Buy anything cool lately?

I have one O gauge AF steam engine and bought it at a show cheap because one wheel had the "pest". The seller told me he couldn't find a replacement. It was deeply pitted but the center was OK so I used some of that metal in a tube and it has stayed together. Good pre-war AF in O gauge seems hard to find. Not cheap.

Although I have not tried one yet, I see that there are repro drivers available for these engine's.  Frankly, I've found it easier and cheaper to just keep an eye out for motors, frames, boiler shells etc.  It is a challenge for sure but it is fun to build one up.  I just finished a 531 Hudson from 2-3 engines worth of parts.  I paid 15-20 bucks for each one.  So far no repro parts.

I've done several of my Lionel's that way.

Panther97 posted:

Our Frankenstein steel coaster arrived this weekend from CoasterDynamix...

How do You like the coaster?  Would you recommend it as a centerpiece for a layout?

I received my order of cast figures from Scale City Designs. The castings are very nicely done with little to no flash that must be removed. Nice addition to my layout population. I am looking forward to their increasing their offerings on their web sight.

Paul Goodness

A GP Burlington passenger set--hopefully get this week

Last night (4PM) Santa dropped off (on Christmas Eve) this Iroquois Beer Reefer that I got from Peter in CT thanks to OGR.  I wish that Weaver was still making these great local examples.

Merry Christmas!

Got these little trackside buildings yesterday. Pic...........Paul

Received my NJ Hi-Railers calendar yesterday.. Very nice!!

Today's Christmas present.

yep, some more LGB G stuff for my hopefully garden project next spring / summer.

Engine, 3 cars and caboose Denver & Rio Grande.

I like that LGB 2-6-0!!! I bought the Rio Grande 2-6-0 by PIKO and I'd like to find a LGB someday

Wow Larry, Your going BIG time! Now your going to have to build a bigger airfield outside so you son can see it when he pulls up to visit! It's a good thing you have Davy to bounce things off of!

Merry Christmas!

AMCDave posted:

I like that LGB 2-6-0!!! I bought the Rio Grande 2-6-0 by PIKO and I'd like to find a LGB someday

Hey Dave, did you ever get around to the Decal DIY?

Mike

No airport on this one , but he will see the water fall..

Dave , I stumbled over this train completely by accident.

Merry Christmas all.

Larry

Larry Sr.  Wow, good purchase...LGB Makes really nice trains and they are dependable runners...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...Bring this engine over to my house and we will test it out on my upper level G Gauge Layout.

My most recent arrival is a MTH Contemporary Millennium Set. Its gorgeous, even more so in person.

HOWEVER, it ran all of about a minute and died. sparks seen in engine compartment. metal smell. new battery put in. reset to factory default. nada. 

Sending it tomorrow back to the seller to get it fixed.

These were acquired over the past year but just unboxed the night before Christmas Eve.  Prancer is at the end because it's an observation car without a rear coupler

Garrett76 posted:

These were acquired over the past year but just unboxed the night before Christmas Eve.  Prancer is at the end because it's an observation car without a rear coupler

Garrett,

They are great!!  I like them, but my wallet wishes I didn't see them!  lol. Thank you for showing us!

Just picked up another Kline car for the "Train of Sin". We ran it last week and there were only 78 alcohol/tobacco cars (I forgot and left 4 @home). It was universally agreed among the club members that I need more cars........

Acquired a nice original No 20142 American Flyer set today called the "Near Hit but Miss" with a figure 8 layout where the locomotive pulling 13 cars almost hits the caboose as it crosses over from one loop to the next. It's in overall excellent condition. Am offering in the FS board as we have no room to display it now.

hope to use this as a header for a wall hanging display shelf

unboxed for the first time

Santa made an extra stop at my place this year..!!

Lionel S3 #261

Lionel ES44ac Diecast BNSF

Lionel Burlington Northern TMCC Crane Car Set 

Happy New Year Everyone..!!!

Merry Christmas Matt..!!!

Toyspecialist, Fantastic purchases....Happy Holidays, Cheers!

leapinlarry posted:

Toyspecialist, Fantastic purchases....Happy Holidays, Cheers!

Larry,

It was worth the wait..!!!

Thanks

Got all the various critters and one person I'd ordered in the mail, all at the same time.

Squirrels, raccoons, groundhogs, and a snake with a turtle and frog. The cows need to be repainted to match common breeds for where my layout takes place.

Got these awesome shelves for Christmas. They're 8ft wide by 7ft tall-should hold a lot of brass UP steamers!

I have a bunch of those shelves and I love em

Hoping for delivery this week of Walthers built up Golden Valley depot and Lionel Rico station to be modified as a restaurant and separate trackside freight house. I previously bought a Lionel power house building.  Looking to acquire a one story Ameritowne building for companion to power house bldg.

Picked up another Weaver car, a P&W 50' Boxcar this time here on OGR.  I like the graphics & local road names.  I'll keep looking for north east railroads.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Won a pair of MTH crossing gates on "the bay" yesterday. Threw in a bid 4 hours before the end of the auction and forgot about it till I checked my email today. Can't wait to get them on the layout. 

Matt that Iroquois reefer is sweet, I got one when they first came out.

Gilly I like that K-line reefer too, wish I had one.

Won this on the Ebay for $25. Needed a transition car to go from claw to kadee till I get around switching my F40PH to kadee.

An unexpected New Year's present - Pack A of the LionScale C&O hoppers arrived today!  Will have to break out the Allegheny & test them out on my new downstairs loop this evening.  Unless, of course, the wife goes into labor....

Nice Dennis! Looks like a wonderful setup!

A late opened gift,    I kinda knew what it was ..lol

My outstanding wife and grown children don't have a clue to my trains. Best to shop for myself.

I'm probably not alone.

Larry

Still having fun as a old man.

Larry

My wife was kind enough to buy me a Lionel 616 ATSF switcher (Postwar) for Christmas. It's a great little runner.

Hartman-welcome to the SSI club where you learn to get along with less. Nice engine set. I like the color scheme.