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 Posted - March 09 2014 : 01:01:45 AM
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Hello all! I have my loco of the week up. Here she is! A Bachmann DCC fitted Daylight 4449.
-Steve
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 07:12:40 AM
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quote:Hello all! I have my loco of the week up. Here she is! A Bachmann DCC fitted Daylight 4449.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 09 2014Â :Â 01:01:45 AM
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That's a sharp-looking model. I saw its prototype a few years ago and I'd say the model is a pretty close representation.
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 07:20:22 AM
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My LOTW is a Mantua Prairie with a few modifications. Instead of a rubber traction tire, it has a die-cast boiler for weight and adhesion. It's modified to pick up power on all drivers and the tender has been modified to pick up power from both rails. In all, there are 10 wheels picking up power. A working headlight has been added as well as a few other cosmetic changes visible in the photos:
 
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 09:30:11 AM
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my car this week is a mantua mogul,with whats got to be the heaviest tender,i have from tyco or mantua,runs sweet if typical open framed noise,ken
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 10:00:27 AM
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quote:my car this week is a mantua mogul,with whats got to be the heaviest tender,i have from tyco or mantua,runs sweet if typical open framed noise,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - March 09 2014 : 09:30:11 AM
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That's a sweet looking engine. Like a tuxedo, it looks sharp in basic black. 
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 10:09:08 AM
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thanks scsshaggy,it does look sharp,previous owner picked the pipes under handrail out in silver,then used matt to cover up mistakes,does not look horrendous,but detracts slightly,he sold it as non runner,but all i did was detach tender,clean leads and tender wheels put back,runs sweet ken
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 11:21:59 AM
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quote: quote:Hello all! I have my loco of the week up. Here she is! A Bachmann DCC fitted Daylight 4449.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â March 09 2014Â :Â 01:01:45 AM
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That's a sharp-looking model. I saw its prototype a few years ago and I'd say the model is a pretty close representation.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - March 09 2014 : 07:12:40 AM
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Awesome thing is, I live in the same part of the country as the real Daylight so that makes this model even cooler.
-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 09 2014 : 11:23:38 AM
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quote:thanks scsshaggy,it does look sharp,previous owner picked the pipes under handrail out in silver,then used matt to cover up mistakes,does not look horrendous,but detracts slightly,he sold it as non runner,but all i did was detach tender,clean leads and tender wheels put back,runs sweet ken
Originally posted by catfordken - March 09 2014 : 10:09:08 AM
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What a beautiful locomotive. I think I already said that in another thread where you posted this thing.
-Steve
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 6:49:07 PM
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Nice loc, Ken...
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 8:46:29 PM
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The pride of my L&N fleet - a P2K E7 and E8 pair that also run well together.
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Posted - March 09 2014 : 10:59:06 PM
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My LOTW is the Mopac Mighty Mouse geep. There was a prototype for this one when an employee of the railroad slapped a Mighty Mouse decal on the long hood.
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 12:15:17 AM
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quote: quote:my car this week is a mantua mogul,with whats got to be the heaviest tender,i have from tyco or mantua,runs sweet if typical open framed noise,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - March 09 2014 : 09:30:11 AM
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That's a sweet looking engine. Like a tuxedo, it looks sharp in basic black.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - March 09 2014 : 10:00:27 AM
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Where do you find this stuff?? Nice!
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 12:29:41 AM
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My LOTW is again from my acquired collection of Bud Borland's stuff. It is a IHC 2-10-2.
I have wanted one of these for awhile.
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 07:26:56 AM
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Gilbert 0-6-0 Erie 31036. Came with a 1963 set named the "Dispatcher ".
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 07:45:04 AM
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I got this a few weeks ago, a mint Reading GP20 complete with paperwork. All I need now is a TYCO/Mantua Chicago Northwestern geep.
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 10:35:05 AM
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quote:I got this a few weeks ago, a mint Reading GP20 complete with paperwork. All I need now is a TYCO/Mantua Chicago Northwestern geep.
Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - March 10 2014 : 07:45:04 AM
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I love the livery. I really need to get one of these Tyco Mantua engines in a box and there are a ton of them at train shows.
-Steve
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 12:18:50 PM
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My LOTW... Just purchased in a lot last night.. an Akane 2-6-6-6 in dire need of restoration.
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 4:46:12 PM
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quote:
Been wanting the Hummingbird E8's for so long!!!
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 9:25:49 PM
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| Jerry that Louisville & Nashville looks like a pretty healthy beast. I dig the paint scheme.
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 9:50:13 PM
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quote:Jerry that Louisville & Nashville looks like a pretty healthy beast. I dig the paint scheme.
Originally posted by Barry - March 10 2014 : 9:25:49 PM
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These P2K E units are HEAVY and very strong. I dig the scheme too - I have become a fan of the Santa Fe warbonnet lately but this L&N scheme will always be #1 in my book.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - March 10 2014 : 10:10:36 PM
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quote:My LOTW... Just purchased in a lot last night.. an Akane 2-6-6-6 in dire need of restoration.
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - March 10 2014 : 12:18:50 PM
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Beautiful engine.
-Steve
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Posted - March 11 2014 : 02:24:23 AM
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| Very realistic engines shown so far this week. This next one is a bachmann n scale GP50 Erie Lackawanna pulling some freight cars in the Poconos.  .  . 
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Posted - March 11 2014 : 12:49:30 PM
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These pictures are of my baby. She began life as a Model Die Casting (Roundhouse) 0-6-0 and has been modified to a 2-6-2 Prairie. A can motor was added along with a scratch built brass snowplow, all weather cab, running boards and detail parts. The tender was modified, new wheels added and Kadee couplers. This engine is definitely slated for DCC and sound.
The other side. She has been in storage for 18+ years and needs a little touch up here and there to remove some blemishes.
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Posted - March 11 2014 : 2:53:49 PM
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| nice loco, Alex It even has a "face"
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Posted - March 11 2014 : 3:46:42 PM
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| nice mods,like it,great work ken
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Posted - March 11 2014 : 6:40:14 PM
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quote:These pictures are of my baby. She began life as a Model Die Casting (Roundhouse) 0-6-0 and has been modified to a 2-6-2 Prairie. A can motor was added along with a scratch built brass snowplow, all weather cab, running boards and detail parts. The tender was modified, new wheels added and Kadee couplers. This engine is definitely slated for DCC and sound.
The other side. She has been in storage for 18+ years and needs a little touch up here and there to remove some blemishes.
Originally posted by Retired Alex - March 11 2014 : 12:49:30 PM
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That looks so good! I was actually shocked when you said it had been in storage for around 18 years because it looks like a modern DCC fitted locomotive.
-Steve
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Posted - March 11 2014 : 9:42:28 PM
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So much about the base looks Mantua yet you state it's a roundhouse base. If correct that is even more impressive then it already is.
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Posted - March 12 2014 : 01:18:46 AM
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That Prairie is beautiful!  You did an amazing job shaping the plow, and it's interesting to see an all-weather cab on such a small lokey. She's definitely polar vortex-proofed. 
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Posted - March 12 2014 : 05:40:23 AM
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Since this is the "Tyco Forum" I really enjoy seeing the Tyco/ Mantua posts like the SF Alco 430 the GP 20 and the Mogul and the Prairie.
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Posted - March 12 2014 : 10:15:16 AM
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quote:So much about the base looks Mantua yet you state it's a roundhouse base. If correct that is even more impressive then it already is.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â March 11 2014Â :Â 9:42:28 PM
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That engine type does look a lot like a Tyco Mantua locomotive.
-Steve
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Posted - March 12 2014 : 10:29:17 AM
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| That is a fine looking machine Alex.
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Posted - March 15 2014 : 02:39:08 AM
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Here is another mighty Mouse sticker on a locomotive in Owosso.
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Posted - March 15 2014 : 10:29:02 AM
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quote:Here is another mighty Mouse sticker on a locomotive in Owosso.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â March 15 2014Â :Â 02:39:08 AM
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Well that's definitely an odd one.
-Steve
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Posted - March 16 2014 : 01:52:09 AM
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This one is O-Scale. Prototype Modelers layout tour 2013.
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Posted - May 07 2014 : 04:43:28 AM
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quote:Gilbert 0-6-0 Erie 31036. Came with a 1963 set named the "Dispatcher ".
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Originally posted by toptrain - March 10 2014 : 07:26:56 AM
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I really like your layout. Have anymore pictures
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