Buy anything cool lately?

now that is cool for a modern train

beardog posted:

now that is cool for a modern train

Especially one that was originally built in 1941. Really nice model - glad it runs well, but most MTH stuff does.

Jim

Received my latest purchases yesterday.

NYC S2 and New Hope Valley Plymouth by K-line and a NYC covered 2-bay hopper.

Had a good time at the Parma show . Didn't sell much. But I found a couple of Weaver flats with trailers for a good price. So this show I ran a deficit LOL. Pic..............Paul

I bought several MTH items from Mr. Muffin, some freight cars, a NYC passenger set and my favorite,  20-3743-1 NYC - 4-6-2 USRA Heavy Pacific Steam Engine.  The battleship grey engine is beautiful.

I picked up one of the BLI PRR P70 coaches to run with my PRR J1a 6163.

I stumbled onto these at a train show yesterday.

I didn't notice who made "All Steamed Up" until I got it home.

Whistles West has no liner notes on the back of the album cover.

Those albums are cool. Nice find.

Paul, I am so proud of you! Your really learning to pull the trigger on something you like! Who care's if you sale anything you found something cool for YOUR layout! LOL

Plus they look cool!

Mike, I am proud of myself too. I usually run in deficits at train shows LOL. And when I got home from the show on Saturday these were waiting for me. Another set of Weaver trucks and couplers from the BAY and two sets from Patrick's trains. MTH is doing the Weaver Bentendorf trucks. So I picked up two sets. Pic............Paul

Nice Paul! You know I have been thinking back and it seams like every time you leave the house, there is always something waiting for you when you get back! Your wife must really love you! If it was me after a few time I would probably never see anything from the brown truck!

You're right Mike. Seems like between UPS, FED EX and USPS they seem to stop here quite frequently LOL. I have a very understanding CEO.....................Paul

My first RMGT purchase arrived today via USPS.  Very nicely done and Walter even included a hand written Thank You note.  It will become part of my "Coal Cracker" Express which includes a Frank's Roundhouse Wyoming Valley Kielbasa reefer and a Mrs. T's Pierogies box car for the year end holidays. But I've got a hankerin' to pull out some Fastrack for a preview.

Stock photo from RMT. 

Bought a Southern Mikado from a forum member at a local train show.

I actually had two different Mrs T's Pierogi's boxcars several years ago. 

When I had to sell my collection back then her husband actually bought

them for her. I got a hint that Andy Kriswalus liked her pierogies

Big Jim, Cool find!!! But you do know if you show those albums to any kids of today, your kids, grandkids, the first thing they will say is " But how do you get them into the CD player?" LOL!!!

ConrailFan posted:

Big Jim, Cool find!!! But you do know if you show those albums to any kids of today, your kids, grandkids, the first thing they will say is " But how do you get them into the CD player?" LOL!!!

Or more like - what a CD player?

How do I get these on Spotify?

Coal Cracker posted:

My first RMGT purchase arrived today via USPS.  Very nicely done and Walter even included a hand written Thank You note.  It will become part of my "Coal Cracker" Express which includes a Frank's Roundhouse Wyoming Valley Kielbasa reefer and a Mrs. T's Pierogies box car for the year end holidays. But I've got a hankerin' to pull out some Fastrack for a preview.

Stock photo from RMT. 

Very nice car. You're gonna need someplace for the guests to sit....

ConrailFan posted:

Big Jim, Cool find!!! But you do know if you show those albums to any kids of today, your kids, grandkids, the first thing they will say is " But how do you get them into the CD player?" LOL!!!

Yeah, when I bought them my girlfriend asked if I even had a phonograph!
The records are all in like new condition! I'll record them to CD later this week, making them much easier to listen to. 

It is interesting to have an album by noted artist Howard Fogg and one that he even narrates. One highlight is Colorado Southern engine 807, an ex-CB&Q O-4 Mikado, hitting 62 mph.
"Whistles West" reminded me that the SP Cab Forward with their un-muffled air compressors had to be as irritating to be around as modern diesel with a "spitter" air dryer! UGH!!! There is also a recording of an SP 3 cylinder 4-10-2 that has an unusual gait. And, GS 4-8-4's that apparently had a whistle "trigger" as there was personable about the whistling.
"Big Boy" happens to have a recording of a UP gas turbine (another loco I am glad that I never had to suffer through!).

I bought this Lionel N&W "A-Tank" to go with the Lionel TMCC N&W 611 I also purchased and will hopefully be picking up this weekend, along with four N&W Pocahontas cars.  I've been wanting a model of the 611 for years, and finally got around to purchasing one.  I'm looking forward to running it.