Buy anything cool lately?

All those are GREAT!!!! What a find!!!

but that Hudson dealership is my favorite!!!!

My best buddy, 50+ years, is THE Hudson expert.......he and his Dad have 6 of them....

 

I got these two Atlas beauties last week....

I didn't exactly buy it, but I won an E-Bay auction for some more 1305 bridges that I did not already have. The seller is a good friend and forum member. When the package arrived, there were a couple of freebies thrown in including this airbrushed license plate. This came from the estate of Dick McNary. Very Cool.

Steve

 

 

 

Yes, if it's one of these.

 

That would be perfect for my "man cave" layout.  Please i.d. the vendor and specs; it can take the place of a bridge in my around the wall layout.

Here you go: http://www.webstaurantstore.co...or/200TDB24481G.html

Last night I won a (I believe Clark) Late 1800's "Hillside climber" locomotive/tender, red with gold and white trim, I thought it would look good in my office! And it only cost $50.00! It is roughly 18"x3 3"/4x4 1/2"  Just a neat old toy!

Here's another book I purchased recently. Titled "Southern Pacific and the KM Hydraulics", it tells the story of the high horsepower diesel hydraulic units which were built by Krauss-Maffei for the SP and Rio Grande in the 60s. The coverage is thorough and and discusses the concept behind the locomotives, their development, construction, testing, delivery, operation and retirement. The remarkable preservation of the sole survivor is included as well. The text is complemented by many diagrams and photographs in a manner which makes this one of the most comprehensive motive power books I've ever come across. The book is already in its second printing as the first run sold out in a matter of weeks. I was lucky enough to get a copy of the second run as it is almost sold out as well.

 

Bob

      

You guys should see that big K-M on the Niles Canyon Railway near Fremont, CA.  Howard Wise and his restoration crew are doing an INCREDIBLE job of completely rebuilding the unit.  Right now, the basic MU controls are complete, so that it appears the Unit on the lead is operating, but it is actually controlling the diesel unit hooked behind it!

The main worry was trying to find the very complicated power trucks and hydraulic transmission mechanisms, otherwise, forget it !  By God, they found them in a scrap yard in FRANCE.  Had them shipped over and installed.  This K-M will eventually be a totally new machine.  Amazing !!!

The railfan community will come out in droves when the big day comes !!  I can hardly wait!

Cheers.

 

KEN SHATTOCK  (KRK)

Member, PLA/ NCRY

Interesting amtrack passenger set I found on ebay. I just took it out to run.

Per the bay "Vintage Elliot Welz O Gauge Amtrak Metroliner set 1 serial number 686 that rates C7 excellent with the boxes. This set includes powered Metro Coach 820 and 3 non powered cars, Snack Bar Coach 859, Metro Coach 829, and Metro Club 881. The powered unit tested good on O32 track and the lighting worked. It would not change direction until it was cycled a few times and then functioned ok. A typical E unit occurrence after prolonged storage. The lighting worked in the other 3 cars. All of the cars are clean and show minimal use. The cars are about 16 inches long. The cars will ship in the original box within our shipping box to keep it all nice.

And what's extremely cool is that I did not have to pay a lot for these:

Picked up a nice Lionel 2055 and a Lionel 167 whistle controller that works,Old bakelite.

I just ordered a Williams RS-3 from Mario's trains for a good price.........Paul

After our Neal S. posted this photo.........

 

I thought it was so cool I had to replicate it...in a way.....

My layout is set 1950's but I do own more modern equipment. I had never really looked at the Atlas 'Auto Parts' Hy-Cube box cars....Neal's photo changed that.

I had to order me a few. First one came this week....

 

Very cool box cars.....big, well detailed but it took me less than 30 seconds to slightly bump the brake wheel and pop it off!!! And since my RR is the D&RGW set in WV this one works for me! I also have a B&O (great grandfathers rr) and N&W coming.

So to paraphrase an old commercial....' I wana be like Neal'!!! 

I find Atlas to be well detailed, but very fragile. I've almost never bought Atlas cars without having to glue something back on ��.

I bought a BING water tower.  Now what I'll do with it, I'm not sure

Awhile ago my girlfriend's cousin sold my his Arbor press with the lionel style tools, wheel cups and some American Flyer cups and a couple other AF tools, The lot also came with two post-war Lionel shop books and a modern one (like the Greenburg reprint) some AF and lionel cataloges and a reel of post -war lionel 8 or super 8 film(need to put on dvd) And he built a gun cart(for cowboy action shooting) The whole lot was only $170.00! He used to work for a Northern Calif. shop as a repairman. Missed out on the spare parts tho.

I have bought four Lionel USRA Double-Sheathed boxcars over the past two weeks. They look great behind steam!

Just picked up a like new Lionel Type Z Transformer at the Wilmington DE Greenberg's Trains show this past weekend.

Mr. Brown just brought my new RS-3 and I just had to run it. Here is a couple of pics.....................Paul