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Happy Birthday United States of America!!! Bachmann C23-7 custom in PRR
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Posted - July 01 2012 : 08:52:40 AM
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Catching the Bicentennial and the Olympics in one shot...
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Posted - July 01 2012 : 1:04:22 PM
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my loco this week a pennsy h9 by Penn line,ken
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Posted - July 01 2012 : 1:16:01 PM
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Ken and Shay I like both of those and need to keep my eyes open. Pretty and nostalgic respectively.
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Posted - July 01 2012 : 1:17:49 PM
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* Staying with the Pennsy theam, A Atheran S-12.
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Posted - July 01 2012 : 3:28:54 PM
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Very handsome. I have one but never put the handrails on cause I thought PRR just use the one on the hood.
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Posted - July 01 2012 : 5:51:10 PM
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A more patriotic background than my first post and still Pennsy.
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Posted - July 02 2012 : 7:53:19 PM
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quote:Catching the Bicentennial and the Olympics in one shot...
Originally posted by shaygetz - July 01 2012 : 08:52:40 AM
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Nice! I actually saw some of these units up close during the 80's. I know that athearn had a deal with the Original Whistle Stop to sell these beauties. I frequent the Whistle Stop and the guys there told me the story. I picked one up earlier this year in excellent condition.
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Posted - July 02 2012 : 8:12:58 PM
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Thanks...this one was a gift from one of our members....
MR magazine, February 1985...
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Posted - July 02 2012 : 9:15:44 PM
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I've got one too... great looking engine.
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Posted - July 03 2012 : 07:39:57 AM
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Are these Olympic SDs hard to find? I think according to the Athearn Collector's Guide the Olympic SD was a special commissioned paint job for one hobby shop.
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Posted - July 03 2012 : 07:47:57 AM
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| I just found one on ebay for $35, buy it now. YAY!!
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Posted - July 03 2012 : 10:04:20 AM
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Happy Canada Day July1... Happy 4th of July to my US family and friends!!!
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Posted - July 03 2012 : 9:44:33 PM
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Clever picture Mike! Very appropriate too.
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Posted - July 04 2012 : 9:44:20 PM
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Here's my contribution for the week
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Posted - July 04 2012 : 11:23:41 PM
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Here is my LOTW:
It is a Pre-WWII Mantua Reading 4-6-2 Pacific class Steam locomotive. Purchased tonight on eBay. It has the solid cast-brass boiler. Had I not bid, it would have sold for ~$56.
Geese.... I hope the low price was because my snipe went off in the middle of the fireworks show and no one was watching. These low prices do not make me feel good about the current market prices!
Sean
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Posted - July 05 2012 : 05:41:25 AM
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quote:Here's my contribution for the week
Originally posted by DaCheez - July 04 2012 : 9:44:20 PM
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Geez Cheez, one of them look familiar! Been across half the country... and the Frosted Miniwheats boxes been across twice  .
Too bad they don't make the Strawberry flavour. Vanilla, either...  . Maple is a good second choice... I bet most, if not all, readers don't know what I'm talking about...  oop's, I was ranting again...
And now, my contribution... Top L-R 3 Docksides: AHM, RivaRossi, Varney, RivaRossi Saddletank
AHM zips quite a bit, RivaRossi glides nicely with full valve gear, Varney zips around well after some lubing... and I bought it for $5.00!
Bottom R-L: Lionel Athearn 1st run, Athearn 2nd run, Athearn last run (previously owned by someone from this forum who I haven't seen for a while.)
The red Hustler is such a rocket! Yellow is okay, Silver came with loop couplers and putts a bit, Blue rattles but runs nicely.
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Posted - July 05 2012 : 1:36:09 PM
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quote:Are these Olympic SDs hard to find? I think according to the Athearn Collector's Guide the Olympic SD was a special commissioned paint job for one hobby shop.
Originally posted by Alco Fan - July 03 2012 : 07:39:57 AM
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I was wondering that myself
Note the pic of the loco The number boards have different numbers Why?
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Posted - July 05 2012 : 7:33:19 PM
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Hey John. I'm not sure if one of those is the one I got from you or not...I think I have 4 . If the one you sent had handrails then the pictured one is yours  Do you still have that mini wheats box? 
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Posted - July 05 2012 : 10:08:45 PM
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| 1932 was the previous time the Olympics were held in Los Angeles prior to 1984.
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Posted - July 05 2012 : 10:19:52 PM
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My LOTW is this Tyco GG1 in Pennsy colors. Was going through my club's donation boxes from a guy's estate,and found this one. Had to come home with me.
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Posted - July 06 2012 : 02:49:00 AM
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quote:
Um, I think I sent you the loco that had the tab missing from the back centre truck assembly. I've forgotten if the one I sent you had hand railing.
And the Miniwheats box... uh, I might still have remnants of it. I've moved six times since 2006... holy crap, that was six years ago... I started going through all my belongings back in February... perhaps I may find that box. I will let you know as soon as I find it.
I'm glad you're doing well.
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Posted - July 06 2012 : 9:51:14 PM
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Hey guys and ladies ok I just won an Evilbay auction!!
Burlington way of the zyphers. Tenshodo for a good price.
Was it woth it?
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Posted - July 07 2012 : 10:18:15 AM
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quote:Hey guys and ladies ok I just won an Evilbay auction!!
Burlington way of the zyphers. Tenshodo for a good price.
Was it woth it?
Originally posted by steve - July 06 2012 : 9:51:14 PM
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Hello Steve,
Without a listing number or link, it is nearly impossible to tell which one you purchased??? If it was this E unit pair:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item43b051cd37&item=290720959799&nma=true&pt=Model_RR_Trains&rt=nc&si=eEle%252Bn3rVi4Ai0vMn%252BfPpWXLHI0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Then yes, I think you got a pretty good price. I paid ~ that much last night for a brass DL109 a-unit. Then again, the DL109s are harder to come by.
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Posted - July 07 2012 : 12:45:42 PM
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better late then never for me
 here's my newest buy, a rare MDC roundhouse 2-8-0 kit, the first 2 days i had it I built the tender and assembled the frame. The drive wheels are under the frame, but do to issues with the crosshead on the drive rod the engine is yet to be completed so now her boiler sits on a flatcar in my shop awaiting the remaining work. The tender is also in the shop, the frame with wheels is outside
I buy, repair, and collect
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Posted - July 07 2012 : 7:05:56 PM
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| Hey sean MnT It was # 271007373301 ok
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