Buy anything cool lately?

@Chas posted:

I found a second set of the needle in a haystack/hen's teeth Weaver G1611-L  Second Run Erie Lackawanna Add-On Coach/Sleeper Passenger Car Set with grey trucks and green window tints.  I was fortunate to find another set this past January on eBay with a heads up from my friend and fellow forum member LarryW.  I plan to run one very long consist combined with 3 matching 5 car sets (minus the observation and baggage cars on 2 sets) pulled by my both powered set of the last MTH run of Premier E-8's in Erie Lackawanna(820 & 822).  I plan to install LED lights in all these cars before I do that.

These came in today via FedEx within 3 business days from Trainz in Georgia to New York and I couldn't be happier.  Below is link to the listing and a cut and paste to the feedback I left for the seller.

LINK TO THE LISTING FOR THESE CARS

I couldn't be happier!  Item was conservatively rated at C-7 and actually was a C-10 in mint condition with no roller or wheel wear (these must have came from a collection and never ran). It arrived in it's original box inside the original factory shipper with that well packed inside it's own shipping box. Well done Trainz 5 stars across the board

@Trainguy86 posted:

Hint: Lionel 6-11152 Challenger

I've had these for a while but I never got around to posting them here.  This  First Gear 1/34 Chevy tow truck came home with from a train show on Long Island.  What are the odds of a custom run for a truck repair in Iowa showing up on a table in Long Island bearing my name.  Yep it just had to come home with me.

The General Store and the Department Store are Lemax offered by Michaels during two separate Christmas seasons. The story goes the General Store in the country was so successful that Mr. Walker decided to give it a try downtown and wouldn't you know it was a hit.

Joe's Diner is one of those great telephones, the sign lights up and it even used to play Rock Around the Clock.  Last time I plugged it in it started playing without pushing the button and it wouldn't stop.  Unplugged it, plugged it back in and it sounded like Bill Haley was dying in a firestorm of static.  The diner rocks no more but still looks good and has the right name.  I believe I got it in a card store/ gift shop.  One of the handrails going up the steps was broken so in true New Yorker fashion I got a deal.

MTH PRR Rotary I bought on Day 2 of aforementioned sale. Also, the K Line searchlight caboose that is under repair. Fixed the searchlight, next it's the side that needs to be glued back together.

Just picked up a 6431 trailer car.  I has one normal type 11 trailer and the other is the single tire version that came with the 461 loader.

@coach joe posted:

I've had these for a while but I never got around to posting them here.  This  First Gear 1/34 Chevy tow truck came home with from a train show on Long Island.  What are the odds of a custom run for a truck repair in Iowa showing up on a table in Long Island bearing my name.  Yep it just had to come home with me.

The General Store and the Department Store are Lemax offered by Michaels during two separate Christmas seasons. The story goes the General Store in the country was so successful that Mr. Walker decided to give it a try downtown and wouldn't you know it was a hit.

Joe's Diner is one of those great telephones, the sign lights up and it even used to play Rock Around the Clock.  Last time I plugged it in it started playing without pushing the button and it wouldn't stop.  Unplugged it, plugged it back in and it sounded like Bill Haley was dying in a firestorm of static.  The diner rocks no more but still looks good and has the right name.  I believe I got it in a card store/ gift shop.  One of the handrails going up the steps was broken so in true New Yorker fashion I got a deal.

Joe, very nice diner and General store finds! It's also cool that they have your names on them! I too have Lemax and Department 56 on my layout, they add a bit of whimsey, especially for Xmas.  One of my Lemax houses has my last name on it, "Clark Residence". One thing about Lemax and Department 56 is they don't seem to follow any kind of scale. But I'm okay with that, my layout is not prototypical scale anyway! Too bad the music died in the Diner.

When one uses 0-27 track, even 42" curves, scale is not an option.

@RSJB18 posted:

Ain't no mountain high enough....🎵🎶🎵🎶

😂😂

Boy Bob............can't  believe Motown passed you up.

I bought all of these goodies last week at YORK except for the MKT/The Katy PW 6464 boxcar (bought from a OGR Forum member that arrived while I was away):

It was a good week!

Hmmm, you’re going to need a larger layout John.

Like John, I figured I’d share the couple of items I purchased at my first York. More details in my remodel thread in the signature.

Day 1 purchase’s:

Day 2 purchase’s:

My entire first York haul!

It definitely was a great week!

@Tranquil Hollow RR posted:

Hmmm, you’re going to need a larger layout John.

If only it could be so, Jay.

If only...........

@Lionelski posted:

If only it could be so, Jay.

If only...........

Cause a basement full of trains isn't enough........

You could always tunnel under the back yard John

Quite a haul there John!

@Lionelski posted:

I bought all of these goodies last week at YORK except for the MKT/The Katy PW 6464 boxcar (bought from a OGR Forum member that arrived while I was away):

It was a good week!

Boy John......some people really know how to have zll the fun .

@Lionelski posted:

I bought all of these goodies last week at YORK except for the MKT/The Katy PW 6464 boxcar (bought from a OGR Forum member that arrived while I was away):

It was a good week!

Is there going to be urban renewal to make room for the trailer park?

@pennsyfan posted:

Is there going to be urban renewal to make room for the trailer park?

Yup!

While I wasn't able to attend York, several members of our module group went and found me one of my requested items: K-Line 4-6-6T in B&A still factory sealed. That completes buying those. At a later date, I'll be sending them away for Legacy upgrades.

Also later this week, I'll be paying off a layaway of the Lionel 1926 Cardinals Set from Stockyard Express. I already have the add-on cars and will be publicly debuted at our module group's next show pending testing so I don't blow the transformer breaker like at our last event.

Found an unused MTH DCS Commander (50-1028) today for less than half of what they are going for online and less than the original price when they came out years back. Wasn't looking for it, but figured why not and may use it on a small Christmas layout that has stationary conventional transformer on it now.

On 5/4/22, this arrived at my doorstep:

As I lifted it from its packaging to set up a photo, all I could think was:

"Great GoogaMOOGa, this is one CHONKY MammerJammah". Check that weight below:

BTW, I wonder what's the deal with the paper inner wrap? A loco this heavy insures you only remove that wrapping once--Attempting to re-use it when placing the BB back in its box will no doubt rip it to shreds.  I noticed that MTH has its foam 'locomotive wrap' as a seperate sale item now. Does it interact with the shiny finish in an undesirable manner?

---PCJ