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spiderj76
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Couple finds during my recent trip:




Don't see too many black center-flow hoppers, and I thought this paint scheme was clean and attractive. A classic Front Range ACF kit, never touched until I bought and assembled it.

Same hole-in-the-wall shop yielded this next car as well:



Kit by C&BT shops. I have a handful of Seaboard System cars, but the paint on all of them is somewhat muted. Am really impressed by the sharpness and opacity on this one. Even the black has a nice "fresh-painted metal" sheen to it.
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Brianstyco
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Tony - i have that same Seaboard car in my collection - they are nice
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nice pieces tony,my car this week is a jackson sharp for my excursion train ken
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Brianstyco
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Illinois Central caboose - this is variation # 2 of 3. Tyco # 327-14 mint in box - box is slightly worn from storage - This came in a lot of Tyco caboose's i bought off ebay about a year ago - $10 for 12 caboose's mint in box
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Today I'll post s photo of A Gilbert Northern Pacific Reefer # 521.
frank
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microbusss
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oooo I loves the Seaboard boxcar!
hole-in-the-wall shop eh? Sounds neat

AHM Bakelite Plastics hopper

Orange Amtrak hopper
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Mustangs_n_Trains
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This is my COTW:

Just purchased it last night in a lot of several old wood cars:

an all wood Ambroid Vinegar Tank Car (built):

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Here is a current eBay listing of a similar model:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-AMBROID-WOOD-HO-SCALE-MODEL-RAILROAD-TRAIN-KIT-VINEGAR-TANK-CAR-4-/390562962372?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5aef5ddbc4
Sean

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Redneck Justin
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Tyco "Chugger" box car:
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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gmoney
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Ben,

Is it the camera, or is that Bakelite car a little convex?
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microbusss
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quote:
Ben,
Is it the camera, or is that Bakelite car a little convex?
Originally posted by gmoney - March 26 2013 :  12:16:28 AM


I didn't put it very straight Also its faded & scratched up too
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Mike
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CP wide vision caboose...

Mike
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thetramp
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My contribution for COTW is a Life Like Campbell Soup Caboose I picked up in the 80's
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microbusss
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thats for the promo set from Campbell's
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