Here's what I got
Lionel Non-powered Lionmaster SD80MAC to keep my powered unit company. They make an awesome pair
K-Line Vending machines (lighted)
K-Line Conrail (RR Police) Bay Window Caboose, really a great looking car
K-Line Ford Coil Car
Weaver TOFC
Weaver Hopper
Lionel NS/CR Heritage tank car
What did you get?
Nice assortment of trains, Jake. I was fortunate enough to get a soldering gun from my brother so I can fix some wiring mishaps regarding my trains. A good friend gave me some vintage 1970s HO cars plus catalogs and guides from that same era. In addition to a snowman cookie jar, board game and a "Mustang Parking Only" sign, I think I did really well! I hope everyone else had a happy day.
tim o'mI was fortunate enough to get a soldering gun from my brother so I can fix some wiring mishaps regarding my trains.
I kind of thought that I was going to get the same thing. My dad had mentioned it awhile back and I was OK with it. We have a soldering iron, but it's not really meant for small stuff like trains so he wanted to get a good one with a variable temperature. I was really surprised to find that non-powered diesel and caboose.
I certainly am thankful to have such great parents, that engine wasn't cheap.
A cordless drill.
(SANTA must have decided that she was tired of seeing me stretching extension cords across the train room and the layout and tired of hearing those 'choice words' when the cords knock something over on the layout.)
Santa was pretty good to me this year...
"No childhood should be without a train!"
My 18-year-old daughter surprised me with a 2243C that I needed to complete a 2383 ABBA set. It's in good shape and needed only a coupler-centering spring. I'm amazed that she knew just the right model to buy, since she has no interest in trains.
Bob Nelson
Bob - Your daughter is smart, she knew who to ask.
I got a North Pole Express RS-3 and I find the stupid train chatter to be a hoot!
Pete
"You can’t study the darkness by flooding it with light." - Edward Abbey -
Told the wife and kids no more trains but they didn't listen. Wife & daughters went in together and bought a bunch of RMT rolling stock when RMT had their 2 for 1 sale. Wife said it is easier to buy trains for me than to try to figure out what else I need.
Bill T.
A package of flawed vehicle castings from Stoney Mountain Classics (before you go looking they do only HO and HOn30). I've already painted them and a near future project is to place them about on the layout.
I'm expecting another package of flawed vehicle castings from Stoney Mountain Classics (in the mail), an HO Scale Scooby Doo van (in the mail) and an Accurail DT&I covered hopper (in the mail).
Other than that I got some much needed clothing, two Wal-Mart gift cards ($26 gift card for Wal-Mart and a $50 Visa Wal-Mart gift card), a box of European shortbread cookies, a jar of assorted chocolate candies (handy for when the blood sugar crashes), a bronze cane and a portable massage unit to help soothe those cramped muscles.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
It sounds to me that for once, when people don't listen, good things happen!!!! You guys cleaned up!!!!
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
And a video
watch?v=aTxZLq8 4SY
To all,
GREAT!!!!!!!!
GREAT TRAINS!
GREAT VIDEOS!
GREAT MUSIC!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Ralph
Now first I have to say I'm not complaining and its my own fault for trying to be greedy lol but I bought a trains set a very good price and figured I could make some money off of it well it didn't sell so I guess you now know what I got for Christmas. Just for the record I really do like the train set but I was hoping to turn it around to get something else so like I said it my own fault and I do like the set so probably keep it and sooner or later add TMCC to the engine
like I said it a nice set and not complaining and I do like it. So I did okay myself for Christmas.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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An arch under bridge, a Polar Express reefer, 200 X-acto blades and a Wii.
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
With fuel prices being what they are I think Santa didn't have enough to fuel the reindeer to get to my place so I didn't get anything, but you guys did real good this year and I'm happy for you all!
The Railking WESTERN MARYLAND RS3. (20-20030-1)
No trains this year...But I did get a B&O Metal wall sign from my wife's cousin.Prior to Christmas I bought a Lionel B&O scale Mikado, Lionel CSX Heritage B&O AC6000 with matching caboose, and the Lionel Legacy Hotel.I am working on the scenery around the layout now... so hopefully within the next year the layout if pretty close to complete.
In this hobby, I got an MTH Decapod with PS2 (30-1503-1), six Pennsy hoppers, and a N5C caboose to finish it. This picture does it no justice.
In my other money pit hobby, I bought myself Raxiom's 2010 style tails, Raxiom's plug-in sequential tail kit, and Mac axlebacks. I love those, but the neighbors probably don't.
Between American Muscle and the local MTH dealer, I had a good Christmas.
I got a Lionel #97 coal loader. My girlfriend bought it for me at a train show we attended the weekend after Thanksgiving. I also got a tin train sign ( more like a painting ), a wooden train whistle and train themed Christmas Cards to send out next year.
Now all I need is some Lionel coal and a dump car or wto and I'll be in the coal business.
I got a positive response to extending my living room layout into the next room and running it around the Christmas Tree, "Oh it's so cute". [See Christmas weekend photo fun].
Oh, and I guess I got half of a new kitchen range.
runtime
I bought myself an MTH Railking B&O 2-6-0 Mogul with the original protosounds and a pair of Lionel 0-48 fastrack switches, all off ebay and should be arriving soon! I just had to have another MTH loco after I had fallen in love with the Railking C&O Yellowbelly I bought at a train show in October (I cannot say enough good things about it)
I currently have about $200 from items I've sold, so am pondering what to get. I now have 4 engines (3 operable: Lionel Hogwarts, MTH C&O Yellowbelly, and MTH 2-6-0). I'm pretty good in the motive power department for now, so I'm thinking about buying some more fastrack sections and maybe a few pieces of MTH railking freight rolling stock. Maybe if I can find one a bigger transformer (CW-80 here).
Cheese
Nick! :)
For some reason, Santa did not leave trains or toys under my tree. I took matters in my own hands and got myself a ZW TrainMaster with two 135s. I'm planning to scrap my layout and start over, and this will be the heart of it.
Got the Lionel Corp 2816 Tinplate hopper and 2814 Paisades boxcar.
Love em both and they were on the top of the list.. Only problem is I now want to get some more new tinplate cars to go with em.
I got a new RMT S-4 Bang in Alaska colors:
I finally got the MTH Z4000 transformer for my layout. I had and still have the MTH Z750, and a Lionel CW80; but i have a 10x11 layout so more power was needed. Merry Christmas to me. Hopefully tomorrw i will be going to get either the MTH 4-6-2 Torpedo, or perhaps an MTH 6-8-6 Turbine both in PRR livery. We'll see. Happy New Year all!!
Santa brung me a Lionel C-420 (class of 2001) in Nickel Plate livery. It has TMCC and smoke. This is my first smoking diesel; it is an Alco, and by gum, it SMOKES like an Alco. Having fun superheating the smoke unit, and then hitting "3" to start the diesel sounds just at the moment the smoke begins to pour out. Now if only I could get this Honorary Steam Locomotive to belch it out in BLACK...
Well it took till today but the wife poped for a BNSF #1687 RMT beep. Also got $25 gift card from the daughter that I used for layout trees. A 1/50 scale Cat 980 Forest machine to put to work at the sawmill, and 5 sets of figures. Ho Ho Ho. Kev
Well it took till today but the wife poped for a BNSF #1687 RMT beep. Also got $25 gift card from the daughter that I used for layout trees. A 1/50 scale Cat 980 Forest machine to put to work at the sawmill, and 5 sets of figures.
Ho Ho Ho.
Kev
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Oh, Boy! Was Santa good! He (ahem) delivered a #1361 PRR Legacy K4, the Cowan Hobby Shop and new Tivo. Santa got a diamond necklace among other gifts. My daughters gave me "THE Lamp" from "A Christmas Story", very cool. Much, much to be thankful for.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Ron from Frankford Junction (OGR: Frankford Junction)
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