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The Pioneer is snuck in!
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Posted - March 14 2016 : 6:44:15 PM
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Sean I don't see the a hidden anything so I guess the Challenger.
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 09:45:09 AM
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sean i believe its that little cream box with the name on it (cn&w),although the name is upside down,ken
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 10:25:51 AM
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quote:sean i believe its that little cream box with the name on it (cn&w),although the name is upside down,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - March 15 2016 : 09:45:09 AM
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I almost fell over when I saw it Ken!
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 12:42:11 PM
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as i would have,you lucky man you,ken
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Posted - March 20 2016 : 3:54:33 PM
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Today I went to the March 2016 Greenberg Train & Toy Show, and bought these...
Nope, didn't buy any TYCO stuff this time; instead I mostly went with newer Bachmann and Life-Like/Walthers (I also figured it was time to remodel my KFC.)
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Posted - March 20 2016 : 10:54:21 PM
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Today I went to Railfest at Lakeland Community College in Mentor, Ohio. What a great show! Even if it was slightly impacted by another show nearby in Ohio, it was five sizable rooms with many operating layouts (8 by my count) and lots of good dealers. Unusual things too like a display of 7.5 inch gauge live steam and "diesel" power and cars, and a model engineering section with operating engines, clockwork, and telegraph sets. One of the Ntrak clubs had a track with a Congressional GG1 and a rake of cars set up with a pistol-grip slot car controller so that kids could drive; my sons were along and got a kick out of this. There was also a Flyer HO layout on a 4x6 table, very postwar looking with Flyer track and a suburban Plasticville setting, and a whistle set up so kids could interact. Wish I had pics, but had no camera with me. :/
I did pick up some stuff there, and also at the Erie train show a few weeks ago (which though smaller was still quite fun, even though i was mostly dealing at the Erie one).
See numbered notes below the first image. Numbered from top to bottom. :)
1. Brass B&O B18 4-6-0. Seller said Max Gray, another dealer later confirmed this, but I think it is a Katsumi imported by GHC. I have never bought any brass before, but couldnt pass this one up. Perfect size, classic look, that high-drivered mainline look, and a favored railroad that "connects" to mine. A rather severe splurge for me at $118 but I just got our yearly work bonus and the price seemed strikingly low for brass, even older brass. In fact, the same dealer had a lot of older brass; LMB, Akane, Gem, that sort of thing, at what seemed like very low prices: a NYC H-10b for $120, a B&O Mike for $120. You can't even touch plastic steam at that price; has the bottom completely fallen out of the brass market or what? Maybe I shoudl have offered less...
But still, a B18. If you are going to have one B&O loco for a small railroad that is the one to have. Built in 1901, rebuilt ~08 and ran until the 50s on branchline duty all over the place.
2. And on the other end of the spectrum, a Chattanooga 2-8-0 for $5. Seemingly it isn't a train show if I don't come back with at least one $5 Chatt. I have three of them so far plus the Mehano version...
3. And an amusingly large tender on absurd four-wheel trucks that was 50 cents. Posed with a Bach 2-6-0 I just got back from service, which needs a tender. Whatta ya think? ;)
Yeah, I think not. Will probably end up on my mehano Chattanooga.
4. A neat yellow loco from the Erie train show. $2, battery powered, but better detailed than most, and fits HO track. Looks Prussian or something.
5. A Riv passenger car that I traded an Athearn streamlined dome car for.
6. Three trolleys. A Tyco Nob Hill car, needing TLC, and a non-running Bachmann trolley from the Erie show, with a trailer from the Mentor show. I have no idea where I am going to run all these trolleys...
Now some more.
A pile of Penn Line heavyweights. Most need trucks. I will have to use some Zelda skills to fabricate them or something. $1 each and they look OK on 18" curves, and somehow the heavyweights arent quite as stubby-looking as the streamliners to my eyes. Love the open platform obs. :)
And finally, what would a train show excursion be without a random pile of junk that dealers threw in along with the good stuff:
The heavyweights are destined to be cut down into shorties. The Gowanda-Buffalo car is interesting; it's stamped metal. Walthers maybe? Will probably convert it into a coach.
Neat things I passed up were a rather worn out 0-4-2 (Athearn? Revell?) and a Flyer HO barrel loader (a bit more than I was willing to pay, at $18). I also considered a Japanese EF-66 B-B-B electric by Lima, but passed it up for other things (it was $15).
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With regard to the Penn Line/Hobby Line "stubby" heavy weight cars. More recently these cars have been available from Life Like.
I picked up 6 shells a while ago (5 coaches and 1 combine) and intend to build a CNJ consist and have been doing some research. These cars were built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Wilmington Delaware for many Northeastern railroads. (Shipbuilding? - that's a story for another day.)
This coach is not an exact replica, but is a reasonable representative of all steel coaches purchased by the Central New Jersey Railroad in the late 1920s. (BTW: they were still in use through the 1970s.) There’s a precedent for everything. Some modelers will turn their noses up at these models because these are “shorty” cars. The cars scale out to about 62 feet. The original cars were only 73 feet long, not the 80-85 feet we think of for a more modern car. They are only a little bit short.
Set them next to an Athearn of Rivarossi heavy weight car and you'll see what I mean. But in the real world, they were shorter!
I got floors/frames with them, but I too need to scare up some trucks.
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Posted - March 21 2016 : 11:33:12 AM
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quote:With regard to the Penn Line/Hobby Line "stubby" heavy weight cars. More recently these cars have been available from Life Like.
I picked up 6 shells a while ago (5 coaches and 1 combine) and intend to build a CNJ consist and have been doing some research. These cars were built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Wilmington Delaware for many Northeastern railroads. (Shipbuilding? - that's a story for another day.)
This coach is not an exact replica, but is a reasonable representative of all steel coaches purchased by the Central New Jersey Railroad in the late 1920s. (BTW: they were still in use through the 1970s.) There’s a precedent for everything. Some modelers will turn their noses up at these models because these are “shorty” cars. The cars scale out to about 62 feet. The original cars were only 73 feet long, not the 80-85 feet we think of for a more modern car. They are only a little bit short.
Set them next to an Athearn of Rivarossi heavy weight car and you'll see what I mean. But in the real world, they were shorter!
I got floors/frames with them, but I too need to scare up some trucks.
Originally posted by Helm - March 21 2016 : 08:52:06 AM
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Oh neat. Were these the coaches used for the "Blue Comet" then?
Edit: Cool, I was able to use the CNJ lead to discover more information as well as an equipment diagram. The Penn Line cars do look quite close!
http://www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.net/exhibits/equipment/passenger-cars/the-jersey-coast
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I don't know if these were used for the Blue Comet. I had in mind the CNJ I remember from the 70s. When NJ Transit took over CNJ they were used for commuter service. At that time, they were painted dark blue with a yellow number board/stripe. They had the CNJ Statue of Liberty logo on one end and the NJ Transit logo on the other.
For those that don't know, the Blue Comet was a train that ran from the NJ side of the Hudson River (the CNJ terminal) to Atlantic City and down the Jersey Shore. This was in the 20s. The service ended with the Depression. The cars were lightish blue (for the ocean) with a tan (sand color for the beach) stripe. Of course part of its claim to fame was that Joshua Lionel used to ride it to the shore and it ended up as a Lionel Train Icon. As a bit of trivia, The Blue Comet was labeled only "The Blue Comet". No CNJ name or logos appeared on the cars. The car @ the Whippany Museum is a "tribute" to the Blue Comet paint, but does have the CNJ name and logo.
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Posted - March 22 2016 : 03:47:43 AM
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| If you see that EF66 again, buy it, I'll buy it from you if you want to ship it.
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Posted - March 22 2016 : 08:03:19 AM
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What is the make on that CN switcher? Never seen the likes
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Posted - March 23 2016 : 10:29:43 AM
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What is that plastic track?
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Posted - March 23 2016 : 1:58:00 PM
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quote:What is that plastic track?
Originally posted by dastumer - March 23 2016 : 10:29:43 AM
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Possibly from Maisto's TT gauge trains
I went to a toy show last weekend
Bought a mess of diecast cars for $20
only saw 1 N scale loco for $40 
I'd post my finds but no trains are in the pic 
Also as of April 1st will have no job
So that means no trips for a while 
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Posted - March 23 2016 : 2:17:48 PM
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quote:What is the make on that CN switcher? Never seen the likes
of it.
Originally posted by Chops124 - March 22 2016 : 08:03:19 AM
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Will check. I think it's a Model Power, IHC, or late AHM.
The plastic track came with the yellow battery train. It's HO gauge. :)
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Posted - March 23 2016 : 11:05:41 PM
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quote: quote:What is the make on that CN switcher? Never seen the likes
of it.
Originally posted by Chops124 - March 22 2016 : 08:03:19 AM
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Will check. I think it's a Model Power, IHC, or late AHM.
The plastic track came with the yellow battery train. It's HO gauge. :)
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - March 23 2016 : 2:17:48 PM
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If you care to sell or to trade that switcher, lemme know. I got a couple of 0-4-0's and a restored Revell 0-6-0 with "rattle shaker" if you'd be innerested.
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Posted - March 23 2016 : 11:54:31 PM
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quote: quote: quote:What is the make on that CN switcher? Never seen the likes
of it.
Originally posted by Chops124 - March 22 2016 : 08:03:19 AM
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Will check. I think it's a Model Power, IHC, or late AHM.
The plastic track came with the yellow battery train. It's HO gauge. :)
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - March 23 2016 : 2:17:48 PM
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If you care to sell or to trade that switcher, lemme know. I got a couple of 0-4-0's and a restored Revell 0-6-0 with "rattle shaker" if you'd be innerested.
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Sure, I'll trade you the switcher for the Revell 0-6-0 if that works for you. The CN unit is too modern for my layout, but the 0-6-0 is right on. This is the 0-6-0 saddle tank, correct?
I checked it just now and the CN switcher appears to be an AHM unit made by Mehano. Three pole vertical open-frame AHM type side magnet motor, plastic worm and gear drive. It runs and the headlight works, though naturally being an AHM it's buzzy. The weight is included (I found it in the box) but one rear footboard is broken off and the screw is missing that should hold the shell to the top of the chassis. No couplers either.
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Posted - March 24 2016 : 7:29:22 PM
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Quite a year so far HO collections and Turkey Vultures
This is what I got past weekend
AND this with others will be on e bay seller avinathan
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Posted - March 25 2016 : 10:24:50 AM
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| Quite the haul! That's a good looking box of trolley parts. Are they included in the stuff going up for sale on ebay?
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Posted - March 25 2016 : 10:39:42 AM
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OH YES! They are Walthers and on e bay now
seller avinathan
The Stirling loco does work just needs an overhaul
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Posted - March 25 2016 : 10:54:41 AM
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| That three rail, is that OO or O?
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Posted - March 25 2016 : 10:56:53 AM
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| 00 or HO in USA
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Posted - March 28 2016 : 09:36:40 AM
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quote: quote:Atlas Trainman. Could be the dies preceed their offering.
Originally posted by lvrr325 - January 09 2014 : 10:59:19 PM
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LV, yes it is the same building. Atlas buildings many times came from other makers. I wonder if Atlas actually made it, or acquired from another producer.
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TT:
I have a strong suspicion that you may be onto something with the British notion.
The Atlas Trainman interlocking looks nothing like a typical US tower, but it bears a strong resemblance to a GWR signal box. Ratio make a kit which is close, but not quite identical - the upper story windows are different.
I seem to recall that Model Power had some British and European looking kits in their product line for some time. I wonder if these two kits showed up in that line?
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Posted - April 03 2016 : 12:50:51 PM
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Return from todays train show in Montvale NJ.
* The first time I saw a Pueblo Indian HO set seen.
* My stuff from today.
* A Varney metal B&O passenger set.
* also a book on stations.
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Posted - April 03 2016 : 1:52:56 PM
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quote:
And finally, what would a train show excursion be without a random pile of junk that dealers threw in along with the good stuff:
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - March 20 2016 : 10:54:21 PM
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that top thing is the Breakdown Crane from the Ertl Thomas The Tank Engine
or did you know that?
Would like to have that STP car hehe
getting junk is fun 
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Posted - April 03 2016 : 1:53:16 PM
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| Nice score there, especially the station photo book.
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Posted - April 05 2016 : 4:56:27 PM
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Bought a Brach's operating hopper in the box from a Greenberg Shows traveling dealer for five bucks.
Missing a step, but I have another I bought loose with no top cheap to make a whole one.
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Posted - April 05 2016 : 7:17:20 PM
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| Never have seen a Brach's hopper. Please post image.
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Posted - April 05 2016 : 10:58:14 PM
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Here is a photo of one that I saw on ebay back in January.
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Posted - April 06 2016 : 11:39:38 AM
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I think I might has a white one like that someplace or its a different car 
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Posted - April 06 2016 : 11:53:29 AM
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quote: quote:
And finally, what would a train show excursion be without a random pile of junk that dealers threw in along with the good stuff:
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - March 20 2016 : 10:54:21 PM
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that top thing is the Breakdown Crane from the Ertl Thomas The Tank Engine
or did you know that?
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That much I knew, I plan to mount the crane boom to a flatcar and weather it into something resembling plausible realism. Maybe add a cab.
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Would like to have that STP car hehe
getting junk is fun
Originally posted by microbusss - April 03 2016 : 1:52:56 PM
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It's a half-trailer, and a container I guess from some Model Power or Cox set? Open to trades if you want to trade anything, neither the trailer nor the container is anything I can use.
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Posted - April 06 2016 : 6:38:26 PM
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Got some stuff today at a friends house.
Truck side frames passenger and locomotive. Varney old metal streamline combine Illinois Central, for parts. a 5 figure set of men working. some passenger car dieoframs for car ends. different size hardware. A flat car. And other stuff.
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Posted - April 19 2016 : 2:03:28 PM
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Went to an auction over the weekend and this guy must have gotten all the stuff I ever wanted from the JC Penney catalog as a kid - and then barely played with it.
At least five Tyco sets, although not a one in it's box, two Tyco and one Lionel slot car set in their boxes, a lot of stuff with the Catalog label still on it.
So I picked up:
E7 in NH and UP in the box
Chattanooga 2-8-0 in the box - most of the components of the original 1975 set were present, tank car, crane, caboose, etc. -
Amtrak GG1 in the box - plus two sets of the passenger cars, there was a set like this (I did not get the F7, another bidder did)
A batch of freight cars including two Sunoco chrome tanks, Gulf 3-dome long tank, crane and boom tender, ad cars Popsicle, Star-Kist, Old Dutch (boxcar), Boraxo hopper, Miller reefer, Coke big tanker, Pepsi boxcar, Cox Champion box car, and some others plus some more common stuff
Plus a batch of built up buildings, five complete kits including a rolling bridge and the Renwal coal loadter/unloader, and a batch of odds and ends.
Most of these things, while they were stored in a damp basement, are like brand new, no wheel wear or dirt at all. A couple things show signs of the damp, and the US1 set had a small mouse nest in the end of the box. But it also came with three extra trucks on top of the two in the set and has the airport in it.
I let some other folks have some of the less desirable pieces, a Santa Fe late shell F7, BN shark, Bicentennial C430, a couple Model Power locos, plus the auctioneer did it goofy, left one box out in the choice rounds, so I missed a couple good pieces of Model Power. Had to fight with a lady buying for her brother who has Lionel trains and said she had no idea what she was buying. But she paid more for a lot of it than I would have sold it for.
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Sorting through the lot of HO I got before the BIG snow storm
Found these When did Atlas stop making 12 radius?
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Posted - April 22 2016 : 3:46:26 PM
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quote:
It's a half-trailer, and a container I guess from some Model Power or Cox set? Open to trades if you want to trade anything, neither the trailer nor the container is anything I can use.
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - April 06 2016 : 11:53:29 AM
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I'd like to sees a closer pic of it please
lvrr325 - oooo I wants pix!
Pix or it didn't happen!
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Posted - April 23 2016 : 2:03:31 PM
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It's from one of these -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-H-M-truck-trailer-race-car-with-51-ft-flat-car-HO-SCALE-new-sealed-11105-/172095799366?hash=item2811b58046:g:TggAAOSwqrtWo8wW
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Model Power now owns the molds
can I has & the one under it?
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Posted - April 29 2016 : 10:20:17 PM
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Got some stuff at sale today
Many an item will be going up for sale
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Posted - April 30 2016 : 12:41:15 AM
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Nice haul there thesiding!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - April 30 2016 : 3:41:31 PM
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Here is what i picked up today at a train show in Davenport IA. Wanted to find one of the the three dome coca cola cars, but nobody had any.
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Posted - April 30 2016 : 6:20:59 PM
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Coke triple dome tank car -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401110815941?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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Posted - April 30 2016 : 7:15:25 PM
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They usually run $20-$30 range on e-bay, so that one is a bit cheaper then the others. I only paid $5 for each of the ones that i bought.
Going to do a rebuild on the two that i bought, under frame, brake gear, walkways, etc.
Modeling on the cheap
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Posted - May 02 2016 : 08:52:59 AM
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quote:They usually run $20-$30 range on e-bay, so that one is a bit cheaper then the others. I only paid $5 for each of the ones that i bought.
Going to do a rebuild on the two that i bought, under frame, brake gear, walkways, etc.
Originally posted by fourteen - April 30 2016 : 7:15:25 PM
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* Well the train bug bit another person. Nice finds 14.
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Posted - May 02 2016 : 09:10:16 AM
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quote:Got some stuff at sale today
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Many an item will be going up for sale
Originally posted by thesiding - April 29 2016 : 10:20:17 PM
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**well quite a find. looks like you cleaned someone out.
The lima or play art passenger set will run good for a long time. You got a good start with the B&O streamlined passenger set. Lots of nest stuff here and there.
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Posted - May 02 2016 : 10:44:22 AM
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Oh I "LEFT' plenty behind .
There were two Play art sets but the one I bought alas has problems
PLUS Left behind the Cox Souyhern Pacific set
Got what I needed
Stuff (some ) is up on e bay now
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Posted - May 02 2016 : 2:57:37 PM
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** Lima usually made the Play Art set, and they didn't cheapen them up. They kept the quality up.
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Posted - May 02 2016 : 5:36:18 PM
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I never said anything about cheap The problems are detached wire broken pantograph and it does not run hence "problems" this is how I got it
check e bay avinathan
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Posted - May 09 2016 : 2:46:17 PM
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Well Saturday last May 7 2016 was the Allentown train show at Merchants Square Mall.
best stuff I got there was a Bowser Aero train set. Then a Walters Peanut car. A Gilbert Alco RSD5 demonstrator. Found a old HObbyline Seaboard railroad silver box car. It is like new. Not bad for a 60+ year old car.
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Posted - May 09 2016 : 9:19:39 PM
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Well went to another sale the line was looooooooooooooong the wait
ninety minutes
BUT 
Many an item WILL be uo for sale
INCLUDING the USS loco
worth the wait
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Posted - May 09 2016 : 9:45:30 PM
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My haul from the May 7, Allentown, Pa show....
Bachmann Acela set- $50 This had a few issues regarding missing couplers and the pantagraphs had to be put back together. Yea.. Price wise- I stole it.
Minute Maid Orange Soda Tank Car-$4
Beater SF Caboose for parts- $1
Athearn SW1500 Motorized Chassis- $10]
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