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 Posted - January 26 2013 : 10:05:30 PM
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Well, I saw this one in a local bookstore last semester. I went back there today, and it was still there, so I picked it up.
If any of you guys have been really looking for one of these, send me a PM.
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Posted - January 27 2013 : 12:27:27 AM
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I bought one on Ebay about a year ago... real cheap Kind of interesting but not real exciting....
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Posted - January 27 2013 : 10:30:56 PM
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The guy uses a TYCO transformer like a hand-held... duplicated pictures in colour/color and black & white.
Some good basic ideas... but the author does not stick to all TYCO methods/accessories.
John
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Posted - January 27 2013 : 11:51:52 PM
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Posted - January 28 2013 : 02:14:48 AM
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MicroBen, I may have one for you really cheap if you're wanting one. 
Walt
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Posted - January 29 2013 : 3:50:04 PM
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I recently borrowed a copy of the later version from 1983, "The HO Model Railroading Handbook." It still has several Tyco products shown, along with quite a few Athearn, and some Bachmann and Life-Like and AHM, etc. Not sure what the major differences are, though.
I like how the 1983 version even shows some knuckle couplers in action. I think until the late 1990s, knuckle couplers were somewhat of a luxury or a premium feature for model railroaders, but now in the 21st century they've become the norm (I've already upgraded my three Tyco freight cars and several of my Life-Like stuff to knuckle couplers!)
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Posted - January 30 2013 : 8:35:03 PM
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quote:I like how the 1983 version even shows some knuckle couplers in action. I think until the late 1990s, knuckle couplers were somewhat of a luxury or a premium feature for model railroaders, but now in the 21st century they've become the norm
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â January 29 2013Â :Â 3:50:04 PM
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Now this is funny to me! Back in the mid-80's I bought some used Athearn F7's that ran great, but they had Kadee couplers on them. I remember very clearly trying to gather up glass pop bottles to return to get enough money to buy a pack of Kadee #5's so I could get one car with a knuckle coupler on one end, and then pull all my horn hook cars after that. Why "waste" money on couplers when I could use every spare cent to buy more (horn hook) freight cars???
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