Buy anything cool lately?

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

MTH McDonald's

Your cat is a trip Corey!!!

Leave an open box around and you will catch a cat....

Just arrived from a forum member.

Baltimore and Ohio 4-car passenger set.

Bob

Well, if you find out you already had something you did not know you had, I think that is the same as buying something cool.  Found I had a CMStP&P  (Milwaukee Road) Blue kerosene lantern circa 1930.  I've had this lamp and a red Elgin kicking around for over 20 years and did not know what to do with them. Being a recent convert to modeling the Milwaukee Road, I am tickled to have found I have a piece of rail road history having decided yesterday to look a little further at the lanterns wrapped up in a box. 

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Haha. That's clearly from the late 90's early 2000's. The Ford explorer still had the old Firestone tires that were all recalled. But, in all seriousness, that's really cool @Brooklyn Corey. Enjoy!

When I saw that video I had to look it up! The model is from 2000, so I am VERY impressed it's so flawless. There are college graduates who were born in 2000. I also had to look up the menus for a laugh. In 2000, you could buy a Big Xtra Combo Meal for $2.99. Presently, a medium Shamrock shake runs about $5.79. I need a bigger paycheck.

@ScoutingDad posted:

Well, if you find out you already had something you did not know you had, I think that is the same as buying something cool.  Found I had a CMStP&P  (Milwaukee Road) Blue kerosene lantern circa 1930.  I've had this lamp and a red Elgin kicking around for over 20 years and did not know what to do with them. Being a recent convert to modeling the Milwaukee Road, I am tickled to have found I have a piece of rail road history having decided yesterday to look a little further at the lanterns wrapped up in a box.

They would have been patio lights by now at my place

@RSJB18 posted:

Just arrived from a forum member.

Baltimore and Ohio 4-car passenger set.

Bob

The look great, but couldn't take them out of the boxes?

@das boot posted:

As a fan of kit bashing, a BM repaint would be appropriate, but definitely a nice find, enjoy.

Hard choice, perhaps do a photo shop with the BM colors and see first

@Guttersnipe posted:

The look great, but couldn't take them out of the boxes?

All in due time. I didn't want to unpack them in my office. Hopefully they will be on the layout by the weekend and appropriate photos will be posted. 👍👍

Good Odea. I doubt if I could have that preservation though

@RSJB18 posted:

Just arrived from a forum member.

What size are they Bob ?

@Dallas Joseph posted:

What size are they Bob ?

027....... I haven't measured them yet but I'm assuming they are the same size as the K-line coaches (12.5").

Bob

I received this terrific looking car from Berwyns today. One of their special runs. I don't know whether to put it in the train room or next to my turntable.

Here is a close up of the main graphic

Luna was impressed by the cool calendar and nicely done one page flyer that came with the car

Bella meanwhile, was less impressed

Got some good stuff at auction for cheap. NIB, this is the first time seeing the light of day

Can't you do both at seperate times?  CAn't get a picture of my new cat (rescued) she hides under the train table

Recently purchased (Tuesday) Williams Baldwin D&H RF16s upgraded with DCS Proto 2.

Great buys everyone! As always, Thanks for sharing!

With York approaching I was somewhat behaving and not getting out of control with purchases this month. Well I was ONLY scrolling eBay and next thing I knew, 6 boxcars jumped into my cart! LoL! Before I knew it there was a confirmation email. Introducing my dealer pack of 4 Menards (earlier release) commemorative WWII nose art boxcars along with 2 Menards Goodyear boxcars. All unopened! Here’s the individual car photos.

Here’s an overall photo of the 6 culprits that jumped into the cart. LoL

It is like that on eBay, that is why I Never, ever go on their web-site anymore.  Even when ican't find what I want any where else

The new UP Heritage Mopac SD-70. The updated sounds are fantastic.

Got these 2 beauties today, the Kodachrome scheme is done very well on the SD40T-2 and so is the Western Pacific scheme. Glad I pre-ordered these, Lionel did a good job on these 2

Those SD70’s look so beautiful, the re-make of many o those units made back in 2007-2008 and a few years forward. I’m waiting on “The Katy”, the beautiful red version. Pictures will follow. (This time around I hope they get the wheel flanges correct, the older version wheels jumped through switches) Happy Railroading Everyone

I got the a fore-mentioned B&O coaches out of the box and on the rails last night. These are very nice cars for us 027 nuts. These will go into the shop at some point for an led lighting upgrade and passengers. The baggage car does not have lights so I will need to order a set of powered trucks.

Bob

Great looking cars, Bob.  Gotta love that B&O livery. The baggage car looks especially sharp.

Thanks for posting.

TRRR

Cars are nice  .Looks like a fun project doing the lighting and passengers Bob.

Either I payed too much or others just let me have it lol, Kind of been wanting one of these old Max Gray  PRR N6B cabooses for a while.  I have a little older brass and quite a few kit built early PRR loco's so this will fit right in with my other junk....  Just have to clean/fix it up and paint/decal/weather.... It'll fit in with the Walthers and the Saginaw N6A I have.

@RSJB18 posted:

I got the a fore-mentioned B&O coaches out of the box and on the rails last night. These are very nice cars for us 027 nuts. These will go into the shop at some point for an led lighting upgrade and passengers. The baggage car does not have lights so I will need to order a set of powered trucks.

Bob

Wow. Those are awesome! What engine will be pulling them?

@Dennis Holler posted:

Either I payed too much or others just let me have it lol, Kind of been wanting one of these old Max Gray  PRR N6B cabooses for a while.  I have a little older brass and quite a few kit built early PRR loco's so this will fit right in with my other junk....  Just have to clean/fix it up and paint/decal/weather.... It'll fit in with the Walthers and the Saginaw N6A I have.

Fixin' stuff is half the fun.  AND you learn how to do stuff for around the house while you are at it.  Besides the Hobby is what you personally want it to be. Whether it's out taking pictures and riding trains or building something you saw.   When you get finished with that original brass. It's gonna be great.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Wow. Those are awesome! What engine will be pulling them?

This guy..... 😎😎

@RSJB18 posted:

This guy..... 😎😎

Oh wow. Details on that one please. Is it a bl-2?

@RSJB18 posted:

I got the a fore-mentioned B&O coaches out of the box and on the rails last night. These are very nice cars for us 027 nuts. These will go into the shop at some point for an led lighting upgrade and passengers. The baggage car does not have lights so I will need to order a set of powered trucks.

Bob

Congratulations Bob, they look great. I’m sure they’ll get a lot of run time.

@RSJB18 posted:

I got the a fore-mentioned B&O coaches out of the box and on the rails last night. These are very nice cars for us 027 nuts. These will go into the shop at some point for an led lighting upgrade and passengers. The baggage car does not have lights so I will need to order a set of powered trucks.

Bob

Bob, those are awesome for smaller passenger cars, the paint looks great and the color scheme is awesome. Very nice addition to your layout!

@Donnie Kennedy- The C&O is by Williams, MTH did the BL2 also in several road names including a demo paint. All of mine are conventional but MTH did make them with PS2.

@WesternPacific2217 @Tranquil Hollow RR- Thanks guys. It was all in the timing. I just started running my C&O/ B&O, Western Maryland, Chessie equipment and I realized I didn't have any passenger sets in these road names. It's nice to find good looking cars that fit small layouts.

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

I got the a fore-mentioned B&O coaches out of the box and on the rails last night. These are very nice cars for us 027 nuts. These will go into the shop at some point for an led lighting upgrade and passengers. The baggage car does not have lights so I will need to order a set of powered trucks.

Bob

That illuminated drum head is really special!

I don’t recall ever seeing one on an 027 set.

@RSJB18     It's a sharp looking engine. I had the Williams rock island Bl2. It definitely was a smooth runner! Now I guess I'll do some hunting on the bay for the C&O. Thanks!

@pennsyfan posted:

That illuminated drum head is really special!

I don’t recall ever seeing one on an 027 set.

Lionel did a nice job on these cars. Searching for the parts list yesterday I saw that they made them in several road names.

http://www.lionel.com/products...r-car-4-pack-6-29046

My only complaint is that they didn't put lights in the baggage car. An easy fix but I will need powered trucks, also an easy fix except that Lionel is out of stock on the trucks......

The drum head and rear markers will get dedicated led's when I do the upgrade.

Thanks

@RSJB18,

+1 on your assessment of availability of trucks with collectors. It’s hard to even find the collector assembly for modern era stuff.

O Gauge stuff in general is hard to find. that is how I found myself here, gathering information from you all.  You don't know how grateful I am over it , too

I got this mint K-Line GG1 with TMCC and railsounds.  

Unbeknownst to me, I actually ordered one of these beauties from the fine folks (read “bad influences”) at METCA. Once again, they have done a fabulous job. Overall, the car is beautiful… nice sharp graphics and those red trucks!!! And the added details, especially on one end, are amazing, if rather delicate.

Tuend out to be a happy accident, right

I went to the DuPage county show in the chicagoland area today.  A lot lighter crowd than two months ago when I was last there.  I bought a few things from Merlyn at Caboose Stop Hobbies.  He is not in the main building but always has some nice product.  He had some just released products from Atlas and MTH.  I also bought a PUP NYC Lionel trailer that had been weathered.  I thought it was a great deal.  Finally, I bought some lighted structures and a few whimsical items to go with them.

John