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 Posted - January 23 2008 : 10:22:12 PM
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Just thought I'd share a couple neat pieces in my collection.
Toward the end of the redbox era, Tyco started cutting corners on paint schemes by eliminating colors. A prime example of this can be found on the 40' Santa Fe boxcar... which lost its black "DF" and "A Smoother Ride" markings.
Tyco also eliminated the black on Burlington Route cars... such as the boxcar and covered gondola.
But they perhaps went a little too far in their zeal to cut corners:
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The next example isn't a factory error so much as it is a cool bit of wear and tear. This is a recent haunt find that I haven;t yet cleaned; note the dirt and crud in the eaves and rivets:
Although I wonder if cleaning it would fully ghost out both sides, as seen on the other:
I kind of like it, actually! I have seen real railroad cars that weather this way.
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 Posted - January 24 2008 : 9:00:22 PM
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LOL Wonder if that is a prototype? Must have slipped by quality control!
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Posted - January 26 2008 : 01:25:05 AM
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No Photo touch up, here. This is the prototype.
Only the Rail exists with parent company SOO.
btw... I don't see any pictures. Boxes with a slash.
Wholey guano batman... that's big.
oh, sorry it's also blurry.
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Posted - August 15 2008 : 1:05:16 PM
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Tyco made their 40' reefer in KAHN'S and ARMOUR. They also made one with both names on the same car. It may have been a mistake or just because both companies merged.
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Posted - August 15 2008 : 4:11:29 PM
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hey, GIC - peectueeeeeerrrrrrrrrs please :)
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Posted - August 15 2008 : 10:41:10 PM
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| HUZZAH I FIX
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Posted - August 20 2008 : 01:35:00 AM
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GIC, was the missing wheelset in the top photo part of their cost-cutting too? 
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Posted - August 31 2008 : 10:02:14 PM
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Here's what happens when the print screen is not lined up correctly.
The Car is an Early Tyco / Mantua Tank with Diecast chassis.
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Posted - September 01 2008 : 11:22:56 PM
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quote:GIC, was the missing wheelset in the top photo part of their cost-cutting too?
Originally posted by NickelPlate759-August 20 2008: 01:35:00 AM
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Ha ha, maybe it was... funny thing is I'm so used to that kind of stuff with secondhand Tyco I didn't even notice when I took the pic!
V-HO, that's pretty funny. "Modiigas". A whole new brand entirely! I note the data on the ends of the car; it annoys me that they dropped that feature on most runs. The early tankers - especially the chemical cars - were gorgeous!
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Posted - October 03 2008 : 5:55:04 PM
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You have the Armour reefer
You have the Kahn's reefer
Now here is the Armour Kahn's reefer
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Posted - November 02 2008 : 6:54:44 PM
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Two more oddities I recently acquired:
This RML caboose betrays some play wear, but not any means by which the white stripe could have been removed. The paint underneath is clean and unblemished, and the stripe exists on the other side.
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This next one is more interesting:
Unfortunately this example has suffered some plastic discoloration due to heat/age/cigarette smoke. BUT it IS a plain, undecorated, white plastic boxcar with the Pledge/Future promotional decals applied. NO PAINT WHATSOEVER!
While it has yellowed over time, the contrast is more apparent when placed next to the standard production version.
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Posted - February 20 2009 : 12:05:14 AM
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The only odd piece I have that I'm aware of is the YELLOW version of the Burlington Boxcar. An ebay auction sold by the member; New York Central, on the forum, and on Ebay..
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Posted - November 09 2009 : 12:14:33 AM
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Snuck this into CotW last week but realized it should have gone here.
This is a rare car I've been seeking for a while - it exemplifies several odd traits and is not just a simple mistake.
The Great Northern pulpwood is usually green, and uses completely different graphics. The graphics on this one actually came from the cable reel car.... but on the cable reel car they were yellow, not white as shown here. And instead of being used on the GN Green pulpwood car, they used it on a Southern Red one. Truly an odd and deliberate combination, but don't know if it was an evaluation sample or a "Friday Special".
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Posted - November 09 2009 : 12:33:15 AM
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quote:Snuck this into CotW last week but realized it should have gone here.
This is a rare car I've been seeking for a while - it exemplifies several odd traits and is not just a simple mistake.
The Great Northern pulpwood is usually green, and uses completely different graphics. The graphics on this one actually came from the cable reel car.... but on the cable reel car they were yellow, not white as shown here. And instead of being used on the GN Green pulpwood car, they used it on a Southern Red one. Truly an odd and deliberate combination, but don't know if it was an evaluation sample or a "Friday Special".
Originally posted by GoingInCirclez-November 09 2009: 12:14:33 AM
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Saw that and right away knew it was odd. At first I thought someone took the top end off of a Southern Pulpwood and plopped it down on the great northern cable reel flat. I later realized that flat car was green. Very nice find, again, yet another quest.
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Posted - November 09 2009 : 12:48:35 AM
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This will be arriving to me shortly. Had my eye on this one for a while. I have seen one before but had no idea what I had in front of me at the time.
TYCO # 363B FACTORY PAINTED w/ Box
Below is what everyone else has.
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Posted - November 09 2009 : 12:53:13 AM
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quote:The only odd piece I have that I'm aware of is the YELLOW version of the Burlington Boxcar. An ebay auction sold by the member; New York Central, on the forum, and on Ebay..
Originally posted by walt-February 20 2009: 12:05:14 AM
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That's a beautiful car Walt, that guy sells some great Tyco. I can smell the mint all the way over here.
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Posted - November 09 2009 : 01:00:44 AM
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quote:This will be arriving to me shortly. Had my eye on this one for a while. I have seen one before but had no idea what I had in front of me at the time.
Originally posted by New_York_Central-November 09 2009: 12:48:35 AM
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I hate to be the one to say it, but that's actually a standard Mantua State Series release, in the wrong box. It says "MMP 711" in the keystone.
Yeah. Wrong box, but understandably so: someone probably found the car loose and then a "matching" box later. A pox on Mantua for its schizophrenic identity crises, Jekylhydistic quality, and using the same chassis and keeping the Tyco name embossed on the bottom.  Loose examples confuse both newbie and veteran alike. 
Hmm, well. They went out of business. I guess the pox won't be necessary.
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Posted - November 09 2009 : 01:08:04 AM
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quote:quote:This will be arriving to me shortly. Had my eye on this one for a while. I have seen one before but had no idea what I had in front of me at the time.
Originally posted by New_York_Central-November 09 2009: 12:48:35 AM
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I hate to be the one to say it, but that's actually a standard Mantua State Series release, in the wrong box. It says "MMP 711" in the keystone.
Yeah. Wrong box, but understandably so: someone probably found the car loose and then a "matching" box later. A pox on Mantua for its schizophrenic identity crises, Jekylhydistic quality, and using the same chassis and keeping the Tyco name embossed on the bottom. Loose examples confuse both newbie and veteran alike.
Hmm, well. They went out of business. I guess the pox won't be necessary.
Originally posted by GoingInCirclez-November 09 2009: 01:00:44 AM
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NYC slips out of room and off to bed with tail between legs...
I couldn't find a pic of the PA car for the Mantua series and failed to ask for one.
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Posted - November 09 2009 : 11:55:11 AM
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 hey GiC I has that Clean n Clear car Picked it up at the train show in Feb '09
also I dunno who even made this Zenith car
all it says on bottom is Made in Slovenia
yeah I know my webcam sucks 
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Posted - November 11 2009 : 07:36:30 AM
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[/quote]
NYC slips out of room and off to bed with tail between legs...
I couldn't find a pic of the PA car for the Mantua series and failed to ask for one.
Originally posted by New_York_Central-November 09 2009: 01:08:04 AM
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Ahhhhhh! Don't sweat it Todd! It has happened to me a bunch of times. Look at the bright side. You got a VERY nice car coming to you. The down side is you will just need the other 49 now....LOL
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Posted - November 11 2009 : 6:56:20 PM
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MB,
I think the Zenith car was made by Mehano
Carl T.
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Posted - November 11 2009 : 7:29:31 PM
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| no choochin Tony says its a Bachmann
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Posted - May 14 2013 : 11:54:09 PM
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| What were the pictures up top from Tony??
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Posted - February 17 2014 : 5:07:03 PM
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quote:The only odd piece I have that I'm aware of is the YELLOW version of the Burlington Boxcar. An ebay auction sold by the member; New York Central, on the forum, and on Ebay..
Originally posted by walt - February 20 2009 : 12:05:14 AM
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That boxcar does not look right. I have never seen a Burlington Northern boxcar in a yellow variant. Very odd.
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 3:20:12 PM
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quote:Snuck this into CotW last week but realized it should have gone here.
This is a rare car I've been seeking for a while - it exemplifies several odd traits and is not just a simple mistake.
The Great Northern pulpwood is usually green, and uses completely different graphics. The graphics on this one actually came from the cable reel car.... but on the cable reel car they were yellow, not white as shown here. And instead of being used on the GN Green pulpwood car, they used it on a Southern Red one. Truly an odd and deliberate combination, but don't know if it was an evaluation sample or a "Friday Special".
Originally posted by GoingInCirclez - November 09 2009 : 12:14:33 AM
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I swear I've seen one of those before.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 3:27:31 PM
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Perhaps some members have some rare cars with printing errors.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 6:06:24 PM
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When I go to the Great Train Set in the Sky, bury me with the
yellow BN box car. Mine was a gift from Walt. BN was the most
common box car Tyco made, and this yellow variant must have
been on a day they ran out of green colorant for the plastic.
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