Buy anything cool lately?

Very nice signs!

 

My great-grandfather gave me this- he worked at Westinghouse. He said he thinks it came off a transformer, but he wasn't sure. I'm not sure why the quality of the photo significantly dropped when I put it in this post, but I don't know what to do about that.

 

Just picked this up from my LHS. It's a Lionel Pennsylvania Power & Light 3 bay hopper. All die-cast. I'm planning on a adding couple more.

 

An ICD, to help keep me alive !

    

The Postwar Celebration Missile Launch Set from some years back. New in the box and they dropped the price so low, I couldn't resist any longer and now I can defend my layout from attack and launch a counter attack!! Couple on the postwar Minuteman Missile Launch Car and Missile Firing Trail Car and we're talking real credible deterrence here!! Just let those 'commie' bxxxards try something now.

i think they're pretty neat items.  I put my second one up for trade in the for sale forum.

I got some post war trains and track from a Forum member today.  They need cleaned up a bit, but he checked out everything to make sure it worked before sending to me.

 

First is a nice 2035.

 

 

 

I'm having trouble loading the rest of the photos, so I will try later.

 

Near and dear to my heart, Mark.  That's the Lionel "O" engine that started all this craziness for me in the mid eighties.  Probably the noisiest running of all but I'll be ****ed if I'd ever sell her.

 

Bruce

O gauge guy, I posted here for a few reasons

1) This is my thread and I didnt feel like starting a new one

2) I posted this loco in here previously cuz I bought something cool

3) This is as good a place as any

 

Do I expect to the bum who did this to see it, no thats a long shot but it would be cool if he did because he screwed up my happiness by breaking the loco and returning it. If he does see it we'd never know but my main reason is that I wanted to vent publicly, mission acomplished

They really are cool. He also has a wooden Westinghouse sign. The next time I see it, I'll take a picture and post it.

I didn't get a chance to try it yet Bruce.  I'm glad it brings good memories!!

Joker, Ive got a couple of them on order. Just gotta pay for em

Mark's & Gary's Lionel Lines Postwar •  

                         Is it the same engine, why or why not?

  Click on photo to enlarge......

I took some old re-enacting junk to my favorite antique store and traded for a new, in-the-box  Lionel smoking diner for my layout. Haven't tried smoking it yet, though. they have a wiener mobile and I forgot to get it !!  Next time.

Well your stack's lip looks different than his or mine. It appears thinner.

And you don't have any class lights. But my lamps were missing so I moved them to the boiler face by drilling two holes like a Santa Fe Hudson has and they work now too.

 I haven't a clue for sure, but I'd say.... Yes.

Mine takes a long time to really "warm up", but is a fun once she is hot.....

 

 

 

 

I had the choice between a 2025 and 2035, same price, virtually same condition.  I took the 2035 because it had magnetraction and the 2025 did not.  

 

Anyone know any other differences?

 

Thanks Gary for making the comparison!  By posting a photo I contributed to a learning session.  :-)

You shouldn't have divulged the wiener mobile.  Now I will be searching the area for it.  LoL.  No, I will leave it there.  Sounds like you made a good trade, Jim!

Why is everybody suddenly interested in wieners?

Matt

Good question. Maybe this topic is best served on the HONG forum.

Well not really new but after buying the weaver CP flats with trailers I got out the TCA weaver flat and from a year or so ago a custom run three car set from Stockyard Express. First time they have been out of the box and on the layout. pics..........Paul