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This week Revell F-7...
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Posted - October 27 2013 : 4:24:29 PM
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Nice CP Mike!!!! A Revel huh? In GREAT shape too!
So, here's mine. an OLD Walthers Trainline GP15-1....
I got this for $5.00 at a show, new in the box, the guy who had it said, it was a coffee grinder. I was like OK that's a first on a Walthers but....I got it home, and what this guy was talking about is beyond me, you can barely hear it run.... in either direction and no matter the speed......AND its pretty strong too......So, I think the guy just wanted to get rid of it and thinking of it, it may have been that the new Proto by Walthers was just being released on the same model.....
That's OK, I'm good with it! (I got 2 of them, now both the same road number, one will change!)
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Posted - October 27 2013 : 4:47:12 PM
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My choice this week is a locomotive I got at a train show yesterday. A Brass Pennsylvania Railroad H6sb by Lambert Associates.
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Posted - October 27 2013 : 9:49:52 PM
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1962 Mantua EX Rio Grande GP20. Bought it off ebay in 2007, guy bought it brand new in 1962 as a kit, built is as well. Runs great being fully cleaned (mechanically) and oiled. Runs good after warming up a bit.
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Posted - October 27 2013 : 10:13:41 PM
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Hyde, it "looks" as tho your cleaning needs done again. Its growing cob webs!!!!!
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 12:05:06 AM
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I knew someone was gonna notice that..........that's why I said it's fully cleaned mechanically I had webs that connected to some shops.......so I guess you can say I haven't been running anything lately...
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 01:00:30 AM
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Hyde,
Sounds like the only running going on...............was the Spiders!
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 03:36:40 AM
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quote:Hyde,
Sounds like the only running going on...............was the Spiders!
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â October 28 2013Â :Â 01:00:30 AM
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WELL, leave it to the spiders to spruce it up for Halloween!
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quote: quote:Hyde,
Sounds like the only running going on...............was the Spiders!
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â October 28 2013Â :Â 01:00:30 AM
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WELL, leave it to the spiders to spruce it up for Halloween!
John
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That's PATINA, Man! doesn't hurt the appearsnce a bit. Those were (are?) some of the nicest units ever made. Took a little throttle expertise, but what's wrong with that? So did the prototypes.
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 12:03:59 PM
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That's not a cobweb. He has found a way to scratch build a scale sized extension cord. That engine is parked near the shops for some minor cab repairs and the crew needed a trouble light to see the job.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 2:59:40 PM
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quote:That's not a cobweb. He has found a way to scratch build a scale sized extension cord. That engine is parked near the shops for some minor cab repairs and the crew needed a trouble light to see the job.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
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I shall concede... that's the best story I've ever heard!
Other than that, you can see the Hyde's trains have their own "web" page office!
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 5:13:02 PM
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frank,nice loco,mine this week is a new one,as yet not known distributor,ken
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 5:18:22 PM
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To keep with Ken's theme.. My LOTW was a $30 purchase:
New One Model - Aristo-Craft 4-2-2 Philadelphia & Reading Steam Locomotive
It has the incorrect wheel set under the cab, but this will be fairly easy to replace.
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 5:19:42 PM
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Tyco Super 630 with reversing lights? Can't remember!
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 8:47:41 PM
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Here it is folks, the latest iteration of green railroad technology... the DD40ECO!
The engine has a soundtraxx tsunami decoder for sound and the first motor, and a soundtraxx MC decoder for the rear motor and the lights. I use it as a yard engine when people bring in very long trains, so it has operating orange strobe lights.
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 9:37:32 PM
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Fellow with the DD40ECO, you are SCARING me.
My LOTW is in so many pieces right now there's nothing to even take a picture of... it's eventually going to be an athearn blue box wide-hood SD45 - I found the shell custom painted in GN for a buck, and a working ATSF one on my next visit to the same shop for $8. The atsf one got its handrails, cab, glass and lights pilfered, and I'm hacking it to bits till I have enough to have the GN shell complete. The worst part? I opened up the ATSF unit, and - to my absolute horror - the drivetrain fell out, motor, flywheels and shafts, onto the floor.  The motor mount was from a bad batch of plastic and it fractured. Anyone have a spare?
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 10:05:44 PM
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This week, my LOTW is an end-of-the-show acquisition ( and bargain? ), at $5 I couldn't not get this all-metal New One 4-6-0 made in Japan. The tender is missing the trucks, but otherwise seems complete. I also got a $5 mantua goat or something, 0-4-0, with valve gear. I'll probably post that one next week. Anyway, here's my New One -
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 10:18:48 PM
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quote:New One Model - Aristo-Craft 4-2-2 Philadelphia & Reading Steam Locomotive
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - October 28 2013 : 5:18:22 PM
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That's certainly an interesting locomotive. I also want to remark on how cool those bridges are and how well the water is modeled. That's a great setting for the picture.
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Posted - October 28 2013 : 11:04:34 PM
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quote:Tyco Super 630 with reversing lights? Can't remember!
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Well it should Cause mine does too 
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Posted - October 29 2013 : 12:03:14 AM
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Seeing as it is New One week, here is my Royal Blue 4-6-0.
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Posted - October 29 2013 : 01:57:52 AM
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Thomas, and Jerry, you lucky guys!!!!! LOVE that Blue "Royal Blue" 4-6-0......
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Posted - October 29 2013 : 03:13:06 AM
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| Yeah Sean, that water looks great. Would you tell us a bit about how you did that? Thanks. Barry
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Posted - October 29 2013 : 08:02:35 AM
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quote:frank,nice loco,mine this week is a new one,as yet not known distributor,ken
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KENNY' your loco is puzzling. Never seen one before. That is a good find. Very interesting. Thanks for posting. Ken the H6 I have is a small engine. I wonder is it is not made to a proper scale. I know I have read, on line, info in a Google book on that engine. I'll be looking for it for the next couple of days till I find it again.
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Posted - October 29 2013 : 11:16:32 AM
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quote: quote:New One Model - Aristo-Craft 4-2-2 Philadelphia & Reading Steam Locomotive
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - October 28 2013 : 5:18:22 PM
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That's certainly an interesting locomotive. I also want to remark on how cool those bridges are and how well the water is modeled. That's a great setting for the picture.
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Hi scshaggy!
Thanks, but I can not take credit for the scenery. I stole the listing photo from the eBay purchase. Funny, I hadn't even noticed how nicely done the setting was, but I completely agree with your sentiments!
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Thanks Barry, see my note to scshaggy above.. LOL!
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Posted - October 29 2013 : 11:39:21 PM
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I see I'm a little late to the party...some cool engines so far! 
Here's my Tyco Alco C430 in New Haven paint (now fully operational). It was purchased last week for $15. I'd never seen this particular piece in person before, and I must say Tyco's Alco looks good in NH paint!
Here she is with her CN counterpart and matching streamliners...
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 11:21:35 AM
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Here's my Tyco Alco C430 in New Haven paint (now fully operational). ... and I must say Tyco's Alco looks good in NH paint!
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Hi DaCheez,
I am a fan of that locomotive in that paint scheme. I think I finally acquired my first one this past year. I'm especially a fan of anything New Haven!
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 1:01:27 PM
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| I don't have a whole lot of New Haven stock, but this piece looks great! The black with white stripes is very simple and elegant. There are few paint schemes Tyco did on various engines that just fit perfectly.
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 6:13:41 PM
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Here's my lotw. It's actually a Gilbert/American Flyer ho scale industrial loco. It is very close to the Vulcan 25 tonner used by the Rio Grande, Micolithic and Northern (in Texas, defunct in 1936). It even has the drivers connected to a crank, which I had to search Ebay for, as I'm guessing Gilbert eliminated at some point. It is painted to match that road's loco (see the Northeast Rails site under Vulcan 25 tons). I also have a spare shell, so I can go back to original.
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 7:13:32 PM
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Grr, I am SO jealous of that Gilbert critter... I've never been able to find one under $30 that works. Where did you get it, and how much was it? That loco is on my list of things I have to get someday.
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 7:23:25 PM
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quote:| Here's my lotw. It's actually a Gilbert/American Flyer ho scale industrial loco. Originally posted by Adams - October 30 2013 : 6:13:41 PM
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That's one cool locomotive. I like the linkage to the side rods with that crank. It's also amazing how it can run on the underside of the shelf.
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 7:39:36 PM
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quote:| It's also amazing how it can run on the underside of the shelf. |
This is the Tyco forum after all...
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 8:43:07 PM
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PRR, I'm sure I spent too much (on Ebay), nearly $40, but it was in perfect shape, and it's the only thing that closely approximates the prototype loco I was looking at. They do seem rare in good shape, so I splurged for it. I'll put the original blue shell "industrial Transfer Service" back on of I ever sel it. Great slow speed running, and doesn't get stuck (probably due to the weight). WOW, I was wondering what the heck you were talking about, but on my home computer, the pic is upright, but here at work, its upside-down!
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Posted - October 30 2013 : 10:18:31 PM
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Hi-Fly version of the Yellowbox Athearn GP9... bought it painted as such.
Would love to hear/read your comments...
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Posted - October 31 2013 : 08:05:30 AM
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great little critter,love it,ken
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Posted - October 31 2013 : 08:06:56 AM
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Thanks, ---I think Ken's reply put the pic upright for everyone. Here's the original loco. I know its not exact, but a reasonable representation.
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Posted - October 31 2013 : 9:53:09 PM
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I have to say that's a cool little critter there, upside down trick or not.......LOVE the counter balances on the drivers!!!!!
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Posted - October 31 2013 : 10:16:39 PM
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Frank, love that brass beauty. I guess you bought that after I left.
Sean, those are drivers from a Rivarossi Y6b under the cab of that 4-2-2. I've never seen a trailing truck with counterweights.
Adams, that Gilbert switcher looks great in custom paint, and it's got some wicked magnetraction, too.  The earlier black version had the counterweights, but when they changed to blue paint they were eliminated.
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Posted - November 01 2013 : 4:34:51 PM
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This was my own first HO locomotive, Christmas of 1967? Dummy power at the moment. An AHM C-Liner.
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| That's great that you have your original loco---The Penn Central began as a company in Feb. of '68, so either AHM got a jump on it, or it's from Christmas of 68 maybe.
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Posted - November 01 2013 : 5:38:52 PM
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quote:| That's great that you have your original loco---The Penn Central began as a company in Feb. of '68 Originally posted by Adams - November 01 2013 : 5:31:10 PM
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& died 18 months later & so Conrail began
Real cool loco too btw
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Posted - November 01 2013 : 5:48:35 PM
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PennCentral was... 50/50
Cool locomotive!
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quote:That's great that you have your original loco---The Penn Central began as a company in Feb. of '68, so either AHM got a jump on it, or it's from Christmas of 68 maybe.
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Yep I could not remember the exact year, so it probably was '68 or maybe 'even '69. My dad worked for Penn Central. Funny thing to me about that set looking back is that it had the PC loco and a C&O caboose. Didn't seem strange to me at the time 
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| Is it irony or foreshadowing?? The CSX, née Chessie System, née C&O, now owns part of the old PC system (the NYC lines). AHM was just way ahead of its time!
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quote: quote:
Here's my Tyco Alco C430 in New Haven paint (now fully operational). ... and I must say Tyco's Alco looks good in NH paint!
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Hi DaCheez,
I am a fan of that locomotive in that paint scheme. I think I finally acquired my first one this past year. I'm especially a fan of anything New Haven!
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - October 30 2013 : 11:21:35 AM
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I think that Alco locomotive is one of the classic diesel designs of all time, right up there with the PA/PB. Sharp locomotives!
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Posted - November 02 2013 : 07:56:41 AM
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quote:Is it irony or foreshadowing?? The CSX, née Chessie System, née C&O, now owns part of the old PC system (the NYC lines). AHM was just way ahead of its time!
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I called my railroad the "PC&O"
YES, definitely way ahead of our time!
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