Buy anything cool lately?

I do my best not to, but sometimes I fail. LOL, Arnold

Postwarman posted:

Thanks Lee, 

  Just kidding about the collectability but who knows..... these are decent cars but I hate to say, I wish that they had a little better quality trucks. The CSX gondola's couplers won't stay closed but I've got some tiny black zip ties. I realize for the price they are a pretty good buy.

Jeff

Jeff

who knows it might be. There’s a YouTube video showing how to fix that problem with your truck coupler 

Just got in #1926600, Lionel undecorated skeleton log cars, but my pre-ordered Mopac RPO was "sold out"?

Just picked up:

3rd Rail C&NW H-1 4-8-4 Northern

#3016

(Stock Photo - Worthpoint)

New in box and shipper. Still factory wrapped.

I imagine I'll have to get in there soon enough to pull the factory battery out of the tender.

I couldn't help myself.  The price was just too good.

Got these in the mail last week. I’m starting to get addicted to 027 scale what have I been missing these are nice 

You got yourself some good looking cars there Lee!

They are great looking cars, Lee!

Picked up a new UTLX single dome tank car from Menards.

I'm not much of a collector but hoarding could be a different matter.....Having "discovered" Atlas O Sw8/9s (only 20-or-so years late) I find myself wanting moar. 

Here is #1:

It runs so slow, quiet&sweet I just HAD to have another so here is #2:

And one day soon the Postman will be dropping off #3  trainz shipped it yesterday 

Mike and Mark.  thanks I’m really getting into these o27 cars have a few more on my wish list 

Frank. Very nice I’ll have to go or to Menards in town and see if the have those in stock 

Lew. Now your getting to my soft spot with that C&O switcher. What a beautiful engine and runs well also great find but be careful you may turn into a another Briansilvermustang lol 

Lew, two excellent road names and paint jobs!  With that "track" record, I can't wait to see what your #3 switcher will turn out to be. :-)

TRRR

franktrain posted:

Picked up a new UTLX single dome tank car from Menards.

 

Now those are some great looking tank cars! Way to go Menards!

Been wanting one of these for a while. MTH w/ PS 2

RSJB18 posted:

Been wanting one of these for a while. MTH w/ PS 2

Sam Darnold may just bankrupt you Bob   Very nice paint scheme - and it looks like it even has Dashing Dan!!!

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Been wanting one of these for a while. MTH w/ PS 2

Sam Darnold may just bankrupt you Bob   Very nice paint scheme - and it looks like it even has Dashing Dan!!!

I've already given up Paul. No sense even watching any more.

Yes- it has the Dashing Dan. Need to get it unpacked and charge up the battery.

Thanks

Lew,  Those are fine looking engines.  Are they conventional or some kind of hi-tech? 

I have a prewar set and two 50's steamers coming to the mountain.  Film at 11:00.

Picked up a CP snow plow from a local train show over the weekend. It looks great and fits well with my mostly Canadian themed layout!

RSJB18 posted:

Been wanting one of these for a while. MTH w/ PS 2

 Bob I like that Coca Cola ribbon glad you was able to get it. Now what’s Santa going to bring you ????

I picked up these three great 16 wheel MPC machinery cars from a forum member. 9233 and 6509. (Thanks, Jon!)

I'm pretty much a small RR guy (MA & PA) switchers mostly.  But after visiting Strasburg every week since 611 showed up and taking part in all their activities I had to branch out a little.

Got a Weaver Lackawanna weathered boxcar. For my fleet of weathered Freight. 

Odenville Bill posted:

Lew,  Those are fine looking engines.  Are they conventional or some kind of hi-tech? 

I have a prewar set and two 50's steamers coming to the mountain.  Film at 11:00.

Bill, they are Atlas O 3-rail. They run conventional variable voltage AC but do have early (Dallee) electronic reversing units with "sound" incorporated. The sound is a generic burbling more akin to an Alco than an EMD. The mechanism is a superb mid-motor drive with flywheels then u-joints to gear towers in the trucks. Here is a peek under the hood :

Those are 4700 mike caps to keep the sound going while cycling the throttle to change directions. It is a very smooth drive system greta for switching at slow speed. They are heavy engines because the only part not die-cast is the cab and cab floor. Frame, trucks, truck side frames and the hood are all metal. There is even an addition metal weight added under the cab floor (seen at the right end of the main frame). 

Thank you Lew.  I'll do some looking tonight.  I don't have a diesel switcher (yet).

Ok 2 Christmas Boxcars has arrived today. I bought the 1997 one because that was when my wife and I got married. The car was build by Lionel in November of 1997 we got married in October 25 1997. The 1998 one I just like the color 

rpmcobra posted:

I'm pretty much a small RR guy (MA & PA) switchers mostly.  But after visiting Strasburg every week since 611 showed up and taking part in all their activities I had to branch out a little.

 

Welcome to the Big Time. Those are very nice.

rpmcobra

maybe you can help what is this looks like one of your cars I took these in St. Louis the other day but I don’t know what it is  

Original Linville River RR ticket, a subsidiary of the ET&WNC railroad, from the 1930s. Just got it from an ebay win...

lee drennen posted:

rpmcobra

maybe you can help what is this looks like one of your cars I took these in St. Louis the other day but I don’t know what it is  

Wow Lee that,s pretty cool but I,m not sure 

      N S 34... 

     It was built from NW SD35 #1530. The cab was added in the past year, and it houses electronic    equipment for track testing, no actual locomotive controls inside.

      more here...

      https://www.railpictures.net/photoexif/263022/

      https://www.railpictures.net/s...tive=research%20slug

briansilvermustang posted:

 

      N S 34... 

     It was built from NW SD35 #1530. The cab was added in the past year, and it houses electronic    equipment for track testing, no actual locomotive controls inside.

      more here...

      https://www.railpictures.net/photoexif/263022/

      https://www.railpictures.net/s...tive=research%20slug

 

 

Thanks Brian I appreciate it 

One of my best purchases over the last 19 years.  Always wanted one.

Weaver Milwaukee Road Hiawatha

daylight posted:

One of my best purchases over the last 19 years.  Always wanted one.

Weaver Milwaukee Road Hiawatha

Wow, that really looks neat! There's something about that design I've always liked.

geysergazer posted:

I'm not much of a collector but hoarding could be a different matter.....Having "discovered" Atlas O Sw8/9s (only 20-or-so years late) I find myself wanting moar. 

Here is #1:

         

It runs so slow, quiet&sweet I just HAD to have another so here is #2:

And one day soon the Postman will be dropping off #3  trainz shipped it yesterday 

very nice Lew; is this an around the wall layout?

Just picked up at our LHS Grand Central MTHs new 70ft Madison cars for Marine and Navy recruitment.  Very nice cars and just in time for the Beloved Marine corps birthday.  

This MTH BN GP38-2 came from Trainworld yesterday.

Larry 

daylight posted:

geysergazer posted:

I'm not much of a collector but hoarding could be a different matter.....Having "discovered" Atlas O Sw8/9s (only 20-or-so years late) I find myself wanting moar. 

Here is #1:

         

It runs so slow, quiet&sweet I just HAD to have another so here is #2

And one day soon the Postman will be dropping off #3  trainz shipped it yesterday 

very nice Lew; is this an around the wall layout?

Yes, it is a simple loop around the walls of a12 X 11 room. East End / West End industrial district makes it pretty much a switching pike.

Received these beauties today 

I bought a Southern PS-4 Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive and tender (Lionel 6-11103), for a lot less than retail (on the Sell/Trade Forum), because the trucks on the tender had zinc disease and disintegrated. Engine is fine. I bought a set of trucks on which the tender sits, loose. Nice as long as I don't touch it -- and of course, I'm just displaying it. See attached photos, first of the disintegrated wheel assembles, of the engine and tender, and a close-up of the engine front.

Wow!  That engine looks great, Andrew!  With new wheels it should be a great addition!!

Having gone to York with no intentions to purchase anything large.  I did make a really great purchase.  Perhaps the most essential...

Well, that idea went out the door.  Walmart in Gettysburg.  Priceless