Ed's Lionel Butterfinger Boxcar

Woodsy,

Here's a 'sweet' car from Lionel made during their MPC era - an era known for its wide variety of colorful, licensed rolling stock. It's one of many candy-related pieces of rolling stock out in The Cave.

From Candy Land Vegas

Ed

Ed's Trash To Treasure Flagstop Station

Woodsy,

It was great reading the recent series of posts about turning scraps from the parts bins into something useful. 

While my mind doesn't work well enough to come up with ideas for a spaceship or spy toy or action figure, it wants to focus more on what I might be able to do for my train layout. 

A few years back I wanted a really small flagstop station (I believe they're referred to as 'request stops' in the UK) for my Edge of Town micro-layout. 

Plasticville makes a small passenger platform that looks good, and I used one for a while, but I wanted something smaller still.

 Inspiration came from the Internet when viewing photos of rural milk platforms and flagstops.

 I ended up cutting down an old Plasticville platform that was a bit beat-up, added supports, a new wooden deck, and a passenger shelter made from a Plasticville 2-stall outhouse with the doors and inner dividing wall removed, and a bench added. 

I gave the whole construct a disheveled, 'I need maintenance now' look and am quite satisfied with the results.

From Request Stop Vegas!

Ed

Ed's Red Pyro Sighting

Woodsy,

These photos were culled from fleaBay many years ago and show yet another Pyro space toy.

From Vegas Base

Ed

More of Ed's Cool Pyro Space Toys

Woodsy,

These are the only other Pyro space toys in the collection. Prices for early Pyro have become so outrageous it's beyond belief having seen single toys selling for over $700!

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's Baby Ruth Boxcars

Woodsy,

Here's some Baby Ruth cars in my collection:

Prewar

Photo 1: Lionel #1679 Lionel Lines Baby Ruth Boxcar Ylw w-Brwn Roof Auto Couplers ('39-'42)

Photo 2: Lionel #1679 Lionel Lines Baby Ruth Boxcar Ylw w-Brwn Roof Latch Couplers ('39-'42)

Photo 3: Lionel #1679 Lionel Lines Baby Ruth Boxcar Ylw w-Green Roof ('39-'42)

Postwar

Photo 4: Lionel #X6014(A) PRR Baby Ruth Shorty Boxcar - Wht (1951)

Photo 5: Lionel #X6034(B) PRR Baby Ruth Shorty Boxcar - Orng (1953-54)

MPC Era

Photo 6: Lionel #6-9854 Baby Ruth Billboard Box Car (1972-76)

Lionel made quite a few versions of the Baby Ruth cars in both the Prewar and Postwar era's; I only have a relatively few.

These are just some of the many candy-related train items out in The Cave (not saying I have a sweet tooth or anything, but....)

From Vegas Candy land

Ed

Ed's Adventure Annual Pyro and Archer Toys

Woodsy,

The recent posts by Arto and Scoop regarding the Adventure Annual (and others) were fun.

 I too have a copy of the Adventure Annual and some of the toy-inspired characters and spaceships I have in my collection. Pictured.

 However, now it looks as if I need to track down the Cheriliea figures!

From Vegas Base

Ed

Ed's Buck Rogers HG Toys Galactic Play Set

Woodsy,

Here's one of about two dozen playsets sitting out in The Cave that I finally took off the shelf and started photographing. 

I don't have all the photos taken yet but this will give you an indication of the treasures within this set.

The playset is based on the television series which ran from 1979-81 and HG Toys did a really nice job in packing a lot of action into a relatively small playset.

There are:

Three distinct sets of figures:

-Character figures from the TV series

-Space Commandos

-Robo Aliens (provided by LP)

Spaceships:

-Two brown Draconian Marauders of the Draconian Empire (the bad guys)

-Two white starfighters

(I still need to apply the stickers onto the spaceships and then photograph them)

-One large flying saucer. 

The words 'Star Station X-5' are molded into the upper hull, and this saucer is a hold-over from previous HG space playsets like their 'Alien Attack' and 'Space Wars' playsets. 

(The box art shows a blue saucer, but I've only ever seen yellow)

Cardboard Graphics:

-Seven separate graphics depicting alien landscapes and a landing strip

From Vegas Base

Ed of The 25th & 3/4's Century