OK, we are back home in Florida after a two week holiday stay in St Louis for some business matters (and a great "Hill Fix") and then in Olathe, KS with son Kurt, Jen and our three beautiful granddaughters - Addison (12), Lauren (9), and Regan (6). We had a great time, Santa was good to all, and we had a fine New Year celebration. Being a New Year's baby, I even had birthday, now 77 big ones, Eeeek! I received a new iPad to replace my original version, so now I need to figure out how to work the darn thing. I must admit, it is a heck of a lot faster! Back to selling some excess train stuff now, all HO. Also check eBay as I am back to posting there. I have the following "stuff" items that may be of interest to you. All new in box, unopened, mint. Five items, here they are: o Dyna Model HO coal conveyor. Nice cast metal model, useful for loading open top hopper cars with coal, cinders, ballast, etc. Good detail, cast metal, on wheels so it can be moved. A kit. Original cost was $3.95. o Selley transformer kit, cast metal, with multiple power insulators. Nice item - I used several of these through the years as a flat car load. Mount it on timbers, strap it down, looks great. I always painted mine in gray with dark blue insulators for the inlet/outlet cables. Original cost was $2.50. o Walthers EMD 567 engine model. A V-16 567 as used in F-units, GP7, GP9 and GP18-20-30-35 units. My plan for buying this kit was to build one and place it on a flat car as one on the way to be rebuilt - I saw one roll by in Rolla when I was at MSM years ago. Paint if gray or light green. A V-16, but no turbo but it does have the Roots blower. Nice model, but could stand a lot more detail (Steve?!!). Original cost was $3.98. o IHC Kwik Kits, plastic models of assorted railroad line details. Includes a Hayes bumper, electronic cabinets, signal relay boxes, a signal tower (need to buy the target face of your choice), and a few other small details. Original cost was $4.00. o Nice item - Chooch #7221 coiled wire load for gondola cars. I used two of these for loads in the P2K Pullman-Standard SLSF gondola cars, one in a black car, one in a boxcar red car. Cut the coils to the length you need for your car (50ft max) and paint it with a diluted black paint such that the metal coils show, but in between wires shows black. Quite realistic, plus is a nice heavy load for the gon. This item is limited production and is often out of stock. Original cost was $9.99. Thus total original cost for these five items was ~$25. Cost to you is $12.50, half original, plus $5.50 shipping via USPS Priority Mail, $18.00 total. If ship cost is higher, I'll eat it. See the pics. Payment via PayPal using the "Friends & Family" option. Thanks for looking. I hope each and every one of you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and had a Happy New Year. On to 2020! Ken
