Alrighty then...
Finally unpacked the "rare birds" this morning for pictures.
First up, the AM SP FP7's. They need some TLC, but they don't pop up that often and at less than $100 each, plus the owner added windshield wipers and MU hoses, I think I can spring for a couple of parts from AM.
Interesting side note: The SP never had any F-units in Daylight, only in "black Widow" and the later "bloody nose" scheme. One subsidiary Cotton Belt had their one and only FP7 in Daylight.
The other is the Omnicon Erie 4-6-0. The selling price was pretty much the same as it was way back in 1986. As the new layout will be smaller that the old one, it should fit right in. I just haven't decided if I'm going to make it a Kansas Grain Belt loco of some other.
As I was on the prowl at the Fest for temporary track to tide me over until Fox Valley Models gets their stock replenished, I picked up a half circle each of SHS/MTH and Lionel R27. Ah-ha! Not all R27's are created equal... The Lionel FasTrack is slightly larger in diameter that the S-Trax.
I can still work with it, but it's an interesting tidbit I've never heard mention of before.
Rusty