Buy anything cool lately?

new home soon Grenada

Scored this K-line S2 for $28.00. My second to go with a B&O Chessie version. My K-line collection is starting to surpass my Lionel's. Also have two MP-15's (PRR, LIRR), and a PRR Plymouth.

Bob

ScratchbuilderP48, where will you put the layout?

Matt Makens posted:

ScratchbuilderP48, where will you put the layout?

He can use Lionel's "Yellow Submarine." 

bigtruckpete posted:

Jushavnfun posted:

I found these on EBay.  I had loads of fun with them 50 years ago.  I'm going to use them for a steel mill I'm building 

Great find! I had the set on the left as a kid. Turns out I still have it!! My Mom has it in a basement storage room...but not for long!! 

I plan on spray painting the blue beams a rust color so I can stage a new sky scraper building scene. 

I too had the set on the left as a kid!! Wow! What a great find! Brings back memories!

Matt Makens posted:

ScratchbuilderP48, where will you put the layout?

Dumpster.

Picked up the MTH Country Passenger Station NIB for $5 at our TTOS Club meeting.  Also the K-line Milwaukee Transfer Caboose ... never seen one so snatched it for $30 ... probably too much but KY wanted it ;-)

This is for Matt:

Test ran my new to me Vision Line Big Boy. This is the reason I tore down my layout and started over. What an awesome engine.

Bruce, im a little sorry to see it go but in the 2+ years I had it she only ran 3 times. That's just not enough.

hey Matt and Bruce, congratulations on the sale. Did Bruce ask you to triple pack this monster of an engine, I told him that would be wise in making the deal.  I am glad everyone is happy and Yes, it likes broad curves, 099 and up. My layout allows this engine to really stretch out and roll. Happy Railroading and thanks for the pictures.....WOW!

This loco got to him in factory packaging

hey Matt, that's usually good enough, but, I recommend taking that factory packaging and placing it in a larger carton with lots of plastic peanuts for insured no damage.  I am glad all was well. I have seen this big engines come through the inner Styrofoam.... Take care.

Larry, Ive shipped a few trains and this shipped in all the factory packaging. I was good enough to get it to my house and it was good enough to get it to Bruce.

Hey Matt, I know you are a great packer, and I am seriously not making issues with this, I am saying, this is how I pack these engines for long journeys. I sent my VL Big Boy to a friend for some tweaking, it came back with the number boards bent a little. We just tweaked them right back to correct position. Thanks for responding, it's just the way I ship....I did receive my Southern SD45 High hood Diesel...

That building set makes me think of "American Skyline". I loved that building set. It was more S-gauge than O, but it made great looking skyscrapers. You can find it also occasionally on eBay.

   Im trying to recall the name of the guy that that a few years ago, had posted some nice photography of a similar metal building kit from the tinplate era. El Gaucho?

Bought this 22 years ago, does this qualify as lately.  Just uncovered it yesterday cleaning up the basement. It still works!!!.

I just received my 2017 MTH Club car in the mail today.  I don't normally go for these sorts of things but this one looked cool.

Jushavnfun posted:

Bought this 22 years ago, does this qualify as lately.  Just uncovered it yesterday cleaning up the basement. It still works!!!.

I trust you know their history, with their popularity of decades ago coming to a quick end when it was discovered how easily they were tipped over, causing quick fires, given their highly flammable liquid contents (kerosene ?) .

frankm

They're full of wax and mineral oil and yes that does count as lately. I have one almost that age.