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So, I blame my father and Going In Circlez for this. When I was little, my father got me into HO model railroading. I had a few diesels (some are depicted below), but I was always facinated by his huge, 6-wheeled diesels. His red, white & blue one was a favorite and me not being allowed to touch it only exasperated the situation, lol.
Well, now I'm 30 and have a little more than my 8-year-old's-allowance to work with and bought a little piece of my childhood.
The D&H and Super Spirit 630's in the case are going to be given to my father as a Christmas present. They have TCS T1 decoders and golden-white LEDs in them. The remaining engines are mine, and all feature stock guts.
From left to right:
Phase 3 D&H
Phase 3 D&H
Phase 4 Santa Fe
Phase 4 Illinois Central Gulf
Phase 3 Super Spirit of '76 (It's so pristine that it smells like grandpa's basement lol)
Phase 1 Santa Fe (Rivarosi-like drive)
brown-box, Mantua-ish drive Penn Central F9 (An original from when I was little.)
Life-Like Burlington Northern Century 628 (Another one from my childhood)
I'm also working on an early '80 era collection of Norfolk Southern (pics to come).
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 Posted - November 21 2011 : 6:56:31 PM
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Good Stuff!
Some time this week I hope to get in to pick up my two new Bowser C-630m's at a local LTS. Full DCC and sound... don't know what possessed me!? But Hey they're Alco's! 
You might want to consider joining the Alco Yahoo group?
and hey WELCOME! 
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 7:00:49 PM
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Lol, thanks!
Here's the kicker... I'm an EMD guy; you'll see when I get my NS stuff up. I have a pair of Bowser's high-nosed N&W 630's, however they were only offered in the standard line (no DCC, grab irons, etc).
Your new ones have Tsunami decoders, right?
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 7:20:35 PM
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I believe it is Tsunami.
Never had a sound unit before.
I'm ok with older EMD stuff, but Alco's 1, Baldwin's 2, FM's 3, EMD's 3 also, GE's don't rate!
SW's are great, as are GP/SD-7/9's
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 7:56:05 PM
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| I like the older Geeps, especially the GP30s. I've taken a weird liking to rebuilt GP9s lately.
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 7:59:24 PM
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You could have a decent Hobby JUST concentrating on variations of GP9's.
or all the swap in 567's units with GP7/9 hoods over top! 
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 8:03:01 PM
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| This is true. I bet someone could even go into phases of rebuilds.
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 8:05:00 PM
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Diesel Eea the magazine is in Part 17 I think of a GP7/9 series.....I think.
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 8:14:15 PM
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| Good lord. And I thought I was bad just lurking on the photo websites.
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 8:16:48 PM
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Actually was looking through the current and past two issues at my LTS.
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 10:10:25 PM
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I'm fond of Alco C430s because it was my first Mantua Tyco from my tweenage years.
You have a handsome collection.
Atta-boy Dad!
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 10:14:53 PM
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*The Jealousy Monster jumps onto my head* SEE?? I'm that jealous of you
I do have a Santa Fe 630 tho & the locos you have is awesome! 
Did the locos have handrails or did you do them yourself?
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Posted - November 21 2011 : 10:23:21 PM
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Yeah you need to not feed the envy/jelousy monster Ben, it's a very unhealthy thing. 
Frank was right a while back, easier for us to keep track of what you don't "want's" than do!
Dolly Freed an author in the 60's said "It's easier to do without some of the things money can buy, than it is to earn the money to get them.
Let's just say I don't you envy your jealousy.
I hope you enjoy what you have. As I just told AF in a PM I'm gonna keep consolidating and mofifying my collection till it's getting used and not stored. That's my goal. I should live so long! Oi Vey!
Among other things I'm going to join a club so I can run stuff, and oh yeah learn stuff! 
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 12:42:13 AM
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Nice collection there, Tim. I like the D&H units.
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 02:36:19 AM
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| Nice collection
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 08:34:28 AM
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Thanks for the comments everyone. Lol, the last thing I wanted to do was wake up the jealousy monster.
I did the handrails myself; I used (I think) a 00 size bush and a little Testors Flat Yellow. Worked pretty well, though some needed a second coat.
The D&H's were my favorite as a kid. Well, any blue train for that matter. I always wanted a Rock Island GP38, since it was blue lol.
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 Posted - November 22 2011 : 09:44:37 AM
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quote:| Thanks for the comments everyone. Lol, the last thing I wanted to do was wake up the jealousy monster. |
Dude! Welcome aboard! Nice lot you have there! No jealousy here as I just want it all! Despite whatever BS Gareth is pushing... he who dies with the most toys at the end wins is my motto! LOL!! Just kidding about your BS Gareth... It's not all BS.
quote:| I did the handrails myself; I used (I think) a 00 size bush and a little Testors Flat Yellow. Worked pretty well, though some needed a second coat. |
Great job on the hand rails! I noticed them too!
quote:The D&H's were my favorite as a kid. Well, any blue train for that matter. I always wanted a Rock Island GP38, since it was blue lol.
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Bit partial to the black Red & white of the New haven Mc Ginnis paint scheme myself. Maybe because it is obnoxious, like me.
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 09:54:56 AM
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Sean:
It's what comes from having St.Francis of Assisi as your hero, rather than J.P Moorgan!
Good luck with all the toys, sounds exhausting.
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 10:06:26 AM
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I'm a guitar player, so I'm no stranger to GAS (Gear Aquisition Syndrome).
My father had a New Haven C-Liner, and it's obnoxious paint scheme always stood out to me as well.
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 10:11:53 AM
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quote:Sean:
It's what comes from having St.Francis of Assisi as your hero, rather than J.P Moorgan!
Good luck with all the toys, sounds exhausting.
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Gareth. Don't even know who JPM was or even St. Francis for that matter. (Don't care to know either either.) My grandfather was my hero.
He died with only a little more than the nothing he started with. But, everything he had, he worked hard for and did it honestly. There are no martyrs here and no one owes me anything either.
My HO train collection and 60's Mustang restorations are completely self supported by my trains. I have no boats, guns, frequent drinks with friends a bars or any of that. It does not cut into my family budget and I do my best to spend quality time with my kids and kiss and hug them frequently, each day. I even spent the last 2 years as soccer coach. It's all good!
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 10:29:33 AM
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quote:
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Sean
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 11:28:32 AM
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quote:I did the handrails myself; I used (I think) a 00 size bush and a little Testors Flat Yellow. Worked pretty well, though some needed a second coat.
Originally posted by OGhoul - November 22 2011 : 08:34:28 AM
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ah I see you did a good job on them Did you buy the handrails or were they already on the locos? I could use a few handrails for my locos that are missing them 
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 11:38:18 AM
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Really, you don't know who SFoA and JPM are! Wow, different History syllabus clearly.
Yeah it does sound all good, and exhausting.
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 12:21:37 PM
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LOL! I thought I had cleared the table off for the photo shoot (after the DCC install). We got them at Target this past Halloween; last year it was orange tumblers with black spiderwebs.
All of my 630's came with hand rails aside from the Phase I Santa Fe. I had to buy a set for my dad's Super 76, which sadly was missing a front corner. I bent a new one out of copper wire.
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 9:45:31 PM
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Aww. Wheres the S1s and S4s And RS1s and RS2s and RS3s And you should get my point by now.
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 10:37:11 PM
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| They're... Uh... In Alco Land?
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 10:40:16 PM
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Oghoul already has the forum humor goin!
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 11:51:22 PM
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Originally posted by romcat - November 22 2011 : 11:38:18 AM
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Not nearly as exhausting as your 752 projects. 
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Posted - November 22 2011 : 11:54:39 PM
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Ya think!
I blame you and Mike!
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