Tis the Season: Post your train purchases!

I'm broke, all I've been able to do is finish a few projects I have laying around

 

Might get a ERR Railsounds Commander for Christmas, but that's about all.

There is no difference between the two except for the yellow handrails That I believe is more prototypical. But I also think the NYC had them both ways. One was earlier and the other later. 

Thanks David, I think you are correct.

I am broke now too Bob!

No more eating out for me until summer.

I'm not quite broke, but I'm in the process of refinancing my home so that necessarily will keep the purchases (and/or new charges) down.  Still, I have my eye on a couple of trains for Christmas, and one of them has already arrived at my dealer's doorstep.  Will hopefully pick that one up next week.

What did you get Allan?

The train budget is sort of out of control this year.  Well, maybe not "sort of."

 

Delivered this week were two items that are not really Holiday things, but I will be working on them over the holidays:

- another Lionel 0-4-0 (for a conversion/bashing project)

- an MTH PS3 Galloping Goose (for another project)

And hopefully, Lionels' four car UP and Milwaukee Olypian sets show up this week, and the new UP Legacy E-8s by Christmas: I did order those with the idea they would be a holiday gift to myself. 

Lee, I hear ya!!!

 

BTW, you may get some relief on the passenger car front... at least as far as this year's budget is concerned.  ETA's for the passenger cars are all over the map, but many have slipped into the Mar/Apr 2014 time-frame.  There are still some showing Dec 2013 on Lionel's website, but they were catalog'd AFTER the ones showing March/April 2014... so I wouldn't really expect them this year.  We never know though. 

 

David

I finally found an additional coach for my Hogwarts train for $25.

If Pre-Orders count I'm in for a MTH Providence & Worcester GP 38 and P&W Caboose. Also have the GCT building on order. I'm putting away pennies now to pay for them when they arrive early next year. The big ticket item hanging out there for me is Mianne Benchwork, hopefully a January purchase. Better go looking for more pennies...

 

Paul

Everything is hold, except track, in anticipation of the Vision Line Big Boy.

I 100% indulge in that practice myself!

The one that arrived is an MTH PS3 Alaska Galloping Goose.  

 

We tested it out on the Mercer Junction layout.  Alas, it is not operating properly per the store owner's (our forum's Dave Minarik) specifications.  It has a bit of a wobble.  Dave tightened the motor mount and changed the traction tires…still wobbles.  He's going to do a complete truck swap on it, and I'll go back to pick it up after the parts have arrived and Dave has time to fix it.

 

Really nice to have an LHS that will take care of such things 'cause I'm not much of a handyman when it comes to repairs.

 

I didn't come home empty-handed, though.  Picked up one of the new Woodland Scenics Furniture Factories.  Truly a nicely detailed structure…big, too!

 

What I'm waiting for…not with a great deal of optimism that it will arrive in time, however…is the Climax set I have on order.

Bought Scrapiron's C & O Yellow Belly!!  Now to get some track up!!

 

Fingers crossed there's a little change left in the couch cushions!!

Picked up on Friday the locomotive and caboose only form  the 20-3456 Set and 5 MTH Heritage Series Cabooses, NS, PRR, Southern, NYC and N&W. The will be my last purchases of this year. Hope to post pics soon.

Budget has lost almost all context as I approach the first anniversary of diving head long into the hobby.  I tried to spend less over the summer, but then could not resist this Premier GP 38 at $100 off list...of course I could not resist an assortment of RMT 64 series boxcars as well given those prices...

 

 

So I swore that would be it and that would cover birthday & Christmas...but then I found the 3 car Premier Merger set from some years back in excellent condition for $80 shipped...so how could I pass up those savings

 

Now I can't seem to stop searching for and staring at the recently released Premier BN Steel Caboose that would round out this scale size consist (GP38 & Merger Set) perfectly...then 'that's it, I swear, no more' [famous last words].  I think I need an intervention

Robert

this is it-I am done

1-premier nyc dreyfuss w/ps2.0-mint

2-kline-nyc e8 aa units

3-railking nyc scale rs1-highly detailed for a railking /proto 2.0-mint

 

all 3 are must haves-wallet is done

Tis what season?  I have not heard any official word from Daffy Duck!

So where do I start
MTH Norfork Southern -Jersey Central SD70
MTH Union Pacific -Missouri Pacific SD70
Several RMT Speeders
Lionel,Atlas,MTH 50' assorted boxcars,tank cars ,hoppers , etc
I 'm done for the year.  ( I hope )

I have not purchased any powered units since mike spilled the beans last york that "non- powered" units will no longer be made. I have been on the hunt for non-powered units;