Buy anything cool lately?

Purchased a LIONEL TCA duplex as a donor for another NP North Coast Limited car for the new NP NCL train I'm painting.  It mimics the prototype 8-6-4 and 8-6-3-1 sleepers' offset windows used on the NP NCL.

What started out as a paint project of 4 dome cars to add to the NP NCL train I painted 25+ years ago has morphed into painting an entirely new train after I sold the original train to a fellow club member.  The new train will have the four domes plus water-baggage, mail-dormitory, diner, Lewis and Clark Traveler's Rest lounge, and observation cars which are in process at this time.

Great finds folks, I just received my NYC bay window caboose, on one end the light flashes, the other it’s apparently there for looks. Happy Railroading Everyone

@leapinlarry posted:

Great finds folks, I just received my NYC bay window caboose, on one end the light flashes, the other it’s apparently there for looks. Happy Railroading Everyone

Love that caboose, Larry. I picked one up a couple of weeks ago and Lionel did a great job with them. Personally, I’m glad they lost the smoke units on cabeese... I don’t use smoke to begin with, and the large smoke stacks they needed looked silly.

I really like that New York Central bay window caboose - was there a prototype and if so what was the timeframe of that paint scheme  ?

Thanks in advance

Joe S

@leapinlarry posted:

Great finds folks, I just received my NYC bay window caboose, on one end the light flashes, the other it’s apparently there for looks. Happy Railroading Everyone

Looks nice Larry. I'd open it up and add a flashing LED to the other end.

Larry, that sure is a sharp looking caboose! I can't wait to see it rolling around your layout in some of your photos!

Picked up a K-Line Kruisers VW minibus with caravan, found it on Craigslist.

Keep those trains running.

Jeff

@Jeffery Boat posted:

Picked up a K-Line Kruisers VW minibus with caravan, found it on Craigslist.

Keep those trains running.

Jeff

Nice find Jeffery, 21 window micro bus and the caravan to scale! I've been looking for a 21 window for awhile, but they all seem to be in 1/53 or 1/64 scale! Too big and too small. :-( Back in the mid 70's I had a real 1965 Type 2 21-Window Samba Bus, and it was green and white, slammed, with a 2.1 liter VW engine that I built for it. I had photos of it, but I cannot find them. If anybody sees one in 1/48th scale, any color, let me know. :-) I can always paint it.

Scott, I found this one at Walmart but I just checked underneath and it claims to be 1/40.  And it's anti "slammed'.

I finally got my hands on the latest version...

Not bad - decorationwise - for the price point! The sideframes model the later Hyatt Roller Bearing  caps as opposed to the earlier boxy end caps that one sees on a scale F unit and GP Blomberg trucks .

If Anything, Menards just needs to replace the nylon gears with metal ones in their power trucks.

Lionel Outfit 1629 C. 1960

@Tim Ring :  Great set Tim and in beautiful condition.  You might want to look at "Box Car Sunday" a few months back to follow our discussion on the "Exploding Boxcar"...most of us had trouble keeping it together as it ran around the layout.  Let us know your experience if you run it.

Don

I received these last week. I haven’t taken them out of the boxes yet.

Picked up this Atlantis 1955 Chev truck kit Saturday at Donovan's Hobby & Scuba Shop in Sioux Falls, SD.   Donovan said he had just set it out for sale !    Real nice guy,  good selection of modeling supplies, paints, plastic shapes, brass stock, wood of all kinds, etc.  Model trains & diving are his passions.

Got some goodies in the mail over the last couple of days...

First up, a pair of MTH Metro North Fish Belly hoppers - a custom run from Nassau Hobby. I remember seeing these on sidings along the Harlem Line when I was commuting into NYC. Love the deep blue color:

And two boxcars I picked up from Mr. Muffins. Really like the Hiawatha inspired car:

Paul, I can see why you remember those cars.  Very distinctive!!

Nice additions Paul!

Markets are going nuts today (once again) and  work is crazy, so what's the perfect antidote?  I put in an order for these - https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ecial-announcement-5

Roundhouse south and MTH made a reefer I couldn't refuse. Can't wait to get them in May.

I just received this today...not sure if it's anything special...

@Strap Hanger posted:

Markets are going nuts today (once again) and  work is crazy, so what's the perfect antidote?  I put in an order for these - https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ecial-announcement-5

Roundhouse south and MTH made a reefer I couldn't refuse. Can't wait to get them in May.

Gorgeous reefer shown in the link you provided, Strap Hanger.  I'm very tempted.  And what interesting information in the ad copy about the end of billboard box car advertising along with significant dates.  I often wondered how prototypical some of the cars we can buy now were (especially the beer and other food ones).  Now I know ...  that MTH car sure would look great on my kitchen wall :-}.

TRRR