Buy anything cool lately?

Well goodness  its  SEABOARD Day !!!!!!!!!

just not sure if its the day to come out of the box!!!

Any chance you could post a pick? Love them Seaboards!

Picked up this awesome locomotive off of the Nassua hobby web site. I ordered on Wednesday and got it Friday, pretty good for free shipping. F.y.i. Lionel legacy c-420, great sounds and a great runner

Beautiful! Love it. Thanks for sharing!

Gary,

Item SEABOARD.  LIONEL LEGACY,  34757,  see the box, above

would you like it !!??

email in profile, as I do not see your listed-- thanks

Here ya go

Would I like it? You bet I would, but wifey says I have to pay the electric bill first, if you get my drift...I am preparing space for a train room in the garage (we don't have basements in Florida) and have a lot of work do before I can start on a layout. Until then I have to live vicariously through forumer's layouts, displays, modeling and cool purchases. 

We don't have basements out here in So Cal either so you're not a lone. I just got my garage cleaned up and build my first L Girder layout and so far so good. I haven't laid the track yet but in time I will.  Just think of all the time you have to plan that awesome layout and it will happen.

After years on the run, the last of the UP "Gang of Six" was captured by the Isle of Denial Special Investigations Unit. The capture was complicated by a few "bounty hunters" also seeking to capture the suspect, but the IDSIU was successful in making the arrest seconds before the suspect escaped.

Nicknamed "Rio", the suspect was captured without incident early yesterday evening hiding in Dallas, TX. The suspect is being extradited to a holding facility in California where the rest of the gang is being held. There have been reports of an alleged mastermind behind the gang, nicknamed the Flag Bearer, who is a locomotive of interest and a BOLO has been issued. Stand by for future reports.

Lionel Ge Dash-9 Demo w/ RailSounds from Lionel's 1996 Catalog

I'm nopt going to lie to you that is an awesome looking locomotive the black paint scheme makes it look mean.

True, I totally agree, I have scale, 0-27, and standard o, with tons of different road names. I just buy what I like.

Plus I have a 4'x8' layout with 0-31 curves, so I can't run almost all scale locos and cars...

Not exactly a model train, but a 1972 Lionel Reunion knife money clip.

Robert Osterhoff's book Inside the Lionel Trains Fun Factory mentions a Lionel reunion that occurred in Cedar Grove NJ in 1972, one the mementos was this item.

This great running clockwork Dorfan 154 steamer arrived today. The only casting flaw is the drawbar post is broken off, but not from zinc past.

Steve

1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport with Sportsroof. One of my favorite real cars that I have all but given up ever finding a decent one to buy. But now I have it in 1/43 scale to place on the layout when running 'modern' trains. Made by Green Light for under $20.....VERY nice.

Great find.  I wasn't really into Blue Oval in my youth, but I loved the 1971 and 1972 Torinos and Ranchero's. I just loved the lines of the cars. The '57, '71 and '72 Rancheros are on my fantasy pickup collection list along with the '59, '60, '69, '70, '71 and '72 El Caminos (wasn't that much of a Bow Tie fan either). Seems the Rancheros and El Caminos were popular in two states -- California and Texas. Sales were lukewarm everywhere else.

New powered desert storm Lionel SD40-2 from 2002, not a perfect match for MTH dummy unit but it works for me.

I also got 2 Atlas O Master Series cars for $60 at a bogo sale:

Burlington 50' PS-1 Double-Door Boxcar

ACF 33,000 gal tank car

They can run on my O-31 curves because I put washers in between the trucks and body, so they don't rub against any of the brake line details.

in response to the thread title: yes!

an Overland Palace Poultry car.     This will be a fun challenge to prep and paint.    The door slides open showing the drovers area; there are sliding end doors for feeding as its a two level car.    One of the finest models ever made [total production 125 pieces].     Lucky to have decals coming.

That is going to make a great looking car. 

Thanks for posting

A McCoy 288 Northwest Apples Reefer arrived today.

Steve

I have bought a few things some cool some not so cool bumpers not very cool but needed. 6 ameritown buildings pretty cool enjoying building then. ameritown furniture factory will be cool to build once it's here. but the coolest thing I got. which I can't wait to get started on it I picked up a bunch of rock master castings so I can make some rock molds. I am looking forward to doing that. don't know why but I am . also got some trees to build too. not sure how I feel about those . looks to be a lot of work   but 7 different rock molds and a retaining wall mold should be fun .

The new mth ge hybrid (railking) moddel...

Atlas SD35 and MTH U-25B

Also purchased a K-Line J1e Hudson that will be sent off to be 2 railed this week and reserved a pair of Sunset F7s. I have one more in my sights then I need to cool the afterburner for a while ;-)

Nice; very nice!

Gilly

BTW, I did receive my 3rd Rail N&W "M". No pics, yet. It is a spectacular model.

For my Birthday, my wife bought me a new buffer!  Wore out the old one!

And, tickets to Trans Am Nationals!

Of course (weary sigh)...


... with more on the way!

Well, I'm slow to pop in but it's been a good week.

My LHS emailed last week about the Weaver Army Medical Trailer TOFC arriving and I jumped in and had him put one aside for me.

And Then:

My Rio Grande MTH Imperial Railking Challenger arrived !!! Link Here

Thankfully I'd been saving for this one since I ordered it so long ago.

Note; All pictures are linked to Mfg websites.

So I got the Weaver TOFC and the MTH ARMY Engineering cars at the same time.

Now, first I'll say the Engineering car is not nearly that bright green, once I knock the shine down it will be a close if not a proper OD Green.

The Weaver car is perfect in color and dead flat with exception of the Red Cross on the roof. I'll give that a pass, those were often added in a hurry with whatever red paint was found.

Richard at the LHS was kind enough to do a quick test of the Challenger for me on the store layout so No Worries there at all. It looks and sounds awesome !!!

All in All an Excellent weekend. Wallet is sure thinner tho  >:-)

lionmaster tmcc Challenger

Super chuff board

another Williams yellow bonnet b- unit

MTh yellow bonnet But not Santa Fe go figure it's a RMH Yellow bonnet ps 2.0 

072 fastrack loop

5 hoppers

5 more signals

santa fe passenger car

How about a set of Lionel B&O F3s form the 2004 catalog. I think these are the best run of F3s Lionel has done to date. They will pull a set of K-Line 21" B&O Lightweights. Should be a spectacular passenger train.

My LGB/Aster NGG13 Garratt ( Brass, G Scale) with synchronized smoke and sound and lights, etc.

I got these at a great price on Da Bay! 

These two 1:43 cars.  

A 1954 JEEP pickup by NEO, which is nice by itself but doubly so because it is such a perfect companion for the  American Excellence 1954 Willys Jeep Station wagon I got last month.

1966 Dodge Dart by White Box, which I bought purely because it is a plain-Jane family/motor pool version of a very, very boring car - no doubt this one had the 225 cid slant six and AM radio only, and maybe - maybe - if the owner splurged, air . . . models of cars this far away from the premium end of the automotive spectrum are very very hard to find!

A yet to be delivered Super Chuff board.  I'm hoping it arrives today so I can get it in over the weekend!