SIRT posted:
Sirt,
Hope you're not planning to weather this one.....
Awesome ride!
Cop magnet Big Time !! Also a big chick magnet. The gals love red sports cars. Have fun.
SIRT posted:
2015 Dodge, not a Ford.
LOL I just followed the someone's comment and didn't pay that much attention. I lost the urge to pay attention to new cars decades ago. Now I drive a '04 Hyundai! It gets me around.
Mark Boyce posted:SIRT's Mustang brought back memories. I bought something cool, but it was in 1978! A brand new '78 Mustang II. I paid $3900 for it, brand new, loaded! This is the color mine was, but I pulled the photo off the Internet. Oh yes; I paid it off in less than a year.
Wish I had one of those older Stangs... At least my junker runs (for now)
brwebster posted:Mark Boyce posted;Bruce,I agree with Daylight! I never heard of using that for ballast, but it looks mighty good!! What are crushed walnut shells normally used for? Do you find them in an agriculture or farm supply store?
Mark,
I learned it here on OGR. Somewhere it was mentioned that Woodland Scenics ballast was nothing more than crushed and colored walnut shell. That particular bag contains a sifted grade that's identical in size to WS medium grade, which I find just about perfect scale for O. You'll find Walnut shell anywhere you might purchase sandblasting equipment. It's a medium used to strip paint without building up heat that might warp steel panels. A bag cost me about $30 CDN...roughly the cost of 2 bottles of the WS stuff up here. A rough guestimate says one bag should be enough to cover the complete layout.
Bruce
BTW, I notice at the supply store that they offer a crushed copper slag that is finer in texture, somewhat like scale cinders. When I'm back there I'll test the stuff to see if it's magnetic. A 20lb. bag was around $10.
Thank you. Now I remember hearing they use Crushed walnut shells for sandblasting. If one keeps his eyes open and mind thinking 1:48, there are lots of things that can be used on a layout.
I picked up this Santa Fe special set for $50. Only run once, mint condition.
Then this Williams by Bachman 4-6-0 came from Mario' Trains. 
It was packed to ship by dogsled, but only had to travel by plane. Great business. I'll be ordering from him again.
I want to turn the 4-6-0 into this.
As well as do some electronic upgrades. (e.g. err board and super chuffer.)
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I just made my very first Sunset Model purchase and I'm loving it. It's a NYC T-3a. I had nothing like it in my collection and I'm very impressed with the quality.
Wasn't a buy, but a gift from a club member -- three Weaver livestock cars. I replaced the existing hi-rails and couplers and donated those to the club parts bin, substituting Intermountain scale wheels and Kadee 740 couplers. Ran them Wednesday and quickly discovered that they were underweight so I added some weight to them (and three other Weaver stock cars I had) this evening after I got home from the club today. I'll do another operational test next Wednesday.
Just picked up a Silvercup Bread Billboard by Bar Mills on eBay. I have been looking for this sign for years!
I now just need 1:48 figures of MacLeod and The Kurgan to complete the scene from the movie Highlander
Nick
I went to the Greenberg train show in Wilmington, DE and bought a Lionel Frisco 2-8-2 Mikado #4100 for $300. I also stopped at Nicholas Smith and got the caboose to go with it for $50.
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I have seen so many cool items that fellow forum members have posted, I had to get into the act. I just got a great deal from another Forum member on a Western Maryland PS3 FA-2 set. While I like steam far better than diesels, some may have noticed I do have a soft spot for first generation diesels too. And the ALCo diesels sound so clunky cool, I couldn't pass up these in my favorite road name.
Yes, I know I still have the Christmas layout still up. I have been working on the Ceiling Central that I have posted on the What did you do on your layout today topic. There will be a big announcement on that one soon.
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I picked all this up yesterday at a pawn shop for $80 . I think it was a good deal?
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I'd say you did fine. even at $5 each you got your money's worth.
In my continued effort to have all 6 of these Fantasy Legacy SD70 ACe engines and the matching cars.
I was lucky to get 3 more cars this week. I'm getting VERY close to being done
Only 1 engine and a few more cars. And that 1 engine is already a done deal.
Larry
Still having fun
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Well, it's been a good week. Late yesterday I received the last 4 hard to find new old stock cars from Joe at Grzyboski's .
All that's left is 1 engine. And a forum member is picking it up for me at York from another forum member. How cool is that.
I am done with diesels for a while.
Larry
Still having fun
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nice set there Larry I was going to say I like the NS one but they all are NS so I like the Blue one on the lower right shelf now lets see them run on your layout. I demand a video
I hear ya J. If I can ever get the hang of the go pro I'll do it.
Larry
I got one for xmas and I can honestly say I hate that darn thing. my phone is so much easier LOL it does take good video's tho just wish I could keep it charged every time I go to use it, it is dead I think I keep leaving the wifi on.
Jhainer posted:...my phone is so much easier LOL it does take good video's tho just wish I could keep it charged every time I go to use it, it is dead I think I keep leaving the wifi on.
If your car has one of those mini-cables in the console for charging-up phones, it is very helpful to do so on the way to destinations, even close ones. I use mine on long trips so the iPhone is ready along the way and when I arrive; plus, I just now charged the phone a bit on the way to the grocery store, which took me from the low 60's to the upper 70's.
frankm.
I like the SW1500, the B&P mainline goes through my township. I could go for one of those.
jim pastorius posted:I like the SW1500, the B&P mainline goes through my township. I could go for one of those.
I really like the paint scheme!
I was super excited to see the "York Rail" variant in the 2016 vol 1 catalog! However was disappointed to find out that the prototypes with the actual road numbers are GP16's not GP20's. 
I think I'm going to hunt down all the "G&W" family engines that MTH has produced!
I was railfanning when the B&P was created from the B&O awhile back. It was a shoestring operation. They used a small Butler yard just off Rt422 and serviced their engine outdoors. You could park out of the way and walk down to the yard and engines. they were using Kyle leased engines, flat black with just "Kyle" on the side. I think they were SD9s. A local LHS has some engines with the G&W paint scheme but might be custom paints.
Picked this guy up on Valentine's Day - still adjusting to the concept of a "house," but doing well so far. Here Winchester was unhappy with the rule that the cat is tolerated on the counters, but he is not.
Fridge56Vet posted:Picked this guy up on Valentine's Day - still adjusting to the concept of a "house," but doing well so far. Here Winchester was unhappy with the rule that the cat is tolerated on the counters, but he is not.
That's funny.
I bought this nifty little Windows tablet for programming sound files. Now I can dump that giant 17" laptop and free up all that workbench space which has already collected a bunch of stuff
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For some time I have marveled over the ad for the tubular track "T-tracker." I thought about buying one and converting it to GarGraves. I don't know if that was the designer in me, before getting into Quality Assurance I designed fire suppression systems and then automotive components both OEM and replacement. But without access to drawings knew it would be chancy.
Picking up the March 2016 issue of that other magazine, noticed in the "Product News"section a third page spotlight on the T-tracker II which is now made for GarGraves track and others. Contacted Dick Dodd to confirm the GarGraves model would also work with Ross track.
Have only tested it on a couple of pieces of GarGraves laying around. So far have found one little hiccup but have a quick temporary fix with a permanent fix in design.
But have to do more testing, evaluation and analysis with curve pieces before coming to a complete overall conclusion.
But really slick with testing so far!
Ron
PRRRONBH hope you don't mind me asking but that track tool does it grab the rails or the ties? Thanks and take care. Choo Choo Kenny
Choo Choo kenny posted:PRRRONBH hope you don't mind me asking but that track tool does it grab the rails or the ties? Thanks and take care. Choo Choo Kenny
Kenny,
The tool clamps on to the vertical web of each outside rails. By this I mean it clamps on to each side (vertical web) of each outside rail. So it is not squeezing the outside rails toward each other. But holding tight to each outside rail independently.
Ron
Went to the TCA show this morning. I found three more Marx light towers. So all and all it was a good show for me. Pic...............Paul
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Just got back from the Allentown Show. Picked up 2 rare Plasitcville Pieces, and a Set of Lionel Postwar Celebration Series Western Pacific F3's still sealed for 300.00...Great Show this time around..
I bought a MTH Premier Montana Rail Link SD70ace from the buy sell board. I had been looking for one for a while and a forum member posted one for sale. Score!! Now to find the non powered. Of course I had to get a 3 pack of MRL wood chip hoppers to match from a forum sponsor. Hmmmm....and maybe a Atlas caboose to match also. Very happy with the purchase.
Back home from the Pgh. Greenberg show. Number of dealers and crowd were a little thin but still lots to buy. Had a good time, bought 3 more engines I don't need. One was a Lionel 2020 since evryone has given it high marks although I have the other turbines. Runs good, nice tender. Picked up ANOTHER 2065 because it was super clean and priced cheap. Runs good. Last and least was a 2016 that I didn't really know they made. was very low priced and bought it for the trucks possibly. Runs good but the paint is scuffed up. Lots of layouts which I don't pay much attention to but no real parts dealers which disappointed me and not too much Standard gauge. Did make a good contact with a guy to repair a Standard gauge motor I have. In March we have the TCA show so more fun.
I just added a set of MTH Rock Island Passenger Cars to my Rock Island Themed collection. Yeah, I know, hey are 60 footers and the Rock Island never owned any dome cars, let alone Superdomes like the ATSF. But, heck they sure do look great behind a set of Rock Island E-6's!
Here is my contribution, Ok cool for me.
Pick up two K Line ATSF Waycars( one wood and one steel) today at the train show in Bradenton Fl along with some books on Florida history for my daughter.
These came a couple of days ago
Atlas/Roco PS1 NYC Systems
Atlas GN steel Reefer
Added to my German Truck collection.
1956 Henschel 3-180 TAS and Old Timer truck Magazine from Germany
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My latest find from a auction last Wednesday, small auction there were a lot of flyer trains but I was able to pick up the Lionel 6440 Pullman cars and the 6441 Observation car. All were in great condition and with boxes.
I need help identifying the parts in the next photo believe they are HO, both are made of brass and have lights.
US Submarine Service, Retired
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suzukovich posted:Here is my contribution, Ok cool for me.
Pick up two K Line ATSF Waycars( one wood and one steel) today at the train show in Bradenton Fl along with some books on Florida history for my daughter.
These came a couple of days ago
Atlas/Roco PS1 NYC Systems
Atlas GN steel Reefer
Added to my German Truck collection.
1956 Henschel 3-180 TAS and Old Timer truck Magazine from Germany
Everything is cool on your layout! ;-)
