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Got a surprise package from Charlie Ro today!

My ERR upgrades came in from Hennings today.   Thanks Ron, Bill and Harry!   The install will happen to this rendition of ole' 765,  MTH's first scale version from back in the PS1 days. 

Bruce

Just left a model train show.

$30 for everything. The plate is solid brass.

Better still, once I got a better look at the logging book, I saw it was author signed!

Just purchased the MTH Premier Line SD-35 from Nicholas Smith Trains today.

paul 2 posted:

Today FedEx brought me the Menards Hobby Shop. Very nice building.....Pics...........Paul

This is listed as unavailable and out of stock on Menard's site. How did you manage to get it?

Garrett76 posted:

...Take a look in the five-and-ten, glistening once again, With candy canes and silver lanes aglow

Lionel Christmas Flyer Hudson Jr 6-38649

Really nice locomotive, What cars will it be pulling?

Just got this MTH Railking "Imperial" 0-8-0 steamer. This is a beautifully detailed locomotive and the PS3 steam sounds are great.  Pulls like a mule and smokes like the Dickens.  I plan to re-letter/decal it for another RR. 

Today I decided to try the Berea Train show again. And glad I did. They had more O gauge this year I found this Weaver car in one of the halls. Pic...........Paul

Bought a new new to me duplex on Thursday 

Came with a tire swing too

No layout ??

Nice digs, and Fiona gets a swing...

Matt Makens posted:

Came with a tire swing too

 

Is that made by Lionel? Plug and play? . 

Hopefully there is a full basement!!

Picked up the MTH CN ES44 from Berwyn Trains. Didn't know until I brought it home that both ends have operating ditch lights. Really cool feature!! 

Picked up up my GS-4 and Vision Line SF reefers from Grzyboski's today...

The engine is beautiful - there are no white walls, but it appears that the "rims" are a lighter shade of gray and there are white stars at the center of the drivers. There is some incredible and delicate applied detail on both the GS-4 and the reefers - I would be very careful around small hands (probably big ones too!!!). I don't use smoke (except in very rare cases) so I can't comment on how that feature works. I definitely prefer the whistle to the horn, but the horn is interesting.

And finally, on the way to pick these up, I had to hit Hallmark and get the special gold 773 ornament.

Feels like a personal triumph, when we make those acquisitions, doesn't it.

frankM

Ralph M posted:

Just got this MTH Railking "Imperial" 0-8-0 steamer. This is a beautifully detailed locomotive and the PS3 steam sounds are great.  Pulls like a mule and smokes like the Dickens.  I plan to re-letter/decal it for another RR. 

 

Ralph,

Nice!  I have that in Western Maryland scheme.  Yes it is a good puller.

 Last week I decided to bid on an auction that had a low starting bid on both sets of the Canadian National Budd cars, 6-18506 & 6-18512. Both sets are new, never ran, the non power set was still factory sealed. When the auction ended, nobody else bid on the sets. With S&H the price for both sets was about  what one set sells for. I already have a complete set of four Canadian Nation Budd cars, so I'll pass the bargain on to a friend who is new into model railroading.

It didn't come with the layout already installed but it's got s decent unfinished basement that can handle a good layout but I can't get too crazy cuz when I get the next one I've gotta move out of this one 

Today USPS brought my ore car from the Gadsden Museum. I have been buying their offerings since the start. Pic of the car........Paul 

Been wanting this one for some time.  Picked up on the secondary market.