Finally got some rest and my wife is feeling better with her chemotherapy so I was able to unpack some additional goodies that I bought at the TTOS National Convention show in Long Beach a couple of weeks ago. I found some CMC/CMT style freight to go with my steam engine that I found earlier this year. The engine was gone through by Steve Eastman and I have been looking for some freight cars since and not only found the freight cars but a pair of cabeese. I am running only one and will need to find a set of wheels and an axle as one is missing. Interestingly enough even with the wheels being made of what looks like aluminum they needed oil like any thing else since I was initially alarmed at the voltage the engine needed to pull them. I realized my oops and oiled them and now this consist is ready. My loving wife also got me 2 of the 200 series standard gauge cars that can been seen in the background on the outside loop. While they are big they look pretty good with the 384. I did learn something new with changing couplers in that the standard gauage MTH repop stuff use a small screw instead of a rivet. I then changed out the coupler on both my 384 and 1385 to the CP21 to accept tab/slot older style couplers...for older stuff and some McCoy stuff.
I hope everyone enjoys!
