Postman was very kind to us today with a big box of treasures.

First up...The C-57. Wanted one of these for a while. This tender driven model is a huge, nicely detailed engine and that is what mostly attracted me to her. Why?...because I love steam engines. It also comes with a great coach with windows and the whole rear end is clear. Great for a lighting upgrade.

This is our second set of double C-62's with sound. I wanted to add the trailing sound engine from this set to the two we already have creating a back to back to back power house that will have two engines making steam sounds as they ramble down the rails. Why?...because I love love steam trains. I love these sets with the front couplers on the engines. Will probably just sell the lead engine as we do have a lot of steamers.

Just had to have these two C-12's...Why?...because I love steam engines and we did not have any of the tender-less steam engines.

Had to have this unique looking steam engine, the JR Kyushu 58654, Why?...because I love steam trains. Plus it also has the trailing coach with the whole rear in glass just begging for a lighting package.

Set of DD-14 Diesels. What I like about these is, not only does the trailing (sound) engine have a front coupling, the lead, motorized, engine also does making for some unique train set ups or for many multiple engines pulling a super long rake of rolling stock. The trailing engine has a Diesel sound package.

Now for my favorites of the delivery today...The black Benkel and the green Disney Western River R.R. Steam engines, Why?...because I love steam engines. I most admit that the reason I bought the Disney one was to swap wheels with the Benkei, making the Benkei all black and then swap its yellow long rods with some gray ones that are on a Henry or Gordon that I have in our to sell box. But now that I have the Disney one here where I can study it, I am quite impressed. The details on the Disney and being colorful like these trains were in the old American west have got me thinking. I am going to mod this one. It is prepped for log rods so that may be the first swap I do. Some home made decals for the flags and create my own decals with windows and replace the Goofy ones (pun intended). Swap in a hefty motor and away we go. I have the red Mickey Disney train on its way so maybe swapping the red Benkei wheels on to the red Mickey train will work better. That way I can have my all black Benkei.