Sometimes you get "Junk Box Lucky"

Sometimes you just get lucky!

Paul Fischer

Yep (nice find). I just got done posting I got a little lucky on a Marx El Capitan set acquired slowly rear to front, over about a year. After the B unit came with an A shell too, the power unit came together cheap, with more junk, and a small order from R. Grossman.

I spent $12 on 3 junk boxes this last weekend.  Ended up being a complete 197 radar antenna in really nice shape along with a 3419, 3349, 6650x2, 6175 (no rockets), 6311 (no pipes), 3472 (no mechanism), 470 rocket laucher, two ammo dumps and pieces of 2 exploding boxcars, several Flyer accessory controllers, a bunch of die cast train signals and some Lionel/Marx signals.   I was after the 197 antenna and it actually works really nice, so I am happy and now have lots of cheap rolling stock for my 3 year old assistant to use on the layout

C.M McMahon posted:

Quentin also made the intended trucks which were in the original junk box....

Q-car trucks in a junk box stops it from being a junk box instantly!

About a year ago, my 15 year old son and I stopped by a garage sale down the street and he quickly scoped out a box labeled HO Trains.  He quietly whispered to me "Dad, those are Lionel OO".  I asked how much for the whole box, they said $ 10 bucks, I said "Sold American".  One was an EX+ black Tank Car and several other nice Cabeese and Gondola.

It pays to bring your kids up right.

Chris Sheldon

Nice work.  Like to see it run.