Buy anything cool lately?

Picked this up on Sunday. I was going in to get either a ZW that has a list of services performed on it....from 1992, or the KW. When I pulled up I decided on the KW and was going to let the owner of the shop with the ZW know, fortunately, he sold the ZW so my mind was basically made up for me. The KW, apart from the throttle handles being labeled incorrectly, was redone by the owner of the model train exhibit who passed a short time ago. I LOVE it so far, finally got to really test it last night, runs my 2 biggest loops and all their accessories with ease.

Over the past couple of weeks I've purchased these Santa Fe Super Chief polished aluminum cars for a paint project.  Having seen them together, I'm about convinced these are too pretty to paint.  LOL

These were sold separately by the same seller and listed as pre-owned.  All I can say is they were very carefully handled--no scratches on the mirror-like roofs, etc.

Pingman posted:

Over the past couple of weeks I've purchased these Santa Fe Super Chief polished aluminum cars for a paint project.  Having seen them together, I'm about convinced these are too pretty to paint.  LOL

=snip=

These were sold separately by the same seller and listed as pre-owned.  All I can say is they were very carefully handled--no scratches on the mirror-like roofs, etc.

Pingman,

I've got to agree with you -- those are beauties!  Don't touch a thing :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Just picked up the Lionel #81094 Conrail "Big Blue" Hi-Cube Boxcar set at the best price ever with free shipping from Side Track Hobbies!

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Pingman posted:

Over the past couple of weeks I've purchased these Santa Fe Super Chief polished aluminum cars for a paint project.  Having seen them together, I'm about convinced these are too pretty to paint.  LOL

=snip=

These were sold separately by the same seller and listed as pre-owned.  All I can say is they were very carefully handled--no scratches on the mirror-like roofs, etc.

Pingman,

I've got to agree with you -- those are beauties!  Don't touch a thing :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

The pity of it is that these LIONEL Santa Fe cars are, in terms of fluting, very closely represent Pullman-Standard streamliners used by The Texas Special trains which I planned to model.  The typical LIONEL aluminum cars are more like Budd stainless streamliners.

These are going back in the box until I decide what to do with them--they won't be painted.

Pingman posted:

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Pingman posted:

Over the past couple of weeks I've purchased these Santa Fe Super Chief polished aluminum cars for a paint project.  Having seen them together, I'm about convinced these are too pretty to paint.  LOL

=snip=

These were sold separately by the same seller and listed as pre-owned.  All I can say is they were very carefully handled--no scratches on the mirror-like roofs, etc.

Pingman,

I've got to agree with you -- those are beauties!  Don't touch a thing :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

The pity of it is that these LIONEL Santa Fe cars are, in terms of fluting, very closely represent Pullman-Standard streamliners used by The Texas Special trains which I planned to model.  The typical LIONEL aluminum cars are more like Budd stainless streamliners.

These are going back in the box until I decide what to do with them--they won't be painted.

Well if you do decide to paint them remove the letter boards/nameplates and send them to me. I can use them, since I model the Santa Fe.

Lou1985 posted:

Pingman posted:

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Pingman posted:

Over the past couple of weeks I've purchased these Santa Fe Super Chief polished aluminum cars for a paint project.  Having seen them together, I'm about convinced these are too pretty to paint.  LOL

=snip=

These were sold separately by the same seller and listed as pre-owned.  All I can say is they were very carefully handled--no scratches on the mirror-like roofs, etc.

Pingman,

I've got to agree with you -- those are beauties!  Don't touch a thing :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

The pity of it is that these LIONEL Santa Fe cars are, in terms of fluting, very closely represent Pullman-Standard streamliners used by The Texas Special trains which I planned to model.  The typical LIONEL aluminum cars are more like Budd stainless streamliners.

These are going back in the box until I decide what to do with them--they won't be painted.

Well if you do decide to paint them remove the letter boards/nameplates and send them to me. I can use them, since I model the Santa Fe.

Some of those are available on LIONEL's parts website.  But then, again, they won't be cheap/free.

Got this guy on Wednesday. The lighting controls on the bottom are different. It runs very smooth(as expected). Have done minimal experimentation running it with my LV RR Buddy just to see if they would seem compatible. As I delved further into my Buddy obssssed research, I noticed that they also made units with speed control in parallel and series which seems awesome. UNtil then- loving this guy! Especially goes well with my mid 90s Amtrak passenger cars in terms of the size(see last photo). I remember my mother and I going to get those when I was about 5 or so. Enjoy!

StevefromPA posted:

Picked this up on Sunday. I was going in to get either a ZW that has a list of services performed on it....from 1992, or the KW. When I pulled up I decided on the KW and was going to let the owner of the shop with the ZW know, fortunately, he sold the ZW so my mind was basically made up for me. The KW, apart from the throttle handles being labeled incorrectly, was redone by the owner of the model train exhibit who passed a short time ago. I LOVE it so far, finally got to really test it last night, runs my 2 biggest loops and all their accessories with ease.

You know that you can pop the orange caps off the handle and swap them. 

I have a KW too, love it. 

Pingman posted:

Lou1985 posted:

Pingman posted:

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Pingman posted:

Over the past couple of weeks I've purchased these Santa Fe Super Chief polished aluminum cars for a paint project.  Having seen them together, I'm about convinced these are too pretty to paint.  LOL

=snip=

These were sold separately by the same seller and listed as pre-owned.  All I can say is they were very carefully handled--no scratches on the mirror-like roofs, etc.

Pingman,

I've got to agree with you -- those are beauties!  Don't touch a thing :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

The pity of it is that these LIONEL Santa Fe cars are, in terms of fluting, very closely represent Pullman-Standard streamliners used by The Texas Special trains which I planned to model.  The typical LIONEL aluminum cars are more like Budd stainless streamliners.

These are going back in the box until I decide what to do with them--they won't be painted.

Well if you do decide to paint them remove the letter boards/nameplates and send them to me. I can use them, since I model the Santa Fe.

Some of those are available on LIONEL's parts website.  But then, again, they won't be cheap/free.

I don't need them but I'd take them as spares 😁.

$57 shipped NIB on the CNW had to have them 

@RSJB18 haha I know. I know how it works so it's not a big deal. The 'B' cap already pops off. Shout out to the fellow KW love!

StevefromPA posted:

@RSJB18 haha I know. I know how it works so it's not a big deal. The 'B' cap already pops off. Shout out to the fellow KW love!

DILLY DILLY! 😁

Kon112h,

Where did you get the CNW cars for $57?  I'd buy a set.

John

Mini-pick up today at the usual spots. Paid a really good price. Going back tomorrow because I was rushed for time today.

Got the whistle control cheap just to test out. The o22 switch also cheap, excited to see how it work. Always wanted a Main Street sign and liked the look of the Santa Fe gondola. Bag of o-31 track clips. And finally a prewar AF log car to go with my 484 caboose, 478 box car. 408 box car, and green sand car  (gondola)

After picking up the #42 Picatinny Arsenal switcher and grey 2460 12 wheel crane car at the OKC train show on the 3rd, I found a very nice 2321 Lackawanna FM at the local HS here in OKC last weekend.  Yep, still filling in some empty slots on my PW collection!

Jesse   TCA

Nice finds @texastrain !!

jbmccormick posted:

Kon112h,

Where did you get the CNW cars for $57?  I'd buy a set.

John

eBay Make offer . One of my favorite things lol. I’m very good at finding and getting good deals on trains lol. 

Early Christmas present.

1898 Krag-Jorgensen rifle... despite all the negative mainstream rhetoric these days regarding firearms, a piece of American history.