Picked up a slightly damaged Plymouth switcher off the bay for $50. Now I need to find a replacement marker light.
Our Frankenstein steel coaster arrived this weekend from CoasterDynamix. My son put it together and wanted to add it to the layout. We had a tough time finding room for both coasters while leaving space for carnival rides. We came up with this configuration. Originally, we had the coaster through the loop but that was a little too crazy for me. We decided to have the train go underneath the coaster.
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Panther97 posted:Our Frankenstein steel coaster arrived this weekend from CoasterDynamix. My son put it together and wanted to add it to the layout. We had a tough time finding room for both coasters while leaving space for carnival rides. We came up with this configuration. Originally, we had the coaster through the loop but that was a little too crazy for me. We decided to have the train go underneath the coaster.
I don't see the photo; but I know you and your family were looking forward to it!!!
Mark Boyce posted:Panther97 posted:Our Frankenstein steel coaster arrived this weekend from CoasterDynamix. My son put it together and wanted to add it to the layout. We had a tough time finding room for both coasters while leaving space for carnival rides. We came up with this configuration. Originally, we had the coaster through the loop but that was a little too crazy for me. We decided to have the train go underneath the coaster.
I don't see the photo; but I know you and tfc family were looking forward to it!!!
Not sure what happened. I updated the post.
Panther97 posted:Mark Boyce posted:Panther97 posted:Our Frankenstein steel coaster arrived this weekend from CoasterDynamix. My son put it together and wanted to add it to the layout. We had a tough time finding room for both coasters while leaving space for carnival rides. We came up with this configuration. Originally, we had the coaster through the loop but that was a little too crazy for me. We decided to have the train go underneath the coaster.
I don't see the photo; but I know you and tfc family were looking forward to it!!!
Not sure what happened. I updated the post.
All right!!! It looks super!!
Got a good deal on this last week on the forum, and it arrived today.
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Thanks to a thread started by brianel about a sale at Lionel Direct of the Lionel Dinosaur Set, I purchased one of the sets. That set has become a favorite of a 2 year old, and, a 5 year old that visit the layout.
I bought some plastic easter eggs that are hinged, and open [Amazon] to replace the eggs that come with the set, are solid plastic, and don't open. I also bought some miniature dinosaurs [Amazon] as "hatchlings" to put into the eggs. Both boys have a great time loading and unloading the eggs onto the gondola that comes with the set, and, the two additional Lionel gondolas that I have added to the set.
Their mom holds the 2 year old in her lap while he gleefully runs the set with the LionChief remote.
Mr. Brown dropped off a nice package for me yesterday. I couldn't get to it till today. I finally got the sound cars and a few other things I was able to get since they had been out for a long time. Pics...............Paul
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Steamer posted:sure did.....
It's a keeper, Dave! Hope it runs as smoothly as has come to be expected from these prewar beauties. I'm sure you must appreciate having the correct tender, they're just right for each other.
Merry Christmas
Bruce
and it came yesterday.
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Steamer posted:and it came yesterday.
NICE !!
Purchased 8 of these from Tony’s Trains in Cedar Grove NJ.
Could not pass up this deal/price.
Everything is new and in their boxes.
At this time, I do not have a layout but been picking up items such as track/switches/transformers for a very simple Tinplate/early post war Fun layout.
I would like to start a layout on a 4X8 table, Maybe two loops. I know it is small area but at least I will have a development of houses with a single street that will run through the layout. I also have plenty of post and prewar 58 Goose neck lamps. These will be good lining the street. Lots of 0 27 track new switches. Most of the item that will be runnibg are prewar electrics (0-4-0) with 4 wheel cars so radius is not a problem.
Nothing fancy but just want to run and play with my trains and escape reality for a while, I call this "Ron's World"
Has anyone ever used these lots with houses on their layout?
If so could you send me some pictures for ideas?
Below is a list and QTY on what I purchased.
11-90077 QTY: 1
No. 913 Landscaped Plot w/Bungalow.
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11-90075 QTY: 1
No. 912 Suburban Home Plot w/No. 189 Villa
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11-90074 QTY: 2
No. 912 Suburban Home Plot w/No. 189 Villa
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11-90072 QTY: 2
No. 911 Country Estate w/No. 191 Villa
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11-90073 QTY: 2
No. 911 Illuminated Country Estate w/No 191 Villa
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I just received an American Flyer 4621 passenger set from 1948. It consists of a 332DC Northern, a Red 718 operating mail car, two Red 650 coaches, a Red 652 Pullman, and a Red 654 observation. No boxes, but the train was in really great shape. These are the auction pictures, I've just finished cleaning it up and it runs pretty good too.
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Nice looking set!
there are a set of those red Flyer cars at our local antique mall. Not one of the regular dealers that has trains. Someone had swapped the trucks for Lionel Postwar and missing a few small parts. Thought they would look good behind one of my Marx steamers until I saw he wanted $35-$40 each.
When I had some AF I had those red passenger cars which I liked. Didn't pay that much for them though. Especially with Lionel trucks but i think they would work behind a Marx.
Steamer posted:Nice looking set!
there are a set of those red Flyer cars at our local antique mall. Not one of the regular dealers that has trains. Someone had swapped the trucks for Lionel Postwar and missing a few small parts. Thought they would look good behind one of my Marx steamers until I saw he wanted $35-$40 each.
Thanks Dave, I've had a little AF weakness this month for some reason. Yeah (35-40), that's a little steep for cars that have been worked. You know there are prewar three rail tin AF passenger cars that come up on ebay fairly often . Look for numbers 490 whistling baggage, 492 operating mail car, 494 plain old baggage car, and 495 New Haven style coach. There are also a couple of 12 wheel tin cars, 496 and 497. Hard to find those last two for a decent price though... Any or all would look great behind a Marx steamer...or you could dig up one of these 
You see a bunch of these on the bay, 561 is the most common.
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yeah I'd love to get one of those.Really nice looking engine.But I need to let the kitty get replenished.How much of a concern is the zinc pest on the Prewar Flyer? CTT did a story several years back on Prewar Flyer O Gauge, and the pest seemed to be a problem.
It's a problem, but it will have already reared its ugly head meaning if its still solid now, it will stay solid. You almost have to look for parts and put em together that way. That 559 is one of the few that I didn't have to build from parts. But I know your like me, you like to build em up
