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Friction drive with engine sparking mechanism Kit-bashed to HO would be cool on my rug layout. Woo Hoo! So Sorry, I can't afford it.
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how old is that bad boy? i've never heard of it before. is that the track it runs on? the track looks huge for the train.
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I'll bet its a Japan wind-up toy
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wheres the fallout?
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Not to worry. Fall-out is ejected by the lead unit as sparks out the hole in front.

Acording to both
http://www.danefield.com/data/displayimage-18-2572.html
http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/atomictoys/atomictrain.htm
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While the manufacturer is not identified, it does say "Made in Western Germany."


From description my guess is there are no flanges on the wheels; the track just forms a channel.
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Friction drive with engine sparking mechanism Kit-bashed to HO would be cool on my rug layout. Woo Hoo! So Sorry, I can't afford it.

Originally posted by offtrackthoroughbred - March 30 2012 :  6:18:23 PM



Hmmm careful might set the rug on fire!
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If not the rug Chessie, it may set the lychen on fire to have a realistic brush fire on any one's layout!
~John

Many have tried to, and failed, ya just can't repair stupid...

Do NOT try to Idiot-Proof anything!!!! God, will simply create a better......IDIOT!
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Here is the "prototype"

http://davidszondy.com/future/atomic/atomic_train.htm
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Actually, another site claims it ran on a lithographed sheet of flat tin. So maybe those tracks don't go with it? or it was a different set, there apparently are two different versions.

http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/atomictoys/atomictrain.htm

And another forum which shows the wind-up mechanism...

http://danefield.com/alpha/forums/topic/8632-atomic-train/

Jerry
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I do have to get one to go with my heljian nuclear power plant, brush fire or not!
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