Buy anything cool lately?

A 1:24 1938  Jaguar.

This will most likely be the last car in my stable of 1930s die-cast automobiles for my Std. Gauge layout.

Four of these lights. Completely restored, painted Ives dark green. 

For use on the art deco table Std. Gauge layout.

Picked up my SD40-2 today

Eric,

Very nice.  B&P is right over the hill from my home

York Meet specials

KW for $40.00

MTH 30-5118-1 GG-1 brand new in the box for  $250

Added some more vehicles to the streets. The garbage was piling up until the city approved the acquisition of the new refuse truck. 

Some cool stuff since I looked last. Carey like the Cabs and the lights .  Here mine contribution.

Atlas ATSF Zebra Striped GP9s Powered and dummy, picked up earlier this month. OK cool for me.

Cool - MADISON HARDWARE CO. Truck  -  Sales & Service.

I have a Vernors Barrel in the foyer area of the train room.  I placed a 1953 Ford • C-600 • Straight Truck next to the Lionel lunch bucket.  The truck is die cast 1/34 scale.  It is to large for the layout. I have two grand children 1 & 2 years old.  This large die cast truck is for little hands to play with in “Grandpa’s Man Cave”.  Great fun for little engineers.

Madison Hardware was in Detroit from 1989 to 1999, at 1915 West Fort St. 4th Floor Detroit, Michigan.

See 2 photos below, click on photo to enlarge.

bought heavyweight Pullman cars to go with Old Rivets when she arrives from Lionel

Bob C.

Purchased this Madison Hardware Co. • Lionel Operating • Boxcar

From an OGR Forum Sponsor: “Grand Central Ltd.”  The little Lionel Boxcar Man will throw the Lionel Box onto the platform. He is very strong and fast.

Below are two photos, click on photos to enlarge.

Got this at a hobby shop over the weekend:

This covers railroad that were VERY close to where I live. Some photos were taken at the exit off the highway with a couple of miles from my front door. There were several logging operations all around here, but sadly, most were gone before I moved to the Pacific NW.

Not a cheap book but well worth the money...

A very Cool. MADISON HARDWARE LCCA SPECIAL EDITION 1993 •  6-52025

Madison Hardware Company at 1915 West Fort St. 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48216-1817 purchased this at Mack Tractor Sales on E. Jefferson Ave.

Their first run will be a pick up at Union Terminal, East St. Louis, Illinois. This will be a non stop run to Madison Hardware in Detroit.

Drive Safe - Take good care of all those Lionel Trains.  •  Click on photo to enlarge.

I bought this beauty about a month ago and the guys at my train club ohhh and ahhh over it when ever I take it to run

These arrived today, for use on my Art Deco Std. Gauge layout table. Perfectly restored, painted an Ives green.

This arrived today, too.

1:24 1938 Jaguar Roadster

From a Forumite I just got mailed in a Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) Lionel boxcar, #6-52176.  I was surprised that it was a  Lionel car for this western road, the southern end of the Colorado and Southern.  I didn't know Lionel made this.  I had forgotten it was a Lionel car after ordered, as I was supposed to pick it up at York, but didn't get the meeting lined up due to my plans that went wrong and rushed the trip.

Just won this!! Jazzed. He's showing his age, and worse for the wear, but hoping that Tom can help me restore this Ives water tower a bit and pretty him up. He came with a friend, a semaphore that needs restoration. 

Carey,

Those are all real nice additions!  The Jaguar looks great!  Do you know how old the Ives water tank is?

Mark Boyce posted:

Carey,

Those are all real nice additions!  The Jaguar looks great!  Do you know how old the Ives water tank is?

 

thanks! Not sure about the water tower. I'm hoping a better condition will come my way eventually, but for now it is one.

Won a bid on the bay of a lot with about 12 items in it. I was going after a set of prewar passenger cars two 609's and a 611 I saw these cars but didn't know what they where actually thought they where more AF as it was a mix of prewar Lionel and prewar AF. What it turned out to be once I did some searching for the cars on ebay is they are 

Two Ive's Gondola's 

Carey TeaRose posted:

These arrived today, for use on my Art Deco Std. Gauge layout table. Perfectly restored, painted an Ives green.

 

Carey, my guess is these are fairly modern by Kramer Products. They also made them in red.

Steve

Carey TeaRose posted:

Just won this!! Jazzed. He's showing his age, and worse for the wear, but hoping that Tom can help me restore this Ives water tower a bit and pretty him up. He came with a friend, a semaphore that needs restoration. 

Carey, replacement spouts and counter weights are available for your water tower.

Steve

 

 

 

 

Went down to my train club last night and ran my new (to me) L1 Mikado.

picked this prewar American Flyer O-gauge set up yesterday, I'm thinking 1937 from the hook and loop couplers. Haven't put it on my loop of track yet, but on the stand after lube and oil in runs like a Swiss watch. Headlight as well as caboose light has been stripped away years ago, and some decorations are gone. Paint and decals on all pieces need some tending to. I seen this set at a local flea market at least 3 to 4 years ago, drop back by there two weeks ago and it was still there. I made a offer on it but it was to low, although the owner came down on the price so I accepted. question is should a strip them and restore or leave them as they are?

Carey TeaRose posted:

Just won this!! Jazzed. He's showing his age, and worse for the wear, but hoping that Tom can help me restore this Ives water tower a bit and pretty him up. He came with a friend, a semaphore that needs restoration. 

 

 

 

 

glad you found one. looks like about the shape mine is in. a black plastic straw makes a decent water spout.

Not RR related, but my wife and I went to a glass blowing place over the weekend and she just picked up what we'd made (they have to be cured in a high temp area for a while slowly going down in temps, otherwise it'll crack). This is about 2.5" across. I used green and gold for the ET&WNC (or Southern RR) colors...

It's about the only art form I'd never worked in before. If you've never done this, I highly suggest it as it's really fun.

I have an Ives water tower just like that. Mine has the spout and is in a little better shape.  Sits on my layout.

jim pastorius posted:

I have an Ives water tower just like that. Mine has the spout and is in a little better shape.  Sits on my layout.

its so darn cute! Much more interesting than the new ones. 

Not sure about "cute" but it is nicer than a bunch of other ones I have seen. It sits on the layout with some other RR items that my deceased wife had bought me. Of course, they are a special part of my "accumulation".

I would leave the AF set as is. there is great nostalgia there.

Bob C.

doubled my Ives transition pieces with the boxcar (some where there is a pile of orphan doors for these and the Lionel cars)

and picked up a really nice box for $3

Got these real nice Athearn O scale  box cars in one Ebay auction and then the three below  in another.  The caboose is a 1930's Walthers Crestline kit that needs some rehab.  The last four boxcars, I think, are all Walthers kit build as well.

nice items

Bob C.

Also picked up this project which is an early Lionel 252 loco and three 529 or 629 passenger cars.  Not sure what colors I'll repaint them yet, but I'm being tempted by the LCT orange and Blue

At my first York I picked up 5 G gauge pieces of rolling stock from Charles Ro.

I just received my first engine with another car from him.  And a bunch more LGB track from another source.

The small garden layout (some day) will be a military theme. He has some nice 1:29 scale military stock.

Here is the USMC GP 7/9 with it's cars. I haven't put on all the rails and fancy stuff just a quick inventory pictures. 

US Army next.

Big learning curve for me playing with G gauge and DC

Still having fun

Larry

Bought an Lionel S Gauge AF PE set and add on cars from a forum member earlier in the month. Ran it for the first time today. OK Cool for me.

Dennis Holler posted:

Got these real nice Athearn O scale  box cars in one Ebay auction and then the three below  in another.  The caboose is a 1930's Walthers Crestline kit that needs some rehab.  The last four boxcars, I think, are all Walthers kit build as well.

I think you and I were watching the same listing/auction.  I also think there is another on E bay now referencing the top CB&Q reefer.  Nice haul!!!!!

Just curious Are the Lionel-made Am. Flyer trains made the same as the older S gauge ones ? ie:  Current pick up in the tender, the chuffer ??   Do they use a can motor ?

jim pastorius posted:

Just curious Are the Lionel-made Am. Flyer trains made the same as the older S gauge ones ? ie:  Current pick up in the tender, the chuffer ??   Do they use a can motor ?

The tender has pick ups on the axels, I haven't pulled the shell on the engine yet, so I can't tell you. It has the same controller as the Lionel chief, but can be run from either transformer or the remote. The guys in the S scale forum would be the experts. I like it. It actually looks just like the scale versions. Not like a toy looking RTR set.

Snagged me a terrific custom-built piece for my Std. Gauge layout- a deco style 36" long wood viaduct with 6 lights, for my 1:24 cars and some Barclay people.