Buy anything cool lately?

New powered desert storm Lionel SD40-2 from 2002, not a perfect match for MTH dummy unit but it works for me.

I also got 2 Atlas O Master Series cars for $60 at a bogo sale:

Burlington 50' PS-1 Double-Door Boxcar

ACF 33,000 gal tank car

They can run on my O-31 curves because I put washers in between the trucks and body, so they don't rub against any of the brake line details.

in response to the thread title: yes!

an Overland Palace Poultry car.     This will be a fun challenge to prep and paint.    The door slides open showing the drovers area; there are sliding end doors for feeding as its a two level car.    One of the finest models ever made [total production 125 pieces].     Lucky to have decals coming.

Those poultry cars are elusive animals Brad... Rare treat

That is going to make a great looking car. 

 

Thanks for posting

A McCoy 288 Northwest Apples Reefer arrived today.

 

Steve

 

 

 

 

I have bought a few things some cool some not so cool bumpers not very cool but needed. 6 ameritown buildings pretty cool enjoying building then. ameritown furniture factory will be cool to build once it's here. but the coolest thing I got. which I can't wait to get started on it I picked up a bunch of rock master castings so I can make some rock molds. I am looking forward to doing that. don't know why but I am . also got some trees to build too. not sure how I feel about those . looks to be a lot of work   but 7 different rock molds and a retaining wall mold should be fun .

The new mth ge hybrid (railking) moddel...

Atlas SD35 and MTH U-25B

 

 

Also purchased a K-Line J1e Hudson that will be sent off to be 2 railed this week and reserved a pair of Sunset F7s. I have one more in my sights then I need to cool the afterburner for a while ;-)

Nice; very nice!

 

Gilly

 

BTW, I did receive my 3rd Rail N&W "M". No pics, yet. It is a spectacular model.

For my Birthday, my wife bought me a new buffer!  Wore out the old one!

 

And, tickets to Trans Am Nationals!

Of course (weary sigh)...


... with more on the way!

Well, I'm slow to pop in but it's been a good week.

My LHS emailed last week about the Weaver Army Medical Trailer TOFC arriving and I jumped in and had him put one aside for me.

And Then:

My Rio Grande MTH Imperial Railking Challenger arrived !!! Link Here

Thankfully I'd been saving for this one since I ordered it so long ago.

 

Note; All pictures are linked to Mfg websites.

So I got the Weaver TOFC and the MTH ARMY Engineering cars at the same time.

Now, first I'll say the Engineering car is not nearly that bright green, once I knock the shine down it will be a close if not a proper OD Green.

The Weaver car is perfect in color and dead flat with exception of the Red Cross on the roof. I'll give that a pass, those were often added in a hurry with whatever red paint was found.

 

Richard at the LHS was kind enough to do a quick test of the Challenger for me on the store layout so No Worries there at all. It looks and sounds awesome !!!

 

All in All an Excellent weekend. Wallet is sure thinner tho  >:-)

lionmaster tmcc Challenger

Super chuff board

another Williams yellow bonnet b- unit

MTh yellow bonnet But not Santa Fe go figure it's a RMH Yellow bonnet ps 2.0 

072 fastrack loop

5 hoppers

5 more signals

santa fe passenger car

 

How about a set of Lionel B&O F3s form the 2004 catalog. I think these are the best run of F3s Lionel has done to date. They will pull a set of K-Line 21" B&O Lightweights. Should be a spectacular passenger train.

 

My LGB/Aster NGG13 Garratt ( Brass, G Scale) with synchronized smoke and sound and lights, etc.

I got these at a great price on Da Bay! 

 

Picked up a loop of 072 set it up on dining room table looks kinda cool

These two 1:43 cars.  

A 1954 JEEP pickup by NEO, which is nice by itself but doubly so because it is such a perfect companion for the  American Excellence 1954 Willys Jeep Station wagon I got last month.

1966 Dodge Dart by White Box, which I bought purely because it is a plain-Jane family/motor pool version of a very, very boring car - no doubt this one had the 225 cid slant six and AM radio only, and maybe - maybe - if the owner splurged, air . . . models of cars this far away from the premium end of the automotive spectrum are very very hard to find!

 

A yet to be delivered Super Chuff board.  I'm hoping it arrives today so I can get it in over the weekend!