Buy anything cool lately?

Just in from Mr. Muffin's and Stockyard Express.  My new MTH Premier Union Pacific F7 ABBA from the MTH 2020 Volume 1 Catalog.  Model #'s:

20-21361-1, 20-21361-3, 20-21362-3, 20-21362-1

Bought this a while ago so it's not exactly "cool lately" but finally got it out of the box in honor of the 4th!

Lionel MPC GP-9 BAR Spirit of '76 with matching caboose.

Does 2 rail count? 

Both old Athearn, wood and metal, very nice detailing and robust as heck.

Am a fan of the Intermountain cars, but their plastic details are just too fragile, so I'm sticking with this "old school" stuff.  

Mark in Oregon

Ebay score!

I've been scoring well on the bay.  I got a very clean #3462 milk can chunker.  Four is more fun than three.

  I had to have a MARX switch tower.

I was going after a Post War revolving light tower.  I just fell in serious like with this one.

Bill

Just purchased this Lionel Legacy NYC L2-A Mohawk yesterday brand new and never run!

Just returned from a mission to retrieve my latest order from the semi-local toy train store.

Two things, wish it was painted desert sand (will take care of that) and that the TOW package was in the transport position in stead at ready.

Gee going out today under the Cobid-19 conditions is like planning  and executing a mission.  Went to Barnes & Noble, then the Mall, then train shop and finally lunch!  At least did not have to step off at Oh-Dark-Thirty.

Ron

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Must say nice flat car, especially for a RK.

Picked up a nice postwar Lionel 1567w set at an estate sale. Just some surface corrosion, oiled it up and runs great!

Got a pair of Lionel hot metal cars. These things are heavy (diecast metal body and trucks). Awesome 👍 flickering effect inside!!! 

Video:

I picked up this beautiful, near-mint, MTH Blue Comet (1998 version) and a set of 7 matching cars. I have always wanted a scale Blue Comet since I was very small, it is one of my "bucket list" engines.

She is being upgraded to PS3 as I write this.

@franktrain posted:

Picked up a nice postwar Lionel 1567w set at an estate sale. Just some surface corrosion, oiled it up and runs great!

That kind of stuff (fun) just makes my day!!!!!

George

 

 

@GeoPeg posted:

 

That made my day also. I was like a kid on Christmas. I have to get the horse car working for my Grandson, we are gonna have fun. 

Well, finally received my MTH George Bush funeral car and soon I’ll be setting up a similar George Bush funeral train, not exactly like the real one, but similar. That’s going to happen in the next few days. I hope everyone is staying safe, staying healthy, praying continually. Happy Railroading     Thanks to Mr. Muffins, his last car...... the stress????

@leapinlarry posted:

Well, finally received my MTH George Bush funeral car and soon I’ll be setting up a similar George Bush funeral train, not exactly like the real one, but similar. That’s going to happen in the next few days. I hope everyone is staying safe, staying healthy, praying continually. Happy Railroading     Thanks to Mr. Muffins, his last car...... the stress????

Larry, now you need to add the Navy Seal ( it was actual) standing post at the head of Bush's casket.

Ron

Thank you Ron, I’d love to do that, where can I find the figure or things I need. Thank you for the great idea. Happy Railroading 

Larry, Ron, The Bush funeral cars are great!  I did not know about the Navy Seal standing next to the casket.  What a great addition.  I would like to get a Bush funeral train, but with building a layout there are so many other things to buy.  I guess the engine and cars can be something to be on the lookout for in the years to come. 

@Mark Boyce posted:

Larry, Ron, The Bush funeral cars are great!  I did not know about the Navy Seal standing next to the casket.  What a great addition.  I would like to get a Bush funeral train, but with building a layout there are so many other things to buy.  I guess the engine and cars can be something to be on the lookout for in the years to come. 

Yes I found a picture showing that in fact standing post in dress blues was a Navy Seal.  You can mkae out his rank, years service and the Seal warfare badge.

Ron

Thank you Mark, I’m building a poor mans version of the George Bush train, an UP Lionel 7 car aluminum passenger car set bought over the last 2 years, the funeral car and a couple of others, to be pulled by 4 powered diesels. It’s going to be nice but not exactly like the real one. I need t find the Navy Seal figure. Happy Railroading 

@leapinlarry posted:

Thank you Ron, I’d love to do that, where can I find the figure or things I need. Thank you for the great idea. Happy Railroading 

Larry in 2004 MTH offered a set of military figures (30-11065) that included a seaman with his sea bag attached to his right leg.  Could not find this set locally but the full dome NS car I have lower level was populated with these figures.  So I extracted the figure out.  Was going to cut off the sea bag but that would have been a real pain.  Plus determined that would help stabilize the figure.  Painted the bag a dark medium grey so it would disappear into the shadows.  Unfortunately do not have steady enough of a hand to paint the Sailor's rank, service hashes, or warfare badge on.

Some pics.

Was lucky in that the UP passenger set I have has two dome cars plus two or three of the cars are lettered with prototypical correct names.  Then picked up a set of heavy weighs so I would have a heavy weight tail end observation car.

Also conjured up a front end power car somewhat similar.

Larry, forgot to add I believe Arttista has the same sailor figure.

Ron