Don't know how "cool" it is, but I've been buying Evan Designs LEDs to put working class lights on a couple of my diesels.
Wow!! That is a great development, Mike!!
Deuce posted: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.
carsntrains posted: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
Pics, please, pics are proof. Words are just idle rumors. :-)
@Richard Cuozzo I have eBay receipts. Will that suffice? 
Deuce posted:@Richard Cuozzo I have eBay receipts. Will that suffice?
LOL
Forgot about that 4501 engine. : )
Thats all the pictures I have .. waiting for pack A and track to get here : )
Jim
I've recently bought several Atlas 1920's--1930's era freight cars to complement an ETS Baldwin--Westinghouse electric motor I'm thinking of buying. I've also invested in a Lionel mill gondola that would complement a generic looking 1960's-era work train I'm putting together. Since at least two other members have "big hooks," I'll do a different sort of work train.
Now I've now got to screw up my nerve and start painting and lettering.
On Friday, I drove down to Todd Architectural Models in Chatham, NJ to pick up a couple of pieces I ordered. I was able to see the prototypes for some of the new buildings they are working on - looks like some good stuff coming this year.
When Doug had a sale back around Thanksgiving, I ordered one of his manufacturing warehouses and two of his concrete warehouses...
I had intended to use these in this open corner area...
Unfortunately, Doug pooched my plan when, in December, he offered a great deal on a very limited edition 5-story warehouse which he told me was designed as a commission from Scapiron Scher. Well, since I did have around 12 feet of back wall I needed to fill...
LOVE that sign!!!
In these photos, the flats haven't been installed yet - they are just leaning against the wall until I decide on their final placement. Tomorrow, I will have to cut some wood strips to fill the gap between the Mianne benchwork and the wall.
Overall, I find Doug's offerings to be excellent, and the detail in the brick work and windows is amazing. But the manufacturing warehouse is a real standout...
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I recently got my SF SD40 to add to the collection. All the varying details between these 3 is really cool.
I saw a picture of the prototype GT #5922 with a snow plow on it in the scrap yard. So I swapped out the rock plow pilot Lionel put on it for a BN pilot. They both have white accents on the steps so it worked great.
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Santa postman was very good to me today.
Marx Union Pacific boxcar
AF Minehaha loco, looks like a motor change
AF Comet set, little rough but some cleaning and straightening will help and
some lube and tuning.
Oh, and did I mention I need more prewar streamliners like a hole in the head.
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I pulled the trigger on the new Lionel BNSF Tier 4 LC set 6-84732 from Charles Ro just to find out it will not deliver till around 10-10-18. But it came with a nice discount so I hope I am still around to get it when it ships. 
Finally got a call today that my 7 passenger SP cars arrived and shipped out from Lionel's 2016 Vol. 2 catalog. About time I have something to put behind the legacy GS4 Daylight. Should have them tomorrow.
bought my son a vision line gg1
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KRM posted:I pulled the trigger on the new Lionel BNSF Tier 4 LC set 6-84732 from Charles Ro just to find out it will not deliver till around 10-10-18. But it came with a nice discount so I hope I am still around to get it when it ships.
do you live in marseilles
Very nice set of cars, Rob!
Duece, Marx is awesome. But be aware running pre war designed fat wheel locos through later turnout curves isn't going to happen and most Marx locos are fat wheeled. They can however make it through most straights if the fat wheel can be kept to the "long rail" on all turnouts (E.g. a left and a right turnout in a loop means no go, but left OR right alone is ok and it, just limits use to clockwise or counterclockwise operations.
I struck out on a Menard's visit. Nothing but a few buildings and new military trucks on flat cars was left this year. 
I bought a new Lionel 6-84239 Western Maryland 3-Truck Shay, but I am sending it back to the dealer because it grinds and may be missing an axle bushing.
I called Lionel Service, but they are closed for Inventory this week according to a Lionel dealer who waited 90 minutes trying to reach his sales representative. There is no message on the Lionel phone System either. If you call, enjoy the doddle. doodle music.
My Lionel Southern Pacific seven-car passenger train arrives tomorrow. Hopefully Lionel redesigned the roof vents that kept falling off my previous Lionel 21" passenger cars. In order to re[lace a small roof vent, Lionel had to put an entire new body shell on the passenger chassis. Dumb, huh? Waste a $100 shell for a 15-cent part.
Wow John, that is a bummer!!
Adriatic posted:Duece, Marx is awesome. But be aware running pre war designed fat wheel locos through later turnout curves isn't going to happen and most Marx locos are fat wheeled. They can however make it through most straights if the fat wheel can be kept to the "long rail" on all turnouts (E.g. a left and a right turnout in a loop means no go, but left OR right alone is ok and it, just limits use to clockwise or counterclockwise operations.
I struck out on a Menard's visit. Nothing but a few buildings and new military trucks on flat cars was left this year.
@Adriatic thanks for the info. Currently all my Marx stuff is accessories. I do have a couple bids on cabooses but I'd probably just display those anyways. If I ever decide to get a complete train, I'll keep their wheel issues in mind.
Still a hard ponder on the E33. Trying to find a lone LC train of decent size is bringing me more than half of the way to the cost of the E33. At that point, moving up will give me a better bang for my buck and I may be able to make it work with the current setup. What I really need to do is logon, do and then file my taxes, so I can justify a small celebration with part of my return.
Deuce posted:Wife commented yesterday "Every day it's something new in the mail for this railroad." Probably need to start laying low!
Ya know, if you have stuff shipped to your work, you can avoid that "hostile environment" and negativity.
However , you then need to come up with ways to get it into your house, and hope that the MRS. doesn't pay "that close" of attention to notice when new stuff shows up.
Picked up a Lionel 4-4-2 and a few cars and a lighted caboose for a great price off the for sale forum... my son approves!
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Steaming Jon posted:
Picked up a Lionel 4-4-2 and a few cars and a lighted caboose for a great price off the for sale forum... my son approves!
He reminds me of me 55 years ago!!
There's just something about watching trains at eye-level. I know I used to do the same thing...
Mo985 posted:Deuce posted:Wife commented yesterday "Every day it's something new in the mail for this railroad." Probably need to start laying low!
Ya know, if you have stuff shipped to your work, you can avoid that "hostile environment" and negativity.
However , you then need to come up with ways to get it into your house, and hope that the MRS. doesn't pay "that close" of attention to notice when new stuff shows up.
Mo, quite the master plan !
Sparky74 posted:
Just arrived!
And all 7 cars are being shipped back for an exchange tomorrow. Think I would of learned my lesson after the Legacy Allegheny, Y6B, Rock Island, SP diesel, Lionmaster challenger, Granted these were ordered way back when with my GS4.
Lionel’s modern day QC is just deplorable, frustrating, and inapprehensible.
This saddens me because there are enough resons why the hobby is fading for some, older generations and new.
But to spend this amount of money on a particular manufacturer and come to point where you expect something to be wrong upon receiving any on of their products.......
Lionel, after this gets straightened out, you will not see anymore $ spent on new products from me. Sad but true.
This coming from a guy that owns many legacy units and loves many things/features about them but brand new arrivals with major issues is not acceptable.
I wonder how long you’d last in business building cars
Rob, what’s wrong with them?
Matt Makens posted:
Rob, what’s wrong with them?
The banner where it says "Southern Pacific Lines" is bowed out and you can see the glue strings behind it. Six of the seven cars are like this and is easily viewable before I even unpacked them. I only removed one car and noticed it. It's as if the banners were cut just a hair too long causing them to want to bow out. Granted I could probably carefully glue them back but on the fence about it. I mean for almost 1K nothing but perfection should be expected.
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Sparky74 posted:Rob, what’s wrong with them?
The banner where it says "Southern Pacific Lines" is bowed out and you can see the glue strings behind it. Six of the seven cars are like this and is easily viewable before I even unpacked them. I only removed one car and noticed it. It's as if the banners were cut just a hair too long causing them to want to bow out. Granted I could probably carefully glue them back but on the fence about it. I mean for almost 1K nothing but perfection should be expected.
I would tell them that you could fix them IF they compensated you! I agree. For that much money one should expect and receive a perfect product!
Jim
Rob,
That is terrible for any amount of money spent! Sad, but I agree; send them back for refund!
Just picked up this older scale Lionel PRR H9s loco. It is boardless but I would like to install a cruise commander. Also got this older MTH GP-30 for a good deal. Both from a fellow Forum member. With this H9 now on my layout, I think I will pass on the new 2018 Lionel H10.
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Just couldn't resist these very nice 027 pw silver, black lettering w/gray roofs passenger cars at a good price. Bought them Monday and arrived today.
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Trussman posted:Just couldn't resist these very nice 027 pw silver, black lettering w/gray roofs passenger cars at a good price. Bought them Monday and arrived today.
That looks like a very nice find in the perpetual treasure hunt.
Arnold D. Cribari posted:Trussman posted:Just couldn't resist these very nice 027 pw silver, black lettering w/gray roofs passenger cars at a good price. Bought them Monday and arrived today.
That looks like a very nice find in the perpetual treasure hunt.
Thanks Arnold, I think it was a good deal, cost a c-note and 3 saw bucks shipped. ;-)
The only imperfection is a slight smudge on one side of the Chatham car.
JD,
Trucks and Couplers for my Lionel Original Peacock, Red & Black 817 Tin Plate Caboose.
PCRR/Dave
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i just bought a prewar, painted (red top) with fluted sides Flying Yankee. Its nice, missing one vestibule but has all the plastic window inserts. Id like to repaint at some stage of the game. i do however need a vestibule.
ive bought a mess of other stuff ill photograph it when im next home
