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This is my LOTW:
A Varney LIL Joe Docksider with full CV valve gear. I just finished the restoration tonight. I started with this:
And I ended tonight with this:
I painted it last night after blasting the shell & frame. I baked the paint at 170 F for ~40 minutes. I used my Dremel and wire wheeled clean all the brass drive rods, drivers and everything else. It runs great now too!
That is a Lindsay TT scale docksider too.
Sean
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Posted - November 12 2011 : 10:37:49 PM
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Here is another one I got at show also $10  AHM/Tempo
Neat yes?  I forgot what type this loco is 
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Posted - November 12 2011 : 10:58:00 PM
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Microbuss, Must have and its a BL2! One of my favorite types!
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 07:15:57 AM
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hi sean nice work,my loco(s) this week are a pair of john english light mikados,sent by the pgw (usa) ken
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 07:59:14 AM
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President's Choice Mehano Canadian National...
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 08:30:52 AM
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Hey Mike;
Does your Hudson have a pivoting bell?
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 08:48:27 AM
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Got this Mikado kit, complete with sealed bags and all paperwork! - Erich
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 12:58:17 PM
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My LOTW is a Tyco booster. I upgraded it with a Yardbird motor and Bachmann DCC decoder. I also added warm white LEDs front and back.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 1:31:46 PM
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Ok one more loco pic I got from show
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 3:25:11 PM
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Ben:
We belive you paid $10. You don't have to include the sticker1
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 3:54:36 PM
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I know, romcat I'm just silly that way
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 4:27:02 PM
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Ben:
Get a really big price sticker sticker and put it on a 1:1 just for grins! Get permission first though, ok.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 6:40:28 PM
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quote:Hey Mike;
Does your Hudson have a pivoting bell?
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Originally posted by romcat - November 13 2011 : 08:30:52 AM
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Yes it does. Great flea market in Ancaster today. I have some treasures to show later.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 6:40:48 PM
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MNT, that Lindsay TT steamer is great! Bet thats a rare piece!Heres my 2 Mantua-Tyco GP20's one has hornhooks and the other has Kadee #58's.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 10:36:55 PM
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Hey Mike:
Had to work (Thank Gawd!)
There's another in January isn't there?
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 10:43:00 PM
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I can't remember what I posted last...hopefully I didn't post this before:
I picked it up at a small train show, where it was marked as a "dummy." It looked like it had been powered at one time, so I was interested. Also, I have a weak spot for D&H because that's what my first HO loco was. We don't see many of them around here. After I got it home, I opened it up and found it was a powered unit as I had thought, but the motor was disconnected and the gears removed. One can motor and a few pieces from the junk box later, and it runs. Now I just need to work on the traction tires because it spins out when I try to pull anything.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 10:49:41 PM
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quote:Hey Mike:
Had to work (Thank Gawd!)
There's another in January isn't there?
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Originally posted by romcat - November 13 2011 : 10:36:55 PM
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Yes...
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 11:11:33 PM
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B77, is that the 4 or 8 wheel powered unit? It's a Mehano RS-11.
http://tycotrain.tripod.com/lifelikemodeltrainscollectorsresource/id12.html
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 11:15:54 PM
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| It's the 4 wheel drive version. Thanks for the link...I was thinking AHM since the only mark is the ubiquitous "Yugoslavia." I've also got the BN version.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 11:36:13 PM
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Tony's site mentions AHM, but I think he's confusing it with the GP18. There was never an AHM service sheet for it. I think it was exclusively Varney, Life-Like, then Model Power.
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Posted - November 13 2011 : 11:45:09 PM
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| Whatever it is, I intend to work on it some more. I've tried the cheap dental band tires I have, but hey don't really work...which is no surprise. I'll have to look around for something better, like some actual o-rings. I've also been looking at "bullfrog snot" which seems interesting.
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 07:22:51 AM
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My LOTW is actually a swap-out. I found a SW-7 at a local firehouse show, it had a B&O shell on it. But a few weeks ago, I'd bought a SW-7 shell because it had Coors beer logo on it. Same design, it fits the (Athearn?) chassis, has dual drive, all gears and two shorty universal joints inside. So now I can either run B&O, or the privately owned Coors engine at the brewery.
What would be even MORE fun is to pull the Tyco Schlitz billboard boxcar I just bought with it. Heh heh. That should raise a head. Oops, was that too graphic?   I guess if I throw in the Blatz beer billboard boxcar, I could have a "double header"...
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 09:15:47 AM
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Oh I want to "hurt" you for that loco, AMC
The real Coors locos are ex-Rock Island & I think a few were retired One is at the Colorado Railroad Museum
But did find a pic of the real one
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=751089
Has been redone since this pic was taken
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 4:47:59 PM
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quote:Whatever it is, I intend to work on it some more. I've tried the cheap dental band tires I have, but hey don't really work...which is no surprise. I'll have to look around for something better, like some actual o-rings. I've also been looking at "bullfrog snot" which seems interesting.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â November 13 2011Â :Â 11:45:09 PM
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If you can find the small Goody hair bands at Walmart, they work well, and last a long time. I haven't seen them in stock in a while, though.
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 5:19:02 PM
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My loco of the week is the Tyco Pacific in Santa Fe paint.
frank
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 6:03:16 PM
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quote:
If you can find the small Goody hair bands at Walmart, they work well, and last a long time. I haven't seen them in stock in a while, though.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â November 14 2011Â :Â 4:47:59 PM
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I'll have to look some more, but all that I've found were slightly too big.
AMC: you need the Athearn Coors reefer to go with that!
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Posted - November 14 2011 : 6:29:25 PM
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quote:
AMC: you need the Athearn Coors reefer to go with that!
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â November 14 2011Â :Â 6:03:16 PM
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I think I already have that one somewhere. Maybe. pretty sure. I think Varney did a Coors, too, brown and yellow? Anyway, when I find my beer cars again, I'll put them together.
JErry
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Posted - November 18 2011 : 7:25:08 PM
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| OK, Guys, I thought I knew about everything concerning Tyco/Mantua steam. But today I received a nice little 0-4-0 Booster (with the cast body and nice T.Y.C.O lettering). Nothing unusual about that....EXCEPT, while cleaning it I discovered that the entire frame is PLASTIC, as is the cover over the axles, and the steam cylinders! I've never seen this--was this some experiment gone bad---even the new Mantuas have metal frames. This one is so old it still has the old Mantua hook and loop couplers. What gives here?? Like I said, the boiler itself is the heavy metal casting. The power that is normally picked up through the axles and the frame is carried instead by a contact that touches the rear axle bearing. I can see why this didn't last! Picture will be forthcoming--can anyone give me more info on this? Surely, it's a bit rare? Chris
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Posted - November 18 2011 : 7:39:03 PM
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OMG Ben! Beer AND Locomotives!
Outstanding a Brewery Switcher, a natural!
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Posted - November 18 2011 : 8:23:01 PM
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I only ever found the small Goody hair bands in the 3-size multipacks they used to sell. But I haven't had to look in several years.
Adams, does that 0-4-0 have power pickup from one wheel on each side? If so, it IS rare... because it was a piece of crap and they quickly abandoned this design, as well they should have been beaten for even daring to release it. I have one or two of them. They run terribly. And really, with literally ONE wheel for electrical pickup on each side, why wouldn't they? It begs the question: what the heck were they thinking? Even the Powertorque wasn't that bad!
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Posted - November 18 2011 : 11:06:55 PM
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I have that one Tony...it includes the optional full valve gear kit as well. Sadly, the rear steps have disappeared but it is in otherwise excellent shape...
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Posted - November 19 2011 : 08:49:04 AM
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quote:I can see why this didn't last! Picture will be forthcoming--can anyone give me more info on this? Surely, it's a bit rare? Chris
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From what I understand, it was the very first version of the booster. Since the plastic frame did not meet with much success, they switched to the all metal later.
Sean
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 Posted - November 19 2011 : 09:18:21 AM
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Jerry!
Beer & Locomotives, that showing pretty good taste compared to cough, cough, odd (trying to be kind here!) looking cars!
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Posted - November 19 2011 : 7:08:45 PM
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| Thanks, guys, for the info on the Booster. One side has the usual wheel contacts, picking up from both wheels, but the other side gets current through one wheel with a contact touching the rear axle bearing. I suppose you might get some residual contact through the rods from the other wheel. I do like the T.Y.C.O shell, and have another Booster coming in to use this one on. By the way, just as a useless exercise, has anyone ever tried to make a plausible railroad name out of the acronym "TYCO?"
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Posted - November 20 2011 : 12:59:01 AM
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Very ingenious and crafty. I liked this one.
dirtboy45
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