NorthBrit Still waiting for two new railway wagons to arrive from Medway Queen Preservation Society. I sent payment for them a couple of weeks ago, but our postal staff are on strike, so no idea when I shall get them.
Still waiting for two new railway wagons to arrive from Medway Queen Preservation Society. I sent payment for them a couple of weeks ago, but our postal staff are on strike, so no idea when I shall get them.
Those sound interesting David. Hope you get those soon so you can post em. It's a bummer waiting for stuff when it's late.
There's been a big problem with our Postal Service over here as well. It's been on the news that packages are disappearing. My December MR magazine was re-issued on December 1st and just got here yesterday. Our Christmas package from Judy's sister, right next door in Wisconsin, took well over two weeks as we thought it was a goner.
Don't think I'll be ordering any train stuff for a while
TF
hon30critter Hi TF, Dianne tells me that she has got me something train related for Christmas that she thinks I will love. I haven't a clue what it might be.
Hi TF,
Dianne tells me that she has got me something train related for Christmas that she thinks I will love. I haven't a clue what it might be.
Love surprises! Anticipation...Not so much Hope those are some good Train goodies from Dianne Dave.
Also hope Dianne's doing better now
Had two posts from both Dave's at the same time and got confused in my replys mixing the names up. How can one mix up names from two Dave's? Had to go back in to edit and make two separate posts to untangle my mess.
Is this a sign of old age?
Track fiddler Had two posts from both Dave's at the same time and got confused in my replys mixing the names up. I had to go back in to edit and make two separate posts to untangle my mess. Is this a sign of old age? TF Yes, and unfortunately it's all downhill after that. I speak from experience. Old Joe.
Had two posts from both Dave's at the same time and got confused in my replys mixing the names up. I had to go back in to edit and make two separate posts to untangle my mess.
josephbw Track fiddler Had two posts from both Dave's at the same time and got confused in my replys mixing the names up. I had to go back in to edit and make two separate posts to untangle my mess. Is this a sign of old age? TF Yes, and unfortunately it's all downhill after that. I speak from experience. Old Joe.
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Thanks for the swift, slap in the face wake up call Joe
Track fiddler You are very welcome. I've found that a dose of reality on occasion helps keep you grounded. I just got home yesterday from 3 days in the hospital. I just needed to disperse some humor before I ran out of it. Thanks for the opportunity. I hope you and yours have a Merry Chrismas and a Happy New Year. Joe josephbw Track fiddler Had two posts from both Dave's at the same time and got confused in my replys mixing the names up. I had to go back in to edit and make two separate posts to untangle my mess. Is this a sign of old age? TF Yes, and unfortunately it's all downhill after that. I speak from experience. Old Joe. ... Thanks for the swift, slap in the face wake up call Joe TF
You are very welcome. I've found that a dose of reality on occasion helps keep you grounded. I just got home yesterday from 3 days in the hospital. I just needed to disperse some humor before I ran out of it.
Thanks for the opportunity. I hope you and yours have a Merry Chrismas and a Happy New Year.
Joe
That was some funny stuff Joe
A 3-day visit at the hospital is always serious, but I'm hoping not too much so.
A very merry Christmas to you and yours as well, with thoughts and best wishes through the New Year.
Another great score of mine this Summer. Been wanting a pair of these for a long time.
The SD40-2 Green Machines
Neat loooking pair TF. Nice to see different running numbers.
Here in the U.K. to get different running numbers of the same class of loco they are different eras?
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Thanks David. Never knew that about the number thing in the U.K. Most of the time duplicate numbers don't matter too much in N scale. But when they're larger like that, they stick out like a sore thumb.
There's some box cars around here I'll have to dig up and post. They have very large numbers so you can't get away with duplicates on those ones.
I pre-ordered 6 of these metra cars and loco recently. Not getting it until mid 2023 though. But was a nice early Christmas gift to myself
https://archive.atlasrr.com/HOFreight/arc-hometracars.htm
Found a couple of weeks ago in a little shop on a visit to Poulsbo, WA.
www.bostontype.com
Hi NorthsideChicago
Those cars from discription sound like the cats meow. I'll take it you got two, three packs. You certainly spent some Jing finding those, but from reading the points of interior detail, illumination, and 21 point DCC plug option, certainly seems to be worth paying the price.
Looks like you'll have a little anticipation yourself, with a half year wait. Certainly will be an exciting surprise when those show up at the door though.
Hi Pauley
Looks like you have a comfortable room to go to with that nice Santa Fe war bonnet collection. Neat cookie jar and would have definitely bought that too. The cookies must taste better out of that jar for sure. You know what they say about presentation
Must have took my hobby quite seriously. There's a railroad file cabinet with Train photos like some of yours in different Roads. Wish there was more space for a layout room. It was always my thoughts to arrange those photos in a collage format and do a couple nice matting frame jobs. Have to wait till we move.
Was telling David about the box cars that have two big of numbers to duplicate. Next to the ones Kevin gifted me, these are of my favorite reefers. Don't have any dairy industry on the layout but just love these cars cosmetically, so they'll just be passing through.
These cars are getting harder to find and just got another one a few weeks ago. Oops, just discovered #52 was duplicated when taking a picture of these to post this morning...
Thanks for the shares
Track fiddler Was telling David about the box cars that have two big of numbers to duplicate. Next to the ones Kevin gifted me, these are of my favorite reefers. Don't have any dairy industry on the layout but just love these cars cosmetically, so they'll just be passing through. These cars are getting harder to find and just got another one a few weeks ago. Oops, just discovered #52 was duplicated when taking a picture of these to post this morning... Thanks for the shares TF
15252 and 16252 = different, TF.
NorthBrit 15252 and 16252 = different, TF.
Hey! Your right David! My day just got rerailed again
Obviously I didn't have my spectacles on this morning. Hope I didn't make a spectacle of myself
PauleySo how could I possibly walk away from a Warbonnet cookie jar?
Wow... that is even more nerdy-cool than a Deathstar Cookie Jar!
Good thing Denis Leary didn't know about this, or the whole Come To The Darkside... We Have Cookies thing might not exist.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190 Good thing Denis Leary didn't know about this, or the whole Come To The Darkside... We Have Cookies thing might not exist.
Here ya go Kevin!
Hurry, Last one!
TF. Consett Iron Co wagons all numbered 1441, even the British Steel Consett Iron Co one behind the locomotive. Further more I have a red one exactly like the green ones numbered 1441?
IMG_5112 by David Harrison, on Flickr
I have many more examples of ther wagons, Some are easy to renumber. Others have to be 'weathered'.
Bought a bunch of KATO lighting kits.
1 back drops and a DeWalt battery charger, starter, tester for our vehicles.
NorthBrit TF. Consett Iron Co wagons all numbered 1441, even the British Steel Consett Iron Co one behind the locomotive. Further more I have a red one exactly like the green ones numbered 1441? IMG_5112 by David Harrison, on Flickr I have many more examples of ther wagons, Some are easy to renumber. Others have to be 'weathered'.
Seem to remember the way it was over here in the 70's, was cars and loco's only had one number as well. Ive heard it was a marketing strategy when there became more of a prototypical demand in the hobby to change that. They started doing runs of cars with more than one number after finding out they could sell more that way.
What does one do with these? Got the deal of the century on a dozen Thunder Bay ore cars for $3 a piece that usually need MTL truck replacements anyways.
Don't know? They say we are supposed to just have fun and not sweat the small stuff. But again, when the numbers are that big....
Thinking about finding some rectangular patch decals to go over the numbers if there is such a thing. Have some paint that matches these cars perfectly so maybe just regular decals will work.
chipset35 Bought a bunch of KATO lighting kits. 1 back drops and a DeWalt battery charger, starter, tester for our vehicles.
Hi chipset
Looks like you just got your backdrop from Trackside Flats. That's encouraging they're still in business after all.
Sounds fun, your passenger cars will look cool at night after you get those light kits installed.
nealknows I went to a train show a couple weeks ago and I saw a Scaletrains ES44 in Citirail DCC/Sound. As I got closer to it, a crazy thing happened. It called out my name shouting "Neal! Neal!" I had no choice but to buy it...
I went to a train show a couple weeks ago and I saw a Scaletrains ES44 in Citirail DCC/Sound. As I got closer to it, a crazy thing happened. It called out my name shouting "Neal! Neal!" I had no choice but to buy it...
Well it didn't call out my name, but it did send me an e-mail (via eBay, on an item I looked at previously but hesitated on). I saw this AtlasO scale Lehigh & New England coverd hopper about 20 years ago, and regretted not buying it then, so I didn't let it get away this time. Complete with fried egg herald.
Then this past weekend I was at a train show. I try to limit my O scale to northeastern roads as above, and my On30 to Colorado roads, but couldn't resist this. The seller told me that InterMountain only painted and lettered the item, but that someone else built the model. No mold markings. I wondered if the Rio Grande actually had this paint scheme, or if it is fanciful.
Did ya get any good goodies for yourself lately?
Watcha got?
It just so happened that the locomotive, (shown below) happened to follow me home from Florida...sorta...kinda... because somebody had apparently removed all of the DCC stuff from its' interior, leaving it as a simple DC loco - perfect for my DC layout...(and for my somewhat limited budget).All I need to do is remove the lettering and replace it with TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO RWY. and the number 501 (or 502)
The TH&B (of my hometown in Hamilton, Ontario), bought two of the real ones from the New York Central, and as a kid, they were my favourites (along with the only two Berkshires owned by a Canadian road), as we lived right across the street from where those trains ran.
Wayne
Good morning
doctorwayne It just so happened that the locomotive, (shown below) happened to follow me home from Florida...sorta...kinda... because somebody had apparently removed all of the DCC stuff from its' interior, leaving it as a simple DC loco - perfect for my DC layout...(and for my somewhat limited budget). All I need to do is remove the lettering and replace it with TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO RWY. and the number 501 (or 502) The TH&B (of my hometown in Hamilton, Ontario), bought two of the real ones from the New York Central, and as a kid, they were my favourites (along with the only two Berkshires owned by a Canadian road), as we lived right across the street from where those trains ran.
It just so happened that the locomotive, (shown below) happened to follow me home from Florida...sorta...kinda... because somebody had apparently removed all of the DCC stuff from its' interior, leaving it as a simple DC loco - perfect for my DC layout...(and for my somewhat limited budget).
All I need to do is remove the lettering and replace it with TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO RWY. and the number 501 (or 502)
That is one handsome locomotive Wayne. Have a couple Northerns and a couple Prairies but as of yet, have not found a good Hudson in either Great Northern or Northern Pacific.
Born shortly after the transitional era ended, never had the opportunity to live amongst live steam. Must have been really something to experience that.
Certainly do remember the Burlington Northern, Green Machines only a few blocks from our house, storming the tracks after Great Northern merged with Burlington. Seeing some of the old Great Northern diesels and rolling stock was quite a treat as well.
That's really cool that you're going to model the TH&B you remember from your hometown of Hamilton, Ontario when you were a Kid.
This is my favorite steam locomotive gifted to me by my little Brother.
It's one of those hybrids that makes sound in either DC or DCC mode. I've been told they run a lot smoother at creeping variables of momentum if you disconnect the sound on these Athearns. Unfortunately, not my area of expertise doing that kind of stuff.
Hoping you'll do a follow-up posting, after you get your locomotive numbered and lettered. I'd certainly like to see that fine work of yours when ya finish it.
doctorwaynelimited budget).
Russell
Former reply retracted.
csxns
Share the same opinion as many. Scale Trains is one of the most highly detailed, quality models available.
Missed out on a run that I've been wanting for years ever since. Got a UP Turbine coming. It'll be the only UP in my fleet, but that thing's almost too cool.
TF, I am pretty sure that you got this one wrong. csxns can speak for himself, but his membership on this forum predates most of us, and he has always been civil and gentlemenly. I have little doubt that his remark was made tongue in cheek. He did go on to reply to your question, the subject of your thread.
Rich
Alton Junction
Well, I'm sure you know Russell better than me Rich. Perhaps it was misunderstood. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and retract my reply then.
Hope we're all good here.
MidlandMike I saw this AtlasO scale Lehigh & New England coverd hopper about 20 years ago, and regretted not buying it then, so I didn't let it get away this time. Complete with fried egg herald. Then this past weekend I was at a train show. I try to limit my O scale to northeastern roads as above, and my On30 to Colorado roads, but couldn't resist this. The seller told me that InterMountain only painted and lettered the item, but that someone else built the model. No mold markings. I wondered if the Rio Grande actually had this paint scheme, or if it is fanciful.
I saw this AtlasO scale Lehigh & New England coverd hopper about 20 years ago, and regretted not buying it then, so I didn't let it get away this time. Complete with fried egg herald.
There was some history, including some paint information about the D&RGW on the back of the MTL model.
Thanks for sharing.
Track fiddler Good morning doctorwayne It just so happened that the locomotive, (shown below) happened to follow me home from Florida...sorta...kinda... because somebody had apparently removed all of the DCC stuff from its' interior, leaving it as a simple DC loco - perfect for my DC layout...(and for my somewhat limited budget). All I need to do is remove the lettering and replace it with TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO RWY. and the number 501 (or 502) The TH&B (of my hometown in Hamilton, Ontario), bought two of the real ones from the New York Central, and as a kid, they were my favourites (along with the only two Berkshires owned by a Canadian road), as we lived right across the street from where those trains ran. That is one handsome locomotive Wayne. Have a couple Northerns and a couple Prairies but as of yet, have not found a good Hudson in either Great Northern or Northern Pacific. Born shortly after the transitional era ended, never had the opportunity to live amongst live steam. Must have been really something to experience that. Certainly do remember the Burlington Northern, Green Machines only a few blocks from our house, storming the tracks after Great Northern merged with Burlington. Seeing some of the old Great Northern diesels and rolling stock was quite a treat as well. That's really cool that you're going to model the TH&B you remember from your hometown of Hamilton, Ontario when you were a Kid. This is my favorite steam locomotive gifted to me by my little Brother. It's one of those hybrids that makes sound in either DC or DCC mode. I've been told they run a lot smoother at creeping variables of momentum if you disconnect the sound on these Athearns. Unfortunately, not my area of expertise doing that kind of stuff. Hoping you'll do a follow-up posting, after you get your locomotive numbered and lettered. I'd certainly like to see that fine work of yours when ya finish it. TF
well according to my ebay account i just purchased an athearn big boy , i forgot i put a bid in & i won lol
I recently purchased two cars, a 1995 Hotwheels Treasure Hunt Gold Passion (51 Mercury) and a 2000 Hotwheels Blue/White Ford F150 Pickup (Editors Choice).
Currently working on a Santa Fe Business Train and Amtrak Southwest Chief. Both are 1990's.
I'd love to show pictures. but I updated my photobucket account and have yet to turn photo sharing back on. That nasty thing called work keeps getting in the way.
I'll keep you guys posted.