Buy anything cool lately?

Just received this today. Beauty of a beast!

Legacy Norfolk Western  #2360

JHF,

   Great Engine!

PCRR/Dave

Bought some of these to experiment with on converting passenger cars to led.  Got $1.07 in the complete board w/components.  I buy the leds in 5 meter rolls of course.  We’ll see how they work.

After weeks of trying to align schedules with a fellow OGR member I was finally able to land this beauty. 

The speaker was blown. I ordered an 89 cent 16 ohm speaker from Parts Express and it works perfectly. 

Now the dilemma: I have to re-think my elevated track strategy due to the sheer mass of the S2. What a wonderful problem to have! 

TedW posted:

Bought some of these to experiment with on converting passenger cars to led.  Got $1.07 in the complete board w/components.  I buy the leds in 5 meter rolls of course.  We’ll see how they work.

 

Where did you buy the boards?

Billsrr posted:

TedW posted:

Bought some of these to experiment with on converting passenger cars to led.  Got $1.07 in the complete board w/components.  I buy the leds in 5 meter rolls of course.  We’ll see how they work.

Where did you buy the boards?

Osh Park. Read another thread a few weeks ago and after a lot of searching, found these. Soon after, GRJ, posted his lighting board to the site, but I had already ordered.  His is certainly more elegant, but with more components.  I paid too much for the inductors, a different source would have lowered the price by    $0.22 ea.  OshPark led car lighting boards

Just bought a Lionmaster J3a hudson from Ebay, hoping it will come before next Thursday because I will be leaving for a marching band trip in Quebec. The engine is only 2 inches away from being scale in length but that isn't a huge issue, I mean from a distance you can't even tell. I'm sure it'll still look good pulling scale heavyweights.

Got this yesterday from Stoddart's Ltd., in Georgia.  Ordered it Tuesday, came Thursday.  Two days to Connecticut.  You gotta love Fed. Ex. 

This is a husband and wife business.  They had a booth at the Big E train show last week, and they make some awesome stuff.  15 X 21 inches.  Weighs about 9 lbs.

Jerry

Got a good used Century Club Niagara, with the gear replacement done. Running it at the club today.

I picked up this die-cast hopper on eBay last week. No box but a good deal noe the less! 

Received this 785 in a trade with @Jerry A . Will be modifying slightly later to head some 2800 series freight cars (see behind), but still another lovely Hudson to add to my Lionel Hudson collection that runs quite well.

Since I was stuck in Houston over the weekend I went to the Worlds greatest train show since it was in town.  It's mostly aimed at interesting new people to the hobby and for the most part has vendors to match. I did find some tinplate in the only two junk boxes in the show though.

Dennis Holler posted:

Since I was stuck in Houston over the weekend I went to the Worlds greatest train show since it was in town.  It's mostly aimed at interesting new people to the hobby and for the most part has vendors to match. I did find some tinplate in the only two junk boxes in the show though.

Nice finds!

Thanks Ron.  There wasn't much in the way of stuff I look for at that show.  I think it is a great type of show to try and bring kids and such into the Hobby though.  There were tons of parents and kids and interestingly a lot younger people looking at and buying trains and parts that I would not have expected.  I think that is a great thing and suggests in general that probably a lot more people than we sometimes think are active in this hobby. I think if I had an easy way to strip the paint on one in my hotel room I would probably repaint it right here

Got this baby and I love it

I found a seven car set of Southern Pacific 20" Weaver passenger cars from trainz on Ebay I sniped in at the last minute for $114.01.  They listed them as "O Scale Southern Pacific Passenger Cars (7) 3-Rail" which I believe was to my advantage on getting them for that price since most guys search "Weaver Passenger" when looking for these cars.

A couple of months back I found an new/old stock ABBA set of Weaver Southern Pacific Daylight scheme E-8's for $275 that I now have matching varnish for.    Two powered A's, two B units, and 7 matching 20" aluminum cars all for $470 shipped.  This is how I roll.  It's all about "BANG FOR THE BUCK".

Chas, That is an impressive train regardless of the price.  You really got a great deal!

took The Boss antiquing today, and the shop was totally lacking in any train stuff except for a box of Marx stuff ($75) which all of I already have, but also in the box was these two pieces. Both made of wood. The crane has Prewar Lionel trucks with Postwar base plates and couplers, and the flatcar has late Postwar trucks. The shop owner called the dealer and she made an offer for me on the two wood cars $21...so I brought them home. I was just amazed that someone had the ability (I don't) to make these out of wood. The crane has some really nice work. Except for the Postwar couplers, I think the crane may have been made during WWll. 

Mark Boyce posted:

Chas, That is an impressive train regardless of the price.  You really got a great deal!

Thanks Mark,

I will be operating them on the club layout in a couple of weeks.  Even though the E-8's are 20 years old plus new/old stock they will be getting some new traction tires, a repack of some red and tacky grease where the worm gear engages the truck gear and a few small dabs in between the idler gears, and some Labelle 107 oil on the axles where they engage the truck to ensure smooth operation. 

I will also be giving the passenger cars a once over with some oil on the roller rivets and the needle points where they seat into the trucks.  I noticed these are the later run of Weaver passenger cars with the green window strips and the troublesome plunger couplers which uncouple under a very light load with minimal vibration.  I will be pre-cable tying every coupler with these that I bring in my bag of goodies for club shows.

Chas 

I picked up this MTH Dreyfuss proto 2 from a forum member on the for sale section, about two weeks ago but didn't want to try it out until I got a new battery for it. I gave a run today and now I have to find matching cars!

A pair of AF tinplate Zephyr cars. Another variation I don't recall seeing. 

Truck mounted light sockets.  Dont look aftermarket or hobbyist installed. 

The observation has holes in the roof where I have seen clips for light sockets before.

No holes in the coach roof.

Picked up a brand new set of K Line SP Alco AA units for only $70 at a local train meet.   

Steamer posted:

took The Boss antiquing today, and the shop was totally lacking in any train stuff except for a box of Marx stuff ($75) which all of I already have, but also in the box was these two pieces. Both made of wood. The crane has Prewar Lionel trucks with Postwar base plates and couplers, and the flatcar has late Postwar trucks. The shop owner called the dealer and she made an offer for me on the two wood cars $21...so I brought them home. I was just amazed that someone had the ability (I don't) to make these out of wood. The crane has some really nice work. Except for the Postwar couplers, I think the crane may have been made during WWll. 

I love this kind of stuff

Dave, Love the crane and flat car!!  If I did anything to those it would be to put matching trucks on them....the plastic trucks no workie for me....  Are the rivet embossed sides cardboard or sheet metal?

Dennis Holler posted:

Dave, Love the crane and flat car!!  If I did anything to those it would be to put matching trucks on them....the plastic trucks no workie for me....  Are the rivet embossed sides cardboard or sheet metal?

Yes Dave, I really like it too!!

Chas posted:

Mark Boyce posted:

Chas, That is an impressive train regardless of the price.  You really got a great deal!

Thanks Mark,

I will be operating them on the club layout in a couple of weeks.  Even though the E-8's are 20 years old plus new/old stock they will be getting some new traction tires, a repack of some red and tacky grease where the worm gear engages the truck gear and a few small dabs in between the idler gears, and some Labelle 107 oil on the axles where they engage the truck to ensure smooth operation. 

I will also be giving the passenger cars a once over with some oil on the roller rivets and the needle points where they seat into the trucks.  I noticed these are the later run of Weaver passenger cars with the green window strips and the troublesome plunger couplers which uncouple under a very light load with minimal vibration.  I will be pre-cable tying every coupler with these that I bring in my bag of goodies for club shows.

Chas 

Yes, that’s a good idea to do right off the bat!  I know what you mean about the couplers.  I had a set of Weaver cars I bought not asking, then finding they were 21”.  Too long for my layout, but I did see the couplers were weak.  I sold them, but I agree the cable ties will work 

RSJB18 posted:

Scored another one last night. Picked up a MTH 0-4-0 work train set in B&O livery. I have one of these 0-4-0's already and they are nice little switchers. This one is # 97, the one I have is # 99. No track or transformer but for $60.00 bucks hard to pass up.

Only 4 of these engines were built for the B&O back in the day. The other two were numbered 96, 98.

Looks better in person than in the listing pictures.

Turns out the caboose has a whistle unit in it too! Sweet!

Looks great, Bob!!

RSJB18 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Scored another one last night. Picked up a MTH 0-4-0 work train set in B&O livery. I have one of these 0-4-0's already and they are nice little switchers. This one is # 97, the one I have is # 99. No track or transformer but for $60.00 bucks hard to pass up.

Only 4 of these engines were built for the B&O back in the day. The other two were numbered 96, 98.

Looks better in person than in the listing pictures.

Turns out the caboose has a whistle unit in it too! Sweet!

Cool set!  Need to find me a cool little engine to pull the reindeer cars!  

Jim 

Back in the day when o gauge was starting to turn uncool? This was the first HO loco I ever bought, at age 10,

then bought a B&O heavyweight passenger car to go with it and a couple of more HO cars I don't remember. 

About 3 months later I traded them to a neighbor for two boxes of his "OLD' lionel.

hehehe

Cool crane Dave. Definitely a one of a kind.

Bob

Dennis Holler posted:

Dave, Love the crane and flat car!!  If I did anything to those it would be to put matching trucks on them....the plastic trucks no workie for me....  Are the rivet embossed sides cardboard or sheet metal?

sheet metal over the wood

carsntrains posted:

RSJB18 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Scored another one last night. Picked up a MTH 0-4-0 work train set in B&O livery. I have one of these 0-4-0's already and they are nice little switchers. This one is # 97, the one I have is # 99. No track or transformer but for $60.00 bucks hard to pass up.

Only 4 of these engines were built for the B&O back in the day. The other two were numbered 96, 98.

Looks better in person than in the listing pictures.

Turns out the caboose has a whistle unit in it too! Sweet!

Cool set!  Need to find me a cool little engine to pull the reindeer cars!  

Jim 

Jim- I have a Lionel 0-6-0 that I think they make in a Christmas scheme. They are very nice too.

Bob

Psc solarium obs

Santiago, all I can say is WOW!

Bob, The Santa Fe 0-6-0 looks great too!!

Santiago, I'm with Coach Joe; WOW!

Not sure this would count as cool or not ...

1. Three O27 uncoupling tracks, and one uncoupling FT kit

2. Marx railroad crossing signal (I'm digging the Marx stuff for sure) ...

3. A second Marx Switch Tower (I'm planning on putting them at opposite ends and lighting them with Woodland Scenic LED nano lights).

ETA #4. A few amber and white flashing Just Plug LED nano lights off of eBay.

I've bought a bunch of cool stuff lately... 

Reindeer car 4  pack A 

Reindeer car 4  pack B

Santa observation disconnect car

Miller High Life car

Southern Comfort car

8 car mix of 6454 and 2454 cars

2 Fastrack 036 manual switches and

3 Fastrack 30 inch straights

Now I need a place to put them all!! LOL

Jim

Jim,  just put them on your shelves for now! LOL