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 Posted - July 22 2012 : 08:38:12 AM
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SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY, TYCO, TYCO, TYCO!!!
Now arriving Rio Grande SD24 in very nice, little used condition, no box.
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 08:48:20 AM
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tyco 12 wheeler rio grande ken
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 11:41:44 AM
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Thanks Ken for your Tyco.
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 12:17:04 PM
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This Tyco GP20 was a little beat up when I got it.
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 12:26:31 PM
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| hi ray just shows that you can make a really nice model out of anything,nice job,ken
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 12:51:53 PM
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Ray Nice Tyco/Mantua. Reminds me of my GP 20 BN from last LOTW. You hand bent the handrails and used non-stock stanchions as well as paint and number work?
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 1:17:20 PM
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quote: You hand bent the handrails and used non-stock stanchions as well as paint and number work?
Originally posted by Alco Fan - July 22 2012 : 12:51:53 PM
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I did make the railings and stanchions.
The cab was smashed so I replaced it with an Athearn GP9 cab and formed the number board and headlight area from styrene and putty.
It has an upgraded power torque drive also.
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 3:22:22 PM
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quote: [quote]
I did make the railings and stanchions.
The cab was smashed so I replaced it with an Athearn GP9 cab and formed the number board and headlight area from styrene and putty.
It has an upgraded power torque drive also.
I could have predicted you had done more custom than I could figure out :)
Originally posted by Ray Marinaccio - July 22 2012 : 1:17:20 PM
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 4:50:03 PM
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UP Attacked By Giant Mutant Kudzu Vines!
Carrying over from last week, here's my rehabbed junker Bachmann 4-4-0. The new motor makes it smooth and much quieter, aside from some gear noise. I put a bronze thrust washer at the front of the worm, but since the 'shaft' on the front end is just a plastic pin that's part of the worm itself, it sheared it off. I drilled the worm out and replaced it with a short length of 2mm shaft, and haven't had a problem since.
With the traction tires and weight, it will out-pull many larger diesels. It performs better than the recent improved one I bought not too long ago, in part because they put so much lateral slop in the drivers that it noses all over the place. It was completely unnecessary, and I think they had to raise the fenders to clear them.
It's a good thing I took photos, or I wouldn't have noticed the cracked cylinder saddle in pic #2. Well, I have a repair to do.
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 6:43:06 PM
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well nelson at least your right side cylinder is intact... the derelict 4-4-0 i have has its right side cylinder cracked off from the frame. Mine is most likely never coming back together.
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 7:12:16 PM
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My LOTW this week is a buy from a toy dealer at an antique show I go to every few months, he had this nice Seaboard Athearn engine ( not sure of type/model yet ), I don't have much Seaboard, so this was a welcome addition to my fleet. Living in Richmond, VA in my childhood, I had C&O, B&O, Seaboard, Southern, and others through my home town frequently, with Seaboard having headquarters on Broad Street about 1 mile from my house. Building is still there, but been renovated many times, and now houses some high tech businesses. Anyway, looks like most of the stuff is in the box, but one long hand railing looks like it's missing. Will inventory later.
Jerry
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Posted - July 22 2012 : 7:52:49 PM
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gp38-2 or GP40 IMHO
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Posted - July 23 2012 : 07:43:45 AM
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quote:My LOTW this week is a buy from a toy dealer at an antique show I go to every few months, he had this nice Seaboard Athearn engine ( not sure of type/model yet ), I don't have much Seaboard, so this was a welcome addition to my fleet. Living in Richmond, VA in my childhood, I had C&O, B&O, Seaboard, Southern, and others through my home town frequently, with Seaboard having headquarters on Broad Street about 1 mile from my house. Building is still there, but been renovated many times, and now houses some high tech businesses. Anyway, looks like most of the stuff is in the box, but one long hand railing looks like it's missing. Will inventory later.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â July 22 2012Â :Â 7:12:16 PM
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Jerry,
Thats a GP40-2, it has 3 radiator fans, and the hole on the long hood to designate "-2".....I also have that same locomotive! I got a few of them, along with the matching GP38-2's, which only has 2 radiator fans on the hood top, and as the "-2" the hole in the long hood.....
NICE find tho! (I'm looking for the "Family Lines" paint on L&N/SCL......)
~John
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Posted - July 23 2012 : 11:24:28 AM
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This is my LOTW:
It is a custom HO scale Athearn Hustler diesel locomotive, equipped with an ERNST Diesel Super Gearing Kit and non-directional headlights.
Sean
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Posted - July 24 2012 : 12:04:52 AM
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| I'm JEALOUS of the Rio Grandes!
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Posted - July 25 2012 : 6:33:58 PM
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Its a GP 40-2
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â July 22 2012Â :Â 7:12:16 PM
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Posted - July 25 2012 : 6:48:14 PM
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My loco of the week...a steal from ebay....notice the "new" headlight and smokestack...the originals were broke off and gone when I got it....headlight is from an IHC Pacific...the smokestack is from a Mickey Ds' beverage straw...Bachmann doesn't sell the parts seperate anymore...
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Posted - July 25 2012 : 8:58:45 PM
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About five years ago The Favorite Spot was selling those Bachmann 0-6-0's for $25 a piece. Why I didn't get one for myself, I'll never know. 
I like that Hustler conversion, Sean. What is the roadname?
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Posted - July 25 2012 : 10:38:32 PM
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Hi,
Is that an wiper for extra current pickup before the front wheel?
Pretty nice hustler!
quote:This is my LOTW:
It is a custom HO scale Athearn Hustler diesel locomotive, equipped with an ERNST Diesel Super Gearing Kit and non-directional headlights.
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - July 23 2012 : 11:24:28 AM
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 07:06:58 AM
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I paid around $80 for the three of these, I know it's a little high, but they look so good.
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 10:49:59 AM
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| GG-1 Guy The Chessie a Tyco? If it is I wants one
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 12:33:34 PM
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| Yep, and everytime they came up on eBay the price was always too high. With these, they were around my price range so I got them. Lucky my wife does not read this web site.
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 12:58:39 PM
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hi gg-1 guy,that was a bargain,those cheesie locos are not easy to find on ebay,mantua or tyco versions,i think you got them well cheap,ken
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 1:54:25 PM
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| Thanks Ken!
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 1:56:18 PM
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| i have the southern one,but the pilot is black ken
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 4:27:38 PM
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I do like that Seaboard diesel! CSX has a original non-repaint Seaboard SD40. Seen it once. Also, my hometown area's city is home to CSX's headquarters. ACL pacific use to sit right up front.
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 7:46:23 PM
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GG!, your so lucky!! I've always wanted any of those 3, mainly the chessie!
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 7:48:19 PM
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quote:Hi,
Is that an wiper for extra current pickup before the front wheel?
Pretty nice hustler!
Originally posted by littlejoe - July 25 2012 : 10:38:32 PM
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Thanks Littlejoe!
Yes, it is a wiper. I 4 locos for the "Carolsburgh and Genesville" RR. I purchased a GP9 from a gent on eBay sometime in 2011. I thought the loco was altra cool with the detail he added, but I could not find the real RR on line anywhere. So I contacted the seller and found out this. He (still_jus_me) on ebay was selling a few things from his deceased friend's model railroad. This is the model railroad: http://pasquale.dhs.org/CandG/index.htm
When I saw this website, I decided I wanted more of this guys collection so I bid on another lot of three engines Tom had listed and picked up an Athearn powered diecast Cary F3 (or FP - not sure which), Bachmann Spectrum 70 tom switcher and the Hustler. All have nice details and painted handrails. I think it is cool having them even though being diesels and a fantasy RR they are nothing like anything I tend to collect.
Sean
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Posted - July 26 2012 : 8:13:16 PM
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Sean, you got a few nice pieces from a great model railroad. Nice to know they live on, instead of being pitched.
I didn't even notice the pickup plunger.
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Posted - July 27 2012 : 4:35:25 PM
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Hi Ray Marinaccio,
I really like the BN GP20!
Thanks for sharing.
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Posted - July 27 2012 : 7:29:25 PM
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newest buy, besides my AHM GP18, a mantua 4-6-0 dixiebell
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Posted - July 28 2012 : 5:39:25 PM
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quote:Sean, you got a few nice pieces from a great model railroad. Nice to know they live on, instead of being pitched.
I didn't even notice the pickup plunger.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â July 26 2012Â :Â 8:13:16 PM
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Thanks Nelson! I think they are pretty neat.
Sean
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Posted - February 16 2013 : 10:31:54 PM
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| One question, did 12 wheeler steam engines ever actually exist????
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Posted - February 16 2013 : 11:43:35 PM
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| yes it did
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Posted - February 17 2013 : 09:59:23 AM
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lehigh valley 12 wheeler ken
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Posted - February 17 2013 : 10:03:11 AM
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| I wonder how much horsepower it had
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Posted - February 17 2013 : 7:13:48 PM
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Nice Alco Fan
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