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 Posted - November 12 2011 : 9:17:41 PM
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My COTW:
A PRR Derek car - I think Athearn:
Sean
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Posted - November 12 2011 : 10:27:11 PM
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Well back from show & I thought I'd show the nicest $10 car I got 
Along with admission, parking fee, snacks & what stuff I got I spent abit over $200  Yes I DO hate to spend soooo much 
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 07:44:40 AM
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my car this week rivarossi pennsy,one of 2,with factory fitted interior and lighting,converted to body mounted kadee`s ken
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 08:03:34 AM
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Rivarossi Fort Chambly CN...
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 08:29:39 AM
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Definitely a Derrick car Sean.
Nice.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 11:28:23 AM
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I got one of those Rivarossis in Santa Fe & its called a Club Car
Here are 2 Tycos in Amtrak Phase 1 & 2 I got from train show
The other side
Not a bad price Eh? Now I just need a obsevation car & a loco Then I all set
How hard would it be to do the silloettes? (sp) 
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 12:59:48 PM
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My COTW is a Lionel AFT observation.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 2:42:23 PM
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Ben, I think your "Silver Lodge" car is a Life-Like, just FYI.
Here's an interesting one I found in a dollar bin at the Great Midwest show in October:
This is the first and so far only piece of "european" rolling stock I own. It's made by Lima and appears to be an Italian prototype, based on the embossed markings (which I painted). But what is it, exactly? I can't tell if its missing something on the hinged end. And the large lever on the one side is pretty conspicuous. And why does the rack tilt open? And the hinged end doesn't look right without the snubbers... only one side has a ladder... sort of indicates another car should be paired with it....?
Is this based on a real european prototype, or is it pure childhood play fancy?
Either way, I love autoracks so for a buck I couldn't pass it up. Loaded up it doesn't look too bad:
I might switch the trucks and wheels for something a little more modern and American, though. The Lima wheels are downright comically oversized! Things is those huge wheels bring the deck and couplers to a standard height, so it's probably easiest to leave them alone.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 3:01:18 PM
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Oh sorry,spider I didn't know Either way still got a good deal on both cars 
Here is the Life-like Auto Carrier version He had 2 but one had the cars GLUED on So I took the empty one
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 3:23:41 PM
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Those Autoloaders should say Fischer-Price on them, or sweetened with Nutrasweet!
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 3:38:56 PM
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hi tony here is the answer ken
http://mmiwakoh.de/Eigene%20Webs/lima-modellbahn/Sonstige%20en.htm
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 4:41:13 PM
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I won all of these in ebay auctions within a 3 day period... Every flat car in this bunch come with a brake wheel...
Yes, Microben, I know the International trailer is not a Tyco...
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 4:54:18 PM
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Poor, Poor Walt. 
No known 12 Step for this Pal!
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 4:55:57 PM
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yeah It's a Athern I know I have the same one Walt Along with 3 more trailers & a flatcar as well Plus the Plasticville Piggyback Trailer Terminal The picture on the box uses the same trailer & the North American moving truck's tractor
Nice cars tho guys do like them all
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 6:38:09 PM
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Time for a frieght car. I don't have many coaches. My Mantua cattle car, got for $5 at a antique store!
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 8:33:27 PM
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I absolutely love Romcat's pokes, gouges and comments! They're even more fun when they are directed towards MicroBen.....
Walt
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 10:35:41 PM
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Walt;
How many will that make now!???
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 10:45:21 PM
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Another car carrier...
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 11:04:03 PM
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Lots of great stuff this week.
spiderj76: love that car. I've got some Fleischmann rolling stock that's unique as well.
catfordken: If you're reading this, how do those body mount Kadees work? Any specific size to use? I've got some of those cars with broken couplers/coupler mounts, and that would solve my problem.
Here's my contribution:
It's an AHM car that I picked up at a small train show. For those who don't know, Warp's plastics was started by Harold Warp. He made a fortune making plastic fences that you could put up to keep your chickens in and such. He used the money to create his "Pioneer Village" in Minden, Nebraska. It's basically a homemade museum to show his collections.
I went there last summer, it's quite a sight: www.pioneervillage.org
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 07:13:50 AM
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My COTW is a domed passenger car, not sure of maker. I like domed passengers, think I paid $3 for it at the show.
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 08:04:23 AM
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hi b77,see photo,i usually paint the white plasticard first then attach the kadee by screw or glue dependant on on chassis material,ie wood plastic or metal ken
kadee do make conversions for most makes,and that ups the cost,as each make may use different conversion kits,this way i just keep no5s to hand
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 2:17:13 PM
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quote:Walt;
How many will that make now!???
-Gareth
Originally posted by romcat - November 13 2011 : 10:35:41 PM
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Hey Gareth, I now have 101. I have honestly decided to stop once I get 10 of any which I have met that with most of them now.
Seems like the very common Sante Fe come in every lot I have more than 10 of them. I was cosidering ebay for them but have decided to keep the extras for parts trucks for missing wheels & dollies. If I can find time I'd like to custom paint one or two..
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 2:54:52 PM
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yo B77 here is the link to Warp Bros plastics Same name as the hopper
http://www.warpbros.com/
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 4:34:47 PM
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My Car of the Week !!
ta ta ta - ta ta ra, ta ta !
frank
My Roundhouse, Old time reefer, In Green, white lettering, 36 foot, SLRX 16490.
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Posted - November 15 2011 : 01:27:37 AM
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I see passenger cars! :D
Digging around on Google yesterday I finally found some info on my Grant streamliners. It turns out Grant did a run of Canadian-style passenger cars (among other things) back in 1957. They produced what was essentially the first HO-scale model of "The Canadian"  Anyway, here are two of my cars:
The "GLAMOUR GIRLS of 1957" as the ad states
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Posted - November 15 2011 : 02:14:26 AM
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Sean,
I thought your car looked like Lionel. Check out this catalog.
http://www.hoseeker.org/lionelhoinformation/lionelhocatalog1962pg4.jpg
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - November 15 2011 : 10:53:01 AM
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real neat catalog page there NKP759 I sees about 6-7 cars I wants
Who knew we'd actually see radioactive railroad cars with the waste being transported today?
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Posted - November 15 2011 : 12:45:00 PM
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quote:Who knew we'd actually see radioactive railroad cars with the waste being transported today?
Originally posted by microbusss - November 15 2011 : 10:53:01 AM
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Too bad there aren't any UP turbines left running to haul them - we'd be living the 60's Nuclear Future for sure.
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Posted - November 18 2011 : 10:11:30 PM
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I want to take a second to compliment DaCheez's modeling skills....that layout always looks sharp, and the mirror in the picture above is a neat idea.
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 Posted - November 19 2011 : 5:42:34 PM
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| Thanks Burlington! I'm still learning, but it's always nice to hear compliments Other than this forum I really don't have any opportunity to show it to anyone. For the record, that mirror was there long before the trains, but it does add a lot to the scene
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Posted - November 19 2011 : 6:04:02 PM
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A mirror could be used for a fake tunnel scene
Just don't run your trains into tunnel
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