Buy anything cool lately?

Still trying to do train stuff but truck takes priority.   purchased  Pulse Tech 735x150 24v Battery Maintenance Military Truck ,generator  to keep my batteries charged Ok this is cool

Ok the not so cool stuff 2 x GM TYPE ISOLATED GROUND MILITARY VEHICLE CUCV 12 VOLT 100 AMP ALTERNATOR when it rains it pores.

I came across this boxcar and had to purchase it! I have been looking for the yellow version of this car for about five years.    When my dad got laid off back in the 80's he took a contract with this company to help build a set of real train cars for an amusement park in Canada.  They had some promotional KMT cars manufactured for employees at some point.  I received the orange car from him.   I finally found the yellow version!

Before his health deteriorated I asked him enough questions about the real train cars to track them down. Thanks to a few emails with forum members,  and few emails to various parks,  I was able to track the actual cars to Dorney Park and the Omaha zoo. I hope to take a trip to one of those locations this summer.

Lately it has been parts, batteries traction tires speaker etc.  Although I do have a Lionel news stand on order and I am pretty jazzed about that.

D&H 65 posted:

....Just missed flying these (our squadron had just upgraded to Hueys)......

I flew Hueys myself, so did Dad.  It was a great father/son moment when we flew together once.

I had the honor of flying with the some of the last Vietnam Huey pilots.  Loved every minute of it.

To this day, nothing beats the "Sound of Freedom"

To compliment my Milwaukee Road F-7 (Weaver brass) I added this A class Atlantic.  The Overland model appears to be  1960's or 70's vintage, judging by the primitive drive train.  A future repaint will take a bit of skill and a pair of big ones.

brwebster posted:

To compliment my Milwaukee Road F-7 (Weaver brass) I added this A class Atlantic.  The Overland model appears to be  1960's or 70's vintage, judging by the primitive drive train.  A future repaint will take a bit of skill and a pair of big ones.

 

That's really cool, Is it conventional or command?

Ok finally some cool stuff. About a month ago I bought a pair of Atlas GN GP35s off the Bay. With all that I had going on I pulled the trigger and bought these as one rarely ever show up on Ebay and two because I was stupid enough to let the last ones that showed up back in I think October to get away.

Then this popped and grabbed this: Atlas GN Extended Vision Cab which is correct as all the GN Extended Vision Cabs were delivered in the BSB scheme.

Don't remember if I posted these

but added to my herd of Zebras. Atlas ATSF GP9( now I have all three ) and RSD7/15 ( and now have both TMCC versions)

And  Lionel GN U33C from a forum member

Ok Cool for me

A few months ago I went through all my train stuff and decided I had enough trains and plenty of projects to complete. No new trains for a while. Then I go to a small local train show and found this Weaver Army Transportation Corps Consolidation:

Fantastic price, cruise control equipped, and would look perfect with my WWII troop train so it came home with me. Runs great, my only complaint is the sound quality is poor and the speaker is going to have to be replaced.

Ken

#KEN, she's a beauty! nice find..... happy trails to ya

Today I went back down to pick up my Menards Morton salt building. I opened it as soon as I got home. I lit it up and all I can say is "WOW". Totally happy with it...................Paul

Picked this Cragstan VINTAGE 1950s METAL CAP FIRED ARMY CANNON - JAPAN    up at the meadowlands flea market last Saturday for $5.00.
 This cannon is a little to wide for Prewar O gauge so I think I will use it on a standard gauge flat car.
Will make a wood type wheel cocks platform that mounts on the flat car to hold the cannon in place.
Then to make this more of a standard gauge toy like flat car, I will stack some small cap boxes and shells/bullets  (that I have to make) on the flats card as  a extra supplies for the cannon.

If I do not use the flat car idea, I always could make one on my tin Hallmark houses a American Legion Hall with a cannon out front.

The quarter is just for cannon dimensions.

I also saw the box for the cannon on eBay (did not buy just copied the pictures).

I have a couple of old cannons like that but have them in a small park. Many years ago I cast an American tank out of lead and have it on the layout as a war memorial.

Yes, yes I did 

Gee, Matt, what did you get today?

Matt Makens posted:

Yes, yes I did 

Ok, what?

Garrett76 posted:

Garrett76 posted:

I found this giant 4' x 6' movie poster that was originally displayed in a city bus shelter.  I confess I've never seen the movie and don't intend to... the animation creeps me out (uncanny valley).  Anyway, it's a cool image and will definitely be a conversation piece once I get my dedicated train room going in a few years

I counted my chicken before it hatched...  the post office delivered a battered package which was opened and no poster inside.  D--- you USPS!!!

"I confess I've never seen the movie and don't intend to"

Ah...the fickle finger of fate! Or, was it the dreaded "Announcer's Curse"?
Looks like a movie ain't all you'll never see!

I received a big order of GarGraves track today.  Big to me, that is!

Mark Boyce posted:

I received a big order of GarGraves track today.  Big to me, that is!

Any track for the new layout is a "big order"   It's like proposing to your girl....you've officially made a serious commitment.  Now the fun begins, Mark.

Bruce

I'm going to keep this one to myself

Spill the beans, Matt.