Buy anything cool lately?

 I saw this car on eBay and being a modeler of northeast in the steam era. I thought it would look good on the layout. Won it for the starting bid. I use Kadee's but figured I would need to swap out the 2 rail trucks . But it tracks perfectly through my Ross turnouts. It's on the light side. But I think I'll just leave it as is and run it on one of my locals.

Just what l (didn't) need!  Another kit for my grain elevator fetish came in....Right-On-Track-Models' "Heartland Grain Elevator".  I think there is just one kit for an elevator l have heard of, that l haven't gotten my claws on.  And l haven't gotten photos of last few non-elevator structures posted.  I fantasize a prairie branch that will serve more than one, although no room for all of them.

Patience it seems is a virtue. I've been stalking this piece for years now and one finally fell into my lap - a Williams E7 B unit in Baltimore & Ohio. Now I have the matching A-B-A set.  Boy, E-units are l-o-n-g !

Matt Makens posted:

Bob, you just need to exercise eminent domain 

And exercise myself right out of the house

Flyer 3008:

Received a load of assorted decals and goodies from forum member @JBuettner.

Thanks John!

Ralph M posted:

Patience it seems is a virtue. I've been stalking this piece for years now and one finally fell into my lap - a Williams E7 B unit in Baltimore & Ohio. Now I have the matching A-B-A set.  Boy, E-units are l-o-n-g !

Look great, Ralph!!  I bought a set of those once, and I was surprised at how long they are.  They were just too long for my space, so now someone else has them!  

RSJB18 posted:

Received a load of assorted decals and goodies from forum member @JBuettner.

Thanks John!

Glad they can be of use to you!

John

I have been looking for a Santa Fe "Whiskers" Freight engine ABBA set and found one on Ebay. The B-units are both 200B, but the effect is good when the train is moving.  The smoke/diesel exhaust can be severe as seen in the photo.  I am still looking for a Santa Fe 200A Powered B-Unit.

Sincerely,  John Rowlen

John Rowlen posted:

I have been looking for a Santa Fe "Whiskers" Freight engine ABBA set and found one on Ebay. The B-units are both 200B, but the effect is good when the train is moving.  The smoke/diesel exhaust can be severe as seen in the photo.  I am still looking for a Santa Fe 200A Powered B-Unit.

Sincerely,  John Rowlen

Wow, if I ran a train that smoked like that at the San Diego 3 Railers. The visitors would be running for the exit. XD

But in all seriousness, that looks awesome. But it's totally unrealistic, since that would most likely signify that the engines have serious mechanical problems.

I recently added this Bachmann Hot Dog Stand...renamed it honoring a good friend of mine...and he does like his hot dogs!...

Delightful whimsey on a layout, Paul, and interestingly realistic in its presentation, too! Enjoyable to see.

FRankM

John Rowlen posted:

I have been looking for a Santa Fe "Whiskers" Freight engine ABBA set and found one on Ebay. The B-units are both 200B, but the effect is good when the train is moving.  The smoke/diesel exhaust can be severe as seen in the photo.  I am still looking for a Santa Fe 200A Powered B-Unit.

Sincerely,  John Rowlen

Very nice set John- how long does it take to fill the room with smoke with those 4 guys running????

John Rowlen posted:

I have been looking for a Santa Fe "Whiskers" Freight engine ABBA set and found one on Ebay. The B-units are both 200B, but the effect is good when the train is moving.  The smoke/diesel exhaust can be severe as seen in the photo.  I am still looking for a Santa Fe 200A Powered B-Unit.

Sincerely,  John Rowlen

BREAKING NEWS: 5,297 recently embarked train passengers file class action suit over second-hand smoke!!!

But seriously John, very impressive set.

Having a few new trains on order between now and next spring, I told myself no more postwar Lionel till next year. My addiction won out, when will I learn to say no? 

das boot posted:

Having a few new trains on order between now and next spring, I told myself no more postwar Lionel till next year. My addiction won out, when will I learn to say no? 

 

Very nice. I would remain happily addicted if I kept finding beauties like those also. The ATSF set looks brand new.

Spent money at Menards (on line) for the first time. Bought the REA flat car with delivery truck, got the free lighted Hummer too.

One of the three new Budweiser beer cars came yesterday.  Won't drink one, but, it looks good and fits into my overhead's beer and booze car consist, nicely.  Interesting box.  I've never seen a Lionel/Budweiser box!

Jerry

The ABBA Santa Fe "Whiskers" engines will either turn off the second B-unit smoke generator, or pop the ZW-L breaker.  With 17 lighted passenger cars and another engine smoking on the layout, it is more than the biggest transformer can handle.

The smoke is usually OFF, so I can see the other side of the layout.

I also have several Legacy engines on the rails drawing a low level of power for their lights.

The picture is highly impractical, but shows that the smoke generators all worked, if not for long.

Sincerely, John Rowlen

RSJB18 posted:

Spent money at Menards (on line) for the first time. Bought the REA flat car with delivery truck, got the free lighted Hummer too.

Ni Bob, but be very, very  careful! Thing at Menards can get you hooked very fast! Then you will probably have to join the Menards Train support group! Enjoy!