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 Posted - January 13 2013 : 8:31:32 PM
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"Is your trolley system being plagued by rubber wheeled conveyances? Are buses reducing your ridership? Then you might need a Bus Exterminator! Effective from at least two blocks away..."
I got the idea for this kitbash from a 1966 Railroad Model Craftsman magazine photo and I thought it would be a fun project and funny as well.  I patterned it after Key System wrecker #1011, that is still in use at the Western Railway Museum in Rio Vista, CA.
I used the trucks and body of a Tyco old time coach a Tyco culvert flatcar and a Tyco GG1 pantograph. The flak gun comes from an AHM hidden gun boxcar and the trolley pole is from Bachmann.
I spliced in motorman windows on boths ends next to the doors. I plan to add headlights under the eaves and lettering.
I expect that my layout will be bus-free in no time. 
-Thomas
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Posted - January 13 2013 : 8:38:03 PM
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looks like that was a blast to build
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - January 13 2013 : 9:25:03 PM
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LOL! Fun looking model!
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Posted - January 13 2013 : 10:34:14 PM
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That's hysterical Tom, and very creative. What better way to eliminate the competition?
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - January 13 2013 : 10:38:06 PM
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That is sweet! I think I have a quad 20mm for your next one.
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Posted - January 15 2013 : 6:40:36 PM
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| now perhaps we should build a flack canon...or better a SAM unit ;) hey you need to account for them flying busses too....great work :)
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Posted - March 23 2013 : 7:56:46 PM
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"Holy Moly!
Wait! Hold off on the "Kaboom-boom!" "Uh, look I'll leave peacefully!"
quote:"Is your trolley system being plagued by rubber wheeled conveyances? Are buses reducing your ridership? Then you might need a Bus Exterminator! Effective from at least two blocks away..."
I expect that my layout will be bus-free in no time.
-Thomas
Originally posted by Redwoods - January 13 2013 : 8:31:32 PM
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Be creative, share and enjoy the hobby :-)
Edited by - AntonioFP45 on March 23 2013 8:50:30 PM
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Posted - March 23 2013 : 11:29:14 PM
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The exterminator is in the shops, so you're safe.
Wow, that's a nice looking bus. Hard to believe it's HO-scale. It looks like the San Francisco Muni buses I used to take to school in the 1970s.
quote: "Holy Moly!
Wait! Hold off on the "Kaboom-boom!" "Uh, look I'll leave peacefully!"
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Originally posted by AntonioFP45Â -Â March 23 2013Â :Â 7:56:46 PM
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Posted - March 24 2013 : 09:08:55 AM
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** With the pentagraph and trolley pole you need to power the car. Maybe a spud drive.
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Posted - December 15 2014 : 08:32:20 AM
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quote:
I expect that my layout will be bus-free in no time.
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Micro, I believe we have a challenge. -Auto
(OOC): I never noticed before, but those AHM flak cannons have some nice detail.
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Posted - December 15 2014 : 09:03:08 AM
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| To heck with the buses, look at all of the idiot drivers you can eliminate!!!!!
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Posted - December 15 2014 : 09:30:52 AM
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 That's actually kinda cool looking. If I saw it at a train show for a decent price, I would definitely buy it. I definitely find some humor in it, though.Very creative!
-Steve
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Posted - December 15 2014 : 11:18:53 AM
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ohhh c'mon guys I like buses too & that bus is a classic GM Fishbowl 
Plus I want to find a SHORT 15-20 passenger type then Hi-Rail the sucker hehe
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