I bought a neat car today at the Greenberg show at Monroeville, Pennsylvania. It is an Atlas O Armco Butler Works coil car. I know scads of folks who worked there, including my father-in-law and his father. I normally like steam or transition era, but made an exception this time.
Sounds like an exception worth making. Cool car - striking colors and nice design!
Bought 5 CTT magazines from 1998 up to 2012 for $1 and enjoying the old stuff. The 98 issue especially. A lot of different manufacturers, hobby shops/dealers and a different style than today.
Hi Mark - Nice find..... Congrats.
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Bought a Lionel Jet Snow Blower.
Tweaked it with headlights.
Dave
That's cool. With the high operating temperature, hope it hasn't melted the tracks yet.
I bought a neat car today at the Greenberg show at Monroeville, Pennsylvania. It is an Atlas O Armco Butler Works coil car. I know scads of folks who worked there, including my father-in-law and his father. I normally like steam or transition era, but made an exception this time.
Nice find for a whim purchase..
I built an OGR Barrettsburgh Tool and Die and made it into a John Deere plant. I am now buying John Deere diecast construction equipment and placing them on flat cars to locate on site. I visited York earlier this year and saw Ralph Digges (Ralph's Trains) flatcar load display and went wow.........
I finally got the money together to buy one of his custom built flatcar loads. It looks like Ralph adds the wood base himself. He weathered the wood and in my case glued the excavator (not sure if this is done for all diecast) then added chains. A friend who did this for a living said it was about as prototypical as one can get. He said the only thing missing were wood chocks routinely placed under the treads. Some companies would also place the bucket in some kind of wood holder.
I built an OGR Barrettsburgh Tool and Die and made it into a John Deere plant. I am now buying John Deere diecast construction equipment and placing them on flat cars to locate on site. I visited York earlier this year and saw Ralph Digges (Ralph's Trains) flatcar load display and went wow.........
I finally got the money together to buy one of his custom built flatcar loads. It looks like Ralph adds the wood base himself. He weathered the wood and in my case glued the excavator (not sure if this is done for all diecast) then added chains. A friend who did this for a living said it was about as prototypical as one can get. He said the only thing missing were wood chocks routinely placed under the treads. Some companies would also place the bucket in some kind of wood holder.
Great looking model, nice work.
Last week, I purchased the new Atlas CB&Q CZ baggage car, and 4 of those new Lionel PRR GLa two bay hopper cars. Finished the up-grade to Kadee couplers on the hoppers and baggage car, this morning. Off to the "weathering" man this coming week.
A pair of Jeeps! 
Ron
Suzukovich and Trainroomgary,
Thanks for the congratulations! It made my wife happy! That is good when one buys a $79 special run car!! ;-)
Yesterday I bought a Lionel 150 O gauge and a Lionel Standard gauge 320 baggage car in red and a gondola. Tonight I committed to a Lionel 253 O gauge. Not that I need any of this but they were there !! Also got my 736 loco back from a repair. A busted pin on the E unit cylinder caused problems.
Its been a while since I posted anything, but I have ben following the thread. Lot of cool things. The Pre War Tin Plate stuff has me thinking now. Cool for me.
Not pictured:
1st: Got a good deal on a MTH Premiere NH FA2 that the A units shells were smashed( they were tested and are fully operational) to upgrade my Williams GN FA1.
2nd: A Weaver C628 minus the shell( Needed the motors and power trucks) last thing I needed for a U28C Ph 1 CB&Q kit bash.
3rd: Purchased three Atlas/BEL-Bev 40ft Plug door Box cars. Not exactly prototypical but it works.
4th: 8 Atlas/Bev-Bel undecorated 40ft box cars I just completed the first kit ( SOO LINE )
5th: Dept 56 building and accessories lighting system
6th New back ground panels
7th 30 Atlas/Bev-Bel undecorated 40ft Plug Door boxcar kits with the intention of building Western Fruit Express insulated box cars with GN heralds pre 65 and 65-70. May also do some with BN reporting marks.
8th: A remote to turn lights on and off for the layout
I went up to Mercer Junction Train Shoppe today and picked up my Alaska RR USRA 0-6-0 switcher that Just came in this week. Dave put it on his layout and we checked it out. He corrected one minor problem and everything works just fine! Thanks Dave!!
Here it is.
I went up to Mercer Junction Train Shoppe today and picked up my Alaska RR USRA 0-6-0 switcher that Just came in this week. Dave put it on his layout and we checked it out. He corrected one minor problem and everything works just fine! Thanks Dave!!
Here it is.
Ken, Good question! ;-)
Whenever our last daughter earns more money and can afford to get her own place, I will get her 12x12 room. Hopefully next year.
Bought a Lionel Jet Snow Blower.
Tweaked it with headlights.
Dave
Dave, what did you use for the headlights? Please tell how you installed/mounted and wired them. Did you use an on/off switch or are they constant on when track power is applied? Also, close of pics of them turned off and from various viewpoints would be appreciated.
Thanks.
A pair of Jeeps!
Ron
Very nice. I love old Jeep wagons, but my oldest Jeep is just an '81. Can I ask who made these?
A pair of Jeeps!
Ron
Very nice. I love old Jeep wagons, but my oldest Jeep is just an '81. Can I ask who made these?
I purchased from Diecast Direct made by American Excellence/NEO. About a year ago I missed out on the pickup when it was offered in red. Was not going to miss out on the grey one!
Ron
Coffee this morning is going into one of these. Lionel 115th Anniversary Mug
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