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Sparking this week's lead-off LOTW is a miniature electric doodlebug, pantograph-equipped, and N gauge to boot. Made in Japan by Sekisui Kinzoku , No. 301, this little BN gem may get some action on my test loop soon. Guy said he wasn't sure it ran smoothly, thought it was a bit erratic, so he sold it to me for $25. I saved some green on some green!  It can always be a background showpiece even if it doesn't run. Has a split frame,looks pretty nice.
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 11:01:09 AM
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Here is my $30 purchase from last week 
C44-9W
& he thru this S12 in for $12
Both are Athern
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 11:41:23 AM
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Happy Easter to All !!!
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 12:33:31 PM
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A 8 dollar Lima unit that runs great.
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 1:35:26 PM
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looks kinda like my mantua SP booster
I have 3 locos this week
 here's my new spectrum 2-10-2 that bachmann sent me for my UP 4-8-2, I love this engine its tender light is amazing
 here's my new southern 4-4-0 that replaced my older 4-4-0 when i sent it to bachmann personally i like the older version better cause you could modify it heavily with this version you can only modify the domes and the smokestack
 my last loco is an Atlas rio grande Gp40, i got it at the santa clara train shop while on vacation up north for only $30!! They had a great used section
I got 2 brand new spectrum steamers for the $50 service charge!! what a deal!
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 4:10:14 PM
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Very nice Rio Grande. One of my favorite railroads. BTW, Did you see the mantua GN that they have at the roundhouse? Was that the one you mentioned ran sluggish?
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 5:17:48 PM
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Thank you and yes that's the one that ran bad that i will eventualy buy and fix up
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 6:48:52 PM
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My LOTW and a $15 buy, a Tyco Brunswick green or black GG-1. New in box almost and ran like a dream! Ben, I like those Athearns and thats a good price for that Dash-9. Is that CN unit a bluebox era kit or a RTR?!
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Posted - April 08 2012 : 8:53:20 PM
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quote: Ben, I like those Athearns and thats a good price for that Dash-9. Is that CN unit a bluebox era kit or a RTR?!
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - April 08 2012 : 6:48:52 PM
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It a Athern Blue Box kit I think It do have directions to put loco together Yes both locos do run
But on the Dash 9 it missing the ditchlights!
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Posted - April 09 2012 : 11:51:03 PM
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Tyco GP20 Sante Fe...
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Posted - April 11 2012 : 12:51:26 PM
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One of my Old Time PRR 4-4-0's by Rixarossi.
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Posted - April 11 2012 : 1:29:26 PM
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my loco this week is my only dcc one,proto heritage frisco 0-6-0,ken
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Posted - April 11 2012 : 2:47:52 PM
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| Beautiful Frisco loco, Ken--one of my favorite roads--I grew up with that railroad, even got some cab rides (in diesels, of course!). My latest purchase is a Bachmann 4-4-0 similar to the example above in this thread, but mine was lettered for Maryland and Pennsylvania. I removed the lettering and relettered for Southern Pacific. It is DCC, but I don't run that. All you have to do though is put a couple of "dummy plugs" (supplied) in the decoder, and you are ready to go. It will also produce sound on limited basis with regular dc power.
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Posted - April 11 2012 : 3:01:24 PM
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| hi chris this particular dcc loco was done by walthers for a photo shoot if that makes any sense, before the dual circuits were made available,it will only run dcc unless wiring and circuits are replaced,am leaving as is,ken
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Posted - April 12 2012 : 9:33:57 PM
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Here's my recent purchase. A Bachman DCC Sound 4-4-0. It came lettered for the Ma and Pa, but I changed it to SP (sorry Ken! I know you collect Ma and Pa--I can obtain another if you are ever interested). Very highly-detailed, and best of all to me is the all-metal boiler and cab.
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Posted - April 21 2012 : 4:49:37 PM
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the circuit of the dcc heritage frisci 0-6-0 loco posted above,no place for a jumper,according to the dh121 instructions you need a dcc controller to change address to re open the dc function ken
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