Buy anything cool lately?

Head end power for my Ted Rose USPS Train!

Wow! Big Jim, that is gorgeous!  Great photos, too.

Enjoy your new toy.

Tomlinson Run RR 

Surely not as beautiful as the Milwaukee Hiawatha engine , but , just added a 1950 vintage 6220 NW2 switcher ...  

needs a good cleaning and a touch of lube , to loosen her old bones up ...

not bad for 100.00 ... I've paid more for little N gauge locos ...

not sure what to do with her , she's definitely no where near a mint copy ...

leave her "as is "  or , letter her for "Lionel" as she appeared in the 1949-1950 catalog artwork  or , paint her for my home road , Illinois Central , as shown in the last pic ??? 

Picked up a Sunset 2-rail ATSF 2-8-0. It has DCC, but part of me wants to convert it to Proto-3 so I can have the best of both worlds. Debating on giving it hybrid capabilities so I can run it at the club.

Big Jim posted:

Head end power for my Ted Rose USPS Train!

That is absolutely sweet looking.

man first time I saw that engine was in TM Books and Video's Toy Train Christmas Memories. You got a nice one cause only 250 of them have been made (Weaver version). 

Big Jim, that's a beautiful loco, who's is that one?

Matt Makens posted:

Big Jim, that's a beautiful loco, who's is that one?

Mine.

Stopped into Berwyns Toy Trains today and picked up this gem. WOW has MTH improved their sound!!! Much better bass and clarity. Looking forward to the cars coming in

Haha, nice did Weaver make that for you?

I have recently made some fun trades, and possibly a purchase or two..This is the time of year we get to spend more time with our trains do to weather...

SaWeeeeeeet!!!

Leapinlarry, thise are several nice looking engines but I really like all of those structures in the background on your layout.  Well done.

Tomlinson Run RR

Matt Makens posted:

Haha, nice did Weaver make that for you?

Yes, it is a Weaver. 

Oh yeah....

Thanks Tom and JR Junction.

More pictures of them in the photo album:

 https://ogrforum.com/t...82#71538114015824382

Local toy train shop received the last item I have on order.

MTH's more correct version of the UP Flag-Baggage car.  Only one thing I would have extended the "stripes" about 3/16 to 1/4-inches beyond  the door.  But we are working with an 19" verses 22" car.

PRRROn that is one fine looking piece of rolling stock!

It’s a very small thing, but I picked this up for just 99 cents at the local Wal-Mart this morning on the way to work as I had to stop there for something else anyway:

So, what does brown clay have to do with the layout? For my work-in-progress small cow pasture, you have to have cow pies, right? I’ll be painting a few to represent various states of newness. Next will come the fence (I need to get moving with posts, cutting them, dying them grey, etc) after that. I’ve already prepped the ground.

Slow progress overall as I’m getting over a lengthy cough I’ve had for over a month. I’m on all kinds of meds, which are REALLY throwing off my sleep, messing with my appetite and maybe causing me some overall anxiety (or I’m just stressed out as I hate having a cough). Generally, I don’t have a lot of motivation for anything fun right now, but hopefully I’ll be feeling more like myself soon enough (I’m on day 6 of a 10-day course of antibiotics).

After the fence goes in, I have two plastic O scale Holsteins I need to paint to a different breed.

I could see a lot of uses of bake-clay besides cow pies.

p51 posted:

It’s a very small thing, but I picked this up for just 99 cents at the local Wal-Mart this morning on the way to work as I had to stop there for something else anyway:

So, what does brown clay have to do with the layout? For my work-in-progress small cow pasture, you have to have cow pies, right? I’ll be painting a few to represent various states of newness. Next will come the fence (I need to get moving with posts, cutting them, dying them grey, etc) after that. I’ve already prepped the ground.

 

Lee.   The attention to detail is cool, but unless you plan on adding the smell  ( and sure your wife will really like that). Pluck the Good Idea fairies wings.   A dung pile I could see, but the cow chips, best left for the imagination.   Layout great, Drugs are bad. 

WAIT..    what? They Sell Magic Brownies at Wall-smart? oh boy, twinkies and ding dongs as well

suzukovich posted:

p51 posted:

It’s a very small thing, but I picked this up for just 99 cents at the local Wal-Mart this morning on the way to work as I had to stop there for something else anyway:

So, what does brown clay have to do with the layout? For my work-in-progress small cow pasture, you have to have cow pies, right? I’ll be painting a few to represent various states of newness. Next will come the fence (I need to get moving with posts, cutting them, dying them grey, etc) after that. I’ve already prepped the ground.

 

Lee.   The attention to detail is cool, but unless you plan on adding the smell  ( and sure your wife will really like that). Pluck the Good Idea fairies wings.   A dung pile I could see, but the cow chips, best left for the imagination.   Layout great, Drugs are bad. 

I can blame it on the meds I'm taking for this cough, right?

Seriously, I get your point but you know if you saw a cow pasture on a layout and the owner claimed to try to think of details, you’d ask where the cow pies were if you didn’t at least see an attempt to model them, right? You make a good point for a big pile, though. Maybe I’ll model a large pile where someone tried to shovel up some of the older stuff…

PRRronbh posted:

Local toy train shop received the last item I have on order.

MTH's more correct version of the UP Flag-Baggage car.  Only one thing I would have extended the "stripes" about 3/16 to 1/4-inches beyond  the door.  But we are working with an 19" verses 22" car.

Thanks for posting this.  I was curious if the door was going to be painted on the new one and no one else has had any info.

I have the older version and had the door painted.  Love it.  Looking forward to the new UP Excursion train.

p51 posted:

suzukovich posted:

p51 posted:

It’s a very small thing, but I picked this up for just 99 cents at the local Wal-Mart this morning on the way to work as I had to stop there for something else anyway:

So, what does brown clay have to do with the layout? For my work-in-progress small cow pasture, you have to have cow pies, right? I’ll be painting a few to represent various states of newness. Next will come the fence (I need to get moving with posts, cutting them, dying them grey, etc) after that. I’ve already prepped the ground.

 

Lee.   The attention to detail is cool, but unless you plan on adding the smell  ( and sure your wife will really like that). Pluck the Good Idea fairies wings.   A dung pile I could see, but the cow chips, best left for the imagination.   Layout great, Drugs are bad. 

I can blame it on the meds I'm taking for this cough, right?

Seriously, I get your point but you know if you saw a cow pasture on a layout and the owner claimed to try to think of details, you’d ask where the cow pies were if you didn’t at least see an attempt to model them, right? You make a good point for a big pile, though. Maybe I’ll model a large pile where someone tried to shovel up some of the older stuff…

Actually I wouldn't as given the size they would be for 1/48 scale poop. A dung pile on the other hand I could see looking for. Of course if you did go that route. Then I would be asking where are the flies?

Theyd be 1/4" size plops in the pature, most surely a noticeable thing. Go for it, im sure you will get the detail your looking for.

Awaiting the UPS truck.  End of day Monday. TW

TedW posted:

Awaiting the UPS truck.  End of day Monday. TW

Sweet! I saw both them doubleheading a few times when 844 came through the Puget Sound area in 2007!

Wow, thats a great pic.

My first LC+ steam locomotive, the Lackawanna Hudson, and I'm hooked.  I've been a conventional guy all of my life, mostly due to the prices of the command control stuff, and over the last couple of years I picked up a couple LC and LC+ diesels but this Hudson is amazing!  My socks go up and down while it's running!  I know most of you are command control guy's and it's not a big deal but to me this is a great engine at a great price!!

Paul

Paul,

The Lackawanna Hudson really looks great!!  It is looking good running on your layout!

Very nice Hudson!  I too am impressed with the LC and I think the LC+ will be super awesome!   Glad you got yours and I am patiently waiting for some Bluetooth equipped engines to come out .    If they do!

Jim

Bought my 1st legacy loco a couple of weeks ago. Going to tag team with my K-Line version for yard duties when I start my 1st operating sessions soon.

I took my 3 year-old to the Spokane Model Train show this morning. There were a lot of great layouts there including an s-gauge one with several operating accessories. My son could have sat there and watched it all day. Anyway... I picked up this new in box, RMT Alaska Budd car for $25!

I couldn't believe it. There weren't any O-gauge powered tracks around to test it on so I took some risk.  This car ran perfectly right out of the box. It is a great little runner and my kids love it. I think the blinking light on top makes it a little more fun. My 1 year-old took control of the transformer for the first time and loved it.

It seems Budd cars are going for $100-$150 on eBay. I can not believe what a great deal it was.

I think the show was a great success. It had hundreds of tables and thousands of people in attendance. My son and I had a great time.

Bought a Lionel 6-17874 Reading Extended Vision scale caboose at the Altoona, PA train show today.  Beautiful model, and it will run behind my Lionel RDG FM TrainMaster.

New in the Box!

Weaver 5 car 20 inch Aluminum Alaska set.......populated and the lighting is just right........made in Korea.  One very nice set.  Being pulled by a Weaver as well.

Soo Line posted:

New in the Box!

Weaver 5 car 20 inch Aluminum Alaska set.......populated and the lighting is just right........made in Korea.  One very nice set.  Being pulled by a Weaver as well.

 

Very nice looking set, maybe some of Weaver's BEST. I am a big fan of Weaver and am sorry that they are out of business.  I've sold most all of my Lionel Alaska Lines Passenger and rolling stock.  I still have the Lionel  Diner & Sleeper Superliner pair on Sale only on OGR at the "I'm not sure I really want to sell it price".  After seeing this post, now I know why.  LOL!  Thanks for this post & what Weaver Engine is pulling it?

Matt

The Weaver is a brass Nickel Plate Road Hudson by Weaver with elephant ears.  Purchased new in 2007 from Just Trains.   I had them weather it and I put in cruise control from ERR - the cruise made all the difference in the world.  Of course, I applied the Alaska Flag to the tender covering the NPR.  It is not permanent and can be removed.

I'm not super big on passenger cars but these cars are striking and a crowd pleaser!

Dave

Today Mr. Brown dropped off items I had been waiting for a bit of time. My command control crane and sound shed plus some Lionel transformers for some flat cars I have......Pics..........Paul

paul 2 posted:

Today Mr. Brown dropped off items I had been waiting for a bit of time. My command control crane and sound shed plus some Lionel transformers for some flat cars I have......Pics..........Paul

Very cool Paul, I have been wanting one of those cranes, but man are they spendy! But very cool! Looks like the man in brown was very nice today!

I am a Crane FAN!... Very Nice