Okay, got my Williams brass Crown Edition (what does Crown Edition mean?) PRR T1 duplex 4-4-4-4 #5505 today. She's a beaut. With tender it has to be about 30"+ long. On the bottom a plate says 1 of 500 (or 1 of 600). Does that mean it's the first or just that its one out of about 500 (600) that were produced? Also got some second hand weathered Ross track, enough for one 72" loop, two 64" loops, 20'+ straight, uncouplers, bumpers and 5 switches with Z1000 (maybe 30% from new price). Began framing a second 4'x8' table.
Took my 5 year old to the "comic book/toy store" and he picked out a Transformer toy (you know, the robot that transforms into vehicles in movies and cartoons). So I got him the Titans Return, Voyager Class "Sentinal Prime". Best thing is what it transforms into.
From this...
to this... a space shuttle and a TRAIN! Too cool and a neat way to link the toys he has to trains. Whatever it takes right?