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 Posted - February 24 2012 : 11:12:42 PM
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COTW FEB 25-MAR 2
Friday, February 24, 2012
My COTW is the BN gondola with the yellow magnetic ,unloading barrels. It came with two sets. The big set which we all know and love, "The Steel Hauler", and the "Piggyback Freight" sets. This car carried 2 numbers, 341-G and 950-3. The 950-3 was the number which was carried when supplied with the several sets. When sold individualy the car carried stock number 341-G. However, to my knowledge this car was never sold individualy but if someone knows otherwise please confirm this.
As you can see, this car was used with the "Giant crane". Each barrel had a magnet running through the length of it so it wouldnt matter if the barrel was upside down or not. It could still be picked up from the magnet on the crane.
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Edited by - ILUVBUDWSR on February 25 2012 7:28:27 PM
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 11:23:13 PM
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I heard the yellow barrels was full of Bud beer...
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 11:28:17 PM
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I've used this screen name for years man. The funny thing is that I could'nt even tell you when the last time I have a drink of any adult beverage of any sort...lol
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Posted - February 25 2012 : 07:12:20 AM
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I can't say that I've ever seen this one before. Must be one of the rare ones. It's a good looking unit and it has a good bit of play value. Great choice for CotW.
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Posted - February 25 2012 : 08:56:00 AM
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uh excuse me since WHEN does Feburary have 31 days??
Neat accesory I want one
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Posted - February 25 2012 : 11:30:03 AM
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I got this at a Greenberg show near Monroeville two weekends ago. It's missing the brake stem and wheel but is in mint condition. The box is and window are excellent but came without the insert. I think this is from the 60's.
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Posted - February 25 2012 : 12:03:07 PM
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quote:uh excuse me since WHEN does Feburary have 31 days??
Neat accesory I want one
Originally posted by microbusss - February 25 2012 : 08:56:00 AM
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Only TYCO could do that....
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Posted - February 25 2012 : 7:26:54 PM
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quote:uh excuse me since WHEN does Feburary have 31 days??
Neat accesory I want one
Originally posted by microbusss - February 25 2012 : 08:56:00 AM
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My purpose was to add 2 more days of winter to the yanks....This winter has seemed to be a very modest one compared to past years...I actually did'nt even notice the date though to be honest...lol
I just wanted to go ahead and post up because we have been lacking alot of Tyco subjects..
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Posted - February 25 2012 : 10:14:08 PM
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Here is my reefer car I got from eaglerock THANKS!
Now I just need the Good & Plenty & the Tropican ones
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 Posted - February 26 2012 : 11:50:53 AM
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Here's something a little different. This is one of my air brush practice projects It hasn't had any decals or a clear coat yet...I still need to learn how to apply decals
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Posted - February 26 2012 : 1:33:04 PM
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My COTW is a Red Box Tyco Autoloader, with the '68 Camaros and '68 AMX cars. I have about 15+ of these auto racks. Some complete, some missing autos. This one is still MIB.
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Posted - February 26 2012 : 1:58:44 PM
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I think you are correct about the barrel gon, Alex. It was the same car as the separate-sale 341-G, but the inclusion of barrels instead of pipes made it #950-3. #950-2 was the US Steel girder bulkhead. So I'm fairly sure they were never offered separately.
Here's another set-only oddity:
AFAIK, this one only came in some of the Operating Crane Loader sets. But no mention of nite-glow is mentioned on the box. Perhaps this was included in some nite-glow train sets as well? That Crane Loader can have other suprises, such as a yellow KW cab instead of the Dodge shown on the box.
A new insert was made for this car to hold the 4 pipe sections; odd that they printed a stock# on the flap.
Cheez: Like that paint job; has a very modern, tourist/excursion look to it 
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Posted - February 26 2012 : 2:28:54 PM
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My CotW
A Triang Budd unit and it's available.
"A is A"
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Posted - February 26 2012 : 3:21:02 PM
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my car is what is presumed to be a central lines canadian pacific car ken
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 12:24:22 AM
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 7:20:12 PM
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Tomex N scale articulated flat, a recent purchase from another forum...
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 7:23:43 PM
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Another in my old comic series. Betty Boop
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 8:02:53 PM
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Cheez, Nice!
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 8:12:48 PM
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Noooooooooooo! Not Eat-It-All Cones! Those things are horrid. Like eating styrofoam. Nice car though.
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Posted - February 27 2012 : 10:11:15 PM
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thanks CamdenLine & they ain't that bad
Also the cone was invented at a Woirld's Fair cause the ice cream seller ran out of bowls! XD
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Posted - February 29 2012 : 6:05:45 PM
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| hi cheez love that scheme good job ken
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Posted - February 29 2012 : 10:16:56 PM
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I think this goes to that Petsmart set mytyco has
So I forgot to put a wheel on one truck
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Posted - March 03 2012 : 9:15:46 PM
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quote:Here is my reefer car I got from eaglerock THANKS!
Now I just need the Good & Plenty & the Tropican ones
Originally posted by microbusss - February 25 2012 : 10:14:08 PM
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I have one of those cars also.
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