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 Posted - January 09 2013 : 12:17:48 AM
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I was browsing ebay auctions Australia to find some images of the Aussie rolling stock and came upon this...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121041396060?nma=true&si=T7JfA7jFrc06z%2F851o9bIHawet8%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true
Doesn't look custom but I didn't see it on Tony's site. Could be a custom job though. Thoughts?
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Posted - January 09 2013 : 09:59:50 AM
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Looks original. I wonder if SS&P is printed on the box behind it?
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Posted - January 09 2013 : 10:47:17 AM
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I highly doubt that is factory original. If it were, that would mark the first and only time Tyco ever put a herald or logo on a steam engine cab*, instead of a number. The cabs on most Tyco steamer were separate parts, deco-stamped with whatever number was assigned to the roadname. I suppose if it were really warranted they *could* have used a logo, but that seems highly unlikely, and the SP&S seems a bit too intricate to have done as a one-off or test unit. If anything I expect it's a decal.
It's still an attractive looking engine, though.
*The 4-6-2 Pacific in Southern Crescent paint has a small crescent moon on the cab, but this is a very simple decorative element, a far cry from an intricate herald.
Edited by - spiderj76 on January 09 2013 10:51:38 AM
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Posted - January 09 2013 : 2:03:07 PM
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I agree it's clearly custom, from the more obscure roadname to the graphite smokebox. The lettering also looks too fine for Tyco tampo (aka big-ass rubber stamp) printing.
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Posted - January 09 2013 : 4:48:01 PM
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quote:I highly doubt that is factory original. If it were, that would mark the first and only time Tyco ever put a herald or logo on a steam engine cab*, instead of a number. ....
*The 4-6-2 Pacific in Southern Crescent paint has a small crescent moon on the cab, but this is a very simple decorative element, a far cry from an intricate herald.
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â January 09 2013Â :Â 10:47:17 AM
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Interesting piece of information. You really know your train stuff.  I guess I was thinking more like an Athearn would be.
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