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I picked up several items over the last weekend. I bought a Marx 666 engine. This little runs great and is my first Marx engine. I also bought the Girard whistle station.  Also a box of Lionel O Gauge track (Used in the photo), about 40 pieces for $5.00 and it cleaned up real easy. These items were purchased at the Sharpsburg Train show on Saturday. The second photo has several items purchased at a local flea market on Sunday. The 2 Hafner cars are my first. The Lionel items are all plastic probably from the MPC era. Just too cheap to pass up.IMG_0302IMG_0304

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Adriatic posted:

You choose well imo, and I like LV a lot, but I like electrics more.

Curious: Can't get that motor to spin?  Gears missing? No drive frame to mount to?

Sorry I didn't catch your last comment right away.  Motor turns and there were only the wheels and some Al gears for some axles. I'll either put a spur gear motor in it or have to build a motor frame to fit it.

Dennis Holler posted:
Adriatic posted:

You choose well imo, and I like LV a lot, but I like electrics more.

Curious: Can't get that motor to spin?  Gears missing? No drive frame to mount to?

Sorry I didn't catch your last comment right away.  Motor turns and there were only the wheels and some Al gears for some axles. I'll either put a spur gear motor in it or have to build a motor frame to fit it.

Don't sweat it. If it was r-e-a-l-l-y  important then I'd hound you relentlessly

Besides, you've been entertaining the heck out of me lately. Thats plenty 

I bought two MTH flatbeds.  One is the CSX safety train flatbed which came with  a 20 ft. container and tank container shown with 2 of tank containers from the 60 ft. flatbed in the second photo.   The other is the 60 ft.  flatbed which came with 3 tank containers which is in the first photo with the safety train containers.

I think MTH should have used their 60 ft. flatbed for the CSX Safety Train.  What do you think?IMG_0388IMG_0389

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PSAP2010 posted:

I bought two MTH flatbeds.  One is the CSX safety train flatbed which came with  a 20 ft. container and tank container shown with 2 of tank containers from the 60 ft. flatbed in the second photo.   The other is the 60 ft.  flatbed which came with 3 tank containers which is in the first photo with the safety train containers.

I think MTH should have used their 60 ft. flatbed for the CSX Safety Train.  What do you think?IMG_0388IMG_0389

    To be honest, to me it looks kinda empty in the center. But I have no clue what would be more correct outside of "what was best & available in the yard vs load size".

And besides if YOU like it, then that's what's best IMO.

Some used double tubular track made by Alan Middleton in Australia.  Designed to be compatible with Hornby but close to Lionel sizing, so hopefully it will join to Lionel - maybe with some transition pins.  A previous post has a link to a YouTube video of people using this track as one oval track inside another.  I got 10 x 28 inch lengths, so I think I'll have some fun with it!

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I was at a railroad photography event just south of Seattle today. At the event, I saw a stack of cards for nearby Hobby Shop that I had no idea existed, near Seatac Airport (and only a,couple of blocks from the event). So, on the lunch break, I went over there. I'm really glad I did, because it was one of those old-school hobby shops that has a lot of railroad collectible stuff, and things in almost every scale. I think anybody who ever walked in the place would be able to find something that would suit them.

I bought several older magazines, and this neat shirt that is a fundraiser to get locomotive over to a restored Depot in the Cascades, which the locomotive actually served on this side of the mountains on the Milwaukee Road.

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They also had several scenery products, so I bought a set of logs for loads, and some decently made scale trees.

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mike g. posted:

Nice Find Lee! Was the hobby shop West Seattle Trains?

No, it was this one in downtown Burien: http://www.electrictrainshop.com

I almost bought this On30 conversion locomotive, but decided against is as I didn't need another diesel on my layout, and whoever built this glued the Atlas HO running gear to the shell. This means I'd practically have to destroy the body to be able to add DCC and lighting, which is lacking. Such a shame, as whoever built it, they did a great job.

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If one goes back to the beginning of this fun to view thread, there have been some amazing purchases....Recently, while going through some of the OGR FORUM Sponsors web sites, looking through the Grand Central LTD site, good used trains, I found this Locomotive, S-1 electric....I really like these small heavy engines. They were nice folks to deal with, fair, great packers, reasonable pricing.IMG_8883

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leapinlarry posted:

If one goes back to the beginning of this fun to view thread, there have been some amazing purchases....Recently, while going through some of the OGR FORUM Sponsors web sites, looking through the Grand Central Station site, good used trains, I found this Locomotive, S-1 electric....I really like these small heavy engines. They were nice folks to deal with, fair, great packers, reasonable pricing.IMG_8883

Couple of time I came across the S1. Really nice little engine.  Maybe some day. Nice buy.

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