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Post by healey36 on Apr 5, 2024 13:17:17 GMT
Marx Rock Island 552:  The milk cans are craft store purchases some two decades ago. I'm told Marx offered milk cans as a gondola load...no idea if these are approximate to the size and style of Marx offerings. |
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Post by af3020 on Apr 5, 2024 15:29:25 GMT
healey36 - you were told correctly. This should help with the milk can dimension issue.  ...and as far as anything new is concerned - this little clockwork consist (Bing for the British market) rolled into the Oblivion station passenger platform complex a few days ago.  |
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Post by Joe Saggese on Apr 5, 2024 21:28:34 GMT
I received this in the mail yesterday. I took it out of the box this morning and so far so good. Tonight or tomorrow I’ll see how it runs. It’s a good looker in my opinion.  |
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Post by healey36 on Apr 6, 2024 11:19:21 GMT
Thanks, af3020; looks like the craft store milk cans are a bit larger. Does your 548 have an insert in it to hold the cans in place? The military car that carried artillery shells had such a "grille" that fit inside. Just wondering...
The Bing George the Fifth set is terrific, especially the third car with the little "bay window" on the side. One wonders what type of car this is intended to be.
Joe - who made the caboose? It's unusual, at least to me.
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Post by af3020 on Apr 6, 2024 13:51:53 GMT
healey36 - yes the milk car does have a cardboard insert to hold the 4 milk cars. As for the Bing car it is a combination luggage and guard van (caboose). the bulge on the side is a small bay window for the guard.
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Post by healey36 on Apr 7, 2024 16:29:10 GMT
healey36 - yes the milk car does have a cardboard insert to hold the 4 milk cars. I was wondering what those inserts were made of...thanks!
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Post by dennym57 on Apr 7, 2024 20:44:28 GMT
Joe, that's a nice caboose.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Apr 16, 2024 13:04:19 GMT
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Post by Traindiesel! on Apr 16, 2024 21:01:39 GMT
Joe, that's a nice caboose.  
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Post by dennym57 on Apr 16, 2024 23:49:14 GMT
Joe, that's a nice caboose. Me control myself?? I can't help myself, I love cabeese. 😁
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Post by atsda on Apr 17, 2024 15:47:02 GMT
Post by Joe Saggese on yesterday at 9:04am
A 1948 Brill Coach just arrived at the bus depot today.
Very nice. Will it go on the layout? aAlfred
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Post by Joe Saggese on Apr 17, 2024 16:34:35 GMT
Post by Joe Saggese on yesterday at 9:04am A 1948 Brill Coach just arrived at the bus depot today. Very nice. Will it go on the layout? aAlfred Yes!!! Already there. |
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Post by Adam on Apr 18, 2024 10:42:15 GMT
DENNY!! Please control yourself! Me control myself?? I can't help myself, I love cabeese. 😁 I’m right there with you Denny. It’s hard to pass up a caboose! |
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Post by atsda on May 12, 2024 4:07:47 GMT
 It has been a while since I have purchased any rolling stock. I could not pass up the following through a private sale from another LOTS member. (The road names were chosen to purposely span the country.) They came by mail yesterday. They are in incredible condition – all the raised details (e.g., rivets) are very crisp, and they show very little running wear. (My wife says that they look like new out of the box.) Alfred
(My son took the photos.)
-Minneapolis & St. Louis 6464-50 box car (Lionel 1953-56)
-Southern Pacific Overnight 6464-225 box car (Lionel 1954-56)
-State of Maine 6464-275 box car (Lionel 1955, 57-59)
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Post by seayakbill on May 12, 2024 10:10:55 GMT
Received the RJ Corman tanker this past week. Now I have to dig out the RJ Corman freight train. This one is from Atlas which is a first for me, my other RJ Corman loco and freight cars are either MTH or Lionel. Have a loco and few freight cars, makes up a neat freight train. Saw a RJ Corman real deal crew lifting a dozen or so coal hoppers that derailed in Columbus a few years ago. Bill  |
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