Buy anything cool lately?

My first weaver cars!

time to weather them up and re number them

Picked these items up over the last week from ebay or the LHS:

Postwar Lionel U.S. Army Transportation CORPS #41 Gas turbine switcher. Had been sitting in my LHS for AWHILE but I had assumed it had gotten some maintenance. Went to run it, and it was making A LOT more noise than expected(I heard these were loud-  but didn't sound right). Opened it up- Possibly the dirtiest motor box I've ever cleaned- the black grime was unbelievable. Gave it a thorough cleaning and now it runs great and sounds fine!

MTH RealTrax Lockon, 2 lights to put in different structures, and a BCR to install in my Protosound Amtrak AEM-7. Also picked up quite a few pieces of realtrax as I'm thinking of using that on my layout.

Corgi Tactical Strike USMC Infantry Set. 1:64th scale. Smaller than expected but will look nice on the more toy portion of my layour

Out of box Corgi figures. On the left is an o-line reproductions 1:48/o-scale figure to compare size different

2 new modern era rolling stock pieces and a postwar small motorized switcher- the later of which I've wanted for awhile

Green LV 16258 Boxcar from mid 90s. Will look nice on my LV consist

CNW work caboose- was only 5 bucks. Thought it looked pretty cool

O-line Reproduction soldier hitching a ride on the side of the switcher

After I saw that the Corgi figures were smaller than expected, I thought I'd make a line-up of figures on different parts of my layout. Trying to keep the size of figures consistent on the more scale portioned part of my layout so between the bride unknown maker of the US army soldier. Smallest on the left to the largest on the right:

Plastic Ertl County Fair playset figure, Plastic/Rubber Corgi 1:64th scale soldier, Diecasr American Flyer postwar bride, Diescast Worker(labeled Union of South Africa on bottom), Plastic Classic Plasticville 1960s man-walking, Plastic Model Power "o-27/o-31" woman walking with flowers, Diecast American Flyer figure from set Figure 578, Plastic O-line Reproductions Station Figure, Plastic Model Power o-27,o-31 figure from "Poor People" set, Plastic K-line O-Scale SWAT team figure, Plastic O-Line Reproductions O-Scale Soldier, Diecast Johilco Train station figure, Diecast Johilco "Hobo", Lemax boy with accordion, Rubber Homie, Diecast Army Soldier(unknown make) , Diecast WB Britains Royal Scots Guard, Diecast Lincoln Logs Figure, Die-cast Barclay Standard Gauge figure from Lionel Set, Auburn Rubber Trains(NOT AMT/AUBURN) figure

OGR magazine, finally found a place to buy it. On the other side of town.

StevefromPA posted:

Picked these items up over the last week from ebay or the LHS:

2 new modern era rolling stock pieces and a postwar small motorized switcher- the later of which I've wanted for awhile

Green LV 16258 Boxcar from mid 90s. Will look nice on my LV consist

 

Hey STEVEFROMPA,

I've been thinking I need to get me a Lehigh Valley consist.  What does your consist consist of (engine and freight)? 

Not a lot of options in motive power I've seen.

Kirk

Just can't stay away from the auction sites.....gotta find me a hobby.......oh....wait......

It's a Williams by Bachman, PRR NW-2

One of my favorite switchers and favorite road name. Who could ask for more?

Love it! Pennsy and NW-2. Great combination!

Kirk R posted:

StevefromPA posted:

Picked these items up over the last week from ebay or the LHS:

2 new modern era rolling stock pieces and a postwar small motorized switcher- the later of which I've wanted for awhile

Green LV 16258 Boxcar from mid 90s. Will look nice on my LV consist

 

Hey STEVEFROMPA,

I've been thinking I need to get me a Lehigh Valley consist.  What does your consist consist of (engine and freight)? 

Not a lot of options in motive power I've seen.

Kirk

My LV layout is separate from the larger, main part of my layout. Since I'm from the Valley, and a lot of what I inherited from my grandparents or dad were more toy like- it's more sentimental so it has more of the plasticville etc.. When I get home I'll try to get a better picture for you

Anyway, the address your question, my LV consist is usually(in this order):

-RMT LV #41 Budd RDC(the LV RR did have 2 RDCs, although the LV 40 was a BUDD RDC 1, while the 41 was a Budd RDC 4) ....Marx Hopper 21429 LV hopper, yellow lettering w/ MTH trucks .....Lionel Maroon Postwar LV Hopper(1479WS Set)....Lionel Black LV postwar hopper.... 2 RMT Bethlehem Steel Ore Cars(Steelton & Johnstown plants, wish I had a Bethlehem Plant) ....Lionel MPC Era #9788 White "Insulated" box car...Lionel Kughn era 16258 Green box car....Lionel gray LV postwar Hopper...Lionel red LV postwar hopper.... Sometimes I'll lead it with a 627 Postwar 44-ton Switcher(the first engine I bought on my own). 

In terms of motive power(by no means exhaustive):

Lionel: Postwar 627 & 625( many knock the pulling abilities of the Postwar 44 ton switcher but there's an easy trick to make it run better), ALCO S-2 Switcher, GP9, RS-3, ALCO PA

K-Line:  ALCO S-2 switcher(I'm a big fan of the K-line S-2s), GP38, RS2

MTH:  S-1 switcher, SW-1 switcher, RS-3, GP9, C-628, ALCO PA A-Unit

Weaver: C-635 is a beaut if you can find one

Williams: F3 AA, Berkshire 40503, 44 ton switcher(appropriate size), FA-1

There's more out there that I can't think of off the top of my head.

Here's 2 links with a list of the diesels that the LV RR had and info. 2nd link has pictures:

https://www.thedieselshop.us/LehighValley.HTML

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=LV

Also, I might throw in a some PRR rolling stock on occasion, but otherwise, I stick to the above. Mixing Bethlehem Steel in with an LV consist isn't that sacrilegious considering the Steel was the backbone of the Lehigh Valley. Same with PP&L as the PP&L building in Allentown is the largest building.

There's an MTH LV Tanker I've had my eyes on at my LHS, along with some other rolling stock: LV Reefers by Lionel, 2 PP&L gondolas(Lionel & K-line) and a generator car(Lionel), some LV Cabooses(that's the main need of my consist). There's plenty out there for LV rolling stock

You guys are missing one of the all time greats in Lionel pulling power. The LV Fairbanks Morse Trainmasters. No running on 0-27 for those puppies, but they ain't scared of nothin' either. "Stump-puller" was coined just for them  

(nice Steve. & fyi G-mail had fits with photos last try. It even ate a few, lost to the data gods now,AND deleted by the stupid G-apps, even on my backup device, not even synced.  Give me a couple of days for them to remove their heads from their ...well, you know )

Didn't know Lionel made a Lehigh Valley FM.

Gotcha @Adriatic - I'm still trying to process those! Email coming your way shortly.

For @Kirk R , here are those pictures of the LV portion of my layout:

First up- the Buddy leads. While I could put a more appropriate trolleyin the middle(LV had a large trolley service)- I chose this tin friction that fits on Flyer track if you position it just right

627 Switcher leads the consist. The crammed atmosphere of the Plasticville and the somewhat mismatched structures were common in towns outside of ABE, and even within ABE.

Shot from the West End of the layout. The Kent Cigarette pack on the hospital billboard is a tribute to my grandfater.

Shot from the East End. The truck to the left of the bank is a  "Two Guys" trucks, a big 5 and dime store in the Valley.

Found another project deal.  Brass Williams K4 for $60!

This will be my 4th Williams K4 and 5th Williams Brass loco.  This one might be a good candidate to shorten the boiler and frame to match the prototype since its several feet too long out front.

RSJB18 posted:

Just can't stay away from the auction sites.....gotta find me a hobby.......oh....wait......

It's a Williams by Bachman, PRR NW-2

One of my favorite switchers and favorite road name. Who could ask for more?

 

Bob;

You may want to consider basket weaving...

Also love anything Pennsy... really prefer big steam, but there’s something about small switchers.

LoganUP1982 posted:

My first weaver cars!

time to weather them up and re number them

Dumb question, Logan... why renumber them???

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Just can't stay away from the auction sites.....gotta find me a hobby.......oh....wait......

It's a Williams by Bachman, PRR NW-2

One of my favorite switchers and favorite road name. Who could ask for more?

 

Bob;

You may want to consider basket weaving...

Also love anything Pennsy... really prefer big steam, but there’s something about small switchers.

Same here Paul. In my HO days my Rivarossi Y6-b was my favorite. Not even close to being able to run one of them in O.

Dennis Holler posted:

Found another project deal.  Brass Williams K4 for $60!

What?! No way! 

Man, I gotta get out more often, I guess...

Mark in Oregon

RSJB18 posted:

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Just can't stay away from the auction sites.....gotta find me a hobby.......oh....wait......

It's a Williams by Bachman, PRR NW-2

One of my favorite switchers and favorite road name. Who could ask for more?

Bob;

You may want to consider basket weaving...

Also love anything Pennsy... really prefer big steam, but there’s something about small switchers.

Same here Paul. In my HO days my Rivarossi Y6-b was my favorite. Not even close to being able to run one of them in O.

Gorgeous engine Bob, buy HO??? HERESY    

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Apples55 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Just can't stay away from the auction sites.....gotta find me a hobby.......oh....wait......

It's a Williams by Bachman, PRR NW-2

One of my favorite switchers and favorite road name. Who could ask for more?

Bob;

You may want to consider basket weaving...

Also love anything Pennsy... really prefer big steam, but there’s something about small switchers.

Same here Paul. In my HO days my Rivarossi Y6-b was my favorite. Not even close to being able to run one of them in O.

Gorgeous engine Bob, buy HO??? HERESY    

Yea- As a kid of the 60's my dad started me in HO. I probably have twice as much HO stuff as O.

HMMMM.......did someone say build TWO layouts

Technically I did start with Lionel Trains. My first set was a Lionel HO ATSF ALCO AB streamliner set. Very nice set with aluminum bodies, worm drive on the loco too.

          HMMMM.......did someone say build TWO layouts

 Two new additions that will look right at home on a 1960’s or so ATSF freight train. I bought the FCP boxcar solely because of the Joe McMillan photo taken in the yards in Lubbock, TX.  I have always liked this photo. 

I purchased a Lionel Legacy DT&I crane and boom car from Grzyboski's at a train show back in February.  None of my locomotives really fit the period very well and I've been wanting a nice switcher to shove it around with for demo purposes on the club layout.  I've read good things about the Lionel Legacy NW2's and finally broke down and bought a UP one last night.  Initially I planned to repaint it into the DT&I orange scheme, but I do sort of like the UP scheme and may keep it as is.  I'm looking forward to receiving it and giving it a run.