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 Posted - June 20 2012 : 09:23:55 AM
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here we go again,do i keep and get the 2 other versions,or trade as its not my era,this it seems is the 2nd release 52ft version,as the latest is 58ft and dcc ready,ken
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 10:12:34 AM
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Ken,
Thats a NICE unit! I remember seeing them in real life, when I lived in Pennsylvania, on Chessie System rail thats now CSX, and I think i seen the newer Sperry ones as well!
~John
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 10:23:24 AM
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hi john,i like it,its very smooth running,my problem is do i keep it,to good to take it back to my era,as they had couplers when they were first on railroads,later removed to be re classified and get other 2 or trade it as this is out of my era ken
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 12:32:56 PM
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I likes it
The other Sperry I know was computers
It resembles a Doodlebug kinda
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 12:40:39 PM
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some of the real ones were made out of defunct doodlebugs ken
http://trainweb.org/elso/SPERRY.HTM
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 12:49:11 PM
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I think it IS a doodlebug, with a little extra roof detail. To me, looks like a typical gas-electric car, particularly the pilot. Here's a typical B&M gas-electric car:
The earliest Sperry vehicles were all converted from various surplus gas cars, so the model is authentic in that regard.
My recommendation would be to repaint into a regular railroad name, then it would be right for the 1920s - 1950s, depending on the railroad. I can't remember when the last B&M car ran, 1960s, I think. I remember seeing a picture of one painted white, running in a snowstorm, on the Claremont and Concord.
So, what's your period/railroad(s)?
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 1:12:59 PM
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| my era is between 1880-1950s loco wise i start to loose interest after that ken
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 1:13:09 PM
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The other option would be to repaint to an earlier Sperry paint scheme. Sperry started around 1928 and was going full throttle in the 1930s. Here is a 1930s view from the Fallen Flags site:
img]/tyco/forum/uploaded/bruceclouette/20120620131159_srs-1930.jpg[/img]
I like the 1960s version (from the Sperry Roster site):
[img]/tyco/forum/uploaded/bruceclouette/20120620131251_srs-1964.jpg[/img]
Let us know what you decide.
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 1:14:55 PM
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The other option would be to repaint to an earlier Sperry paint scheme. Sperry started around 1928 and was going full throttle in the 1930s. Here is a 1930s view from the Fallen Flags site:
I like the 1960s version (from the Sperry Roster site):
Let us know what you decide.
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Posted - June 20 2012 : 1:17:54 PM
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i like the whole thing,ideal kitbash,my kinda car ken
cheers for the ideas bruce
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