Buy anything cool lately?

@Apples55 posted:

Very nice car, Bob - nice crisp details and graphics. Does it come with accurate avian aroma (that would really quack me up)???

I worked on a new housing development on the east end years ago built on an old duck farm....not pleasant at all....

Maybe I'll create a duck scented smoke fluid

@coach joe posted:

Paul that anniversary caboose looks fantastic.  As for the TOFCs, that DT&I with Ford pups is a definite winner.  BTW I believe I've seen you post "Must stop buying trains." before,  doesn't seem to be working out to well.

Thanks Joe. I must have been asleep when the caboose hit the catalog, but when someone posted a picture, I knew I had to get one. Same for the TOFC.

As to your final comment, if I feel some inexplicable need to have someone remind me of past follies, I’ll call my ex-wife, thank you

Now, this milk car just showed up in the mail the other day... it is fully covered under my caveat about pre-ordered items - if I remember correctly, this was ordered over a year ago from the good folks at the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers and is from your old stomping grounds...

@Drewski1992 posted:

Very nice finds Paul! I totally agree that this is one of those hobbies that once you start buying it becomes a disease. A good disease but a disease nonetheless LOL. I was joking with someone over Christmas about that when they asked if my dad and I were going to continue buying any more trains and if there were going to be any new additions. I told them there’s always something we could get LOL

Drew;

I don’t think I’d call it a disease... an affliction, maybe, but not a disease Several years ago when I was having a screened porch added to my house, a neighbor made a comment about home improvements that is applicable to buying trains (or building layouts)... buying trains never ends - it can only be stopped

@Apples55 posted:

Thanks Joe. I must have been asleep when the caboose hit the catalog, but when someone posted a picture, I knew I had to get one. Same for the TOFC.

As to your final comment, if I feel some inexplicable need to have someone remind me of past follies, I’ll call my ex-wife, thank you

Now, this milk car just showed up in the mail the other day... it is fully covered under my caveat about pre-ordered items - if I remember correctly, this was ordered over a year ago from the good folks at the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers and is from your old stomping grounds...

Sure... I get a sharp Long Island car and you go and one up me !😂😂😂😂

@Apples55 posted:

Drew;

I don’t think I’d call it a disease... an affliction, maybe, but not a disease

Diseases require medical intervention....afflictions can be quite fun to live with. 😂

@RSJB18 posted:

Sure... I get a sharp Long Island car and you go and one up me !😂😂😂😂

“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet”

Finally found a Post War 746 to add to the roster. Runs great and excited to have this in the collection!

I received a big box from Menards today.

I got the Fire Station, Police Station, M&M Flying Saucer, 5,000 ma AC adapter, and 8 piece plug-and-play accessory kit.

Added 2 Lionel woodsided beer reefer cars. These are especially of interest to me because I grew up in Milwaukee WI and I went to college only 2 blocks from Schlitz brewery. I will add these to the already received MTH woodsided reefer cars. Need to dig out my 2 MTH and take photos of them.

I finally landed this polished aluminum set of Lionel passenger cars to go with my Santa Fe 2383 and B Unit from Neil Young’s collection. The passenger cars look new and unrun which is pretty awesome given their age. Here is a video. I hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/B7HQmmrQUHg

I just took delivery of the Coors RBL ! It looks great!

@Apples55 posted:

Thanks Joe. I must have been asleep when the caboose hit the catalog, but when someone posted a picture, I knew I had to get one. Same for the TOFC.

As to your final comment, if I feel some inexplicable need to have someone remind me of past follies, I’ll call my ex-wife, thank you

Now, this milk car just showed up in the mail the other day... it is fully covered under my caveat about pre-ordered items - if I remember correctly, this was ordered over a year ago from the good folks at the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers and is from your old stomping grounds...

Well played answer and another great pick up by you.  You have one keen eye.

Found my previously purchased THREE MTH woodsided reefer cars!

So now my collection of Milwaukee brewery woodsided reefer cars totals 5, but I have one more I can't find. Hmmmm.......

While the Wife and Daughter was look at Bathroom Fixtures at Menards I when to what was left of the train stuff and picked up this

Lee,

I’m jealous. Never been near a Menards and am very impressed with their offerings.  Closest one to us is thousands of miles and a closed border away   The good news is that they’ve started shipping to Canada so we can access things which I’m happy about! Enjoy!!!

Gerhardt. That’s good news our Menards is only about 15 minutes away.

Few finds from the DFW Train show in Plano over the weekend😎

MTH PREMIER Alaska Railroad 40’ AAR Boxcar. I got this car as a throwback to when I was a kid and my dad got an Alaska railroad Lionel ready to run set that he still has to this day.

MTH PREMIER Western Pacific Tank Car.  Now I only have 2 more road names from the Union Pacific heritage fleet to collect in rolling stock, CNW and MOPAC.

Last but not least an MTH PREMIER ICG PS2 Hopper

Picked up an industrial tower locally in great condition for very little $$ since it didn't work. It had one loose connection which I soldered and it's blinking great!

@PRRick posted:

Picked up an industrial tower locally in great condition for very little $$ since it didn't work. It had one loose connection which I soldered and it's blinking great!

Any idea of the manufacturer and SKU?

Not even a Ford guy but man this looks nice.