Buy anything cool lately?

Here's a few of the things I bought over the past couple months.

Two Matchbox B-61 Mack's.

Lionel Santa Fe 2412, 2412, 2416 and 3428 operating mail car.

Lionel three Bucyrus cranes (third one is on the work bench being worked on).

Harley delivery truck by Ertl 

All great Trussman, but I like the two Macks best!

Mark Boyce posted:

All great Trussman, but I like the two Macks best!

Thanks Mark

I'm kinda partial to the B-61 Macks also.

I'm on a mission to try and collect all the 027 postwar passenger cars, problem is, I like them so much I've been buying doubles. ;-)

On a lark, I sent an email to the Gift Shop at the Danbury Railway Museum to see if by any chance they had a copy of the first volume of the Old Put series to go along with the 2nd & 3rd volumes I purchased from them... in an amazing stroke of luck, they had one new, signed copy. It was a bit pricey, but they were asking the same amount that I found it for used online. Given the choice, I was a lot happier giving the money to the Museum to make my set complete.

Wow, after waiting so long for the F Units to arrive, and having to drive 2 hours to the store, Evansville Indiana, and doing this in rhythm with Honey Do’s, Grandkids, and simply it’s all about the timing, they are on my layout.....They are my Favorite Sante Fe Units to date....They run so smooth in Cab 2 and Blue Tooth w-I-Phone. My dealer checked them out for me and he did a great job.

very nice Larry. One of my favorites.

Picked up some more paint for building flats I have coming. Pic...............Paul

One each, Lionel N5b caboose smoke stack.

Last year while RC3R was running at the Science Museum of Va, I decided to run my scale Polar Railroad consist. This was the first time I had used my scale Polar Express N5b caboose.

While we were running, I noticed a man approaching the layout and thought he may have a question/comment. As my train was passing, he walked up, plucked the smoke stack off of my caboose, tucked it into his pocket, turned and walked away. It was a big crowd, and by the time I got outside of the layout, he was no where to be found. Must have been just the part he needed for his caboose.

The first time I checked the Lionel website, spare parts for this caboose were not listed (or I could not find them). On a hunch on Monday evening, I checked again. Bingo, there was my smoke stack. Ordered and received it today. Good job Lionel for fast delivery!

I am very pleased to have my caboose restored to its original condition. The hole in the roof didn't look too good.

I'm glad that astonishing story had a good ending, Tom!

Gilly@N&W posted:

While we were running, I noticed a man approaching the layout and thought he may have a question/comment. As my train was passing, he walked up, plucked the smoke stack off of my caboose, tucked it into his pocket, turned and walked away. It was a big crowd, and by the time I got outside of the layout, he was no where to be found. Must have been just the part he needed for his caboose.

WOW, it's amazing what some people will do!

NOW, to find the caboose.....

Looks like the Cuyahoga is well armed!!  

I like that blue.  Believe it or not, my old '73 Mustang was about that color.

Ordered Norm C's new video today. A few glitches with their phone but we got it done. Out of stock but getting more in on Friday. The lady I dealt with was a gem. Can't wait to see it.

I ordered a copy of the Norm video also!

Mark, I ordered it to. I don't usually buy videos but Norm's looked really good .......Paul

Paul, I'm with you on not ordering many videos.  I have a few, but don't watch them much!  I really want to see Norm's layout in more detail and see what he has to say!  Then the Elkhart Indiana group will be icing on the cake.

My younger son-in-law is a videographer/editor and has been working on a commercial video for a new startup focusing on HO layouts.  The videographer has videoed two nationally known HO layouts, and my son-in-law is editing and dubbing in sound.  The trailer (no he calls it a teaser) is great.  I got a hint I may be getting a pre-release for my birthday next week.  I'll post here when it's officially time to do it.

Trussman posted:

Here's a few of the things I bought over the past couple months.

Two Matchbox B-61 Mack's.

 

I like old style trucks. Problem is finding trailers that fit and in the same time period. Have you see any Trussman? At York I bought some autos, and am interested in getting some more from the 1940's maybe up to 1949, not further. I looked through the Diecast Direct catalog (haven't popped on their website yet) and they don't seem to have that time period for trailers.

After several years of searching I finally found a Williams Alco PB unit for my Williams Santa Fe PAs. Now I've got a "prototypical" ABA set to pull The Chief. 

Tom, I am glad you were able to get the new smoke stack. But am sorry you had to spend your hard earned money to fix something that wasn't broken till a POS shows up and takes it!

franktrain posted:

Picked up at a estate sale Lionel postwar Santa Fe freight Alcos 204 with boxes. Nice shape except motor was locked up from old lubricant. Cleaned and oiled, now runs like new.

Very nice Frank- and the skirts are not broken.