New pick-up's this past week.

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 02-15-2017, 01:17 AM Moderator

A couple different things that I received today from amazon and then also a few things I picked up at a local retail store.

I have been wanting. One of these stations (J-13) for a bit and finally got one. It is a sound station and is quite nice. I may end up getting some more at some point. Also the curve J-26 is one I have seen quite a bit and finally got a couple. And finally is 4x R-28 double switches. I have 2 of these already but am missing the short piece on both so they are not as useful. A couple of Plakids too. Big Grin

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And then for some reason I found myself at Target this weekend and saw these along with wing Thomas. I picked these up but they will likely not be used.

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I have a couple other items from Amazon that for some reason were not in this order but should have been. Hopefully in the next few days.

ItsWAWGaming · ItsWAWGaming 02-15-2017, 01:17 AM A Very Angry Gordon

Nice!

**Super** · **Super** 02-15-2017, 01:26 AM Track Engineer

I am loving those pickups Ripley. I am glad to see they still include a PlaKid once in a while in these sets.

**Super** · **Super** 02-15-2017, 03:30 PM Track Engineer

I never did understand why Plarail made that 1/4 turn rail part of the R-28 double switches with other than normal connectors on all sides. That way you could either use the short curve or not or use the short curve by itself in some other part of a layout. Why not have the normal ones on all ends? I don't get it. They did this on the red R-10 U-Turn rails too.

Nigels · Nigels 02-15-2017, 08:42 PM Posting Freak

Phew, when I read the title I thought you'd gone and bought another batch of battery terminals Big Grin

However I see you are also flirting with the Dark Side and gone got some Trackmaster 3 or whatever they are called these days lol!!

**ripley802** · **ripley802** 02-15-2017, 10:06 PM Moderator

(02-15-2017, 08:42 PM)Nigels Wrote: Phew, when I read the title I thought you'd gone and bought another batch of battery terminals

However I see you are also flirting with the Dark Side and gone got some Trackmaster 3 or whatever they are called these days lol!!

Haha. Yeah I know. I sold off most of my TMR stuff, the sets anyway. Some of the more (what I hope to be rare) I will grab and hang onto. I purchased two Flying Scottsman's with intentions of making a custom from one but in the box it sits..lol

Nigels · Nigels 02-16-2017, 08:33 PM Posting Freak

When I look at that Flying Scotsman it almost makes me want to cry, such a sacred engine and they have produced that pile of doggies doos and called it the Flying Scotsman, more like a punctured haggis if you ask me lol!

**Super** · **Super** 02-16-2017, 08:38 PM Track Engineer

I had to look that up...

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**ripley802** · **ripley802** 02-17-2017, 12:59 AM Moderator

(02-16-2017, 08:33 PM)Nigels Wrote: When I look at that Flying Scotsman it almost makes me want to cry, such a sacred engine and they have produced that pile of doggies doos and called it the Flying Scotsman, more like a punctured haggis if you ask me lol!

Yeah, i was thinking of trying to use the face from him to put in place of one on a Murdoch or maybe Hank, but not sure i will get to it anytime soon. And they make it close to impossible to get the face off the new ones. Dodgy

Nigels · Nigels 02-17-2017, 08:18 PM Posting Freak

(02-17-2017, 12:59 AM)ripley802 Wrote: Yeah, i was thinking of trying to use the face from him to put in place of one on a Murdoch or maybe Hank, but not sure i will get to it anytime soon. And they make it close to impossible to get the face off the new ones.

Not a bad idea, but don't forget you'd need a re-spray to apple green and maybe two tenders depending on the version you'd be going for, so if you pick a model with a motorised tender that could be a pain. Well unless you use the motors in both and pull a really long train Smile