Your next purchase

After several years gathering New York Central equipment we are looking to add some Lehigh Valley to the roster. We have a Williams GP that we are switching to a Lehigh Valley shell and upgrading to TMCC. I really like the MTH LV tank car that's due out soon. I didn't pre order so I'm hoping to find one somewhere. Also looking for an LV caboose, just not sure I want the porthole version from Lionel. Lastly my uncle worked for Whitehall Cement Company (serviced by LV) so I'd like to find a couple hoppers of theirs. A LHS did some special runs a few years back.

MTH Railking GE ES44AC the one that is in stock by Train world not the one in that last catalog and the MTH Premier Lab Car (Railking Version is not good looking to me).

Just bought the 3rd Rail B&O (streamlined) P7d. Awaiting the Cincinnatian set to go with it.

Wood for the new benchwork.

Waiting for Menards next teaser.

Always looking for Louisville & Nashville (L&N) rolling stock.

Brent

Very likely the MTH Imperial Triplex Specialty Freight Set: Triplex, four hoppers, and a caboose.  I have that on pre-order from Patrick's Trains, and MTH has said it will ship this month.  

 

What a loco.  25 inches long.  24 drivers!  Wow.

Tylenol!  Did I say I have run 150+ wires in past few weeks?

No more purchases here.  Now trying to sell most of my overflow so the wife and kids won't have to deal with it later.  In the meantime, happily running some trains and a few accessories. 

It will most likely be the MTH rolling stock I pre-ordered from my LHS. Although I did purchase foamboard today for my flip-over layout and may pick up some track for the HO side of it the next time I'm in my LHS.

Hopefully my last new engine:  Lionel's new USRA Heavy Mike in Milwaukee Road livery.  Don't need it, can't afford it, don't even have room for it, but, the"road" had 100 of them and they were the largest power for them from 1919 until about 1938 when they bought the first S-2, 4-8-4's.  They lasted on the "road" until the end of steam in about 1956, or so.  I guess that I've "got to" have one.

 

Reconsidering, I guess that maybe if MTH does re-introduce the Fairbanks H-10-44, once again, after some 12 or 14 years ince their last production run, and they do it in Milwaukee Road's "Hiawatha" colors, I guess that maybe I'd have to step up to the plate for this engine.

 

Okay, now my secrets are out.  the manufacturers now know what to build in order to sell an item to me!

 

Paul Fischer

Some Gargraves track and Ross switches for the new log home basement layout that is currently being designed.

Probably a steam  engine- whatever "good buy" crosses my path.

With some hesitation because of the price tag, I've pre-ordered the Lionel USRA Heavy Mikado in Milwaukee Road. As Paul points out, it was the mainstay of the Milwaukee Road's mainline freight operations for 20 years, so I can't pass it up.

 

Other than that, I'm keeping an eye out for good deals on Standard Gauge McCoy circus rolling stock and 1:43 steam era automobiles. I don't need much of anything, I'm losing my urge to collect, and I'm out of storage space so anything I buy from here on out is going to be very carefully considered. Hopefully I'll be selling more than I buy. 

been looking at 665/2065/8206 Hudsons. Also watching 226Es. Nice deal on one on the sell board right now.We had to buy a new car a couple months ago, so I've been waiting on the tax refund for some play $$. We stopped at a local antique shop the other day, and one dealer always has a nice selection of trains. He had a good price on a 646, thinking of grabbing it and just getting a 665 boiler front.He also has a really nice set of green 2400 cars for a way better price then those on the bay. And he also has a really nice 2224W tender, and on and on......

Pre-ordered Lionel' s Vision PFE reefers from Nassau Hobby a few  days ago. Waiting to hear the sounds. In addition to the icing sounds hope they have the wheel squeels and other customary sounds.

Have engines coming, but a recent eBay snag is one I've been trying to hunt down for some time. Basically, ATSF had a few "Drover Cars" which were used on livestock manifests. The livestock handlers rode in these during the trip. They had bunks, seats and tables. Some were later converted to mixed train cabooses by sealing off the bunk area (the tall windows) and cutting in a baggage door. I was able to get a Drover car a few years back (still have to paint the critter) and won this Ajin brass mix train caboose last weekend. I guess I need to get off my caboose and paint the Drover car.

 

For comparison, here's the Ajin Drover car.

 

Wood, screws, and some more wood!

 

I'm sloooooooowly rebuilding the layout, adding additional square footage and replacing all my O-54 an O-63 curves with O-72 and O-80 curves so that I can run my scale passenger cars.

 

Next planned O gauge purchase is a Lionel NS ES44AC on pre-order.  I would pop for a Lionel NS Reading Heritage unit if I could find one at a good price.

 

Jim

Atlas Santa Fe F7 / Atlas Amtrak F7

 

 

Paul

I have been very focused for the last couple of years and have not purchased anything that was not on my Buy List. The result is my Buy List has gotten smaller and the few remaining items are hard to find (at a reasonable cost).  After my recent Atlas O PRR B28 acquisition, I'm down to four.  My next item will be one of these:

 

- Lionel 6-58509 LCCA NS Lighted Eagle 2012 Convention car

- 3rd Rail PRR 4-6-4-4 Q1, unskirted

- K-Line K4680-30007 PRR 18" Pullman "Chambersburg Inn"

- Atlas X-29 PRR Express boxcar ( a # I don't have)

 

I want to pre order one of the NS F7 A units from the new MTH catalog.

Nothing O for me until Christmas time ... money is spent on Atlas pre-order.

 

But, I am going to buy some KATO Unitrack/turnouts to expand a little HO switching layout I have on a long folding table in my home office.

Well, looked again at the catalogs....an MTH UP RPO is $99.  D'ruther have Rock Island, Mopac, or Burlington.  Two Lionel Rock Island cars, a coach and a combine, are

$300.  No RPO for that Lionel Rock Island set.  Seems like the Lionel pass. cars are

stickered at $150. Wonder what discount order price is?  That heavy Mikado mentioned above is available in a LOT of road names, including MoPac, and, UNLETTERED!  I don't remember seeing either that or so many road names.  Makes me wonder what roads did use them?  Seems like they are priced like articulateds used to be. Only thing I might buy is a Weaver Baldwin 2-8-0, if one shows up, priced right.  Everything else I'd buy has not been made. 

Always looking for Louisville & Nashville (L&N) rolling stock

...and an M1 to pull them

I've got a total of three preorders going at this point. "Done" for this year....

I may have one for you to consider shortly. I just bought a two car lot that includes a Lionel Louisville & Nashville w/coil covers 16358 and a CSX gondola with coil covers. I bought it for the CSX gondola so I'll be selling the L&N. 

Could be an Atlas Natty Boh car if you happen to check "you know where". Just a heads-up guys....

Since I'm still in construction mode, my next purchase will likely be more new O-72 switches from RMT.

The pipeline is full for right now. Need some deliveries and $$$.

 

Will need a turntable in late Summer for York pickup.

Waiting for the CZ Observation and 6-5 Sleeper,The MTH ATSF 44 Ton Center Cab,The Lionel Y-6B and the UP18in  Two  Car Add on.

Mikey

I have some preorders that won't come for awhile.  The only planned purchases that I foresee are parts for my custom alien recovery locomotive/rolling stock and parts for another project.

I would like it to be;

1) MTH - WM H-9

2) MTH - Reading and AFT 1 T-1's

3) Lionel - WM AC6000

 

But, it will be up to the "treasurer"  !  {I hope she is willing}

Still haven’t received 3 MTH items from 2014 Volume 2.

Three months late.

Won’t be buying anything else from anyone unless I see new tooling going forward.

I have a Lionel Legacy PRR B6sb switcher on pre-order, guess that will be it unless something else crosses my path.

 

JohnB

Keeping my eye out for a Pennsy Decapod (or 2). Also would like to prototypically add some non Pennsy rolling stock to my almost exclusive Pennsy steam era fleet. looking for east coast roadnames such as B&O, C&O, NYC, etc. 

I have an Amtrak AEM7 on order from MTH for sometime now and due for delivery in July

I preordered a Lionel B&M caboose.  Other than that, I am waiting for MTH to produce a Boston and Maine 44 tonner.  Maybe it will be in the next catalog.

Whatever catches my eye. I should have more discipline, but sadly, I do not.

Just got a sweet deal on a RTR set I've been wanting since I got into the hobby!  I'm very excited about my new-to-me Hogwarts Express!

I've done the same thing. Lehigh Valley stuff is harder to find. The LV had a line that ran right behind my house when it had to skirt around Buffalo to get to Tift St. yard. I have two LV cabeese. One is an MTH Premier and one a Weaver. Both are NE style. The MTH is superior IMO. It couples and tracks better and has more add on detail.

An Atlas Trainman 60' NYC observation car, when they release it.

 

As for locomotives...I'm not sure.  I bought a Lionel NYC S1 electric a couple of months ago, and there's nothing else I've really got my eye on at the moment.

 

I just purchased the fasttrack necessary for the layout featured in January 2015 OGR. I purchased the benchwork for the 4 by8  layout at York that my grandchildren will build while they are visiting my wife at her summer place in CT.  Setting the track in place in the basement for the kids to start building this weekend.

In trains, whatever comes in next from the preorders I placed a lifetime ago. Can't even recall what I still have on order at this point, but those ridiculous shipping dates have really screwed-up my budget.

 

In one of my other leisure activity pursuits: Browning BPS .12 gauge. No preorder delays with that stuff.

Allen, you just don't order the high-end skeet guns that you have custom built for around $25,000.

 

MTH NYC Streamlined passenger cars or Williams NYC passenger cars.

The LIONEL™ Lackawanna Camelback.

I have two union pacific cabooses from Lionel I am waiting on plus the aux union pacific tender. I also placed a preorder from MTH for both the B&O hopper 6 packs and the NKP passenger cars.

 

For engines I bought a CSX sd40 from a forum member. That should be here today.

hmmm.... I do really need to get the parts order in for the lionel 2026 and conveyor lumber loader I'm working on. 

in terms of actual trains, I'm getting really close to pulling the trigger on a Williams N&W J.

 I do really need to get the parts order in for the lionel 2026

 

that reminds me...I have a 2026 in need of a parts order....

Its the nut behind the butt.  

When I get around to it, I will call MTH to order a single or set of two 6 wheel heavy weight 3 rail passenger trucks for a Premier combine car.  My post on the WTB forum got no reply so I assume a used one is not readily or easily found. 

The  new Texas & Pacific F7's offered by MTH? or Atlas or Lionel. Or Missouri Pacific F7's.

 

The new Missouri Pacific RS3's when offered by one of the same builders.   

 

Dan

A couple of MTH MRL woodchip hopper cars.

MTH GE NextFuel ES44AC demonstrator or the MRL SD70Ace in the latest catalog.

Maybe a Santa Fe E6 set

A MTH Premier Maryland and Pennsylvania caboose, a MTH Premier baggage and coach set in Western Maryland livery.  Picking them up this Saturday at MB Klien.

I forgot to add on my original post that I also ordered the GGD 6 Car Harriman set in SP Livery.

Mikey

My next purchase will be a scale size three light subway signal like can be seen in the Grand Central subway station. I know of one vendor who might be able to make one for me. Anyone into subway models knows that type of signal was really hard if not impossible to find.

The M1 Mountain Coal Train Set from Lionel is my next purchase and probably a set of PFE Sound Cars.

I just preordered a lionchief plus NH e33...does that count...if not I need some 18v bayonets and beer for the weekend

Sounds like all happiness issues have been rectified 

Rexall Center flow hopper cars, if I can find them or someone will sell me 2. Otherwise, wine, women, and wiskey in no particular order.

Luckily its payday $$$

 

I will be purchasing a new Turntable, a 34" one to handle the big steamers. it should be a fun addition to the South Philly and Western. The bench work has began, Finally!

Hopefully another fine 2 rail brass locomotive preferably with a jerry white or kleinschmidt drive will be my next purchase!

Good luck. Hopefully the replacement trucks will not fall apart like the recent ones have.

Anyone notice how Bingo Player" always asks just one question & then never returns to the conversation that he himself started?  If you are still "out there" Bingo, just which engine do you plan on buying?  

A 1946 PW 671 turbine

Still waiting on a pre-order MTH PRR BB1 Rats.  I hope they're worth the wait.  In the meantime, pre-ordered all the 64' Strasburg passenger cars MTH just announced in the '15 V2 catalog.  I missed out on them last go around; not this time.

For me of late it has been ordering from the next new catalog. So I am patiently waiting for a couple of Lionel BTO switchers, the next batch of scale car carriers and a couple of freight cars..................Paul

My wallet is sealed.  Got to pay for the 12-car El Capitan and A-B-B-B-A F7's in the next six months.