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Starting off this week's "official" LOTW, I'm posting one of my favorite Tyco engines, the GG1. While I haven't operated any of mine yet to any extent, I do love these Loewy-designed units.
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 11:05:44 AM
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My LOTW would be the Athearn blue box Baldwin S-12 in Great Northern Empire Builder livery from 1974. Before I show you my pictures of it, I'm going to tell you the story of when I got it. Last year at a train show near the Canadian border, I found that engine. I thought it was neat and I got it for $20. When I put it on the tracks, it ran very choppy and slow. I cleaned it a bit and nothing changed. I then took off the chassis and found that one of the flywheels was spinning freely and it was not supposed to. A couple of months later, I brought it to my local model train shop and repair center or whatever and they fixed it free of charge. All they had to do was glue the flywheel into where it was supposed to be and widen the plastic a little bit. When I put it on the tracks, it ran like a charm and it's been like that ever since.
-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 - March 02 2014 : 11:09:37 AM
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Anyway, here's the pictures.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/kovacste000/20140302110853_IMG_0185.JPG
/tyco/forum/uploaded/kovacste000/20140302110913_IMG_0186.JPG
/tyco/forum/uploaded/kovacste000/20140302110929_IMG_0187.JPG
Here's where I found out all about this thing.
http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/athearnlocomotives/id94.html
-Steve
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 11:45:52 AM
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very nice Jerry I can sees the Tootsietoy Gremlins I mailed you 
Didn't I mail you that Amtrak? 
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 11:47:25 AM
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The only train item I have at this house is this Tyco loco. Don't even know if it runs... I have another one of these that come with my Bubble Yum set...
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 12:26:22 PM
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Kovacste000 - love the switcher my LOTW is the same exact GN S12... found mine for $8 at a local shop, runs fine, but it was absolutely filthy. After a thorough disassembly and scrubbing, I decided to try superdetailing it to match a picture I found. So far so good, but it's currently sitting in bits on the workbench while I try to figure out how to install this window glazing set I found for it. One of my favorite athearns!
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 12:45:48 PM
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my hobo f7 battery powered diesel ken
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 1:14:49 PM
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Here's a LOTW that Chops might appreciate
Athearn F7A/B pair I painted in PC "colors". The A unit is a dummy and holds a battery powered LED headlight, the B is a NWSL remotor.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 2:20:36 PM
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quote:my hobo f7 battery powered diesel ken
/tyco/forum/uploaded/catfordken/20140302124522_f7.jpg
Originally posted by catfordken - March 02 2014 : 12:45:48 PM
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Ah, those things. Tony Cook has a page on that. Here's the link.
http://ho-scaletrains.net/id30.html
-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 - March 02 2014 : 2:22:07 PM
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quote:Kovacste000 - love the switcher my LOTW is the same exact GN S12... found mine for $8 at a local shop, runs fine, but it was absolutely filthy. After a thorough disassembly and scrubbing, I decided to try superdetailing it to match a picture I found. So far so good, but it's currently sitting in bits on the workbench while I try to figure out how to install this window glazing set I found for it. One of my favorite athearns!
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 12:26:22 PM
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That's why I picked it up. I found it to be a very attractive little H0 switcher.
-Steve
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 2:24:18 PM
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My LOTW is a rent-a-wreck weathered up by yours truly...
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 3:46:16 PM
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Athearn Bluebox Rio Grande GP38-2. Fully cleaned and oiled it, beautiful runner with a custom headlight. Beautiful $10 train show find a couple months back.
I buy, repair, and collect
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 3:56:43 PM
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A spectrum model.
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 4:01:27 PM
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Since we are on the subject of Geeps, my LOTW is an Athearn GWWR GP-40 in custom paint with matching caboose.
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 6:40:46 PM
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quote:
No, you mailed me a PRR version in trade for an Amtrak. 
Jerry
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 7:23:25 PM
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I just got this SF switcher, this one has the words Santa Fe printed on the cab as opposed to the SF logo. I haven't seen many of these.
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Posted - March 02 2014 : 10:31:23 PM
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Mine this week is my completed Super C630 re-power, just awaiting couplers...I used Humbrol's #56 Old Silver to match the color of the original TYCO trucks...
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Posted - March 03 2014 : 10:06:41 PM
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quote:I just got this SF switcher, this one has the words Santa Fe printed on the cab as opposed to the SF logo. I haven't seen many of these.
Tom
Originally posted by eaglerock109Â -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 7:23:25 PM
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Good job finding it!
-Steve
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Posted - March 04 2014 : 09:34:05 AM
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I Finally got the last version of the Penn Central Alco C430.
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Posted - March 04 2014 : 8:03:43 PM
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quote:I Finally got the last version of the Penn Central Alco C430.
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Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - March 04 2014 : 09:34:05 AM
Interesting that this one is numbered for the GP20's!
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Posted - March 04 2014 : 8:21:19 PM
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quote:
No, you mailed me a PRR version in trade for an Amtrak.
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 6:40:46 PM
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Oh yeah duh I forgot
cool PCs GG-1 Guy I want one & a Rio Grande from SCVR66
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Posted - March 04 2014 : 11:54:55 PM
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plugging by rock ridge frankentendered Clementine #5 pulls a mixed freight photo special
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Posted - March 04 2014 : 11:59:53 PM
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| Got the matching caboose for that loco,rgcw5?
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Posted - March 05 2014 : 01:37:00 AM
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| Great pictures so far from all of you. This photo shows a New Haven switcher pulling a lone coach on one of its branch lines in scenic northern Connecticut.  .  . 
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Posted - March 06 2014 : 10:57:12 AM
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quote:My LOTW is a rent-a-wreck weathered up by yours truly...
Originally posted by SPSF_SD45Â -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 2:24:18 PM
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VERY nice!Looks just like the real thing!
-Steve
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Posted - March 06 2014 : 3:48:48 PM
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quote: quote:My LOTW is a rent-a-wreck weathered up by yours truly...
Originally posted by SPSF_SD45Â -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 2:24:18 PM
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VERY nice!Looks just like the real thing!
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 06 2014Â :Â 10:57:12 AM
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Thank you for the kind words. Wish I had better lighting because it actually looks better in person. I'm trying to build a whole fleet of lease engines because I like odd power
J.B.
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Posted - March 06 2014 : 3:56:02 PM
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quote: quote: quote:My LOTW is a rent-a-wreck weathered up by yours truly...
Originally posted by SPSF_SD45Â -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 2:24:18 PM
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VERY nice!Looks just like the real thing!
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 06 2014Â :Â 10:57:12 AM
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Thank you for the kind words. Wish I had better lighting because it actually looks better in person. I'm trying to build a whole fleet of lease engines because I like odd power
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Of course everything looks better in person! I can't even begin to tell you how many things I have that were like that.
-Steve
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Posted - March 06 2014 : 6:32:13 PM
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quote:Got the matching caboose for that loco,rgcw5?
Originally posted by microbusss - March 04 2014 : 11:59:53 PM
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It's somewhere in "the great pile" even made an interior!
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Posted - March 06 2014 : 11:42:53 PM
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quote:Athearn Bluebox Rio Grande GP38-2. Fully cleaned and oiled it, beautiful runner with a custom headlight. Beautiful $10 train show find a couple months back.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 3:46:16 PM
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Good job on getting that cheap!
-Steve
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 12:20:09 AM
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Thanks, she's a lovely unit. Runs well, pulls well, everything is great.
I buy, repair, and collect
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 09:48:43 AM
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quote:Thanks, she's a lovely unit. Runs well, pulls well, everything is great.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â March 07 2014Â :Â 12:20:09 AM
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Gotta love those Athearns!
-Steve
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 5:07:31 PM
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My LOTW is a rare and unknown (to me) manufacturer 2-6-0 all diecast boiler, shell & tender steam locomotive with a brass chassis. I say rare bc I have seen hundreds, if not thousands of HO locomotives pass through my door and this is the first one like this ever...
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 6:35:25 PM
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quote:My LOTW is a rare and unknown (to me) manufacturer 2-6-0 all diecast boiler, shell & tender steam locomotive with a brass chassis. I say rare bc I have seen hundreds, if not thousands of HO locomotives pass through my door and this is the first one like this ever...
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - March 07 2014 : 5:07:31 PM
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That is definitely an odd one.
-Steve
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 7:36:57 PM
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Well Sean that is a odd ball loco. It is odd that the drivers have no counter weights. Have you compared it to a roundhouse 0-6-0. The cab looks a little like theirs. It is had to guess from a photo.
** My loco is a 1957-1959 Rivarossi Baldwin built 2-8-0. Of a type made for export.
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 8:01:01 PM
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Nice example of the Rivarossi Consolidation, Frank. They were quite spare looking.
Sean, that is an interesting Mogul. If you haven't seen one, then it must be rare. Judging by the exaggerated tender trucks, it's an early one. Do you have any pictures of the motor with the boiler removed?
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 10:42:51 PM
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Sean I'm really digging that 2-6-0. Very nice looking.
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 11:08:54 PM
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quote:Sean I'm really digging that 2-6-0. Very nice looking.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â March 07 2014Â :Â 10:42:51 PM
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Same with me!But the tender trucks and the wheels on the locomotive look odd though. That is to be expected since it's an older locomotive.
-Steve
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Posted - March 07 2014 : 11:20:34 PM
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The drivers remind me of very old clockwork locos.
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 12:17:59 AM
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quote:Sean I'm really digging that 2-6-0. Very nice looking.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â March 07 2014Â :Â 10:42:51 PM
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Thanks guys... I'm thinking it might be an old DJH Masterpieces In Miniature HO Mogul, but I'm not sure.
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 01:55:33 AM
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Hallmark Brass U-30-CG. This one is so beautiful that I can't bring myself to paint it. I did switch out the original chassis for a Kato drivetrain.
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 08:01:51 AM
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Beautiful locomotive! I don't think I've ever seen that particular type either.
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 10:36:05 AM
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quote:Hallmark Brass U-30-CG. This one is so beautiful that I can't bring myself to paint it. I did switch out the original chassis for a Kato drivetrain.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â March 08 2014Â :Â 01:55:33 AM
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That thing kinda looks like those old Amtrak units from the 80's and 90's. Whats that brass model's prototype?
-Steve
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 11:24:52 AM
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One of my newly almost completed projects for my Modern Pacific Electric. Hope you enjoy!
Modeling the Modern Pacific Electric, freight operations in HO scale.
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 1:02:37 PM
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quote:Whats that brass model's prototype?
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 08 2014Â :Â 10:36:05 AM
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U-30-CG http://locomotive.wikia.com/wiki/GE_U30CG
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 1:30:35 PM
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quote:Starting off this week's "official" LOTW, I'm posting one of my favorite Tyco engines, the GG1. While I haven't operated any of mine yet to any extent, I do love these Loewy-designed units.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â March 02 2014Â :Â 10:04:54 AM
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Yes, that is way cool. I went through two before I got one that worked. The tiny drive gear on the pancake motor gets a hairline crack and then slips. Mine has directional lighting. I only run it for a few minutes at a time.
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Posted - March 08 2014 : 2:19:14 PM
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quote: quote:Whats that brass model's prototype?
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 08 2014Â :Â 10:36:05 AM
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U-30-CG http://locomotive.wikia.com/wiki/GE_U30CG
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That would fit in the oddball diesel thread in Railroadania cause that thing looks odd but cool.
-Steve
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