Buy anything cool lately?

Got two more lighted 630 cabooses, my seventh 922 gaex case, and a 915 operating car.  All of this for $50.

I think so...

It's a Korean knock-off of the Gibson L-5 (current list price is $15K).

I found this at a yard sale. Used, but sounds (and looks) the part, stays in tune, and I got it for $150.00...with the hard-shell case! 

Mark in Oregon

Actually I did pick a real nice MTH Christmas Box Car up, to add to my LC Hallmark Toy Maker Santa Express, it will make a real nice addition to the Santa Train, with it's Christmas colors.   Needed to add a little Christmas Green to that seriously Beautiful Red Santa Train.

PCRR/Dave

Went to the Greenburg show in Monroeville Pa today. Lots of great prices and tables. Walk through looking for items I wanted but found not one. But I got a package of telephones poles at Grzyboski's. Was a good price till I added in the tolls to get there LOL. Pic.............Paul

I picked this up at a train show this weekend (Washington County AG Center Sharpsburg MD) It intrigue me and was inexpensive. It is a Lionel DC set and after a good clean up, it runs very good.  Don;t know much about it, must be from the 70's era?

Mark, nice find. Play some traditional jazz standards or bebop or even fusion. Korean copy can be made to sound good. Change out the tone pots .so atleast You won't have to insure and vault it like a real L 5!   Play here in good health. Hard shell case too? Awesome find.

paul 2 posted:

Went to the Greenburg show in Monroeville Pa today. Lots of great prices and tables. Walk through looking for items I wanted but found not one. But I got a package of telephones poles at Grzyboski's. Was a good price till I added in the tolls to get there LOL. Pic.............Paul

"Tolls", what's that.. lol I guess that's why the roads are falling apart (literally) here in the South land..

Well it started out like  this... I bought this Railking USRA 0-8-0 in New Haven 'cause at the time it was the cheapest (I guess New Haven isn't as popular as other RRs) and told myself I'd re-paint/decal it to another railroad since I don't actually model New haven.  As time went by though I began to warm up to the idea of "foreign power" on my layout and the next thing you know - I recently went out and got  a NH caboose and 40' reefer.  Looks pretty sharp I think. 

Ralph M posted:

Well it started out like  this... I bought this Railking USRA 0-8-0 in New Haven 'cause at the time it was the cheapest (I guess New Haven isn't as popular as other RRs) and told myself I'd re-paint/decal it to another railroad since I don't actually model New haven.  As time went by though I began to warm up to the idea of "foreign power" on my layout and the next thing you know - I recently went out and got  a NH caboose and 40' reefer.  Looks pretty sharp I think. 

Nothing wrong with that, looks cool.

Ralph M posted:

Well it started out like  this... I bought this Railking USRA 0-8-0 in New Haven 'cause at the time it was the cheapest (I guess New Haven isn't as popular as other RRs) and told myself I'd re-paint/decal it to another railroad since I don't actually model New haven.  As time went by though I began to warm up to the idea of "foreign power" on my layout and the next thing you know - I recently went out and got  a NH caboose and 40' reefer.  Looks pretty sharp I think. 

I've had that happen to me too.......

I got a great deal on this Williams brass Mikado in L&N paint......After I got her I liked it so much....no repaint. In fact I found a Lionel caboose and DI repaint it for L&N......

Here's a brief video clip of the lil' NH 0-8-0 in action:

Yesterday I traded a bit of "junk" for a Lionel KW transformer that needs cleaned and a new cord.  I have two in the attic  so why did I get another??  Because it was there !

that's why I have a third Type V. Local antique shop had it, beautiful shape with the box for $25...couldn't pass it up.

Between Evilbay, Craigslist, OGR sponsors, and my local hobby shop.  My collection keeps growing and growing!  Die cast vehicles, rolling stock, 3 new buildings (Menards train station and hobby shop-Woodland Scenics Sully's tavern), 3 new lionel station platforms, and bears! LOL    Have a 2003 Pennsy set with 8 or 10 buildings to pick up tomorrow.  Gives me another CW-80 and some track.   Still haven't gotten to any of the additional track wiring I planned on doing.  The new CW-80 changes a bit of that.   : )

Since my daughter is in the Air Force when Menard's came out with the Rocket Fuel Tank on flat car I ordered two because I wanted the ISO tanks.  I had some K-line CSXT flats that I had converted to Air Force and was really looking for loads not more rolling stock.  Once I pulled them out of the box this is what happened.Two ISO tanks on one flat and a K-Line SCUD missile launcher mounted perfectly in one of the holes for the tank.  I think they make a nice deterrent combined with the  Minuteman Missile launch car.  The flats were accompanied by a Menard's Polo shirt and the Lennox tractor trailer as my free surprise gifts.

I made a big order to Scenic Express, and it arrived today. I now have three rabbits running free on the layout, and finally a scarecrow for my cornfield. I also bought several sheets of static grass mats, which are going to be put on the layout this weekend.*

*I know I posted this verbatim in the "what did you do with your layout today" thread, but it seemed to fit in both places.

p51 posted:

I made a big order to Scenic Express, and it arrived today. I now have three rabbits running free on the layout, and finally a scarecrow for my cornfield. I also bought several sheets of static grass mats, which are going to be put on the layout this weekend.*

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Anytime I see p51 on a thread, I make sure to read it. Your creativity is endless, and your apparent ability  to express yourself creatively seems to be growing constantly. For example, I particularly applaud:

+the well-worn ladder sides;

+the lush variety in color and texture and density of the landscape in the background to the cornfield;

+you included a somewhat lightly-grimy and rust-stained element to the concrete bases to the iron pylons. I have not observed many modelers doing so.

I say that because, since 1995, I have constantly worked with Jim Elster's products, and once I have them in my hands, imagination takes my hands far beyond what I thought  I would be doing seeing the product in a Scenic Express catalogue or seeing the latest products on Jim's shelves. He makes many trips abroad to see what his sources have as their latest.

Has that been your experience, too, that once you have various Scenic Express products, foliage in particular, in your hands, that you find yourself doing far more with them than you had originally planned or envisioned?

Congratulations on having such success at such an enjoyable part of our hobby.

FrankM.

P.S. And I can see you are not shy to spend a buck-or-two, since I am well aware of what all the corn costs, When we don't skimp on the foliage, we get far more realistic and satisfying results, don't we.

Frank,

You are so able to write what each of us are thinking, but don't express ourselves as well.  Yes Lee is able to make the most of Jim Elster's wonderful products!  A winning combination topped off by your exquisite description!!

 Thank you all!!

P51  Fantastic modeling.  I fell like I have been there.  I the real corn field, that is.

@AMCDAVE

New Haven to "other lines...." Whats the popular lines, please? Some prefer "anything" to PENNSYLVANIA for example: 

AND, why do you think some engines have grey or Silver on the front of the Boiler or cowcatcher, front chest a different color? 

I love the photo of your NEW Engine!! ty I could not find a way to paste.