Buy/Make Anything Cool Lately (Tinplate Version)

Interesting Marklin British wagon... 2875

Will have to make some doors and add some wheels, but the price was right!

O Gauge Dennis?

I think.  Hard to tell by the auction.   Nothing to judge the length by. I think they made it both ways.  I'm pretty sure it is the O version, the couplers are pretty good size.  We'll see when it gets here. Price was good enough I didn't care and no one else bid again????!!

I finally managed to buy a McCoy Black Diamond Short Line set. It came with a version of the log car that I have never seen. Now all I have to find is the correct engine to go with the cars.

POC914NUT posted:

I finally managed to buy a McCoy Black Diamond Short Line set. It came with a version of the log car that I have never seen. Now all I have to find is the correct engine to go with the cars.

Sold my spare to Bob a few months ago.

Steve

No.652 gondola with barrels- lovingly played with but not abused. Just the way I like them.  Ebay find-1st car to go with the torpedo. It is getting an inspection before going into service.       Fendermain

The big brown truck just came with gifts from Stout. A couple of Collector Classics Dorfan Repro crocodiles and a original 3920. The 3920 is the only original std Gauge Dorfan I have that runs with the original motor and wheels. Howls like crazy but I’m sure oil and grease will fix that.

Steve

Joe Lyons posted:

Steve, What color Dorfans did you get?

Joe, the crocs are a red and a orange. The orange is actually a duplicate and may fall victim of being repainted. The 3920 is orange. I’ve oiled it and it quieted right down. Still need to grease the gears. I’ll take to Sunday’s SW meet and give it a good test.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

The big brown truck just came with gifts from Stout. A couple of Collector Classics Dorfan Repro crocodiles and a original 3920. The 3920 is the only original std Gauge Dorfan I have that runs with the original motor and wheels. Howls like crazy but I’m sure oil and grease will fix that.

Steve

Hi Steve, I assume that was the PA auction. I somehow missed that one. I think it was parent weekend at college.

It looks like there were some nice deals. I missed out on a couple of repro 840 power stations. Did Lionel have smoke in their repro station like MTH? If so, did Lionel or MTH smoke better than the other?

George

George S posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

The big brown truck just came with gifts from Stout. A couple of Collector Classics Dorfan Repro crocodiles and a original 3920. The 3920 is the only original std Gauge Dorfan I have that runs with the original motor and wheels. Howls like crazy but I’m sure oil and grease will fix that.

Steve

Hi Steve, I assume that was the PA auction. I somehow missed that one. I think it was parent weekend at college.

It looks like there were some nice deals. I missed out on a couple of repro 840 power stations. Did Lionel have smoke in their repro station like MTH? If so, did Lionel or MTH smoke better than the other?

George

George, it was the Terry Witherall Indiana auction back in August.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

George S posted:

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

The big brown truck just came with gifts from Stout. A couple of Collector Classics Dorfan Repro crocodiles and a original 3920. The 3920 is the only original std Gauge Dorfan I have that runs with the original motor and wheels. Howls like crazy but I’m sure oil and grease will fix that.

Steve

Hi Steve, I assume that was the PA auction. I somehow missed that one. I think it was parent weekend at college.

It looks like there were some nice deals. I missed out on a couple of repro 840 power stations. Did Lionel have smoke in their repro station like MTH? If so, did Lionel or MTH smoke better than the other?

George

George, it was the Terry Witherall Indiana auction back in August.

Steve

Ahh! That was a good auction. I bought some of Terry's items. That auction was competitive.

George

Several weeks ago I took a trip to California to drop my son off for his freshman year of college.  I was able to bring back a few items including something that has been on my wish list for years, a Standard Gauge JAD Twentieth Century Limited streamliner.  I had only seen pictures before, but it is really beautiful in person.  The MTH NYC 400E arrived last night.  Looks great together!  The pictures below do not do it justice.

Joe Lyons posted:

Several weeks ago I took a trip to California to drop my son off for his freshman year of college.  I was able to bring back a few items including something that has been on my wish list for years, a Standard Gauge JAD Twentieth Century Limited streamliner.  I had only seen pictures before, but it is really beautiful in person.  The MTH NYC 400E arrived last night.  Looks great together!  The pictures below do not do it justice.

 

Joe, did you get the cars from Steve Latta?

Steve

Yes I did.  I previously got the 4 car AF repro blue litho president's set from him.  

Joe Lyons posted:

Yes I did.  I previously got the 4 car AF repro blue litho president's set from him.  

Joe, I saw both of those sets at our SP meet. He also has a stunning set of green litho Flyer cars and was working on a brown set if I recall. Steve does an amazing job replicating the litho presidential type flyer cars. I have a blue set also, but these are much older.

Steve

Steve,

He mentioned he was working on the green set.  Do you know, is it the same names as the blue or different names altogether.?

a dollar find on da bay

Joe Lyons posted:

Steve,

He mentioned he was working on the green set.  Do you know, is it the same names as the blue or different names altogether.?

Joe, I’m not sure but I will probably  see Steve the week after York.

Steve

A $25.00 pick up at yesterday’s meet. Near excellent. Picked it up to give to a friend.

Steve