Buy anything cool lately?

@PRRronbh posted:

If you take the linkage off there is no shoulder to grab?

Ron

Hi Ron, it broke off flush with the outside of where you insert it. It's all good I was able to get it drilled out with a 1/16th drill bit.

@pennsyfan posted:

This ‘58 BONNEVILLE model by Brooklin was on the bay listed as a junk yard car because the windshield frame was crushed. It was less that $10. I finessed the windshield back to acceptable.

Great find Bob!

@pennsyfan posted:

This ‘58 BONNEVILLE model by Brooklin was on the bay listed as a junk yard car because the windshield frame was crushed. It was less that $10. I finessed the windshield back to acceptable.

Nice job Bob.

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Thanks Dallas, it was easier then I thought it would be. I was thinking to heat it; but I used a magnet and found that it wasn’t metal. So I slowly moved it using flats and my fingers. It worked out ok.

I can’t find the thread where someone posted finding  a 50’s Packard in  Dollar General. I was driving by one and decided to take a look. No Packards Only a few hot wheels and this Ford without a box. For $5 I took it.

Picked these up at the NJ Greenberg show yesterday.

@GregK posted:

Picked these up at the NJ Greenberg show yesterday.

Greenberg was nice. I was there Saturday. I have to take pics of what I bought.

A 2035 and 1656. These were originally donated to my club but were recently auctioned off since we honestly had too many "club trains" to give all of them equal running time. Originally I was just going for the 1656 but no one had bid on the 2035 by the end of the auction so I was able to pick it up too, and I'm glad I did as it's a neat little engine.

Another fish fry dinner at St. Joseph in Force Pa . .......just down the hill from Weedville Pa........and the VFM.   Charlie ran it on his test track......and the rest is history.

..........fish dinners sure seem to be affected by inflation  these days.

Not trains- but without the proper tools, how can we keep our little empires running.....

First up- after a post by GRJ about re-gauging Menards cars, I ordered a wheel puller from Frank at Timko's Repair Depot. Frank was super easy to work with didn't even want payment until I received the item.

If I'm going to start pulling wheels, then a digital caliper is required also (courtesy of HD).

Getting tired of rigging up stuff to test lighting circuits so a small project board was in order.

Finally- a clean soldering iron tip is a happy soldering iron tip.....

Going to put all of these to work soon.

Bob

You have an excellent Procurement Department Bob. I think they should be rewarded this evening a bit of Scotch.

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

You have an excellent Procurement Department Bob. I think they should be rewarded this evening a bit of Scotch.

Yea- I shouldn't be allowed out by myself.

Actually Grey Goose and cranberry today Jay. Nice warm day so it's time to break out the summer adult beverage choices.

Bob

Scored (eBay) this Weaver AMTRAK E8 B unit to go with my Weaver AMTRAK A unit.

@Ralph M posted:

Scored (eBay) this Weaver AMTRAK E8 B unit to go with my Weaver AMTRAK A unit.

Nice score Ralph. Looks great with the A unit.

One of the many things we admire about you Bob; your versatility.

@Ralph M posted:

Scored (eBay) this Weaver AMTRAK E8 B unit to go with my Weaver AMTRAK A unit.

Nice Ralph! Great looking Amtrak all the way around! Scored the same B unit in January- really nice piece. Wish I had an Amtrak E or F unit to pair it with! How does the Weaver A run? ,I’ve been using it as a “power car/HEP car” with a Lionel phase 1 F40ph in phase 2 livery- even though the F40’s didn’t require it

again- awesome buy!

More to come, especially with the Carbon-Monroe train show tomorrow. But here’s a fraction of recent cool stuff I got. Love Railbox so those are the first pics I took

Atlas Trainman Railbox 50’  with marks denoting ACF as the mfg. and the model being type XAF20B, and appropriate cat data(cu feet, load wt, load limit, etc..) associated with designation

Lionel 50’ Railbox. Has an ACI label, type  XAF10 with appropriate car data to that type. Purchased on sale for $30

MY favorite, Atlas Railbox “On track for a Cure” 50’ boxcar. With safety stripes. For Aunt Jane(RIP),  my Grammy and all those who have been affected by breast cancer

I recently won these Atlas Industrial Rail P70 coach and combine car set on EBay. I’m running them as a local with my KLine K4. My next project will be to add some passengers to them.

This may belong in another thread or topic.

What would be nice for Lionel to produce?

The 8 streamlined passenger cars pulled by the Daylight 4449 back in say, 2018.

Saw them in a 2018 video. 21 in. with diaphrams of course.

@StevefromPA posted:

Nice Ralph! Great looking Amtrak all the way around! Scored the same B unit in January- really nice piece. Wish I had an Amtrak E or F unit to pair it with! How does the Weaver A run? ,I’ve been using it as a “power car/HEP car” with a Lionel phase 1 F40ph in phase 2 livery- even though the F40’s didn’t require it

again- awesome buy!

The Weaver A unit runs really well. It's conventional of course. I tweaked it just like I do all my conventional locos: wire the motors in series, added digital sounds, cab figures, etc.

Just received these.

I picked up this C10 Pennsylvania TMCC RS-11

@RixTrack posted:

I picked up this C10 Pennsylvania TMCC RS-11

I have 2 of these in New Haven and D&H. They are beauties. Enjoy.

Bob

I have bought several cool things recently.  Most cool is the Lionel custom run Pacific in Baltimore & Ohio livery from @MrMuffin'sTrains that I had weathered by Harry Hieke, along with 6 Atlas Madison passenger cars.  This was the first experience in the weathering department, and they don't disappoint.

I posted a total of 7 videos on YouTube.  Enjoy.

John

My custom runs from Berwyn's trains have arrived... very pleased with the paint jobs. I'm looking forward to running them.

@Ralph M posted:

The Weaver A unit runs really well. It's conventional of course. I tweaked it just like I do all my conventional locos: wire the motors in series, added digital sounds, cab figures, etc.

I like my Weaver Sharks and also run in conventional control, Where do you find digital sounds?

@Jack Petrof posted:

I like my Weaver Sharks and also run in conventional control, Where do you find digital sounds?

I use Williams True Blast Plus kits.

@RSJB18 posted:

Yea- I shouldn't be allowed out by myself.

Actually Grey Goose and cranberry today Jay. Nice warm day so it's time to break out the summer adult beverage choices.

Bob

Why in the Wide Wide World of Sports would you mix Grey Goose…….

I picked up the LOTS 2020 Convention car Gorilla Glue double sheathed boxcar at the NETCA show for $30 dollars, roof a little dusty, it’s a great looking car.

@Bigboyrich posted:

Why in the Wide Wide World of Sports would you mix Grey Goose…….

Well....I add just enough cranberry to turn it pink. That counts as mixed......right??????

@Ralph M posted:

I use Williams True Blast Plus kits.

Thanks, they sound good. Did some searching but no Baldwin sounds.

Why in the Wide Wide World of Sports would you mix Grey Goose…….

For "the agony of the feet". I just couldn't resist.

If you would like to have "Bob Ross" help you while painting those puffy white clouds on your backdrop or even add in some trees or mountains, I found just the thing. And he is a 5' tall!

@Big Jim posted:

If you would like to have "Bob Ross" help you while painting those puffy white clouds on your backdrop or even add in some trees or mountains, I found just the thing. And he is a 5' tall!

Happy little trees.......

I see there is a Richard Simmons figure!!  I ain't going there!

This just came in today. I must say that I’m not impressed with the plastic trucks.  I went to DuPont jr and DuPont high school. They were in and near DuPont city where the DuPont plant was east of Charleston WV. I used to see DuPont tank cars pass beside our house growing up. Like within feet (40ish or so)..  I wanted to represent that on my layout. It’s been hard to find anything.

MTH R26 #6 train

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

MTH R26 #6 train set

https://youtu.be/WQ7DQ-gphTI

Another cool set, Corey - spent a lot of time on the 6 local between 42nd Grand Central and Brooklyn Bridge. It almost sounds like they included the sound of the infamous moving platforms at 14th Street!!!

I got these off an ebay vendor, die-cut stickers for the WW2 insignia for the Army Railway Service.
No idea what I'll do with them but they didn't cost much and I bet I'll find a use for then eventually...

................repost from FEF today.