I found these on FB Marketplace, 14 in total for 30Bucks with shipping. I now have stuff to pull with my small engine collection.
Was looking for one of these. Needed one more for the steam collection and found it at the convention room sales. Updated drivers. Stay safe, Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This came today. It's a non-running Varney 0-4-0 Docksider. Probably dates to the late 1940s. I have a slightly earlier one that I've restored/refurbished (to DC but still need to convert to DCC). These often go for $60, but the seller didn't know what it was and didn't use any important keywords in the Ebay description. I found it accidentally and bought it for the minimum bid of $9.50 (plus $10 shipping). These are *supposed* to have an internal weight, but mine doesn't have the weight, and since I've never seen one, I can't fabricate a replacement. I was hoping that this cheap one would have the part I need, but... no such luck. I'm sure I can make this one run since I've done it before, so I'm sure I can resell it, but I would've really liked to acquire the part I need. The search continues. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
Picked up four MT PFE reefers at a random LHS visit for $10 apiece. These along with some paint supplies resulted in a rewarding stop.
First purchases to arrive at my new house were a couple of Atlas trailers earlier this week: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Those were manufactured by Rivarossi in the late 1960s for Atlas and are still fine looking models. A combine, sleeper and observation were each made in UP, C&NW and PRR. Mine ride on M-T trucks and they fit perfectly.
I just ordered a few of the new ESU Kato Wide Body decoders, want to just do DCC for now, and add sound later after I see how difficult the decoder installs are. I am hoping ESU also releases the Kato Wide Body decoders as just DCC, non sound. I also booked an order to do the installs of ESU Sound decoders in my other new ALC-42 locomotives. This is easier to stop at three, I have one already from the shop, and it is an amazing sound and movement and all the lighting effects. I have achieved a Zero new locomotive status, decoders only from now on. Oops - I forgot the Scale Trains Rivet Counter Locomotive I snagged yesterday
I decided I needed to have at least tested the Scale Trains Rivet Counter locomotive, I have a few Bachman that run well, a few Athearn and some Arnold and Con-Cor and I realized I also have a Broadway Limited or two. So if I like the Scale Trains locomotives, I will need to establish equilibrium and lose a few locomotives so there is no net gain in locomotive count. That starts today sending off a locomotive to a friend with a bunch of cars I no longer need!
Just got back from Hobby Lobby bought some paint for 40% OFF! It's for my plastic model kit's but might use some on my 3D printed items coming to me next week for my layout? Time to order my Rechargeable airbrush What a deal Reg. $24.99 - 40% = $14.99! And did not think paint was included on 40% off?
It is a shame that FVM never came out with a multi hundred pack of replacement wheels, I sure would have bought at least a dozen of those large volume multipacks. At one time, before Scale Trains gobbled them up, I was negotiating with FVM for just that, large bags of wheels. But it never came to pass. An no one ever has like 50 of the 12 axle bags either. 12 at a time is a very slow way to go...... Three cars per bag of 12, 400+ cars to upgrade would be 33 bags plus a partial bag or 34 bags.
Wait, you WON all that stuff in a Raffle? Was it a FREE raffle or like a buck a ticket? Can you put my name in the Raffle for Sunday So what's in the Scale Trains box? NM Googled it, SCORE! BTW, technically this goes under the "What was your last Raffle Score" category
