Buy anything cool lately?

@Dallas Joseph- Those are beautiful Alco's, whether or not the silver is prototypical.  I have the Lionel 2023 in silver and I love it.  OK ... one question and please pardon my ignorance, what does the term "RK" mean?  Thanks.

Don

@RSJB18 posted:

@Dallas Joseph- Those look great in silver.

Bob

Thanks Bob.  I'm going to have to work on them later.

Buy?  No.  But Eric, the Razorback Traction Co.'s Acquisition Officer, NYC Office, did send a goodie box:

Incidentally, Packengers did a superlative job of packing.  The contents arrived intact! 

Disintegrated wheels notwithstanding, the motor pulls nice and strong and the reverser works! 

I will be putting an order in for parts in the near future, and the "Laramie Peacock" (extra trivia points if you can figure out the name) will be gracing RTC rails! 

Mitch

Ever get so excited about wanting to finish a project, that you miss the foresight of what SHOULD have been done first? When I installed the upgrade kit on my UP GP9 B unit yesterday, I failed to notice that even the upgraded trucks with the silver sides were not Harbor Mist Gray, but black! It wasn't until I had changed out the trucks, installed and connected the LCRX circuit board, and put everything. back together that I noticed the front of the trucks were black and not gray.

It wasn't until reading gunrunnerjohn's Chrome Finish On Plastic post this morning, that I remembered I have an unfinished painting project to complete. So, I just completed the front pilots of the trucks and fortunately, I had a bottle of UP's Harbor Mist Gray. It's a little darker, but still looks better than black. If I'd had the foresight, it would have been easier to paint the front of the trucks BEFORE they were installed onto the frame. But oh well, it was a quick job and finally finished.

So, I promise that these photos are the last of my GP9B you'll see in this thread.

Mitch, so we're gonna see green on the RTC, no repaint?  Forgive me for calling it green, I grew up with the Crayola 8 pack, not the 64.

I picked up three Lionel unibody tank cars via the "Bay" and after a bit of fantasy kit bashing, my first tank car salutes the ever popular "Marx Brothers."

This arrived yesterday. 

I've been wanting a Genesee reefer for my beer trains for a while.  There have been several versions on eBay, this LOTS convention one, several different Weaver products.  Finally found this one for a price I was happy with.  Now I have a Genny to go with Jim Sutter's Genny Light.

The only issue, I found the little part below, in the clam shell.  I can't find two empty holes that look like they would accept this little part. Any ideas of where this belongs?

@coach joe posted:

Mitch, so we're gonna see green on the RTC, no repaint?  Forgive me for calling it green, I grew up with the Crayola 8 pack, not the 64.

Yeah, it's going to be "Peacock Premium".  No repaint, though I am on the lookout for prewar red Pullmans to go with my red 248... 

Mitch

@coach joe posted:

Paul, I think Arnold needs a pep talk.

Arnold… Arnold… Arnold… we miss you

@das boot posted:

I picked up three Lionel unibody tank cars via the "Bay" and after a bit of fantasy kit bashing, my first tank car salutes the ever popular "Marx Brothers."

Hee!  I've done a couple of Marx Brothers-based billboards for the JRM Museum layout...

@Apples55 posted:

Arnold… Arnold… Arnold… we miss you

Good Choice.

@coach joe posted:

This arrived yesterday.

I've been wanting a Genesee reefer for my beer trains for a while.  There have been several versions on eBay, this LOTS convention one, several different Weaver products.  Finally found this one for a price I was happy with.  Now I have a Genny to go with Jim Sutter's Genny Light.

The only issue, I found the little part below, in the clam shell.  I can't find two empty holes that look like they would accept this little part. Any ideas of where this belongs?

Joe, I recently got an Atlas car where the door guides are made up of several of those guys instead of a solid strip.

@Apples55 posted:

Arnold… Arnold… Arnold… we miss you

Unbelievable... Don't listen Arnold. Stay away from the light ... And that's my good deed for the day. 😇

Three transparent Madison cars.  New in box, $ 100 for all 3.

@Apples55 posted:

Arnold… Arnold… Arnold… we miss you

@Arnold D. Cribari

I think you are in trouble.....🤪🤪

Purchased these first four Lionel Line 2500 series cars, 2530, 2531, 2532, 2534 cars for $175 at Hamburg train meet beginning of June. Last week I purchased the 2533 from Trainz. All four pass. cars are the same w/small rivets holding the name plates on and lighting connections underneath .

I did replace the dome in the 2532 vista dome car. The paint was wore away, so I purchased an oem to replace it.

Oiled the axles, they roll w/no problems, all five can be pulled around w/ 2056 or 682, or 681,or a 1656 w/ no problems

2533 from Trainz.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Unbelievable... Don't listen Arnold. Stay away from the light ... And that's my good deed for the day. 😇

Looks like it’s time to break out some Hudson pictures…

@Apples55 posted:

Looks like it’s time to break out some Hudson pictures…

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

“Be nice, Donnie”.

- Darth V. Hudson

HEY EVERONE..........is there anything in the Forum Posting bylaws that a member has to show the purchase of train related items having to be done at least weekly ?     

( worried about Arnold )