Laming : Great to hear that your 999 is running well. I will admit prejudice, the 999 is the perfect size for my small layout with tight turns so I run mine a lot. I mess with some extra tenders to be able to switch to Lionel cars (build a transition tender) and some of the lionel tenders even work as is. Good running! TrainsRme - I really liked the caboose's (what is the plural of caboose anyway?) I honestly had not thought of running some AF S gauge with my Marx 3/16 scale cars, not sure why I never thought of this as it seems obvious now that you have pointed it out.. What I love about the forum, new ideas all the time, even though they may be new only to me 
. Oh yes, the Marx house like so many Marx toys is just fabulous, with great detail and lots of accessories to make play fun and imaginative. I had two Marx doll houses for my granddaughter with all the Marx 1950's era plastic furniture but they were way too big to use with trains. She played with them all the time and after she became a teen, we moved then on to other little girls and I hope they stay in play forever.
Thanks for posting everyone
Don
