Some more finds as I'm cleaning out my collection. To start several metal Varney F3s, an AHM SW1 I custom painted for CNJ, two Athearn SW7s, a Varney NW2, two of the three Tyco Brill trollies, and some various truck trailers by Athearn and Tyco.
Close up of the Varney NW2
Next box: A Brill cast trolley of unknown origin, part of a Mantua 2-8-2, several tenders from Mantua, Varney, Bowser and others, some Varney NE style cabooses, a nicely customized Athearn SD9, a rubber band powered F7, an MDC PRR specific gondola, and Athearn tractors.
A little out of focus, but a mixture of Varney, Life Like, AHM, Athearn, and MDC cars. One to point out is the "Wreck Pond and Northern" green covered hopper. This was an HO layout custom run for a club that operated out of the Elberon station on the New York and Long Branch. When I was late in high school the 19th century station burned to the ground and took the layout with it.
Nothing too special here other than AHM offered a Red Baron painted Alco and I custom painted one in the green scheme when I was about 14.
This one is special to me only as it is the first custom painted locomotive I ever did. It started life as an ICG Tyco locomotive and I hand painted the stripes and added the various decals. I was 12 when I did this so the effort I feel is commensurate with my age at the time.
Finally on this post, a Hobbytown PA non powered unit that I was planning on striping and painting to match my custom painted PRR unit which I will post when I finally find it.
