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I picked off these 2 covered hoppers.

Intermountain SSW Heritage units with 2 different road numbers. Apparently they made 6 of these cars....so I will be looking for the remaining 4.

These hoppers are really nice for the price and they roll nicely.

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This arrived this morning. It was supposed to be delivered Monday, but we all know how USPS operates.

I wasn’t going to do a coal mine on this layout, but the stars aligned to do so. I found this on a buy it now for a great price with already free shipping. I threw it in my cart and went downstairs to measure the area to see if it would fit, and forgot about it, Next morning i had an email from the seller who offerd it for $35.00 shipped. I paid him immediately. :D

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migalyto said:
This arrived this morning. It was supposed to be delivered Monday, but we all know how USPS operates.

I wasn’t going to do a coal mine on this layout, but the stars aligned to do so. I found this on a buy it now for a great price with already free shipping. I threw it in my cart and went downstairs to measure the area to see if it would fit, and forgot about it, Next morning i had an email from the seller who offerd it for $35.00 shipped. I paid him immediately. :D

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Now that is a great deal, you did well Mike, look forward to seeing you build this.
 
So these arrived today, I'm waiting on the CN Impact car/track cleaner, that's tomorrow according to the tracking data, and I've some more Intermodel cars hopefully arriving from the US sometime end of Dec, or start Jan. '25 and a CN Veteran Intermountain GE ET44AC, which is currently sitting in a UK customs house.

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So a few more items have arrived, the Bachmann Impact Car (track cleaner)


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I would have thought it would have some kind of spring to keep the pad firmly on the track, but it seems not.

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This is another of those Chinese Everest Model Intermodel cars plus container, all pre painted.

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Finally received my Intermountain 2 BN and 2 MRL sawdust cars that I preordered in 11/26/2021. :) Called a while back to see what happened and they they said something go messed up in the order. Finally called again and they said yeah. Opps. I'll send out a tracking number on Monday. Never got the tracking number but the USPS sent me one. :)

These are my first Intermountain cars.
 
WOW!!!
I collected my new Intermountain GE ET44AC Locomotive this afternoon, I think I've found my new favourite North American Diesel.❤️

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I had a problem getting it off the black solid plastic plinth it was sitting on, till I realised it has two flipping big screws that hold the fuel tank to the plinth, so it's well secured to travel.

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First Loco I've had with ditch lights at the rear too.

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Smudge617 said:
WOW!!!
I collected my new Intermountain GE ET44AC Locomotive this afternoon, I think I've found my new favourite North American Diesel.❤️




I had a problem getting it off the black solid plastic plinth it was sitting on, till I realised it has two flipping big screws that hold the fuel tank to the plinth, so it's well secured to travel.



First Loco I've had with ditch lights at the rear too.
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Thats a beauty!

I see a few more of them in your future. :D
 
migalyto said:
Thats a beauty!

I see a few more of them in your future. :D
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The weird thing is, I don't need any more, I've got at least 60 North American locomotives, I buy locos simply because their paint schemes are far more interesting than the ones here, and the quality is far superior as far as I'm concerned, only Accurascale have come close to the American brands
 
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Smudge617 said:
The weird thing is, I don't need any more, I've got at least 60 North American locomotives, I buy locos simply because their paint schemes are far more interesting than the ones here, and the quality is far superior as far as I'm concerned, only Accurascale have come close to the American brands
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Sounds like you are in a similar situation to mine. We need to organize a "Excessive Rolling Stock/Locomotives Anonymous" club. Motto: Stop me before I order some other model railroad stuff!"
 


trailrider said:
Sounds like you are in a similar situation to mine. We need to organize a "Excessive Rolling Stock/Locomotives Anonymous" club. Motto: Stop me before I order some other model railroad stuff!"
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Then we'd also have to have the "I have too many building kits" club along with"I have too many freight/rail car kits"

I don't want to think how much Rolling stock I have, and worse, I'm getting more:(
 
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