A couple of pics of my Wifes motherday present. did convince her it needs to stay in the train room thou .
Well thats my late post but it just came in this evening.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Pardon the late entry, I just got this piece assembled. Basically I am restoring two items I won on an eBay auction. One is a 772 Checkerboard watertower, and the other is a 23758 "Sam the Signalman". Both were in very rusty condition, but physically intact. Missing only one roof between them. I did a lot of wire brushing, sanding, and printed my own checkerboard decal.
This is how the water tower came out;
Sam, however, is still in pieces;
Hopefully in another week or so I'll have an update on his "condition".
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
Hey Kev, are you running 2 power units on that AT&SF passenger consist ?
Bill T.
Great pics guys! Love the videos too! RT - glad you got it fixed!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
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
Some updates on the layout .... a LV GP38 and some new scenery
Great job as always guys!
Bill - Thanks again.
Frank53 - Your use of everyday life's action is a nice personal touch.
Charlie - Thanks for that nice opening with the AF talking station, and what a layout! You huys have a great group.
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
Hey all great video's/pic's there all great. Heres my newest to becoming tmcc and being added to my fleet its a Lionel 6-18689 ( the book tells you to see 18207) I added ERR upgrade with railsounds 4 had some motor problems at first ( cleaned and re-lubed didn't seem to help then I remembered the dang set screw at the top took it out and put a couple of drops off Lionel oil in each motor wha la thats all it took. ) I also in doing the above pulled the yellow wire from the engines loose ( and couldn't see it ) so had couplers, engine sounds, crew talk, lights but no movement well when that got solved all was fine again and she is running like a champ the only place to let her stretch her legs is shelf layout so in pic she is actually pulling the load the A-B-B-A does normally.
Now just was NYC if she
PS she was new in box when I got her and only ran her enough to see she ran so for a 20 year old nib engine she sure is great
watch?v=o3wb6O0jEpA&list=UUbfHGkdDrAAUP93lIDLVk0A&index=1&feature=plppvideo
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Great photos everyone! I love those Santa Fe Alcos...
heres most of me postwar/MPC era steamers.
I thought it would be fun to post a picture of the maddness that is my room...
LGBs are looking good.
"No childhood should be without a train!"
An ABBA set of Lionel 1961 Santa Fe 218 ALCOs pulls a consist of new Lionel Celebration Series Blue Stripe passenger cars past the yard of the KMN&A flat line. watch?v=Ol1PoVAEjXM
An ABBA set of Lionel 1961 Santa Fe 218 ALCOs pulls a consist of new Lionel Celebration Series Blue Stripe passenger cars past the yard of the KMN&A flat line.
Joined 1-21-2011 TCA 13-68614
Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Kusan Alcos and rolling stock from South of the border. Kusan Alcos equipped with K-Line motors and running gear.
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