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To set the stage for this latest boon,
picture a building with an LHS on the ground floor, and a roomy cellar
beneath.
Now picture a landlord who wants said cellar vacated NOW. Well, by the end of October, anyway.
So this job is now done as of yesterday.
But, in order to get rid of some of the bulk, I was given this pile of treasures.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/pge33/20161022140059_Old MR and other mags 12 10 16.JPG[/img
(PS I already had the cat)
The box of MR is almost all 1950's, which I am lacking.
Box one:
Flieschmann beer car, my first. K's loco kit 0-4-4. BC Rail note pad .
Want to see any more?
I don't want to bore anybody.
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 2:21:41 PM
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"Want to see more?"
Did you even need to ask that question? Yes please!
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 2:36:04 PM
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get em posted,and i for one am so envious,but grateful to see such treasures,ken
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 5:54:52 PM
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Post! Post! POST!!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAINTING FOR? lol
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 6:41:39 PM
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Well how do we get to see the trains.
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 8:09:27 PM
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*sniffs the boxes* !!!
I smells MONIES to be made 
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 9:11:11 PM
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| Mega-score!
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 10:07:02 PM
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Ben Matty sniffs everything.
OK.
Box 2
Tantalizing, eh? As Howard Carter said "Wonderful things"
Tyco General kit, unopened!
Revell SW7, better than the one I have.
 
More.....
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 10:15:30 PM
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| My mouth is watering...How do you get this kind of luck!?
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 10:22:05 PM
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Box 2 continued.......
Tenshodo drive unit
Atlas RS-3 chassis only
Athearn Little Monster
Mantua 2-6-6-2 logger w/tender kit, unassembled
 
more.......
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 10:25:02 PM
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These things seem to have been chosen very carefully,
with me in mind.
I am very humbled by the generosity.
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 10:48:03 PM
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Box 2 continued.....
A couple of Walthers kits, snow plow and MOW car
MDC Sand & gravel hopper KIT
Tenshodo GP-7
MDC 2-6-0 KIT
Did I mention the beer car? So clean, it shines.
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 11:05:52 PM
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| Beautiful Geep. Tenshodo is that high end brass maker aren't they?
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 11:09:42 PM
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Box 3....
Tomorrow!
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Posted - October 22 2016 : 11:16:38 PM
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Catford Ken
Anything you can tell us about K's model kits?
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Posted - October 23 2016 : 5:25:19 PM
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Box 3
Varney Dockside with unassembled valve gear.
Thanks, previous owner, thanks a lot!!
English FA in GN
All metal ore car. Ulrich??
Mantua tank car Deeprock.
Varney F3 CP dummy
PS The FA trucks appear to be crumbling from zinc pest Rats!!
 
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Posted - October 23 2016 : 5:27:18 PM
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Catford Ken
Anything you can tell us about K's model kits?
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Posted - October 23 2016 : 5:32:00 PM
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yes as white metal kits go they are good value in 60s,but the motors let them down when compared to later motors,anything else you want to know,give me a shout,ken
K's were bought by Autocom,who also bought Nu-cast & Millholme.
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Edited by - catfordken on October 24 2016 08:36:31 AM
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Posted - October 24 2016 : 2:41:26 PM
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| note the cigarettes under the Dockside are Camels
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Posted - October 24 2016 : 7:33:05 PM
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That K's 0-4-4T is a nice acquisition. Have you got any British rolling stock to match?
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Posted - October 24 2016 : 8:56:53 PM
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I really haven't any matching rolling stock.
The closest I have is Tri-ang, but it's all North American types.
Box 3 continued.....
All-metal stock car Ulrich?
Metal tank car Athearn?
Troller walk-around control
John English Yardbird - needs some work.
Varney F3 die-cast shell CP
Roco/MP FA/Shark chassis. You can NEVER have too many.
RibbonRail track tools. Got quite a few more of these.
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Posted - October 24 2016 : 9:23:19 PM
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Box 3 continued........
A box o' Varney F3 parts. My Varney inventory is growing!
Plus a bit of Athearn stuff.
Old time passenger cars. Two of them.Metal sides, wood roof and floor.
Any idea who the maker is?
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Posted - October 24 2016 : 9:54:38 PM
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OK
Box 4........
This one was very cool to look into
A Varney brass Pacific, I'm guessing.
Brass 4-axle chassis-unknown make
More Varney die-cast, with possible zinc pest as well.
motor, already posted in ID station
Varney SW7 shell.
This has the coolest fully functional couplers, with working cut lever!!
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Posted - October 24 2016 : 10:18:53 PM
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Box 5......
I know. I see it, too. Spectrum.
Sakai No.2 crossing signal
Tyco 311h GN
Tyco 311p SP
Revell 4064
CN nested cups. A low-res souvenir.
Athearn metal NY,NH & H 33870
Bachmann's charming White-Noise tender for the 2-10-4. Hey it's free.
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PGE33
The brass Pacific in box 4 appears to be a Pre-War Mantua locomotive. The brass 4 axles chassis also appears to be Pre-War Mantua.
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Posted - October 24 2016 : 11:41:28 PM
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WAW47
The brass loco and tender are Varney for sure.
They were kind enough to put the name on the bottom of each.
The four axle chassis, who knows.
The only part # i can find is on the steam chest.
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Does this help at all in identifying it?
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Posted - October 25 2016 : 07:33:40 AM
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looking at that -8- chassis is that its weird,motor facing the rear driving the rear wheels,as the yoke is at other end,weird or is it me,ken
most loco chassis i have found power one of the centre 2 wheels sets
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Posted - October 25 2016 : 09:05:47 AM
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closest i have come so far,older motor and facing to the front,unless your motor was changer and would only fit this way round not the one,ken
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I based my comments about the brass Pacific based on the boiler. Looking closely at the picture it has a Varney chassis. The boiler looks like a Mantua. Varney did produced a Reading Wooten boiler in 1938, but it is one piece die cast. The locomotive in the picture appears to have a stamped brass engineer's cabin, making it a Mantua. As for the tender, I never commented on it.
The picture of the brass loco and tender are partially obstructed. Perhaps, you could takes separate pictures of the loco & tender.
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Posted - October 25 2016 : 9:04:43 PM
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My appologies, WAW47
I was sure I'd posted the other picture of the brass loco.
And some others.
And the brass chassis, which I noticed had been assembled upside-down, three of the axles are turned
insulated side right.
 
 
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Evan
The brass boiler is Pre-War Mantua, probably a Consolidation boiler. The brass chassis is also Pre-War Mantua. I think at one time the brass boiler and brass chassis were married to one another.
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Posted - November 01 2016 : 11:22:06 PM
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So, to continue....
Box 5, the remainder.....
More RibbonRail curve guides
Spectrum doodlebug with split axles
Mashima open frame motor
bag of skeleton lollypops - and why not!
covered hopper kit - all metal except top Maker??
Yes, another Tenshodo GP-9 in CP
Athearn metal GN boxcar
Varney R2 reefer Santa Fe
Red Ball Pluto Water car
Athearn Colorado & Southern reefer
Globe 6000-c Milwaukee reefer
Globe 4000-d SP boxcar
Red Ball PFE reefer
Red Ball Hormel reefer
Red Ball UP boxcar
NMRA gauge
CN passenger car binder - Empty!!! Rats.
Evergreen styrene - various - open packs
Couple of signals - 6.5 " & 7-3/8" tall made in Hong Kong ??
Grant Hobbycraft aluminum cars CP 5 various, though one could be Mantua.
Grant Hobbycraft aluminum cars CN 7 various
Last, but not least - Mantua 1952 tender only for the Roundhouse Goat.
 
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Posted - November 01 2016 : 11:26:57 PM
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wish I could of gone thru that basement 
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Posted - November 02 2016 : 12:04:35 AM
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Ben, what I have is a drop in the bucket.
Quite a lot of the stuff was tossed into a dumpster!!
I know, right?
Eeek!!
I had a quick glance inside, then made myself look away.
The rest went into the store, or into a storage cube. Those things hold a lot.
David sold a ton of Tri-Ang for $100
It filled the back of a Ford Ranger pickup.
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Posted - November 02 2016 : 12:42:51 AM
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quote:Ben, what I have is a drop in the bucket.
Quite a lot of the stuff was tossed into a dumpster!!
Originally posted by PGE33Â -Â November 02 2016Â :Â 12:04:35 AM
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I can't imagine doing that. But oh well, what can you do?
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Posted - November 02 2016 : 10:49:56 AM
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Hope the candy was NOT dated
My experience with dumpster divin has been LESS then spectacular
Some nice stuff there
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Posted - November 02 2016 : 11:52:30 AM
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quote:Ben, what I have is a drop in the bucket.
Quite a lot of the stuff was tossed into a dumpster!!
I know, right?
Eeek!!
I had a quick glance inside, then made myself look away.
The rest went into the store, or into a storage cube. Those things hold a lot.
David sold a ton of Tri-Ang for $100
It filled the back of a Ford Ranger pickup.
Originally posted by PGE33Â -Â November 02 2016Â :Â 12:04:35 AM
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oh that makes me SICK right there!!
I'll be he tossed out a million dollars worth of trains
He coulda auctioned the stuffs off
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Posted - January 16 2017 : 3:32:33 PM
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After further research (or dumb luck while going through old MR's):
The all metal ore car is by Selley.
One of the CN aluminum cars is by American Beauty.
The two "signals" are actually spotlights, which still work.
They were listed by Polk Hobby, and could be Aristo-Craft.
I don't know if all their stuff was listed as such.
Sadly, the John English F-units are pretty much toast,
Nearly everything, except the brass, is crumbling.
Sigh.
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Posted - January 16 2017 : 6:05:27 PM
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I'm drooling, so many goodies, exactly the vintage stuff I love to collect. Really glad you unearthed that C&S reefer, now I know what brand mine is so I can go looking for parts. Sucks the English F-units are just about dead though, maybe you could paint them and model the SRNJ's Winslow Junction? They got 3 crumbling F-units there.
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
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They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - January 16 2017 : 7:07:55 PM
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| I just noticed the Grant cars. Beautiful! I hope there weren't any of those in the dumpster. I'd never seen the CN cars until now, but they look very similar to a set I have. Any chance you could take shots of the set?
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Posted - January 20 2017 : 12:59:44 PM
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Eric, I'll try to get that done this weekend, if not tonight.
You seem to be the only other who has these cars.
Must be a Canadian thing, eh?
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Posted - January 20 2017 : 9:24:57 PM
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It's gotta be! All the paper work I have suggests the company was based in Ontario so maybe that's why we seem to be the only ones who have 'em. Alternatively, I've seen a few cars for sale listed as Mantua, OK, etc. I'd bet there are more out there but the owners don't know what they are.
I look forward to the pictures. 
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Posted - January 22 2017 : 12:45:41 AM
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Pictures, as promised.
in fact, there are some Mantua floors mixed in with these cars.
Possibly, the previous owner was modifying them somehow.
PS The last pic is of the American Beauty car. For ID purposes.
     
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Posted - January 23 2017 : 08:39:28 AM
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| Very nice! I've never seen a set of the CN cars before. The slightly crooked windows and underside details do look distinctly Grant though. Thanks for posting!
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