Shame about his passing, looks like a god read. Would have been nice to gleen some more information from him.
@jeffrey O'Brien 082418 posted:Purchased this today from local Hallmark store; 1948 Ford Deluxe Convertible. All the remaining Hallmark ornaments are currently 75% off !
heed , hard to believe it's in scale.
3 cabeese, see Favorite Cabeese (Cabooses) thread. LOL.
Really nice, hope you can build a set of them, without re-mortgaging, your home.
Since I couldn’t find the bucket truck at any of the local Tractor Supply stores, I went and fished the Bay. Found myself an older release bucket truck and I also came across a pole auger truck. These crews will be busy with the upcoming town development!
Attachments
Images (3)
@Richizzle07- WOW man ! you now have more trucks than a auto dealer in Central Texas (That's a lot of Trucks, take my word for it!.) Do you collect trucks as a hobby or do you intend to incorporate them into a train layout? I say this because my weakness is steel / lithographed trucks mostly from the 1950's and 1960's (Marx, Wyandotte, Nylint etc). I know how additive they can be (..."boys and their trucks and trains" my wife always said and we had 2 boys of our own).
Best wishes and good luck on your truck hunts
Don
Thanks @Don McErlean! I intend on using a few on the layout, a couple will also be put to the side for changing up scenes on the layout, a few dump trucks might go to the local train club for a possible coal breaker that’s in talks. The remaining ones might make it to the For Sale forum with free York pickup but it’s still early with that decision. It is sparking an interest with the trucks though. I’ll eventually grab an 18 wheeler or two. Maybe even three LoL space permitting of course.
@Don McErlean posted:@Richizzle07- WOW man ! you now have more trucks than a auto dealer in Central Texas (That's a lot of Trucks, take my word for it!.) Do you collect trucks as a hobby or do you intend to incorporate them into a train layout? I say this because my weakness is steel / lithographed trucks mostly from the 1950's and 1960's (Marx, Wyandotte, Nylint etc). I know how additive they can be (..."boys and their trucks and trains" my wife always said and we had 2 boys of our own).
Best wishes and good luck on your truck hunts
Don
I too have weakness; thankfully many good looking trucks aren’t 1/43 or in the 50-60 era. I did go off the deep end a few months ago and purchased a few French trucks because I couldn’t find what wanted, eg a cement mixer, garbage truck, etc.
My latest arrival; a proto3 FM Jersey Central.
I am very happy that it starts running long hood forward and the crew is facing the right way!
Attachments
Images (3)
pennsyfan writes: “My latest arrival; a proto3 FM Jersey Central.
I am very happy that it starts running long hood forward and the crew is facing the right way!”
Bob - your comment leads me to believe your were uncertain of the initial direction of travel before verifying it on your layout. It appears MTH consistently poses their engines in their stock photos as if the engine was traveling left to right. Using this as a guideline, you can determine long vs. short hood forward. Or, just ask the seller for that info. 🤔🤔🤔
The prodigal locomotive came back home! I sold it to a friend a while ago and was able to buy it back tonight!
Attachments
Images (1)
@Steaming Jon posted:
The prodigal locomotive came back home! I sold it to a friend a while ago and was able to buy it back tonight!
It's good to have a friend like that . It does seem like a locomotive that would be hard to give up. Nice. 
@Mark V. Spadaro posted:pennsyfan writes: “My latest arrival; a proto3 FM Jersey Central.
I am very happy that it starts running long hood forward and the crew is facing the right way!”Bob - your comment leads me to believe your were uncertain of the initial direction of travel before verifying it on your layout. It appears MTH consistently poses their engines in their stock photos as if the engine was traveling left to right. Using this as a guideline, you can determine long vs. short hood forward. Or, just ask the seller for that info. 🤔🤔🤔
Mark,
My comment was based on the fact that toy train mfrs at one point emanated the prototype conversion and had the short hood forward.
My latest from METCA, EL AS-616.
One of these will be shipped to Christine for a conversion to PRSL 1616.
Attachments
Images (3)
CEMENT CITY - I had a lot of the 34' PS hoppers but found some AMAZING deals at the recent Charleston, South Carolina train show. Ten Weaver cement hoppers, two Lionel LV PS2 CD hoppers, an MTH LV BW cab and Weaver L&NE cab. All the Weaver had diecast trucks and couplers.
Attachments
Images (14)
Currently populating 4 LIONEL 15" aluminum vista dome interiors, but must also add little people to other pax cars also. BEEPEOPLE are much too large, and I'm not sure of the scaled size of the figures LIONEL used for them; only that there are far too few.
So, unable to find 1/64 S scale figures in quantity, I found these 1/75 seated people on eBay:
I'll take photos of the three (Lionel, BEEPEOPLE, and these) for comparison in due course.
I picked up another MTH premier wood sided reefer to go along with my Nathans one. These are so good, I may start collecting a few more. This Genco Olive Oil one was really well done and a nice offering by Roundhouse South down here in Florida. Nice job - Love the “Importati Da Corleone, Sicilia Italia”
I think I see an olive oil factory/warehouse scratch build in my future!
Attachments
Images (3)
Always loved, Wooden billboard reefers, but it doesn't matter what scale they are in, you just can't keep the brake wheel on them.
I got this is a package deal with a 455 oil Derrick. It is all metal and very well constructed. It’s static but the traveling block moves up and down.
Attachments
Images (3)
