StevefromPA posted:Also, where do you live in Australia? i lived in Brisbane & studied at University of Queensland for 5 months back in 2012. Made my way up to Cairns and down to Sidney, Frasier Island, the Whitsundays, flew out to Fiji Love Aussie, should I ever gain the ability to move there I will. But now that you mention the train deficit I’m getting second thoughts lol. But seriously.
That said, those are 2 very nice pre war freight cars, I really like the stock car especially. And I have no clue why but those prewar hopper cars are really hard for me to find in my area of the states, I’ve never looked but anywhere I go that has prewar items I check out the pieces. Between shows, flea markets, antique markets or shops, hobby shops, shows, etc... I just never have come across one.
Again, nice gets and enjoy life down under!
I live in Melbourne, which is a fair distance from the tropical north you describe.
I was happy to find a pre-war 816 hopper car with latch couplers in reasonable condition. Sellers of some of the better examples are asking for quite a bit of money. I've read that Lionel used two different shades of red paint through the production run after they ceased the olive green. However when buying online it's hard to know what you arrive in the post.
