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 Posted - February 20 2014 : 10:39:48 AM
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My favorite Tyco rolling stock that I have right now is the Heinz car. How about you? Post a picture of your favorite Tyco rolling stock you have. Here's a picture of mine.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 1:39:41 PM
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I listed my five favorite Tyco locomotives and cars in a similar post way back in 2007, but I have another freight car to mention that I didn't then: The Seatrain container car. Its fun to watch a train of ten+ Seatrain cars navigate a crossover.
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 2:08:49 PM
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my favourite,although not rare,its has a sentimental attachment,ken
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 2:59:56 PM
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Like Ken said, sentimental value puts this hopper way up on my favorites... But to choose one favorite for me would be hard...
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 3:06:51 PM
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me too, Walt since I wants & still looking for more billboard/ad cars
Back in the 1930s ICC put a stop to ads on cars
I contacted NTSB & found out that rule is null & void! 
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 3:17:21 PM
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Nice cars so far guys!
-Steve
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 5:02:48 PM
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Looked through all my cars and disappointingly found that I don't have all that many Tyco cars  But, this is a favorite regardless:
On the other hand, I have a LOT of Tyco auto loaders, which are my all-time favorite at least by number. All have been redone from the garish orange to basic black. Here are a couple, one with a fresh AMX load and another with Camaros.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - February 20 2014 : 5:19:09 PM
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quote: I have that same El Captain car! Also, I love what you did with those Tyco car loaders.
-Steve
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Posted - February 21 2014 : 06:34:53 AM
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I forgot this one was a Tyco
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - February 21 2014 : 10:30:56 AM
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quote:I forgot this one was a Tyco
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â February 21 2014Â :Â 06:34:53 AM
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 That's hard to believe that's a Tyco. That explains why you forgot that was a Tyco.
-Steve
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Posted - March 25 2014 : 01:25:31 AM
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These are my current favorites 
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Posted - March 25 2014 : 12:15:25 PM
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Anything with ads on them! 
JNXT 7707 - I think I needs that one
Plus its a gross & bitter beer 
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Posted - March 25 2014 : 3:06:38 PM
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My Khans error is my favorite car by far.
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Posted - March 26 2014 : 03:26:43 AM
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This one may be my favorite. It's the only Brach's I have and I think I was lucky to get this one because they seem to go for a premium.
Glenn
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Posted - March 26 2014 : 09:38:47 AM
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quote:This one may be my favorite. It's the only Brach's I have and I think I was lucky to get this one because they seem to go for a premium.
Originally posted by gmoney - March 26 2014 : 03:26:43 AM
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Beautiful car, gmoney.The color scheme reminds me of Baskin Robins for some reason.
-Steve
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Posted - March 26 2014 : 11:35:30 AM
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love that schlitz car ken
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Posted - March 26 2014 : 6:33:32 PM
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While a bit more drab than the billboard cars in this thread, my favorite Tyco car is a coal hopper that was part of that original train set in 1970. It was made for the toy market, but with Kadee couplers and a little weathering, it holds its own in the company of Athearn, Accurail and Roundhouse cars.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - March 26 2014 : 11:11:58 PM
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quote:...The color scheme reminds me of Baskin Robins for some reason.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 26 2014Â :Â 09:38:47 AM
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I can totally see that. B-R used to have a colored circle motif that resembles the pattern across the top of the Brach's car.
GG-1 Guy, I is jealous! That's one car I would like to find for my Mantua reefer collection, but probably never will.
Glenn
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
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Posted - March 31 2014 : 6:11:21 PM
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Just got a new favorite Tyco car off ebay today - an old-time WV Tobacco company and seen on old barns across the eastern USA.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - March 31 2014 : 6:53:17 PM
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quote:Just got a new favorite Tyco car off ebay today - an old-time WV Tobacco company and seen on old barns across the eastern USA.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â March 31 2014Â :Â 6:11:21 PM
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Back when people didn't know that smoking was bad for you.
-Steve
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Posted - March 31 2014 : 8:31:39 PM
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& its the ONLY tobacco car in HO I ever seen
I never got into tobacco but I do like the ads & stuff that is out there
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Posted - April 01 2014 : 12:42:31 AM
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quote:Back when people didn't know that smoking was bad for you.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 31 2014Â :Â 6:53:17 PM
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Wink, indeed! Mark Twain, who died in 1910, wrote things that alluded to his aunt badgering him about his smoking being bad for him.
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Posted - August 30 2014 : 3:14:23 PM
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