Buy anything cool lately?

Thanks Don, the more I look at the book the more I want to make a prewar/pre 1900 layout!
but alas, the reading just induces vintage fantasies! I can dream!

Mike g...Thanks for the comment.  I appreciate the info. and the help of your experience.  

Happy Thanksgiving

Don

Leroof - I understand your feeling and we do have some members on the "Tinplate Photo's and Videos" site that in fact have displayed trains that match the pre 1900 (or close) time period.  If you don't review that posting in the "Photo Albums" section of the forum you might try it.  Me I have one truly vintage item, a Lionel standard gauge box car from about 1912 and that's about as far back as my collection goes.  That box car was a gift from a colleague at NASA and it always made me smile to think of getting a toy from the days of fabric and wood aircraft and the Wright brothers from a friend at NASA in the space rocket business.

Best wishes, Happy thanksgiving

Don

@coach joe posted:

Paul, now you need a caboose to go with that steamer!  You can blame it on me now.

Sorry, Joe... I already have a few D&H cabeese (no surprise there), just didn’t have time to dig one out. So no blame there - I’ll save you the blame for my next quixotic purchase

@trainnut56 posted:

Paul or anyone, where can I order 1 or 2 if different #'s.   Cheers Jim

James;

If you’re asking about the Natty Boh reefer, I got mine from Nicholas Smith, but it looks like they are out. Mr. Muffins shows one Atlas reefer for pre-order.

Pierre, you better stop looking at that book you'll wind up changing your modelling focus and have to start from scratch.

Paul, as stock traders say BUY, BUY, BUY.

Thanks I'll try him.  Cheers Jim

I got a 1970 Ford pickup which fits my 70-71 era. I also got some new headstones for the cemetary which are HO but at 1 = inchs high I think they look good. Fat finger alert in last photo.

Dave, Now that's the way a pickup truck is supposed to look.  I almost bought an F-100 long ago.

@Dave Ripp. posted:

I got a 1970 Ford pickup which fits my 70-71 era. I also got some new headstones for the cemetary which are HO but at 1 = inchs high I think they look good. Fat finger alert in last photo.

Geez Dave, .......that last photo.........  I thought that was a high speed passenger train flying by.

I picked this up at a show last weekend. It matches my Baldwin AS-616. I've got an original NS engine, hopper, two boxcars, tank car and a caboose. I've got a nice little train going on.

Per @gunrunnerjohn's suggestion:

Coach Joe! I’ve Decided not to buy anymore trains, I have everything I need..  But as I left the show the book was calling my name!
the seller clearly stated make your best offer…. Ok, how’s $ 1.01 agreed but asked to hold the penny!

@Pingman posted:

Per @gunrunnerjohn's suggestion:

I need to get a one of these too. After fiddling with a pair of diagonal cutters and needle nose to crimp the terminals this would make it a much simpler process.

UPDATE- just placed an order for one. Should have it next week.

Where did you get that Bob?

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Where did you get that Bob?

That auction site we all love to hate.

This boxcar arrived yesterday.

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Where did you get that Bob?

Mine came from Amazon courtesy of a gift card.

This arrived yesterday evening from an excellent eBay seller:

It's a donor for an NP North Coast Limited baggage car.

Picked up a 5 car set of Lionel Southern Crescent coaches at a train show this past weekend.