Buy anything cool lately?

Really nice

@Big Jim posted:

"Nejaime's Stockbridge Shop" from the Lemax "Norman Rockwell" collection.

Big Jim, those are very nice for Lemax! More detail due to they are made of poly resin instead of Porcelain. Lighter in weight too! Ya got me thinking about one of them.

I just aquired these 9 Lionel kits some still wrapped in their shrinkwrap.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Big Jim, those are very nice for Lemax! More detail due to they are made of poly resin instead of Porcelain. Lighter in weight too! Ya got me thinking about one of them.

They are impressive and the poly resin should make for cheaper shipping costs.

Just arrived today and I will be lighting up the town. I would be interested in learning from anyone who has tried this.

Thanks

Jay

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Just arrived today and I will be lighting up the town. I would be interested in learning from anyone who has tried this.

Thanks

Jay

I'll be interested to see how they look Jay. Keep us posted.

Bob

The biggest problem I ran into was keeping the lines from becoming entangled. otherwise it's pretty much straight ahead. as  long as the other end gets enough light from the source

I’m most certainly underwhelmed🙁. The photo looks better than reality. If it looked like the photo I would be happy. With the room lights off it is very faint. With the room lights on it does not look lit. The run is about 42”.
Guttersnipe, what are the lengths that worked for you?

In another attempt I mounted the unit directly underneath so now it’s a 10” run with a similar result. I do believe the sound I’m hearing is the money flushing into the septic system. Perhaps some triple distilled spirits will help my contemplation process.

How many times have I been there

I bought the Atlas O Amtrak P-42 Diesel Locomotive #30138043 at Nicholas Smith Trains today.Very sharp engine.

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

In another attempt I mounted the unit directly underneath so now it’s a 10” run with a similar result. I do believe the sound I’m hearing is the money flushing into the septic system. Perhaps some triple distilled spirits will help my contemplation process.

If you bought the system from Trainz, reach out to their service folks. They will make it right.

Thanks Bob, and after sipping some thinking medication it dawned on me to search YouTube. Sure enough the proprietor had suggestions for just this situation. It is caused by the fiber optic line being curved and not being straight for the light to travel more efficiently. He suggested using a piece of stirring straw until there are enough lines to keep them straight. We’ll see what happens.

I recently aquired four more postwar F3's.  The 2383 Santa Fe ABA, 2354 NYC ABA and 2245 Texas Special AB was one purchase,  the 2367 Wabash AB was a seperate purchase.

This Texas Special is the 2nd set I have, it had the flying shoe missing, I put a new one on and wired it to the coil coupler.

The Wabash has some battery damage on the frame, dual motors, good runner, it has the correct B-unit for the 2367.   

Overall I did the basic maintence to each one and as always, they run as they should.

@Big Jim posted:

IF (that's F1 spelled backwards) there any Formula One fans out there, here is a very nice find.
I was checking out the diecast car aisle at Walmart a few weeks ago and came across a 1/43 Red Bull RB18 on the shelf. I am not a big "Red Bull" fan, but as I got to looking at these models, I saw that Burago not only had done the Verstappen version, but, the Perez version as well. In that case and with the price under $10 each, I had to pick them up.


Then yesterday, I was in the local Target store and walked through the diecast car aisle. Much to my surprise, there on the shelf I saw the Burago Mercedes-AMG and Ferrari SF21. There were only two of each left on the shelf. Looking closely, to my amazement there were both teammates cars, Hamilton & Russell for Mercedes-AMG and Leclerc & Sainz for Ferrari. Come with me fellows, we're going home!

I had picked some up at Target, a little cheaper than Walmart.  I wanted to put them on a tri-level open car carrier but they were a tad too wide.

As nicely done as these are and being $10 each, they were a steal!

This is in reply to Scott Clarks comment on Lionel offering a bloody nose H-24-66 Train Master in Legacy a few days ago; Lionel has already issued that Train Master a few years back. Pix attached.....

I just received another BTO item that I forgot I ordered, but being a grandpa, even now a great grandpa, I’m glad I received this unique sounding accessory. Happy Railroading Everyone      (Now I need to find a neat place to add it to my layout)

@D&H 65 posted:

This is in reply to Scott Clarks comment on Lionel offering a bloody nose H-24-66 Train Master in Legacy a few days ago; Lionel has already issued that Train Master a few years back. Pix attached.....

D&H 65, I've looked for them online with no luck, mostly because I can't find the Lionel product number. My searches on Lionel's archive have not been successful either! Would you happen to have the PN? Thanks! I might be able to find one somewhere out there. LoL otherwise I'll have to wait until Lionel releases it again!

Hah, found it in the Lionel archive while I was posting this! 2014 Catalog Volume 2. I have have the product number now. 6-81214 Maybe I can find one.

The entire 20th Century LTD, the Greenbrier 614 and the Aberdeen Carolina and Western 21" 2 pack.

Just pulled the trigger for a new in box Century Club Hudson.

Good Evening Everyone,

Found a fellow selling these nice 84 Lumber loads on the bay.   Purchased a group and mounted them on a Lionel PS-4 flatcar I had sitting around.   I scribe the planking lines deeper with an Olfa utility knife(the blades are unbelievably sharp!) then stain the wood deck with Minwax.   I let the stain soak in a bit before wiping off the excess.

@leapinlarry posted:

I just received another BTO item that I forgot I ordered, but being a grandpa, even now a great grandpa, I’m glad I received this unique sounding accessory. Happy Railroading Everyone      (Now I need to find a neat place to add it to my layout)

It's 3:30 a.m. took a break from arraigning music for the city band I'm in and saw this, they needed smile came Thank you

@leapinlarry posted:

I just received another BTO item that I forgot I ordered, but being a grandpa, even now a great grandpa, I’m glad I received this unique sounding accessory. Happy Railroading Everyone      (Now I need to find a neat place to add it to my layout)

This is great Larry. Not a Grandpa yet but I may buy one for the future......

@leapinlarry posted:

I just received another BTO item that I forgot I ordered, but being a grandpa, even now a great grandpa, I’m glad I received this unique sounding accessory. Happy Railroading Everyone      (Now I need to find a neat place to add it to my layout)

@leapinlarry - Who makes that and what's the SKU (hopefully it is still available!).

Thanks.

Just got around to opening these that I’ve had for a couple weeks. Excellent build quality! I noticed they even had a brass bushing in the truck frame where the axle goes in. I hadn’t seen that before. My only minor dislike is the color of the Strasburg is a tad lighter than the original. The pickup roller assembly seems to be a bit better quality than the MTH premier caboose I purchased a couple months ago.

Gene

Need, but How the heck do you just get around to open stuff I have a twenty five yard walk to my mail box and by the time I'm Back to the door I've got my new toys already open

@Guttersnipe posted:

Need, but How the heck do you just get around to open stuff I have a twenty five yard walk to my mail box and by the time I'm Back to the door I've got my new toys already open

I guess it’s my weird way of delayed anticipation and enjoying another new purchase. I also preordered these in February knowing they may be a quick seller, it’s not like I really needed them.

Gene

@Guttersnipe posted:

It's 3:30 a.m. took a break from arraigning music for the city band I'm in and saw this, they needed smile came Thank you

Night court???

@Pingman posted:

Night court???

Nothing so dramatic, but I do miss Markie Post

@Genemed posted:

I guess it’s my weird way of delayed anticipation and enjoying another new purchase. I also preordered these in February knowing they may be a quick seller, it’s not like I really needed them.

Gene

Careful there brother man, Most of our spouses think we don't need any of this stuff.  I received another piece today and the UPS man, knowing it was coming, skipped lunch helped me open it

I had the gold polar express cars for a couple years now, I upgraded to the flicker free leds on the observation car and changed out the coach car to the abandoned toy car internals complete with the 6 marionettes. So i just need to find another coach car and hunt down a gold engine tender set

As Sullivan would say, Good shu

One last Christmas present from me to me.  A Lionel Legacy BNSF Legacy GP30.  I liked the BN Green rebadged for BNSF.  I picked this up from Mario's Trains.  I look forward to receiving it.

John

Me too, said it before GP30 favorite Diesel,  waiting for pictures

Larry, did you say Grandpa's Workshop had sound?  How about a short video with the sound?

Hi guys, thank you for the likes on Grandpas Workshop, Lionel sounds accessory, 2329140 found on the last pages of the 2023 first catalog. It’s listed  on the pages with just items and numbers. There is also a Santa’s Workshop with sounds on page 113. I went for Grandpas Workshop.

@RSJB18 posted:

Took advantage of the Trainz LionelDay 10% off over the weekend.....

Lionel NYC FM H16-44 w/ TMCC/ railsounds

The FM car body detailing is second to none.

I got an email from Trainz that they were able to repair the engine. It's on the way back to me from Georgia.

YAY!

@RSJB18 posted:

I got an email from Trainz that they were able to repair the engine. It's on the way back to me from Georgia.

YAY!

Congrats, Bob… or as they used to say in my old Brooklyn neighborhood, mazel tov!!!

WooHoo Joy in Whoville! No Grinch for Christmas this year,

@Apples55 posted:

Congrats, Bob… or as they used to say in my old Brooklyn neighborhood, mazel tov!!!

It’s still said. You’re not there to hear it.

@RSJB18 posted:

I got an email from Trainz that they were able to repair the engine. It's on the way back to me from Georgia.

YAY!

Woohoo, can’t wait to see a video of it running! Happy days! 😁

@RSJB18 posted:

I got an email from Trainz that they were able to repair the engine. It's on the way back to me from Georgia.

YAY!

https://youtu.be/d7p90YuA9Ds?si=wGkQCQBZA_bjH0NU

Maybe the question should be "what didn't you buy recently".  We are just over a year into our move from Illinois to Michigan.  For about 18 months anything I bought may have gone onto a test track, but they certainly went back into the box until such time as my layout was rebuilt or they could go on display. I finished a few more display shelfs in the train room and populated one shelf set with engines.

Nearly all engines shown are MTH with the exception of the Weaver GG1s and Hiawatha Atlantics and the front of a K-Line E7 Milwaukee Road.

The layout is almost ready to run.  I keep tweaking track sections for smooth running.

Yes I did!  Well, not so recently, maybe.

I purchased this old calendar more than a year ago, but it had about 75 years of ‘curl’ that had to be removed before I could get a decent picture of it! The original mailing tube in which it was sent to its owner is seen among the attachments.

As seen in the photo, it’s an original 1945 New York Central System calendar. Now, the NYC, I will admit, is not my favorite flag. But the Dreyfuss Hudson is one of those iconic designs of its era that I can’t help but looking at more than twice when seeing as artwork or as a model in any scale, an old travel brochure, etc.. And that very popular winter’s night scene is simply and seasonally AWESOME! Wouldn’t you agree??

The calendar is complete, having not only all 12 monthly pages for 1945, but also the December 1944 page to lead into the following year. It also has a letter attached to the upper left corner entitled “Night on the Water Level Route” and signed by Gustav Metzman, then president of the NYC System. A copy of the letter is attached. The artwork was signed by Leslie Kagan.

This one popped up on a Forum FS posting more than a year ago. I jumped on it for all the above reasons…but for one other VERY special reason: My birthday! Yep, December 22, 1944. So, the calendar reminds me that I arrived on a Friday that year...just like this year!!!

Pretty obvious that my arrival on that date caused quite a disruption to the holiday schedule! Our expanded family Christmas dinner was typically held on December 24, Christmas Eve each year. So, Mom would’ve typically been a house-cleaning, meal-preparation bundle of nerves. Dad would typically be preparing the balsam tree for decorating…and setting up his Lionel 366W beneath it!

Anyhow, it’s a very special find, and I’m happy to have it.

Oh, yes!...I later came to learn that another significant event occurred on that date, my birthday, in 1944, the last full year of World War II. The event was made famous by one word: “NUTS!”…
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“In mid-December 1944, Allied forces were surprised by a massive German offensive through the Ardennes Forrest that created a “bulge” in the Allied lines. Caught in what would become known as the “Battle of the Bulge,” the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Armed Forces was holed up in Bastogne while German armored divisions encircled the town. Outnumbered, outgunned, and running out of food, ammunition, and medical supplies, the embattled assistant division commander, Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe, faced bleak prospects.

On December 22, the American troops were sent an ultimatum from the German forces outside of the town, demanding “the honorable surrender” of the town within two hours. General McAuliffe reply was brief and succinct:

“To the German Commander:

N U T S !

The American Commander”

Having made their position clear, the Americans dug in and waited for the attack. Contrary to German expectations, the 101st held out and reinforcements arrived in the form of the US Army’s 4th Armored Division. The Battle of the Bulge continued for several more weeks, with thousands of casualties on both sides, but by the end of January 1945, the Allies had retaken all the territory lost to the Germans and were headed toward Berlin.

This record was on display in the “Featured Documents” exhibit in the East Rotunda Gallery of the National Archives in Washington, DC, November 4, 2014, through January 5, 2015 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.”
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Next Monday we will join my oldest sister, Connie, and her husband, Brendan O'Brien for Christmas dinner.  John O'Brien, Brendan's oldest brother among several siblings, was killed in the Battle of the Bulge.  He was but 19 years old.  He's buried at Liege.

As was the wish at this season 79 years ago…and still appropriate today...

May God grant us peace, good will towards men!

And have a very merry, safe holiday season!
KD

@ScoutingDad posted:

Maybe the question should be "what didn't you buy recently".  We are just over a year into our move from Illinois to Michigan.  For about 18 months anything I bought may have gone onto a test track, but they certainly went back into the box until such time as my layout was rebuilt or they could go on display. I finished a few more display shelfs in the train room and populated one shelf set with engines.

Nearly all engines shown are MTH with the exception of the Weaver GG1s and Hiawatha Atlantics and the front of a K-Line E7 Milwaukee Road.

The layout is almost ready to run.  I keep tweaking track sections for smooth running.

While I do love displays, the problem is going to be, once you have a layout, and want pictures of it you'll want a sky between the display shelves and the layout

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Woohoo, can’t wait to see a video of it running! Happy days! 😁

For sure! Thanks Scott.

I asked Trainz to provide me a report on what they found. It was a lot more than I would have wanted to do.

A big shout out to @Scott@Trainz and the team. Their customer service is second to none.

Disassemble; verify electrical and mechanical terminations are correct for proper operation. Load motor driver and cards on a Lionel test fixture, bench test is good. Repair Molex terminations on driver board, service smoke unit and replace batting.

Bench test the locomotive using conventional AC and CAB1 control on the test track, the loco runs strong, directional lighting and smoke with railsounds is good.

Bob

@dkdkrd posted:

Yes I did!  Well, not so recently, maybe.

I purchased this old calendar more than a year ago, but it had about 75 years of ‘curl’ that had to be removed before I could get a decent picture of it! The original mailing tube in which it was sent to its owner is seen among the attachments.

Oh, yes!...I later came to learn that another significant event occurred on that date, my birthday, in 1944, the last full year of World War II. The event was made famous by one word: “NUTS!”…

May God grant us peace, good will towards men!

And have a very merry, safe holiday season!
KD

The calendar looks great.

Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas.

Bob

Yes KD, Happy Birthday! I didn't realize today was the 22nd when I first read your post.

@Guttersnipe posted:

While I do love displays, the problem is going to be, once you have a layout, and want pictures of it you'll want a sky between the display shelves and the layout

Well there is a solution here. Both walls of display shelves are aisle ways used for access to other parts of the area. For photos it would be easy enough to roll in a temporary backdrop. Realistically I do not see shooting any images / video in those directions anyway. I personally do not like to run my trains without a backdrop in place, anything else is too distracting for my railroading fantasy. The more immersive the better.

good idea.  Personally I Have been trying to set up two vertical spindle's five feet apart that can be rolled around and have strip of material two and half feet wide that can be rolled from one to the other so that I can change the sky for each photo position, My problem is how to keep the material from sagging.

New Texas special set with add ons.   Engineers, but no interior in engine.  Interiors in cars, but no people.  Work to do.

Sorry for the back ground noise.  Grandkids are learning about the "Red Green" show.

@russrh posted:

preordered a billups crossing when they were released, hoping they arrive any day now!

They just arrived into stock last week, cant wait to get mine!

@Big Jim posted:

IF (that's F1 spelled backwards) there any Formula One fans out there, here is a very nice find.
I was checking out the diecast car aisle at Walmart a few weeks ago and came across a 1/43 Red Bull RB18 on the shelf. I am not a big "Red Bull" fan, but as I got to looking at these models, I saw that Burago not only had done the Verstappen version, but, the Perez version as well. In that case and with the price under $10 each, I had to pick them up.


Then yesterday, I was in the local Target store and walked through the diecast car aisle. Much to my surprise, there on the shelf I saw the Burago Mercedes-AMG and Ferrari SF21. There were only two of each left on the shelf. Looking closely, to my amazement there were both teammates cars, Hamilton & Russell for Mercedes-AMG and Leclerc & Sainz for Ferrari. Come with me fellows, we're going home!

I grabbed Chuck Leclerc.  I couldn't bring myself to grab anything not Ferrari.  Plus, Max is probably two towns over by now.

@Guttersnipe posted:

good idea.  Personally I Have been trying to set up two vertical spindle's five feet apart that can be rolled around and have strip of material two and half feet wide that can be rolled from one to the other so that I can change the sky for each photo position, My problem is how to keep the material from sagging.

Let me know when you figure it out! I’ll make one in a minute.

@russrh posted:

They just arrived into stock last week, cant wait to get mine!

A little more detail please!

@pennsyfan posted:

Let me know when you figure it out! I’ll make one in a minute.

Will do

Two pages back I mentioned that I acquired some Lima freight cars off Ebay, with photos to follow later. Well, it was a bit later-er because all the intervening Sunday/Mondays I had off were all rainy, and I still did not have suitable light in the living room to take photos (also I kinda got used to taking pics out in the driveway . This Tuesday, the day after Christmas saw the sun finally come out in the afternoon, right after some weekly errand-running, and I judged the light to be enough to fire off five quick photos. And quick they had to be, as my camera's batteries (this is an "old" Canon PowerShot SX100 point-and-shoot digital I use for my 'inventory' photos) went into the red as soon as I started shooting. As has been the pattern in my last few entries here in the BaCL thread, captions reference the photos above them:

First up is this 6701 'Kronenbourg' UIC 2-axle reefer of the SNCF or French national railways

Next is this 6704 Deutsche Bahn UIC 2-axle reefer decorated for Spatenbrau Munchen. I guess you could call these two the Euro version of the beer reefers we see so much of here

The Ebay seller I got these four cars from had another lot of six cars, two gondolas, two each of these Spatenbrau and two (white) Interfrigo reefers, all under the Rivarossi brand, but otherwise identical to Lima's. I was interested in the two-axle gondolas (retrofit each with one knuckle coupler) to use as adapter wagons, but I was less enthused at the prospect of having three identical Spatenbrau reefers tagging along. (June 2024:  and found out that the Rivarossi reefers may actually have been different (more detailed) models than the Lima shown above.)

Next up is this 6708 UIC 2-axle reefer in the scheme of Transfesa Interfrigo of the Spanish national railway RENFE

We finish up the UIC freight cars with this UIC van of the Swiss Federal Railways, decorated for Ovomaltine, the original Swiss name for the chocolate milk flavoring we know as Ovaltine.

All four of the UIC two-axle cars together. The Ovomaltine car is actually shorter than the other three, it's position at the far end of the shot notwithstanding. It's also the only car in the lot with its original box, the others were without. Fortunately they fit nicely in a BCW-550 box, so I'll be getting a few more of those after New Year's.

[June 2024:] For the re-shoot to get these cars in better lighting, I added another shot from the other end of the consist.

Last up is this "British" tanker decorated for Texaco, the markings on the right end denoting Milford Haven, a Texaco-owned refinery in the UK. I do have to wonder about this car's claim to UK-ness. As mentioned before, UK clearances are smaller than those of the Continent, but this car is considerably chunkier than the reefers. In fact, next to a medium-size K-Line aluminum tanker with a 60mm diameter tank, it comes out on top as the fatter tanker. I wondered if the UIC boxcars are 1:45 scale (they are) . I'm now thinking this may be a UIC tanker decorated in a UK livery.

[June 2024:] As part of the re-shoot to get these in better lighting I added a closeup of the tanker. By these molded-in markings, I believe this is actually a German prototype that Lima painted in a UK scheme.

A footnote: the 2-axle vans absolutely did not like a particular 027 straight section on my test track (which is comprised entirely of 027 size tubular track, with K-Line 027-height 072 curves). These cars' long wheelbase with no suspension led them to derail passing over that one piece of straight track between my 'yard' switch and the first 072 curve. Every time these cars would tilt to one side and abruptly drop off the railheads on that one section. The Lima cars with four-axles weren't as bothered by the irregularity -- they at least only derailed backing out of the curve toward the switch, leading me to believe that particular piece of straight track has a dip on one side and a possible gauge distortion that I'll have to look into. I can easily replace this one section, though this has caused me to revisit thoughts of replacing the test trackwork with AtlasO, which I also have on-hand from the days I'd tag along for the First Night train display formerly held in Westport, CT, where I'd lay and operate a loop with some of my own trains along with 'Dennis the Train Man' (RIP).

As a side note, the Texaco tanker encountered a wee mixup in shipping...initially this was the car that arrived on my doorstep:

Yeaaaah...definitely not O scale . I messaged the seller and we straightened things out amicably with him immediately shipping out the correct car as I sent this one back to him. This Marklin large-scale car and my Texaco tanker passed each other in the USPS system like the proverbial ships in the night, and I was suitably reimbursed for my return shipment. I'm sure he was more stressed than I was (though it took him a few days to pick up this piece at his local PO after they left him a "we'll hold this for you at the PO" note as it was too big to leave in his mailbox)

Now that I have three short consists of non-US rolling stock (five eight UK Mark-1 coaches, five UIC passenger cars, and seven ten Euro freight cars), this probably concludes my European adventure. As it stands, I only really intend to hitch these short consists onto the back of regular freight (or passenger) trains for giggles once I get back to making YouTube videos, so I don't see myself amassing a large collection of these, though it'd be nice to get one of their French diesels or UK Class 33's [I now have a class 33] and retrofit it for 3-rail while preserving as much of the original drivetrain as possible. (the aforementioned Ebay seller also had a lot of three or four of these for $120, but again, I only "needed" one of 'em)

2024 Edit: For 2024 I've added comic-style [Previous]-[Next] links allowing sequential access to my past acquisition posts both on and off this thread (also helps me locate them for checking past purchases). Links should open in the same window, and if any go to posts inconsistent with their descriptions, let me know.

_{(Nav links redacted...Forum rule disallows crosslinking one's posts within a thread)}

---PCJ

@VHubbard posted:

New Texas special set with add ons.   Engineers, but no interior in engine.  Interiors in cars, but no people.  Work to do.

Nice TEXAS SPECIAL  V.

Good to see the grandkids are gettiing some CULTURE with RED GREEN exposure.

Got a note from Charles Ro saying the Lionel Weather Balloon Defense and Missile two-pack I pre-ordered awhile ago had arrived and I picked it up this afternoon. They mentioned that the packs are very popular and all spoken for.

Will do a review in a day or two.

Got an MTH Railking Naval Weapons Station Earle SW1200 as a late xmas gift.

I picked up a Legacy I1 decapod. I had no plans to get one, but you know how that goes.

It might come in handy

I called to reserve a Base 3.  I think the idea of unifying LionChief, TMCC, and Legacy on one application is terrific and shows commitment to backward compatibility and the customer generally.  But I also remembered to take my prunes and Metamucil this morning . . . .

We visited the Greenburg show at the Dulles Expo in Chantilly, VA two weeks ago and I spotted this:

Talk about "COOL" how cool is a set of reefers with cold Coors Light!

This year was the first time I purchased a train at a Greenburg show.  It was billed as "new" but wasn't.  Although it showed no real wear on the rollers, the smoke generators in the reefers produced 'smoke' the first time I fired them up...but, it all works and looks like new and I'm actually grateful the seller had prepped the reefers and knew they worked!  This is just such a hoot of a train set!

I wanted something different from what I have. This little bugger caught my eye. Did some research on the K-line switcher,not realizing it was diecast, comes with a fan driven smoke unit (or would it be considered an exhaust unit 🤔),and pretty nice detail. Along with the ore cars, I couldn't pass up the deal. Took her all apart, inspected , and serviced. Nice little running switcher! Again, now I know why so many miss K-line.

Waiting for the mailman to deliver my Halloween Doodlebug.  Watched a YouTube video and I was hooked.

6468-25

New Haven Double Door Automobile car Did Madison Hardware routinely put their sticker on a box?

Crown Model Products Penn Dutch Meats Reefer

produced by Toy Train Museum in 1994. Simple built by TTM very unobtrusive marking  

@Trainman52 posted:

Waiting for the mailman to deliver my Halloween Doodlebug.  Watched a YouTube video and I was hooked.

Mine was a gift from Christmas. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have. It’s such a fun, cool locomotive.

Gene

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

I wanted something different from what I have. This little bugger caught my eye. Did some research on the K-line switcher,not realizing it was diecast, comes with a fan driven smoke unit (or would it be considered an exhaust unit 🤔),and pretty nice detail. Along with the ore cars, I couldn't pass up the deal. Took her all apart, inspected , and serviced. Nice little running switcher! Again, now I know why so many miss K-line.

That are cute. and the train is perfect, unless you want to add a bobbler boose.  Personally I'd be running the engine back ward with the boose  tween it and the cars and either way it goes It looks like a mine train on a tourist train pretending to be a mine train,  Gret catch

Nice buys fellows, and another BTO item arrived this week, the UP VisionLine caboose in the yellow color…. This will go behind my Big Boy…. Happy New Year to you all.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

I wanted something different from what I have. This little bugger caught my eye. Did some research on the K-line switcher,not realizing it was diecast, comes with a fan driven smoke unit (or would it be considered an exhaust unit 🤔),and pretty nice detail. Along with the ore cars, I couldn't pass up the deal. Took her all apart, inspected , and serviced. Nice little running switcher! Again, now I know why so many miss K-line.

Careful Donnie.....you can't eat just one....

@RSJB18 posted:

Careful Donnie.....you can't eat just one....

Haha. And the bad influences hopefully will continue into the New Year! Cheers!

And Hopefully many years to come, but would love to see that ACL up close

Santa (Trainz) dropped off a nice MTH K4 W\ proto1, bcr, and some K-line Heavyweights! A little TLC to the engine and Pittman monstrous motor and she's smoking and running like a champ! Happy New Year all!

I need your Santa to Come visit me

Nice looking set.

@mpeck161 posted:

Got an MTH Railking Naval Weapons Station Earle SW1200 as a late xmas gift.

@mpeck161 help me out here. When I look up MTH Railking 30-21016-1 there is no reference to NWS Earle. Is there a logo that I don’t see?

I treated myself to a Digitrax EVOX Evolution Starter Set.  Finally going DCC.

Whatever floats. . . wait . . . whatever runs your train

@pennsyfan posted:

@mpeck161 help me out here. When I look up MTH Railking 30-21016-1 there is no reference to NWS Earle. Is there a logo that I don’t see?

How do I get in touch with this late Santa

I just bought an MTH Union Pacific #80 Coal Turbine.  I have been fascinated with these UP Turbines lately.  This engine is Proto-Sound 2.0 with a 3 volt board.  I acquired it from Trainz.com.  when I received it yesterday,  I replaced the battery with a BCR.  It was described as "like new" and indeed it looks brand new.  I fired it up, checked the scale miles with my DCS remote and was shocked to see it had barly been run! 7.3 miles on the odometer and about 1 hour on the chronometer.  Posted a few pictures and a video.  This thing is a monster!

Fantastic, glad you did the video and added the sound. and that is one heck of a train room.  and as I said glad you have the sound, but sound just isn't in it for me, still sounds like it's in a can

I found these two gems while visiting family over  Christmas. The Atlas refer I found in Virginia and the I-12 caboose I found in Pennsylvania.

@Tim Mc posted:

I treated myself to a Digitrax EVOX Evolution Starter Set.  Finally going DCC.

That's what I use, hope you got the duplex set.

Just responded to a Mr Muffins flash sale

picked up an Atlas EL 44 tonner at 20% off.
pictures in a few days.

Lionel 6418 Machinery car with Lionel girders, mounted facing in with foam core spacers.  Custom made sign.  I've ordered Lionel elastic bands to replace the rubber bands holding the load on the car.

I got a NIB Lionel 6-27857 50' Pennsylvania Double Door Boxcar with Opening End Door for a really nice price on eBay.  It took me a little bit to figure out how to open the end door, but eventually got it.  The detailing is really nice.  It is much bigger than my other boxcars.

@pennsyfan posted:

Just responded to a Mr Muffins flash sale

picked up an Atlas EL 44 tonner at 20% off.
pictures in a few days.

What was the final price? On line its $449...

Postwar 6418 machinery car.  Girders are Fundimensions with a custom sign.  I've got Lionel elastic bands on order to replace the rubber bands.

My Billups signal just arrived. Going to carefully disassemble it to convert it to optical triggering and different track types. Wish me luck.

Matt,

I had to lookup the Billups Crossing Gate you just got, as it was unfamiliar to me.  What an interesting history.  I can’t believe the lone prototype lasted 30 years!  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Neon_Crossing_Signal

Wow.  Wishing you good luck with your planned conversion project. Sounds cool.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

@TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Matt,

I had to lookup the Billups Crossing Gate you just got, as it was unfamiliar to me.  What an interesting history.  I can’t believe the lone prototype lasted 30 years!  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...l%20and%20crossbones.

Wow.  Wishing you good luck with your planned conversion project. Sounds cool.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

@TomlinsonRunRR - Wikipedia says there's no page with that name/

@paulp575 posted:

@TomlinsonRunRR - Wikipedia says there's no page with that name/

Paul,

Thanks for the heads-up. I edited the link in my original reply and here’s the link again for good measure:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Neon_Crossing_Signal

TRRR

@TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Paul,

Thanks for the heads-up. I edited the link in my original reply and here’s the link again for good measure:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Neon_Crossing_Signal

TRRR

@TomlinsonRunRR - Thanks for the correction to the link.

Interesting sign with an interesting history.

Just purchased the 5 car GGD SP daylight articulated set, shich incudes the dining and kitchen set!  2 rail!    Have 15 cars now!

Great but sheer is the picture

Here are the pics of the new Lionel Weather Balloon Defense two-car pack that just came in via pre-order.

The Weather Balloon car has a motor running off track power that blows air up through a nozzle and keeps the balloon continuously "floating" about a 1/4" above the red basket, even while the train is moving (slowly). In reality, the balloon bounces more than floats, but the grandkids liked it. The red "antler" button on top is the on-off switch. Unfortunately, it is too high to fit under my telephone wires, bridges and tunnels and I can only run it a few feet at a time in operational mode, so I'm not sure if I should keep it or sell it.

The Missile Launch car has a rotating launch arm that the missile sits atop and slips over a spring-loaded metal lever and you pull back on the lever to the desired tension and it locks in place. You then rotate and aim the missile at its intended target and push a button. The arm lifts up into firing position and the missile fires.

I also purchased the Exploding Ammo Dump, which is a small, spring loaded, four-sided building that flies apart when an object strikes it in just the right place on the roof. I set it up on the floor (the brown base is just a piece of rigid foam I had laying around and painted brown that makes it easier to assemble the ammo dump rather than being directly on carpet) and we fired the missile car at it to make it "explode". Works well.

Never saw those before, It harkens me back to the days Lionel had a giraffe with it's head sticking out of a boxcar .  Classic

@RitchieDrums C

Here is my Kusan space train

@RitchieDrums

Nice - that would definitely get over the telephone wires !

Richie C try a ping-pong ball instead of the balloon.

@coach joe posted:

Richie C try a ping-pong ball instead of the balloon.

I could send a foam ball as on my Kusan set. Send your address. My email is in profile.

@coach joe posted:

Richie C try a ping-pong ball instead of the balloon.

I thought of that and tried a ping pong ball last night and it wasn't any better - feels like it actually may weigh more than the balloon. I tried using a smaller balloon and that helped a little, but not much.

I may try adding a little helium to the balloon, before reaching out to Bob, pennsyfan.

If the balloon is supposed to float as high as Bob's, then the car may be defective as the motor doesn't seem to be pushing out anywhere near enough air to keep it suspended like that.

Picked up a K-line scale C&O Caboose from @Western Depot. Very nicely detailed, and goes perfect with my K-Line Mikado set.

Very nice Donnie.  Western Depot is a good source for K-line.

Another winner from LOTS

Paul

@RSJB18 posted:

What was the final price? On line its $449...

Sorry Bob, just noticed your question.
$359.96.

It's my turn to get a Plymouth Switcher! 😆

@PRRick posted:

It's my turn to get a Plymouth Switcher! 😆

Or a nice 040T

Yep! Scored this little transformer on “the bay”, for $1.25 ( +$ 13.25shipping Priority ).  Got (2) bonus things , a nice set of test leads & a new in plastic tubular lockon )😁🚂🚂. I have one of these 1043 transformers for fixed voltage switches & this one will go on a little “ take anywhere “ layout .

@redbarchetta81 posted:

Yep! Scored this little transformer on “the bay”, for $1.25 ( +$ 13.25shipping Priority ).  Got (2) bonus things , a nice set of test leads & a new in plastic tubular lockon )😁🚂🚂. I have one of these 1043 transformers for fixed voltage switches & this one will go on a little “ take anywhere “ layout .

Gonna be a whole lot of new work going on.  congrats

@Guttersnipe,

All my layouts are functioning beautifully . Love finding “ deals”, but you are right, work never ends🚂🚂😁😁

@PRRick posted:

It's my turn to get a Plymouth Switcher! 😆

I got the 5th BNSF fantasy heritage unit added to my collection. Only one left, the ever elusive Burlington Northern.

Neat

@redbarchetta81 posted:

@Guttersnipe,

All my layouts are functioning beautifully . Love finding “ deals”, but you are right, work never ends🚂🚂😁😁

that is what it is all about, the addition to our collections or layouts the continue to perfect them.  It's like back in the day when my wife stated and intervention when I finished my 200th booze car in HO scale

Where can I get the K-line Plymouth switcher set???!!!! Do tell!!😂😂🚂🚂😁😁

Check Trainz, Western Depot. They're forum sponsors. Western Depot has a lot of nice K-line items.  If all else fails, hit the Bay and check out some of the sets for sale. Patience is a must in hunting. Good luck!

Thanks Donnie !

I did in fact find one on the bay ! On my W.L !🚂🚂🚂 .

When I was 12 I had the 1991 Lionel Catalog Book 2.

I was obsessed with pages 28 & 29 - the scale PRR S-2.  I had never seen a locomotive that big.  Four smoke stacks!  So many wheels!  My locomotive knowledge was lacking, but it sparked me to pick up a book.

Well, 32 years later I was able to get an upgraded version of that locomotive - the TMCC PRR S-2.  It came from the same seller of my recently acquired T1 (if you are on here - thank you!).

Once I had that, of course I had to get the brass caboose from the same catalog.

@Deuce5150 posted:

When I was 12 I had the 1991 Lionel Catalog Book 2.

I was obsessed with pages 28 & 29 - the scale PRR S-2.  I had never seen a locomotive that big.  Four smoke stacks!  So many wheels!  My locomotive knowledge was lacking, but it sparked me to pick up a book.

Well, 32 years later I was able to get an upgraded version of that locomotive - the TMCC PRR S-2.  It came from the same seller of my recently acquired T1 (if you are on here - thank you!).

Once I had that, of course I had to get the brass caboose from the same catalog.

The one pictured in catalog was the one made by Mike Wolf under contract from Lionel.  The one you have maybe one Lionel made from parts that were transferred to Lionel from Mike's production but these parts by contract were limited to/for repairs only.  If this is one made from these parts it was in fact part of the lawsuit.

What is the Lionel product number for your S2 ?

Ron

I received two packages today; one from Trainworld and one from Mr Muffins. I took the Mr Muffins package upstairs because that had the Atlas 44 tonner. After some initial agnst getting the DCS remote to accept the engine I am quite pleased. Very responsive with nice sounds.

Love the Prototypical speed.   That is like actually watching the real thing

I received my latest purchase from Jr Junction yesterday. The NYC caboose is a custom run. I was hesitant on the final checkout because the shipping charge was outrageously high, $50.00+ to MA! I ended up calling to place the order and he was surprised it was that high also. He ended up using a different shipper with a reasonable rate. Excellent customer service and the gentleman was a pleasure to work with! The caboose will be used as a public display scene on my layout like the original is at the state fairgrounds in NY.

Gene

Great Buy, fantastic layout, and a service to the model railroad community alerting the provider about the high cos Shipping. Hope the first shipper learns their lesson

@Guttersnipe posted:

Great Buy, fantastic layout, and a service to the model railroad community alerting the provider about the high cos Shipping. Hope the first shipper learns their lesson

Thank you

@Deuce5150 posted:

When I was 12 I had the 1991 Lionel Catalog Book 2.

I was obsessed...................Well, 32 years later I was able to get an upgraded version of that locomotive - the TMCC PRR S-2.  It came from the same seller of my recently acquired T1 (if you are on here - thank you!).

Once I had that, of course I had to get the brass caboose from the same catalog.

Sometimes these models reach out and grab you Deuce .

Nice purchases sir.  God speed .

@PRRronbh posted:

The one pictured in catalog was the one made by Mike Wolf under contract from Lionel.  The one you have maybe one Lionel made from parts that were transferred to Lionel from Mike's production but these parts by contract were limited to/for repairs only.  If this is one made from these parts it was in fact part of the lawsuit.

What is the Lionel product number for your S2 ?

Ron

Mine is Lionel 6-38028. It looks like it came out in 2001.  I've heard of the lawsuit, but haven't read much on it.

@Deuce5150 posted:

Mine is Lionel 6-38028. It looks like it came out in 2001.  I've heard of the lawsuit, but haven't read much on it.

Yes that is the one Lionel made from Mike's parts and by contract were not to be used to assemble new locos but used only for replacement parts.

Oh, where did you find the brass 8n cabin car?   Is it from the S2/8n sets the mike originally made?

Ron

@PRRronbh posted:

Yes that is the one Lionel made from Mike's parts and by contract were not to be used to assemble new locos but used only for replacement parts.

Oh, where did you find the brass 8n cabin car?   Is it from the S2/8n sets the mike originally made?

Ron

The caboose is the very same from the 1991 catalog.  Lionel 6-51702.  The brass is satisfying.  Good old ebay.

Won several cars at auction recently. I'll post photos when they arrive.

Curious to hear what the shipping costs will be, as different auction houses use Shipping Saint but costs are all over the board.  I was surprised Shipping Saint on their website suggests "auction houses" can use their shipping services as an additional revenue stream.  I am already paying a buyers fee and now they want to make more from shipping?   So far, one basically charges a minimum $50 saying this is not a profit area for them, another is roughly $20 over others plus packing material charges also saying its only covering their costs, others are more reasonable IMO. 

@Genemed nice to know JR Junction got a reasonable shipping rate for you. Cudos to them. 

Not 3-Rail, but it is "cool"...I think:

I like these older trucks for added weight and I enjoy putting things together, so let's see how many springs I can lose!

Got a few more sets on the way as well...

Mark in Oregon

(Moderators: since this is S scale, please move it to that group if necessary...)

I bought a NIB Lionel 17735 PRR Round Roof Boxcar on eBay for a very good price, around half of Greenberg mint. I wanted a round roof PRR boxcar, and it appears Lionel did 2 with around the same model number. At that point I did some research and there were some threads here about them, and they weren’t very positive.  The one with a lower model number (the one I passed on) was slightly more positive, but it was twice the price on eBay. The blurb for them on the Lionel store said the one I bought was made with new tooling which to me seems like an improvement, but who knows.  Otherwise the descriptions were pretty similar.

Anyway, it’s my railroad and I like it a lot!

Yes, I bought something very cool to me. Here's the story behind the purchase:

I posted a reply in the, "Wish list for the next Lionel catalog", asking for a re-release of SOUTHERN PACIFIC LEGACY SCALE H-24-66 FAIRBANKS-MORSE TRAINMASTER in the bloody nose paint scheme. I have been looking for one of these from the 2014 catalog online for over a year, and nothing.

Here's the link to the post.

https://ogrforum.com/...0#182889129155465380

Well, the next day I received an email from a OGR forum member that he had one slightly used he wanted to sell and sent me some photos and an offer. I accepted the very fair offer and we began the process or payment and shipment. I'm was so jazzed, and the forum member was a pleasure to deal with!!! I've said this before, the OGR forum members are awesome!

So why do I want a Southern Pacific FM TrainMaster H24-66 so bad, I grew up ('56-'74) with them going through Palo Alto, CA pulling commuter trains from San Francisco to San Jose. SP had 14 FM H24-66 TrainMasters just for the SF Peninsula commuter trains, Before that they were used for freight, and then renumbered and used for passenger service. Why, they were fast at 2400 horsepower. Almost twice what the GP-9's had that were also used for Peninsula commuter service. TrainMasters were known for very quick acceleration, great for passenger service. Also, SP figured out how to service them properly, where other railroads did not. Unfortunately, service and some cooling issues were the demise of the Fairbanks-Morse locomotives.

Woohoo, I received the SOUTHERN PACIFIC LEGACY SCALE H-24-66 FAIRBANKS-MORSE TRAINMASTER 6-81214 this last Tuesday, even with all the bad weather which slowed the delivery from East Coast to West Coast.  I received it double boxed and in perfect condition, it looks brand new,  here's some photos.

I put together a video today with this beautiful Lionel Legacy FM TrainMaster H-24-66 #4809 and my other recent purchase of a Southern Pacific Legacy 2-6-0 Mogul #1760 doing some switching and mainline action. I hope you all enjoy the video. The FM TrainMaster H24-66 brings back so many memories for me!

Great story, pictures, and video, Scott. Always nice to see someone get their hands on a long sought after item. The sense of accomplishment and satisfaction is soul nourishing.

MTA Tribute Switcher

I got my pin vice and drills today. Those are some tiny drill bits....🤯🤯

The small vice was a nice bonus.

@RSJB18 posted:

I got my pin vice and drills today. Those are some tiny drill bits....🤯🤯

The small vice was a nice bonus.

Having used pin vices for a couple of decades, It's like a new can of worms, almost as bad as getting your first airbrush. you've launched yourself into a new phase of the hobby, enjoy