Buy anything cool lately?

@Dallas Joseph posted:

OK Bob........when they followed you home were they in a little RED WAGON that was attached to your hand.

Nice Pennsy stuff sir .

🤪😎

@RSJB18

IF my memory is correct it was you Bob that recently took the plunge into Reading.
This just showed up in an email from Mikes.

Steady now.

@pennsyfan posted:

@RSJB18

IF my memory is correct it was you Bob that recently took the plunge into Reading.
This just showed up in an email from Mikes.

Steady now.

yea.........

@RSJB18 posted:

yea.........

Hmm, I have a little bit of a trend going with the Reading Company 🤔

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Hmm, I have a little bit of a trend going with the Reading Company 🤔

Yea,  this.....

became this overnight......

and then I added....

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

Yea,  this.....

became this overnight......

and then I added....

Bob

Bob,

Isn't it amazing how those things just appear overnight. I think the elves bring them.

Bob

I just wish, though, the elves would pay for them

This just came in today.

My first auto boxcar with end doors.

@das boot posted:

Purchased a MTH 40' high cube to kit bash at the most recent York to parallel the METCA P-51 theme diesel. Using comic to art (Lichtenstein) and employing a comic storyboard concept as inspiration, I came up with this.

Would you make another one to sell? That is awesome.  

@bobfett posted:

Bob,

Isn't it amazing how those things just appear overnight. I think the elves bring them.

Bob

I really think it's the Gremlins that came with some of my not so great starter sets i sold. I think they hide under the train table, and when I'm not looking order and commit to buy things that show up on my door step.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. 🥹

I'm really liking these original  Williams freight cars. Really nice quality for the money! Trainz has some really nice prices.

Was going to show off my Menard's tankers, but my dogs found this in the backyard:

A 1615 switcher, from 1955, like new with all the boxes:

@Darrell posted:

Was going to show off my Menard's tankers, but my dogs found this in the backyard:

Kinda looks like Norma Baits Kitteh!  Even has the same attitude.

Named him Kuro Luna, means black moon, since we got him at night and all.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

I really think it's the Gremlins that came with some of my not so great starter sets i sold. I think they hide under the train table, and when I'm not looking order and commit to buy things that show up on my door step.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. 🥹

So the Voices talk to the Gremlins and the Gremlins use the web and Donnie wins?  What an arrangement!

Two K-Line boxcars (new in box) and a box of Marklin switches and parts.  $ 60.00 for the lot.

One of the boxcars is going to donate a truck to another car that came with a broken truck.  It'll be replaced with trucks from my truck stockpile.  Wanted to put a correct truck on the car.

The value of used freight cars has fallen to the point that cars are more valuable for parting out than for running.

@cbq9911a posted:

MY EDIT

The value of used freight cars has fallen to the point that cars are more valuable for parting out than for running.

Agreed - die cast trucks are usually more expensive than the freight cars to which they’re attached.

I'm a big fan of this artist's work, got his new book today.

I came across a random ebay auction about to end with no bids so I took a chance. 21 trees 6.5" and 4.5" sizes, some packs new, some used, for $21 after shipping. I'm happy with the quality/price ratio.

I just noticed I rushed the photo and the guy on the bench is having a rough day. 😆

@Tommy_F posted:

A 1615 switcher, from 1955, like new with all the boxes:

That's the one somebody needed a while back to shunt hoppers back and forth

@Darrell posted:

Named him Kuro Luna, means black moon, since we got him at night and all.

Tux approves......

@coach joe posted:

Kinda looks like Norma Baits Kitteh!  Even has the same attitude.

Yep- butt parked firmly on the ROW......

Nassau Hobby Warehouse Sale!

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

Nassau Hobby Warehouse Sale!

Nice collection from the sale and another good video Corey.

You did pretty darn well.  ( I like your partner helping with the opening...............I didn't notice any kitty treats being opened though. )

@Brooklyn Corey posted:

Nassau Hobby Warehouse Sale!

Going to have to re-watch later. My cat wants to play with your cat, or with the dinosaur

@RSJB18 posted:

Tux approves......

Yep- butt parked firmly on the ROW......

The world is so much better with four-legged people.  To bad two-legged ones can't learn from them

I went to Nasasau Hobbies yesterday to pick up my MTH UP auxiliary water tender and while looking at Nassau's custom MTH cars, I spotted an MTH tanker commemorating the US Navy's Blue Angels.  In past Memorial Day weekends, the Blue Angels preformed here at Jones Beach.  They always put on a great show and this tanker is perfect for the occasion

May have gone off the deep end.  Picked this stuff up yesterday.  65 or so plastic shoe size boxes of parts and trains needing repairs. 21 Cardboard boxes of trains and parts.  Included mostly Lionel O gauge items and parts but some HO (including Marklin and parts, some Standard Gauge, some #1 Gauge, some O scale (Diecast NW2 engine and cars). There were also two prototype signals.  I think one is from a switch and the other is some sort of Lantern plus a lantern that has been converted to a plug in light.  (The HO layout is from another expedition)

I looked at everything for over an hour trying to determine value but there was no way to calculate so went with gut instinct.  Then spent an hour trying to decide how dead I was going to be bringing all of this home and filling one side of the garage.  My wife's mini-van was packed front to back, including the passenger seat and floor!

I have no idea as to what I'm going to do with all of this stuff but I guess it's good since my wife said she won't kill me because then she would have to get rid of it all.

I got this postwar Lionel 6112-85 Canister Car on Stout for a reasonable price.  They listed it as unrun, and it and the box were in C8-9 condition.  That looks to be true.  I don't, as far as I know, have a blue car in my collection (engines yes), so I'm pretty happy with it.

For (father and son) Claire and John "Jack" Chennault (WWII legends) and for all those Lionel (Tiger) diesels, I did my frequent MTH 40' high cube boxcar purchase via Ebay and created a pop art cartoon inspired boxcar.

It's better to be lucky than good all day long!   A friend of mine who does some train collecting called me several months ago and asked me if I was interested in some New York Ontario and Western passenger coaches.  I had no idea what he was talking about but I said yes, absolutely. I was sure no one made anything like that for that railroad so whatever they were, we can work with it.  And part of my layout is New York Ontario and Western. I half expected someone took some old kit cars and painted them or something  along that line. Well, when I looked at them as I took them out of the boxes, I wondered if this was  a fairy tale? Who actually made something like this in NYO&W colors and this nice?. They were all brand new and really nicely detailed These really were a find. There is a postal baggage car, three coaches and a parlor car, Check them out. I sent my friend Jeff a note and told him had on coming . They were by MTH.

@Bill Park posted:

It's better to be lucky than good all day long!   A friend of mine who does some train collecting called me several months ago and asked me if I was interested in some New York Ontario and Western passenger coaches.  is a postal baggage car, three coaches and a parlor car, Check them out. I sent my friend Jeff a note and told him had on coming . They were by MTH.

Gorgeous cars, Bill!  You must be so glad you said yes. Those make a great looking consist and look especially good on your layout.

Thanks for posting.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Nice collection from the sale and another good video Corey.

You did pretty darn well.  ( I like your partner helping with the opening...............I didn't notice any kitty treats being opened though. )

Thanks!

@Guttersnipe posted:

Going to have to re-watch later. My cat wants to play with your cat, or with the dinosaur

🤣🤣 🐈🐈

@TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Gorgeous cars, Bill!  You must be so glad you said yes. Those make a great looking consist and look especially good on your layout.

Thanks for posting.

Ditto

Kuro Luna is a really nice looking "tuxedo cat", so called for their markings.  What language is "kuro"?

Ran our new Harry Potter set, adding a 2nd Dementor sound car and additional passenger car to make it a 5 car set. The Dementor sound cars were very unexpectedly, surprising fun to run. The european type steam engine made smoke rings just link post war steam engines of yesteryear.

@colorado hirailer posted:

Kuro Luna is a really nice looking "tuxedo cat", so called for their markings.  What language is "kuro"?

Kuro = black in Japanese.

@Bill Park posted:

It's better to be lucky than good all day long!   A friend of mine who does some train collecting called me several months ago and asked me if I was interested in some New York Ontario and Western passenger coaches.  I had no idea what he was talking about but I said yes, absolutely. I was sure no one made anything like that for that railroad so whatever they were, we can work with it.  And part of my layout is New York Ontario and Western. I half expected someone took some old kit cars and painted them or something  along that line. Well, when I looked at them as I took them out of the boxes, I wondered if this was  a fairy tale? Who actually made something like this in NYO&W colors and this nice?. They were all brand new and really nicely detailed These really were a find. There is a postal baggage car, three coaches and a parlor car, Check them out. I sent my friend Jeff a note and told him had on coming . They were by MTH.

WOW! That's a beautiful set Bill. So.....what's gonna pull 'em???????

@FrankRazz- sharp tanker!

@Brooklyn Corey- A great haul. I stayed away from the Nassau clearance sale.....not cause I wanted too.....( see @lionelflyer 's comment below.
"I have no idea as to what I'm going to do with all of this stuff but I guess it's good since my wife said she won't kill me because then she would have to get rid of it all."

Bob

Hi Bob,  I have an older Lionel F-3 A-B- A  set which I painted in NYO&W  colors 25 years ago and I have a new F-3 A&B  MTH set in O&W colors for diesels. For steam I have to look for a mohawk or something comparable to label and paint. We'll figure it out,

Made it back home to PA over the weekend and found two packages waiting for me…

First up, two beautiful gondolas from the great folks at NJ HiRailers - another entry in their NYNJ waterfront series (got an engine on order from them later this year!!!). These are Premier cars and are nicely detailed. The loads are VERY heavy, but can be easily removed. Since I lack the skills to weather them, I might just replace one with some pipes.

Next, are two cars I ordered from forum sponsor @E-Z Catch Train Shop. Bad influence @bobfett posted (a few pages ago) about a special run of Reading & Northern tank cars. Since the R&N runs through my neighborhood of NE Pennsylvania, and since I had a few of their engines, I HAD to order a pair. UNFORTUNATELY, when I went in to order them, I noticed another special run of NYC jade green hoppers… being an NYC fan, I couldn’t resist. Woe is me 😁😁😁 So I ended up with one of each. These are nicely done Raiking cars - may have to order the 2nd of each (Woe is me 😁😁😁).

Finally, I have to report a new, until now unknown disturbing version of the voices. The big reason I was back home last weekend was because we had tickets to the movie simulcast of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinee performance at the Cinemark Theaters which is just off Glenmora Boulevard in Moosic, PA. Just down the road is Grzyboski’s (a place with which I have a passing acquaintance). My car, it seems, hears the voices, and I found myself in their parking lot… A few weeks ago, I had seen a couple of 2-car sets of 21” passenger cars on their website (I really have to stop buying 21” passenger cars) which ran on the PRR as connecting service to other railroad. Since I already have a set of 21” Broadway Limited cars, I remember thinking that a few cars with connecting service to The Chief would be a nice addition to my roster. And so…

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it… beware of your cars!!!

My dear friend Paul....

Me thinks it's time for an intervention.....🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RSJB18 posted:

My dear friend Paul....

Me thinks it's time for an intervention.....🤣🤣🤣🤣

Intervention??? We don’t need no stinkin’ intervention

@Apples55 posted:

Made it back home to PA over the weekend and found two packages waiting for me…

First up, two beautiful gondolas from the great folks at NJ HiRailers - another entry in their NYNJ waterfront series (got an engine on order from them later this year!!!). These are Premier cars and are nicely detailed. The loads are VERY heavy, but can be easily removed. Since I lack the skills to weather them, I might just replace one with some pipes.

Next, are two cars I ordered from forum sponsor @E-Z Catch Train Shop. Bad influence @bobfett posted (a few pages ago) about a special run of Reading & Northern tank cars. Since the R&N runs through my neighborhood of NE Pennsylvania, and since I had a few of their engines, I HAD to order a pair. UNFORTUNATELY, when I went in to order them, I noticed another special run of NYC jade green hoppers… being an NYC fan, I couldn’t resist. Woe is me 😁😁😁 So I ended up with one of each. These are nicely done Raiking cars - may have to order the 2nd of each (Woe is me 😁😁😁).

Finally, I have to report a new, until now unknown disturbing version of the voices. The big reason I was back home last weekend was because we had tickets to the movie simulcast of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinee performance at the Cinemark Theaters which is just off Glenmora Boulevard in Moosic, PA. Just down the road is Grzyboski’s (a place with which I have a passing acquaintance). My car, it seems, hears the voices, and I found myself in their parking lot… A few weeks ago, I had seen a couple of 2-car sets of 21” passenger cars on their website (I really have to stop buying 21” passenger cars) which ran on the PRR as connecting service to other railroad. Since I already have a set of 21” Broadway Limited cars, I remember thinking that a few cars with connecting service to The Chief would be a nice addition to my roster. And so…

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it… beware of your cars!!!

Not just mice, really nice

So now the voices are conspiring with Donnie's Gremlins and your car.  The dark side of the force is strong with these voices.

I guess this qualifies as COOL, at least for me. Southern Pacific stuff is not always easy to find in O scale. This K-Line SP Overnight boxcar arrived today in the mail. It was NIB, at least until I took it out of the box and put it on the track.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

I guess this qualifies as COOL, at least for me. Southern Pacific stuff is not always easy to find in O scale. This K-Line SP Overnight boxcar arrived today in the mail. It was NIB, at least until I took it out of the box and put it on the track.

It would be cool in any gauge. I have seen one of them, and that was custom painted

A pair of RMT tidewater tank cars, a little bit of bayonne rides my rails.

I got a quote back from Tim at Mianne Benchwork today and placed the order for my 4' x 18' layout extension.  It should take about 3 weeks.

I have a LOT of trains and shelving units to move out of the way to make room for the extension.   

And, of course I'll be buying some plywood.  I don't have a vehicle that can transport 4x8 sheets of plywood; I will have to have it delivered.

Cool?

Knowledge is cool

So today I gave myself a gift of knowledge   A book I have been after a long long time , but usually is found in Europe and costs a bomb ( and postage to Australia is a killer) , but this one came from Aussie ePay , so I had to have it ! First time I have seen it listed locally

The freight between here and Australia is killer.  Have a distant (take that both ways) relative in Sydney, and she wanted a book that one of our other relatives had, (family heir loom)  The book is still in print, but again a particular possession, and It cost three times it's value to send it to her,  Yet the sentimental value made it worth it  congrats on your new addition to your library

@VinceL posted:

I got a quote back from Tim at Mianne Benchwork today and placed the order for my 4' x 18' layout extension.  It should take about 3 weeks.

I have a LOT of trains and shelving units to move out of the way to make room for the extension.   

And, of course I'll be buying some plywood.  I don't have a vehicle that can transport 4x8 sheets of plywood; I will have to have it delivered.

That is why, not only Model railroaders, but just about everyone needs a pick-up truck.  If you know how to attach plywood to benchwork, though, why don't you save a few bucks and build the bench work yourself.  Home Depot also rents trucks by the hour.  if you pick the right time they will have some kind of discount, and the truck would only be an additional $60.00 for three hours

I bought a MTH SD-24 in Southern.  Ran it last night.  Simply gorgeous.

John

@Guttersnipe posted:

That is why, not only Model railroaders, but just about everyone needs a pick-up truck.

I agree, or a small utility trailer.

@Guttersnipe posted:

That is why, not only Model railroaders, but just about everyone needs a pick-up truck.  If you know how to attach plywood to benchwork, though, why don't you save a few bucks and build the bench work yourself.  Home Depot also rents trucks by the hour.  if you pick the right time they will have some kind of discount, and the truck would only be an additional $60.00 for three hours

I rarely need to haul anything as large as a sheet of plywood.  I have a large SUV which can handle long items (10' PVC pipe) but it can't quite handle something 4' wide.  For these rare occasions I have the items delivered.  Lowes will only charge me $35 to deliver the plywood.

I have built my own benchwork in 2 of the houses that we have lived in.  I have a 28' x 28' trainroom in our present home, and I wanted an around the room layout.  Also, I wanted 2 levels (O gauge on lower level and G gauge on upper level).  I was not interested in tackling such a large project.  The Mianne benchwork was a great solution.  It took a lot of plywood to cover that benchwork.

I guess we all have different priorities in life and model railroading.

@VinceL posted:

I rarely need to haul anything as large as a sheet of plywood.  I have a large SUV which can handle long items (10' PVC pipe) but it can't quite handle something 4' wide.  For these rare occasions I have the items delivered.  Lowes will only charge me $35 to deliver the plywood.

I have built my own benchwork in 2 of the houses that we have lived in.  I have a 28' x 28' trainroom in our present home, and I wanted an around the room layout.  Also, I wanted 2 levels (O gauge on lower level and G gauge on upper level).  I was not interested in tackling such a large project.  The Mianne benchwork was a great solution.  It took a lot of plywood to cover that benchwork.

I guess we all have different priorities in life and model railroading.

That's a bargain and no risk damaging your SUV. I needed about 400 bricks for a patio expansion recently and the mason yard wanted $200 to deliver. I made 3 trips and got them all to the house as I needed them.

PSJ,  Sorry to pry, but what was the weight of those bricks?   Still three trips is less the $200. Vince, (pun) intended, any project in evolving O and/or G gauge's is a large project.  I'm having a hard time trying to picture what you are doing.  My first thought on this writing was shelf work, like that of Trainman Televison's 1/20.2, but then you seem to be talking about some kind of mid-room level. And then, about the SUV, back before I had my pickup I had 77 full size Oldsmobile, wagon, I used mainly for pulling my boat. (better for pulling out of water, because of extra weight on the back wheels) but it had a bed that I did have a four by eight piece of plywood in/on so that I could put a couple of bails of hay on , when taking my buddy's horse to the races.  Sorry for teh consternation.

How about a Weaver Morning Hiawatha? This is an add to the afternoon version with the flared tail. I just have got to get the upper track laid to run the sets.

@Apples55 posted:

Nice looking tanker, but there is something odd about the kerning of the word Reading.

@PRRMP54 posted:

Nice looking tanker, but there is something odd about the kerning of the word Reading.

Perhaps a optical delusion.

Picked this up at Reningers last weekend for a great price.  Ran it around a bit to burn off the old fluid, added Mega Steam and it smokes like a champ.

@Fatman posted:

Cool?

Knowledge is cool

So today I gave myself a gift of knowledge   A book I have been after a long long time , but usually is found in Europe and costs a bomb ( and postage to Australia is a killer) , but this one came from Aussie ePay , so I had to have it ! First time I have seen it listed locally

Thanks for the info.  Curious I looked it up, I found none on the online book place.  Checked around.  Sounds like a good book.  Internet searched for fun,  lots of high prices and all of a sudden, a used one on the online book place.   I wont tell the price, but a burger and fries meal is about right.  It's coming book rate, 2 weeks, should be fun. 

@RSJB18 posted:

That's a bargain and no risk damaging your SUV. I needed about 400 bricks for a patio expansion recently and the mason yard wanted $200 to deliver. I made 3 trips and got them all to the house as I needed them.

OK Bob.......how many miles from the mason yard ?

3 trips at  $ .85 per mile and the outlandish amount for your hourly rate, comes to what ?

( I was pretty young so I have an excuse .....when I hauled 700 to 800 lbs. of old farmhouse 12"×12" × 4ft foundation stone from my brothers property 60 miles away in my shorty 1992 Dodge Caravan / 3.3 V6..............13 trips.

Maybe it's wisdom 🤔.......but somehow I feel more intelligent now! !???

I got this MTH BNSF SD45 yesterday, This is the 2nd MTH SD45 I've purchased with the first one being the Southern Pacific One that I sold in 2017 (boy I regret letting that one go).

@Dallas Joseph posted:

OK Bob.......how many miles from the mason yard ?

3 trips at  $ .85 per mile and the outlandish amount for your hourly rate, comes to what ?

( I was pretty young so I have an excuse .....when I hauled 700 to 800 lbs. of old farmhouse 12"×12" × 4ft foundation stone from my brothers property 60 miles away in my shorty 1992 Dodge Caravan / 3.3 V6..............13 trips.

Maybe it's wisdom 🤔.......but somehow I feel more intelligent now! !???

Ok Ridicules', but true. Back in the late sixties, my Dad sent me to pick up to the Hardware/Lumber store, twice to pick up six bags of Cement mix, in a 56 Buick sedan.  The point is that even then it would have been better to have a pickup,, and it was before vans came into being.  And had I shown up for a date in a van. her dad would not leg her go. 

@VHubbard  at that price its a super bargain! Well done ... Yeah the US does have a few copies floating about , but 99% of sellers don't bother offering International Book Rate so it cost a bomb to ship here In most cases more than the cost of the book itself .

I am a patient man tho lol , with many saved searches ... so when it turned up online this week I can be pretty sure its the first time one had been locally listed in at least 4 years

Just purchased 47 Plasticville buildings for our seasonal neighborhood train layout. This will be our third year. Our first year had a polar express theme that was featured in CTT magazine and last year it featured Disney Frozen. This year we will try to create a 50’s themed layout featuring Plasticville buildings and Lionel accessories. Here is a picture of the Plasticville pieces we will invorporate

@ScoutingDad

https://ogrforum.com/...2#175005213619366052

My obs looked like your picture; but I had to go in the attic to check. Shurnuf it’s the Morning Train. Was the prototype really devoid of lights on the tail?

Selling more than I am buying since retiring, but every now and again picking up items from lines in the Northeast. Today I bought from Trainz two Atlas 50' PS-1 boxcars - Maine Central (Atlas 6585-1) and Napierville Junction (Atlas 8863). One was too expensive and the other pretty darn cheap so the purchase balanced out!  I don't know anything about Napierville Junction, but I saw reference to Rouses Point, NY online in an article. In the 70's I frequented a great bar with live bands in Rouses Point called the Saxony. Putt-putted over from Vermont on my Honda CB200T and would park next to a lineup of Harley Hogs and Kawasaki Z1000s.  Surprised I didn't get the stuffing knocked out of me just for having the gall.

MTH Premier SD70ACE

@Mooner. Bought one from them too. I lived in Naperville IL for years, just had to get one of the Napierville box cars. I'll just pretend its Naperville Junction.  Maybe I'll get rid of the "i". So its spelled right.

Like your "justification" most power to youz

@Mooner posted:

Selling more than I am buying since retiring, but every now and again picking up items from lines in the Northeast. Today I bought from Trainz two Atlas 50' PS-1 boxcars - Maine Central (Atlas 6585-1) and Napierville Junction (Atlas 8863). One was too expensive and the other pretty darn cheap so the purchase balanced out!  I don't know anything about Napierville Junction, but I saw reference to Rouses Point, NY online in an article. In the 70's I frequented a great bar with live bands in Rouses Point called the Saxony. Putt-putted over from Vermont on my Honda CB200T and would park next to a lineup of Harley Hogs and Kawasaki Z1000s.  Surprised I didn't get the stuffing knocked out of me just for having the gall.

Tolerance is a major virtue, especially among Bikers

@Prewarrkt posted:

Just purchased 47 Plasticville buildings for our seasonal neighborhood train layout. This will be our third year. Our first year had a polar express theme that was featured in CTT magazine and last year it featured Disney Frozen. This year we will try to create a 50’s themed layout featuring Plasticville buildings and Lionel accessories. Here is a picture of the Plasticville pieces we will invorporate

That looks  like fun, just started here this year, so i'm going to have to look back at the last two layouts, but can't wait to see how this one turns out.  Would love to hear more about Neighborhood layouts, although I don't think it would apply where I live

@pennsyfan  As far as I can tell there were no lights on the end of the tail. There appear to be side marker lights.  This photo for the Wenona shows a horn on the top slope.  Wenona   

1935  first two Beaver Tail cars were the Nokomis and Wenonah featured the sloped beaver tail and 2 curved windows. These versions also had the tongue off the end.

1936 - 37ish second pair of Beaver Tails the Omewe and Opeche and featured a change in the tail windows across the back and lost the tongue. There are marker lights on the top sides of these cars. This 1937 version is what Weaver apparently modeled.

1939 saw the Art Deco finned Beaver Tails - Miller, Merrill, Earling, and Mitchell. These appear to have a red marker light built into the top of the fin structure.

The SkyTops eventually replaced these in service.

Former Member posted:

I found this on that one site the day before my birfday. Ive been looking for this for a year and a half. The frame is a Micheal's off the shelf. Looks nice

"Those were the days, my Friend, we thought they would never end."  But puters have taken over, and while hopefully the rails never end, we have to content that our off spring will hopefully continue our fling

I recently acquired this Custom Dioramics resin M1934 squad tent off eBay. I'd never seen one before and though I could say I wish I could get more, I only have room for one anyway.

My plan is to mount it on a board with strings to represent the needed ropes and blend in the scenery around it when it's done.

@p51 posted:

I recently acquired this Custom Dioramics resin M1934 squad tent off eBay. I'd never seen one before and though I could say I wish I could get more, I only have room for one anyway.

My plan is to mount it on a board with strings to represent the needed ropes and blend in the scenery around it when it's done.

I like the idea, however  I might go with a circus,  Looks like an excellent sideling to park, Circus cars on

Why do I do this ...???

Is it cool ?

Should I be locked up for my own safety ?

More ( sort of ) info here

https://ogrforum.com/...1#175005213644021651

If anyone has any info please let me know ( I can find stuff all ?)

@Dallas Joseph posted:

OK Bob.......how many miles from the mason yard ?

3 trips at  $ .85 per mile and the outlandish amount for your hourly rate, comes to what ?

( I was pretty young so I have an excuse .....when I hauled 700 to 800 lbs. of old farmhouse 12"×12" × 4ft foundation stone from my brothers property 60 miles away in my shorty 1992 Dodge Caravan / 3.3 V6..............13 trips.

Maybe it's wisdom 🤔.......but somehow I feel more intelligent now! !???

The yard was a 34 mile round trip

34 x 3 x .85 = $86.70......and according to the CEO, I work for free!
Besides, since all of the bricks had to be moved from the driveway to the back yard, we were able to break up the moving too.

Bob

Wait a minute Fatman...its NOT clockwork!  It says "Powered by a 6 volt or 41/2 volt battery" .  The box also reads" Made in England" so because its marked with the country of origin it was likely produced for export, which was how much of England's toy production in the immediate post war period was used (to generate hard currency at home). I tried "colectrotor" on my Google Search but no joy, not even one hit even an irrelevant one.  The box is very inexpensive cardboard construction hence it was likely a reasonably inexpensive toy when first offered.

Its cool, I like it, sort of an interurban type train.  Good luck finding info on it...please post if you do

Don

Don and Fatman,

I always love a Google search challenge.  By entering “Electrotor” with the quotations and then selecting Images, I found auction site hits selling the motors in British pounds, for 6 volts DC, and specifically for model trains, boats, and other toys supposedly from the 40s and 50s.  Cool find!

Give it a try … although I must say that name doesn’t exactly roll off the tip of the tongue, British accent or no :-). I wondered whether that choice may have affected sales.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

@TomlinsonRunRR- hey neat find, I can see that I messed up when I read the box as colectorotor but I also tried electrorotor and got almost nothing as well.  I did get the era correct, likely 50's early post war. Anyway it was a great find

Don

I don't think you need to worry about your own safety.  While it is not something I would buy, IT IS YOUR cool, enjoy.  I do like the style of the cars, with that I would believe it might be something from the "30's, well worth preservation, anyway.

Looks like we have a pre/early postwar O scale Baldwin(Walthers) GG1. Similar to but not an Alexander GG1.

@Dennis Holler, Wow, that gg1 looks like it was built tough enough to plow right through Berlin and take out the Nazis in one shot. The stuff I learn about from you guys is amazing!

@Don McErlean and @TomlinsonRunRR  My Google-fu is strong LOL ... but occasionally I find things not even google ( or Bing, or DuckDuckGo) doesn't know about 

I concur it was probably a cheapy set marketed by a third party who didn't even see fit to put their name on the box , I have an "inkling" it might be the infancy of the company Nulli Secundus ( Child's & Smith) , who in the early 50's briefly marketed a line of toys powered by electrotor, a rotating plane and helicopter ... perhaps this train set was them dipping their toes into the water ? All conjecture , just a theory ..

From .. https://fineart.hallsgb.com/au...?lot=110045&sd=1

However the Belgian/Dutch collector " Playbird" ( who's linked site is no longer active ) posted on a toy collector forum the only image of a set I could find in over a week of searching ... interestingly his box had the instruction label ( I havent got mine yet but it wasnt shown in the auction listing , so I am presuming it is gone ) ... but infuriatingly , said label has no manufacturer details either

Photo credit to "Playbird"

Googling "Toby" with electrotor gains me nada as well lol

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

@Dennis Holler, Wow, that gg1 looks like it was built tough enough to plow right through Berlin and take out the Nazis in one shot. The stuff I learn about from you guys is amazing!

Definitely no zincpest with Bronze doorstops lol..  They are fun for sure.

@Dennis Holler posted:

Looks like we have a pre/early postwar O scale Baldwin(Walthers) GG1. Similar to but not an Alexander GG1.

What a beast! WOW!

Does it run?

@RSJB18 posted:

What a beast! WOW!

Does it run?

We shall see when it shows up, but I don't anticipate any major issues that cleaning and lube won't solve.

@RSJB18 posted:

The yard was a 34 mile round trip

34 x 3 x .85 = $86.70......and according to the CEO, I work for free!
Besides, since all of the bricks had to be moved from the driveway to the back yard, we were able to break up the moving too.

Bob

Just threw my stone ( with the help of a couple 2× 10s ) off the back of the Caravan onto the end of the gravel driveway.

The CEO says you work for free Bob ?.........that was your choice.

Gotta love this lack of WISDOM we've experienced Bob.

I've added one more Hudson to my fleet. The bottom Hudson is from the Postwar Celebration series. I was shocked to see one at the local train shop split from the rest of the Super O set. Runs great and smokes great. Probably be my go to now to keep some miles off my other Hudsons.

Latest haul from Model Tech Studios

2 canoes, warehouse worker pushing dolly,

buoys, trash cans  

Really like the silver roof walk!

Faced with a smaller train room in our new house, I sprang into action & took advantage of a Mr Muffin sale & snagged this MTH Rdg switcher, in a favorite paint scheme.   The hopper is a used MTH off the bay, appropriate for our new location.

Rich in WV

KofC Boxcar honoring the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance (Lionel SKU 2301350).

@paulp575 posted:

KofC Boxcar honoring the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance (Lionel SKU 2301350).

Can’t find it using SKU , K OF C or “One Nation Under God”. Where did you get it?

Beautiful, please don't weather it, In fact about five coats of clear varish would be great.

@paulp575 posted:

KofC Boxcar honoring the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance (Lionel SKU 2301350).

Really nice Paul.  Lionel hit this one out of the park.

@pennsyfan posted:

Can’t find it using SKU , K OF C or “One Nation Under God”. Where did you get it?

Order it here: https://www.kofc5103.org/

My dad gave me a Southern Pacific Mi Jack for my Birthday

@Big Jim posted:

Order it here: https://www.kofc5103.org/

Yes, they just answered me. I was going to post the same. I ordered one.

Well, the good folks at METCA have done it to me again… wasn’t able to resist one of their recent custom run Lionel H-15-44’s in New Jersey Central livery. While I don’t limit my purchases to a specific time frame or railroad, I have been trying to pick up pieces from any roads that ran in my current neck of the woods in NE Pennsylvania. From what I’ve read, Scranton was the western terminus of the NJC. Again, from what I’ve read, Raymond Lowey had a hand in the design of the H-15-44’s… while it doesn’t live up to the T1 or GG1, there is something interesting about their boxy look. I particularly like the cab windows. Another great job by METCA!!!

Interestingly, the paint scheme closely resembles my brother’s first engine (now under my care!!!) - a post war NJC 621 switcher.

And in an odd coincidence, I was in Scranton on Saturday for dinner, and on the way home, I passed the old CNJ Freight Station. I hope someone is able to restore the building.

AS Toy man said to me when I ent him some pictures wow Wow WOW and holy cow

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Really nice Paul.  Lionel hit this one out of the park.

@paulp575 posted:

KofC Boxcar honoring the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance (Lionel SKU 2301350).

Just got it last night. The website now says sold out.

Can I add G purchase to this post?

@Apples55 posted:

Well, the good folks at METCA have done it to me again… wasn’t able to resist one of their recent custom run Lionel H-15-44’s in New Jersey Central livery. While I don’t limit my purchases to a specific time frame or railroad, I have been trying to pick up pieces from any roads that ran in my current neck of the woods in NE Pennsylvania. From what I’ve read, Scranton was the western terminus of the NJC. Again, from what I’ve read, Raymond Lowey had a hand in the design of the H-15-44’s… while it doesn’t live up to the T1 or GG1, there is something interesting about their boxy look. I particularly like the cab windows. Another great job by METCA!!!

No need to justify your purchases to us Paul......you are among friends......🤣🤣😈😈😃

Bob

@RSJB18 posted:

No need to justify your purchases to us Paul......you are among friends......🤣🤣😈😈😃

Bob

🤣🤣🤣... Speak for yourself. Justify away Paul. Think of this as your confessional booth.

My Baldwin/Walthers GG1 finally showed up. Actually I just opened the box. It’s set up for two rail. This one has a bronze shell casting., about 18 pounds lol. Quite the doorstop.

Bet the arrival was kick you know what

@Guttersnipe posted:

Bet the arrival was kick you know what

It was a good thing, I was happy to take ownership of such a fine vintage blob of metal.

@Dennis Holler posted:

My Baldwin/Walthers GG1 finally showed up. Actually I just opened the box. It’s set up for two rail. This one has a bronze shell casting., about 18 pounds lol. Quite the doorstop.

Nice find.

BUT, will it run on O27 curves?

Even though I am an O guy, we also have a G layout at the club.

So I bought a Bachmann Eggliner for fun.

I finally found the SD45 I've been looking for, I had this one before but sold it in 2018. Now I got it again after searching for about 6 months.

@RSJB18 posted:

No need to justify your purchases to us Paul......you are among friends......🤣🤣😈😈😃

Bob

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

🤣🤣🤣... Speak for yourself. Justify away Paul. Think of this as your confessional booth.

Come now, gentlemen… I am not justifying my weakness, nor does it need any justification. I would have thought that, by now, you would have realized that trains are their own justification in and of themselves

And as for the confessional booth, Donnie, having two replaced knees, kneeling for a prolonged period of time is definitely off the table - forgive me fellow forumites for I have bought another train

@Lionelski posted:

Nice find.

BUT, will it run on O27 curves?

Not even close lol. 48” radius yes

I got this 3 car set for $60 from a tier 4 set breakup. They're not scale and the yellow color isn't great. I'm not sure if I'll keep them forever, but they're mine for now 😆

They may not be scale, in a world that doesn't worry about scale curves, the question is how do they look in consist.   They look great in the photo

@PRRick posted:

I got this 3 car set for $60 from a tier 4 set breakup.

That's a great deal!

Ordered this for my dad for Father’s Day. I will take a better picture once he opens it.

Dad will love it

I picked up this flatcar with bulkheads  on the bay. Just what I needed to replace my PW flatcar.

@pennsyfan posted:

I picked up this flatcar with bulkheads  on the bay. Just what I needed to replace my PW flatcar.

Bob,

That's a great looking car and pay load and a great looking setting you've put it in. Kudos on all accounts!

Tomlinson Run Railroad

@TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Bob,

That's a great looking car and pay load and a great looking setting you've put it in. Kudos on all accounts!

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Thanks so much!

@Dennis Holler posted:

It was a good thing, I was happy to take ownership of such a fine vintage blob of metal.

Totally

And the NYC obsession continues. Picked up an old school conventional MTH mohawk and some MTH cars. After a little tlc she's a nice smooth runner. Was actually able to fix the smoke unit! Love the detail on this and the Hudson for  conventional size engines!

Might as well get triple duty out of this guy! MTH RK NH GP9

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Have a post on the WTB for a ps1 fan driven smoker!

BTW, MTH still sells PS1 Smoke Units.

@Darrell posted:

Thank you sir! Just found it on their site. I actually fiddled around with the original smoke unit. Got it to run off a single heat element with straight track power. The circuit board was dead on the low side element. I may still look into a fan driven unit. Thanks for the heads up!

At least this next consist is a Union Pacific! Got a great deal for the this 90's LTI Dash 8 from a fellow forum member! Super clean unit. I just cleaned out all the baby poop brown grease, cleaned up the gears, and put some red and tacky in the right spots. Didn't have any unibody tankers , so I took advantage of Trainz 10% sale. Along with a smoking UP caboose! It just brings me back to the 90's when I could only dream of being able to afford a dash 8.

"Smokin" hot in a good why. congrats

These were delivered yesterday. Just to be different I videoed the new box cars rolling down the track rather than static photos. These are all nicely detailed models, I'm pleased. And my first white box car, which in the real world probably didn't stay white for long! LoL

Okay, weird right, Lehigh Valley box cars on a western railroad. Probably not likely, but I got them because my son is off to Lehigh College, Bethlehem, PA this fall to pursue an EE degree. It's his freshman year, and I thought it would be nice to have a reminder of him on my layout.

This just in from the Holly Beach Train Depot

Great design, Larry

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

These were delivered yesterday. Just to be different I videoed the new box cars rolling down the track rather than static photos. These are all nicely detailed models, I'm pleased. And my first white box car, which in the real world probably didn't stay white for long! LoL

Okay, weird right, Lehigh Valley box cars on a western railroad. Probably not likely, but I got them because my son is off to Lehigh College, Bethlehem, PA this fall to pursue an EE degree. It's his freshman year, and I thought it would be nice to have a reminder of him on my layout.

Very nice Scott. IIRC there's a nice little railroad that used to run in those parts....you may want to look for some of their equipment to pull those cars.....

@RSJB18 posted:

Very nice Scott. IIRC there's a nice little railroad that used to run in those parts....you may want to look for some of their equipment to pull those cars.....

Have you driven by the Railyards recently.   Frequently I drive down the 10 Freeway here in Cali.  alongside the old SP yards, and I see some stuff you wouldn't necessarily believe.  About a year ago I saw an actual Caboose.  wasn't long before that, A feather Western Pacific, boxcar.  Anything can happen anywhere. The railroads have an empty car, as long as it runs and there is a load for it, it gets run.  By the way great looking car.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

These were delivered yesterday. Just to be different I videoed the new box cars rolling down the track rather than static photos. These are all nicely detailed models, I'm pleased. And my first white box car, which in the real world probably didn't stay white for long! LoL

Excellent idea of the video Scott.

That slower speed allows a good look at each of the boxcars.  Nice.

I bought some MTH Premier Union Pacific passenger cars

Picked up some shells on eBay and fixed 'em up using parts I had lying around...

Mitch