Camelback Locomotive Puns

So, I've been trying to get my hands on a special type of steam locomotive known as a "Camelback"- they look like this, and I have a couple of options. My budget and guidelines as far as locomotives go, is basically restricted to secondhand locomotives, and sort of starter, beginner-quality locomotives, and I would not pay any more than $50-60 USD for a single HO scale locomotive.

1.The ancient Mantua 2-8-2 camelback from the 80s- This is an awesome model, imo, but it's very old, and it doesn't have the greatest detail, yet I see them fetch ridiculous prices on a certain internet auction site, sometimes over $100.

2. The slightly newer and better-detailed Mantua 4-6-2 camelback. This one comes up infrequently, but even this one fetches pretty high prices.

3. The Mehano 4-6-2 camelback- This one, I can kind of understand the higher price point because it's even newer than the other two and it has better detail, but it's still pretty expensive.

4. An 0-4-0 camelback from any number of different manufacturers- these generally go for about $50, which I'm perfectly happy with, although I would prefer something slightly larger.

5. Keep looking in my local model train store- This is basically just a luck of the draw type thing. This particular store has lots of great things for great prices, usually, but they may not always be exactly the things you want or need- I have yet to see an HO scale camelback there.

6. Build my own. This is probably going to be tricky to do, as I don't have a lot of extra parts and things to work with, and by the time I get all the necessary extras, it will have cost me almost as much as it would to just buy one. Still, it's an option if all else fails.

I know I probably sound like a cheapskate for not wanting to shell out so much of my hard-earned money on model trains, but I really enjoy the simplicity of just being able to set up some trains and some track and run them for fun, they're a great distraction, but for as old as some of these models are, there must be a way to find them for cheaper. any guidance would be much appreciated, as I'm stumped for the best way to go about this. Maybe it really is just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

I’m currently thinking of a locomotive roster for all I want to do. I essentially want to have a small industry connect to a small town via two independent layouts: I’m using this layout for inspiration. I want my layout to be based in early 1900s south-southeastern Ohio so road names and equipment accuracy are important to me.

I want a few industries so a switcher is a must. I currently have an Unlettered Lionchief 0-8-0 that’ll handle my freight and and switching. Would it be better to keep the 0-8-0 for freight and acquire a 0-6-0T Switcher strictly for switching or would having two switchers on the same layout be overkill? Additionally I want to add a Camelback for light passenger service; or a steam locomotive that isn’t necessarily intended for long distance travel. My main issue is since I plan to have my layout based in Southern Ohio, I’m not sure a 0-6-0T or a camelback would be accurate. The 0-8-0 is accurate and plus it has no road name so I’ve been pretending was a purchase from another railroad. If Lionel had unlettered camelbacks and 0-6-0Ts I could just say the same thing; I personally don’t want to weather the models.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

The doctor says it terminal.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Hey all, this is my first time ever writing a query. Happy to receive any and all criticism. :)

Dear _____,

I am thrilled to submit THE CAMELBACK HACK for consideration, a Young Adult fiction complete at 62,000 words. I’m interested in submitting to ____, for _____ insert reason_____.

Jack Nightfield habitually overstates his contribution to Ossian’s Gate, the runaway fantasy hit that he “wrote” alongside his late sister, Vivian. Her tragic passing could not be more untimely for Jack; he is now trapped in the insurmountable task of writing the announced and highly anticipated sequel to a book he did not truly author.

With a Phoenix Comicon appearance and promised release looming, Jack scrambles to pull something together. He scours the internet for fan material and discussions. He browses toxic fanboard comment threads. He desperately studies the wiki for his own book. He even stumbles on several fan-written sequels online, and plagiarism tempts him. In his desperation, Jack hires Cara as a ghostwriter, a self-proclaimed Ossian’s Gate “lore expert”. Together with his worker-bee manager Alice, who won’t let Jack fail no matter the cost, they must conjure something before the oncoming press junket. Nothing can stop this hype train, a locomotive without a conductor careening down a track towards disaster.

The Camelback Hack champions the empowering women in a man’s life, explores the nature of coping with family loss, faces imposter syndrome head-on, and celebrates fantasy pop-culture.

Since the days of boyhood and my trusty pen-and-paper, I have hoped to be a fantasy author. Though my creative path led me to a music composition degree and consequent internships with Hollywood composers, I never never stopped writing words when I stopped writing notes. After several failed fantasy manuscript attempts, I worried I was not cut out for the genre. I imagined a world in which I was forced to write fantasy, as if the world expected it of me, a world in which embarrassment is ultimately inescapable. In writing The Camelback Hack, I have processed my own imposter syndrome, and I hope to help maturing readers work through theirs, as well.

Thank you for your consideration,

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

Mathematical puns makes me number

We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

He lost May

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

And boy are my arms legs.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

Put it on my bill

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments

They’re on standbi

BamBOO!

A play on words.