).

Of course, when they send the cars, they just have to include a bunch of flyers with their other current offerings… and they are doing a pair of Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal flatcars with Boar’s Head Pup Trailers. Being a Brooklyn boy, I just had to order a set of them as well.

You REALLY need to stop reading so much Paul........

I just may have to follow your lead down the hill tho....

@RSJB18 posted:

You REALLY need to stop reading so much Paul........

I just may have to follow your lead down the hill tho....

But Bob… after they take the time and effort to insert all those flyers in the box, it would be just rude to not read them

But seriously, the cars are very nice - good crisp graphics, nice applied details… I think you’d love a set

Picked up a LC+2.0 Lionmaster Conrail SD80MAC that Lionel put out a year or two ago. I have the version from 2003 as well - the tooling is identical but the electronics are a huge upgrade. The blue paint on the new one is also way lighter and the locomotive is actually quite a bit lighter than the 2003 version. I’ll post some pictures later. I wonder which paint color is closer to the prototype.

Well Paul, I would say that their marketing strategy works.

Those are some nice flyers Paul. I like the pens that Sidetrack sends too. They are helpful for writing down what I want to order next.

@WesterPacific2217, Scott, that’s a great purchase snd the WP box car with the feather is one of my favorites to. Congratulations. Happy Railroading Everyone

Picked up that MTH Cylindrical Hopper / Canadian National with the mulit colored stripes, printed on just the one side... its the one with the chemical formula for a polimer compound that is used in paint applications from what I looked up... lots of color on that car.

Just took delivery of my Lionchief A5. First impressions are generally favorable. Paint finish is quite nice, valve gear looks impressive and I appreciate the well detailed tender trucks. Speed control is very good, with smooth low speed running. Around mid throttle there is some odd cogging for a second or two as it comes up to speed. Hopefully this will work itself out with some run time. Sound was obnoxiously loud out of the box, the whistle sound vibrated the speaker like crazy. I googled how to turn down the volume , found out that by pressing both whistle and bell for three seconds, then using the speed control you can fine tune the volume. This was not addressed anywhere in the manual that I could find.

Headlight is very bright white, no backup light on tender. This is my first experience with electrocouplers and I was somewhat disappointed that they only release the knuckle. Was hoping to not only be able to uncouple from cars, but also pull up to one and be able to latch on. Is this typical of all remote couplers, or just a cost cutting on the Lionchief line?

All in all I'm pleased with my first purchase of the Lionchief line. I think it will work well switching local industries on the small layout I am planning.

I picked this up at the METCA show today.
No I won’t be running them on this layout.

@pennsyfan posted:

I picked this up at the METCA show today.
No I won’t be running them on this layout.

Really nice condition and wild color Bob.

K-Line diecast coal hopper. Super heavy.

Welding car.

Howdy Railheads!

This isn’t something new that I bought.  Rather a project that I’ve been working on.

This is the second freight car that I’ve weathered in my collection and I can’t wait to do more!  

I know you can’t see it very well in the photos but I did weather the underbody and also weathered the axles and the insides of the wheels.

Couldn’t wait to share this with all of you

Oh I also picked up this steam era steel sided Santa Fe reefer from KLine for $15 from a train show in Houston recently! And get this it was brand new in the box too😁 wouldn’t recommend buying this for your kids these reefers are extremely fragile😬

Happy Modeling!

Just received these two items.

Picked up a 6 pack of Williams 14” Madison cars from member @dshutt9187. Easy and great to work with. Nice simple cars for my future LC+2.0 Hudson to pull.

For now, consider this train rescued by and rerouted over the NKP. 😁

Posted elsewhere over the weekend but if it's not posted here, it's not cool......

LIRR RS-1 # 462 (MTH PS-3). Really neat loco. Been having fun running it so far.

This was a custom run for Trainworld.

Bob

@Rob W. posted:

Just took delivery of my Lionchief A5. First impressions are generally favorable. Paint finish is quite nice, valve gear looks impressive and I appreciate the well detailed tender trucks. Speed control is very good, with smooth low speed running. Around mid throttle there is some odd cogging for a second or two as it comes up to speed. Hopefully this will work itself out with some run time. Sound was obnoxiously loud out of the box, the whistle sound vibrated the speaker like crazy. I googled how to turn down the volume , found out that by pressing both whistle and bell for three seconds, then using the speed control you can fine tune the volume. This was not addressed anywhere in the manual that I could find.

Headlight is very bright white, no backup light on tender. This is my first experience with electrocouplers and I was somewhat disappointed that they only release the knuckle. Was hoping to not only be able to uncouple from cars, but also pull up to one and be able to latch on. Is this typical of all remote couplers, or just a cost cutting on the Lionchief line?

All in all I'm pleased with my first purchase of the Lionchief line. I think it will work well switching local industries on the small layout I am planning.

This is how they work. The EC's are spring loaded and are released when power is applied to a small solenoid located in the coupler arm. No way to shove mechanical closers in there too.

Nice loco. I have an older K-line A5. It's one of my favs.

I finally received my NYC Heavyweight Cardinal StationSounds passenger car, I really like it however it was not programmable upon arrival. It lights up and does the clikety-clack sounds. Lionel has sent me an RA already. I going to add this to my mixed NYC passenger train pulled by my rebuilt K-Line NYC Hudson. Happy Railroading Everyone

Hi guys, this could be along post so I am going to leave some of the photos small. I went to visit a friend I have not see for years and he had a bunch of stuff he just gave me, cause he see a video of my layout. I will start off with track and rolling stock.

First off he gave me 15- old Lionel curved track, I know what radius, along with 20 straight section, 1 uncoupler/unloader section, 1 cross and 1 RH switch number 042. I am not sure what kind of layout I could build with this, but I am sure someone out there has an idea!

Then for rolling stock he gave me a bump and go MOW car, a Lionel track cleaning car that I have never seen before. Here are a couple photos of them.

The for the normal rolling stock he gave me the NYC Double deck pig car.

The R.I boxcar

The A.T. & S.F. barrel car

Along with this Pennsylvnia caboose.

Last but not least he gave me the Pennsylvnia 682 with tender. The funny thing is I never seen a tender with a coal scoop on the bottom!

I do have a question, does anyone know how to remove the broken stud you see here on the steam piston?

Then last but not least he gave me power to run it all!

I would add more, but it's just stuff like 1969 UP Calanders, Great Northern and BN track maps, stuff like that. If anyone is interested in seeing them let me know!

Hi all,

New to the forum, old ho stuff with my dad, now transitioned to O, as in “O” boy. Bought 7 atlas steam era classics, an aluminum Coca Cola k-line car, and six polar express cars, all in great shape and in boxes for 200. Love the atlas quality and detail. Kline Anheuser Busch aluminum as well.

Fun stuff for my training.

M

@Train Mike posted:

Hi all,

New to the forum, old ho stuff with my dad, now transitioned to O, as in “O” boy. Bought 7 atlas steam era classics, an aluminum Coca Cola k-line car, and six polar express cars, all in great shape and in boxes for 200. Love the atlas quality and detail. Kline Anheuser Busch aluminum as well.

Fun stuff for my training.

M

I’d say $13 bucks a car is a pretty good deal. If you want to run those Polar Express cars and don’t already have an engine, you could go for the upgrade option over the base set and find a LionChief Plus 2.0 Berkshire. Better model, sounds, and features than the LionChief model from the set.

Picked up another map hopper car. Second New York unit but 50 bucks was to good to pass up.

@pennsyfan posted:

I picked this up at the METCA show today.
No I won’t be running them on this layout.

Beautiful set pennsyfan -is it a repaint?

I was there first thing at 8, and didn't see it - if I did it probably would have come home with me

Thanks Lionelski,

Its original, I had it checked before I dove in.

I was able to pick up this out of stock METCA MRS box with the help of Stuart Rankin, Lionelllc, here on the forum.

And some METCA light reading that I can share with Apples55, if he doesn't already have it.

This 1953 Packard Caribbean came home with me from Dollar General.

Mike G - I believe the scoop on the bottom of the tender is for water, at least that is what I have believed for many years.  So to our SME's, is it for water or coal?

@Chuck242 posted:

Mike G - I believe the scoop on the bottom of the tender is for water, at least that is what I have believed for many years.  So to our SME's, is it for water or coal?

they are water scoops. Developed to allow steam trains to take on water without stopping.

http://industrialscenery.blogs...-and-standpipes.html

Yes… yes I did!!!  

First up, someone hereabouts mentioned that they were trying to collect the I Love boxcars from every state they had lived in. This sparked something in the back of my mind - I have the legendary I ❤️ New York car (where I spent most of the first 40 years of my life), and the I ❤️ Pennsylvania car, but I always forget that I spent two of my college years in Connecticut. So, as I was going over to Grzyboski’s to pick up something I ordered last year, I, in a weakened state, browsed their website, and look what I found!!! If the enclosed Authorized Service Center list is correct, this is from 2001-2002.

As for what I went to actually pick up, pics to follow tomorrow (supposed to be cold with the beloved “wintery mix”, so I should have plenty of time to unbox this new baby)

@coach joe posted:

And some METCA light reading that I can share with Apples55, if he doesn't already have it.

Sorry, Joe - got it… read it… placed another order!!! But thanks for thinking of me

@leapinlarry posted:

I finally received my NYC Heavyweight Cardinal StationSounds passenger car, I really like it however it was not programmable upon arrival. It lights up and does the clikety-clack sounds. Lionel has sent me an RA already. I going to add this to my mixed NYC passenger train pulled by my rebuilt K-Line NYC Hudson. Happy Railroading Everyone

Sorry you have problems with your new car, Larry. That is a stunning car - love the shade of red. I never knew the NYC had such colorful passenger cars!!!

It gets no better than this. From a train show in Mobile a couple of days ago.

Fifty cents. $0.50. Four bits. Including 2 early Post War trucks. Fine-scale modeling at its best. End-lettering, even.

Look what showed up as a result from a search. A 6-9754 NYC Pacemaker car with the METCA overstamp. It’s new in the box.

"Sorry, Joe - got it… read it… placed another order!!! But thanks for thinking of me "  I figured.

Bob, great pickup.

It’s hard to believe that fifty years ago “Emergency” debuted on NBC.  This is a 1/50 scale Squad 51 rescue squad vehicle.

@Apples55 posted:

Yes… yes I did!!!  

First up, someone hereabouts mentioned that they were trying to collect the I Love boxcars from every state they had lived in. This sparked something in the back of my mind - I have the legendary I ❤️ New York car (where I spent most of the first 40 years of my life), and the I ❤️ Pennsylvania car, but I always forget that I spent two of my college years in Connecticut. So, as I was going over to Grzyboski’s to pick up something I ordered last year, I, in a weakened state, browsed their website, and look what I found!!! If the enclosed Authorized Service Center list is correct, this is from 2001-2002.

As for what I went to actually pick up, pics to follow tomorrow (supposed to be cold with the beloved “wintery mix”, so I should have plenty of time to unbox this new baby)

Man, when you fall, you fall hard......

🤯🤯😁😁😁

Can't wait to see the new Mowhawk Paul.

Apples55:  it was me who previously mentioned trying to collect all the “ I Love…” state cars from the state we lived in. That was 8 states and I now have 6. I am still missing Georgia and Maryland. Still looking. If anyone has these or know where they can be bought please let me know.
Best wishes

Don

https://ogrforum.com/...9#159237712091757669

There are several Georgia cars on the bay I

did’nt look for Maryland.

@Don McErlean posted:

Apples55:  it was me who previously mentioned trying to collect all the “ I Love…” state cars from the state we lived in. That was 8 states and I now have 6. I am still missing Georgia and Maryland. Still looking. If anyone has these or know where they can be bought please let me know.
Best wishes

Don

I know, Don… I just didn’t want to imply that you are another of my bad influences

If you check Grzyboski’s website, it shows both (though one is a tad bit pricey).

P.S. I freely admit to being a world class bad influence

@RSJB18 posted:

Man, when you fall, you fall hard......

🤯🤯😁😁😁

Can't wait to see the new Mowhawk Paul.

Hard??? I got the New Haven version - that was a no brainer (an appropriate appellation for me ).

Hard??? Don’t you recognize free fall when you see it???