Buy anything cool lately?

I don't think they sell these in the US, but you can find them, hardbound 'best of' this magazine released each year. I bought a few at a model train show and will nab one on ePay if it's in the US...

This beauty arrived from the MLRRC yesterday.

All of this for my track cleaning car bash- looks like a mess now but I bought 5-packs of everything so I'd have extras for future projects. Made more sense and was cheaper.

@Big Jim posted:

This beauty arrived from the MLRRC yesterday.

Jim, I'm glad you posted this! I was unaware of the car. Just ordered one. Being originally from WI, of course I had to have this beer car. The only improvement I'd make is instead of "hefe weizen beer" I would have suggested "hefe weizen bier." No big deal, though. Really a great looking car.

I just got this.  I’ve been looking for one for quite a while.  

@RixTrack posted:

I just got this.  I’ve been looking for one for quite a while.  

I never saw that one before.  it looks great!

Found this Atlas O Gluek's Beer car on the bay a few months ago. These are among the most scarce of Atlas O woodside reefers. Been a very long time since I've seen one. There is a red and a blue version, which I had, but (foolishly) sold the blue one about 12 or something years ago. Been looking ever since to replace it, and did a double take when I saw this MOB one show up. My red version now finally has company!

Good job Lionel - really like this

@RSJB18 posted:

All of this for my track cleaning car bash- looks like a mess now but I bought 5-packs of everything so I'd have extras for future projects. Made more sense and was cheaper.

Wow, Bob... thanks for the nasty flashback there. I haven’t seen an Interoffice envelope in almost 10 years

@Apples55 posted:

Wow, Bob... thanks for the nasty flashback there. I haven’t seen an Interoffice envelope in almost 10 years

😂😂😂😂😂

I have been looking for a Delta Lines boxcar for quite awhile. Finally found one. This one is by Crown Model Products.

1957 Chevy Bel Air police car by Kinsmart and Copper Range Boxcar Decals.

Bought this at The Greenberg train show.  I had another bottle of smoke fluid but it broke 😩😩

My acquisitions from Kutztown P a today.

John

Well I found something unusual on e-bay.  Marx (modern) lithographed bill boards.  These are lithographed tinplate and have a built in "stand" so that they stand upright in use.  The date on the bottom of each bill board says 1994 so this is most certainly the "new" Marx company.  However they used the old Marx slogan " ... have you all of them?"  As far as representing a period, these clearly were supposed to represent the pre-war depression days, note on the "Winger" bill board, the NRA symbol.   Now I face the choice (comments appreciated) do I open this sealed container to take the bill boards out or not???

Don

Open them up and use them for their intended purpose which what you bought them for. Holding on to them in their packaging to sell later is most definitely not going to make you rich, so set them up on your layout, sit back and enjoy. Just my $2.00 (.02 adjusted for inflation LOL!)

I think I agree. Not really that valuable as a collectors item and more valuable as part of my layout.
thanks for the input.

Don

Just got these off ebay..

Back in the 90's I had a friend who was a friend of Jim Flynn. He brought me a set of these billboards when he found out I was interested in trains. My friends name was Winger and he did have a building services company. At the time Jim did have a dog named Moon.

If I remember right, this may have been the first product of the new Marx company.