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 Posted - June 26 2011 : 1:14:44 PM
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my loco this week is a norfolk and southern high nose sd40-2 by athearn,with extra detailing,ken
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Posted - June 26 2011 : 6:57:46 PM
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Very nice NS loco 
Also you may want to change the COTW to LOTW instead 
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 Posted - June 26 2011 : 7:22:49 PM
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Hi catfordken,
I loves me some Athearn. Is that a ready to run unit?
My Loco this week is a Lima switcher that came in a box lot my Wife picked up at a garage sale. It is a real puller, it handled 12 cars. I was suprised by that because it is very light and does not use traction tires. Anyone know the year it was made?
Thanks for looking
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Posted - June 26 2011 : 8:21:14 PM
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Nice....
Mine is a studio shot I did of my N scale Trix 0-6-0...
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Posted - June 27 2011 : 09:08:27 AM
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hi mytyco,its a blue box era ken
the guy to contact regards your loco was a member here this is his site
http://mmiwakoh.de/Eigene%20Webs/lima-modellbahn/USA1%20en.htm
i also think lima made them for ahm
http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/ahmhoscalelocomotives/id29.html
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Posted - June 28 2011 : 11:32:54 PM
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Here's a Bachmann 2-6-2 that I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby a couple years ago.
I know a lot of you aren't into smoking locos, but I like to have a couple for the fun of it. This one isn't very good though. It doesn't really smoke...it sort of bubbles. It will make a crackling sound, then spit out a small shower of fluid that makes a mess all over it. I've tried more/less fluid, but that's all it will do. Any thoughts?
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Posted - June 29 2011 : 8:25:25 PM
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My Diesel of the Day ( er, sorry, Loco of the week ) is this unusual Diesel-Hydraulic from Germany, a Krauss-Maffei Rio Grande unit that was repainted. Got it for $25 at the Timonium show, runs well, an AHM unit. Very quiet, too! Wonder if they make a sound chip for this one.
I kinda like the grey and blue scheme, I'll keep it this way for now. Not sure how I'll roll with it, but I'll find a place for it on my roster somewhere.
Jerry
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Posted - June 29 2011 : 8:41:03 PM
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I have that same loco (UP 2-6-2 Bachmann). And two additional revisions in different paint schemes. You have the newer / better one that has the blackened rods. Only way I can get the smoke not to spit fluid and make a mess is to run at full throttle. Issue is that then it is way to fast for my taste. I added a little weight to the lead and trailing trucks. Made a great difference going through turnouts at lower speeds. Also adding a little weight to the tender helped.
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Posted - June 30 2011 : 4:16:34 PM
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| Thanks for those ideas. I assumed it had something to do with the throttle. I'll weigh down a car or two and see it that helps.
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Posted - September 15 2011 : 4:52:08 PM
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B77:
You know you don't see many 2-6-2 "Prairies" around. Very nice.
-Gareth
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