Picked up a pair of NS SD40-2 from Scale Trains.
selectorYup, anything from a daughter is more precious than breath itself.
Oh yeah! My daughter has had a very rough year and we have had our moments. Her poem brought us closer! I'm blessed to have her!
Happy that 'Santa' thought me nice enough to do myself some eBay shopping. Going to be some fun prep and paint challenges heading into the new year.
Regard, Peter
The closest I got to train related gifts were a couple train themed puzzles.
I got a can of Peanuts (the comic strip) themed hot cocoa, and a Charlie Brown mug to go with it, as well as some cotton socks.
"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." -Lin Yutang
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MidlandMike The closest I got to train related gifts were a couple train themed puzzles.
So rather than receive RTR pictures you got kits.
rrebell I can buy myself what wver I want, xmas has not been a time of gifts for me for a long time.
I can buy myself what wver I want, xmas has not been a time of gifts for me for a long time.
Same here. What I buy tends to be when it becomes available or found and isn't related to Christmas. It seem daft to buy myself something and but it under the tree - a kind of head game.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
My Xmas was spread out due to circumstances. A SDL-39 from ScaleTrains.com was supposed to be here, but the delays imports are facing mean it won't be here until January-ish.
I did get a couple of Classic Metal Works vehicles, a hy-rail pickup and a Ford station wagon.
Got a copy of the latest from Mallory Hope Ferrell, "Denver & Rio Grande: The Early Years."
Also got a New Zealand railways calendar and a couple of kits for portable bungalows.
In non-rail gifts, notable are tickets to see Lucinda Williams in February, assuming the pandemic allows.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
I have a relative who always sends me cash that I always spend on model trains. I'm pretty flush with equipment at the moment (between an estate sale and an opportunity to buy a lot of Athearn stuff in '21). but I think the cash will turn into a pair of sound decoders and speakers for some Proto 1000 NYC C-Liners I bought a couple of years ago. That means they are cutting the line ahead of the Erie-Builts, but a club-mate has PRR Eries and I don't think I've ever seen a C-Liner (and only a few F-Ms) on our layout.
Now the big question is: ESU or Soundtraxx? ESU seems the logical choice, but most of my sound locos are Tsunami and I might go that way for compatibility as I haven't really figured out speed-matching. Hoping to mix the Cs with Fs, GPs and RSs.
Aaron
Well I received new shoes, socks, Peanuts throw blanket, and gift card to Walthers.
Today I ordered 2 Atlas CR Quality 8-40CW #8277, and 753, but not at Walthers. I'll be using it for something else within next year.
I was really debating whether or not to buy all three locomotives, including #747.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
No train gifts this year. However, due to grandchildren and great grandchildren having many stops, our house was quiet on Christmas day, so, I painted the walls in the new train room. When elder son dropped in on Monday he brought me two LED lights for the new room. Progress is slow, but progress is progress.
Have fun and Happy New Year,
Richard
My train mentor gave me four N&W coal hoppers. Super kind of him! He's very generous and helpful. I sent him an Amazon gift card.