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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......
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.
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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