Buy anything cool lately?

That sounds like some "real" memories Ken.

A Kool-Aid moms "got nothing on that" for kid popularity I'd bet. 

Do you have any old photos of them? A thread I could search for maybe?

Hey Adriatic--  My old Oakland, CA home where I lived with my grandparents was immediately to the LEFT and rear of this streetcar of the # 11 line on 38th Avenue crossing Foothill Blvd.  Take note of the famous round sign that depicted the nature of the place I lived next door to !!

Cheers.

KRK

 Though a tiny bit to young to actually remember Signal being open, I loved old gas ads, and signs as a kid. But I don't remember ever seeing Signal with the flag logo before either. So I did some searching, and didn't find as much as I had hoped. But this gas station forum page was interesting reading.

 I at least expected a Wikipedia page or reference, but AlliedSignal co was all there was and the is nothing there for Signal on pre-merger(with an old Signal pump shown)

 Somewhere else said it wasn't the same Signal gas company that merged.

  Do you have enough knowledge to write that Wiki page?

 I always forget because "full service" is non existent today, but I earned a few sodas myself sitting in the garage, or in the shade of the old Pegasus sign waiting on a breeze, or for the "ding-ding" of the air chimes to break the thick summer air.

  Winter was worse, cooped in a fume filled building wishing for more heat. Hammering ice chunks off wheel wells, and cleaning frozen windows. Salt and water/ice/snow from the sides of cars, and the parking lot would saturate my pants fully, and they would stand up alone to mid thigh if they dried on me before going home for bedtime.

I wouldn't have skipped it to work at the theater. 

  Years before I could legally be there for a pay check, we could help for an hour then had to leave, so we took turns. I could pull in near twenty in tips on a good day plus pay later. I was dirty often, but loaded for a pre-teen. The owner died right after I was there for a paycheck too, only two or three paid weeks. 

We bought 200" of trackside hobbies neat fall mountain backdrop, VERY NICE!

My wife picked this one up for me at a thrift store.  It is a Party Lite school house.  I never heard of Party Lite, but this is like a Department 56 building.  However, the intent is that you light it with one of Party Lite's candles, thus a hole in the roof.  My photos show the bell tower hides the hole pretty well.  It looks pretty good in my village.  I placed an o gauge 1 1/2 inch tall figure beside the school marm, and he is just a smidgeon taller; just right.  I'll cover the roof and back holes and put some electric light in it eventually.  There is even a teacher with a blackboard and a couple students in the left hand window.

cool..naw..but necessary. after 18 years aol faithful started to leak. got to thinking about where I could put the new one and gain some more real estate...but the basement is pretty cramped , so it'll go where the old one was.

Just bought this 1943 PRR ad. Pretty cool.

Treasure hunts are fun. Found another two cars I bought a while back and they just saw daylight on the layout............Paul

just bought this wall poster

 If you could exchange for two smaller units, they could go under a layout, plumbed in series. Heck the small ones can hang from a ceiling. Electric opens lots of possibilities over gas too. Attic (over the tub "in case") etc etc..

Hot water or ,do we really need it? 

Trains or hot water?

If the wifey wants hot water tell her to fire up the stove.

Got a link for this site? Good looking backdrop.

Today I received from from an OGR forum sponsor via UPS a Lionel 6-25153 Baltimore & Ohio Baby Madison 2-pack to to go with a Lionel 6-25148 Baltimore & Ohio Baby Madison 4-pack that I purchased years ago from another OGR forum sponsor.  I could run these with a Williams by Bachmann F-7 A-A set that I purchased earlier this year.  The F-7s were purchased from yet another OGR forum sponsor.  The prices were very good.

well no attic..wifey definitely wants hot water......ceiling has many WWll aircraft ......oh well.

Got these two McCoys this past week. Brings my McCoy's with Canadian names up to 5. Good for a decent size Canadian Special run.

Steve

Cleaning up the floor area is proving to be fruitful. I think I struck the mother lode. Found two more purchased before and new to the layout After I posted these pictures I found the last was blurry...................Paul

New Caddie.

PC

They just don't make them anymore like that beautiful work of art there.

Most of the vehicles made today seem  like square boxes to me ???

Larry

I call'm cookie cutter crap.....

Larry, that was a $ 19.00 Brooklin purchase. Not bad.

If you happen to see a real Eldorado Brougham, consider yourself fortunate.  Only a hand full were built between '57 and '58.  Every conceivable accessory came standard on them.  Despite a $13,000 price tag, GM lost money on every one.  More of a promotional tool rather than a profit maker. 

Bruce

Buy anything cool?   Now that you mention it..

I believe this is it. Just switched to MS Window 10, got to get busy and read up on this 10 YUCK!  

http://www.tracksidescenery.com/index.php

My dad had one like that, looked like jet in the back, May I ask where you got it?

Thanks

John

A scratch built Korber building not a kit from extra pieces from other kits then weathered thanks again AM

John, A friend of mine stumbled on it. He paid the seller $ 20.00, and got an unexpected buck back.

These Brooklins really add to any layout. All you have to do is pick one up and feel the quality.

I didn't buy this, it was a gift.  But this is the best place to post it.  Yesterday, I received a retirement gift from the guy in the office next to mine who is an N scale enthusiast.  He knew I had worked at a power company long ago, so got me this deep well flat car.  It was a LOTS special run from 2001.  Very nice!

He also also gave me this nice RailKing wagon top box car.

Now ow before everyone throws out lots of congratulations on retirement, I had to take an early retirement.  While I will be collecting two small pensions, I will have to work in a contract role for a few years before I can really retire!  Thank you anyway!

When I got back Monday from visiting the grandkids for the weekend on the door step waiting for me were the cars I ordered from MB Klein. Since Andy Hummel gave me a list of weaver wood chip hoppers I have been on a quest to find them. I know some I will not find because a few were custom runs. Here are the latest two I picked up. Now I have 6. I have to get loads for four of them yet. A couple of pics.................Paul

Just delivered, MTHRRC Premier club car

      Bill T.

I saw one several years ago at a show. Speaking of every conceivable accessory, it even had four engraved silver cocktail glasses on a server in the glove compartment.

Recently added the WBB Ten-Wheeler in C&O colors to the roster.  I love this engine - It looks lovely to my eyes, and does everything well. 

I mean, doesn't everybody have a mini bar in their chariot?   Maybe if Google starts producing those self driving cars we can finally forget the horror of drinking and driving.

Bruce

Cool!  Yes it is!  I love it too!  Thanks for posting!!

finally got my PRR Rat DD-1 electric.   Now the electric "wants" are complete.

Mark

Now I have a box to store my postwar forklift car in.

Just ordered the new Lionel Legacy B-6 switcher, can't wait.  It should be here today!

08/26/2015 6:46 A.M. Out For Delivery

Hey John, did you get your parts?

Yep, got them yesterday, thanks!