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 Posted - January 29 2026 : 7:09:30 PM
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Getting my old computer to stubbornly cough up new images. Armodilloville has been set up in its new
dedicated train room. This lovely piece was from my sister, May, and into was added a fresh load of
TP.
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Posted - January 29 2026 : 7:58:01 PM
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Is that a Marx car?
Carpe Manana!
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 Posted - January 30 2026 : 5:09:43 PM
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thats probably a Model Power since they bought the molds
yes do want one
anyway mine I got last month
still around since 1889 
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Posted - January 31 2026 : 01:37:01 AM
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I believe Ben is on the money, likely a former Marx, now Model Power,
as suggested by the cast on ladders.
That's a unique YW there, Ben, never seen that road ever before.
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Posted - January 31 2026 : 1:58:23 PM
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The Cottonelle boxcar is actually a Life-Like car. It looks like one door got lost and someone replaced it with an AHM door, although its upside-down. Marx and Model power boxcars are identifiable from the tabs holding the chassis on being visible right above the trucks. It is more noticeable on Model Power cars though as their chassis were black, whereas Marx cars have the same color chassis as the car body.
Life-Like car (eBay photo):
AHM boxcar on top, Marx boxcar on bottom:
Another Marx car, note the visible tabs above the centers of the trucks, this REA car is also my contribution to COTW:
"A place for everything, everything in its place."
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