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Her gears were stripped and her motor was toasted, but El Paso Model Rail Club techno wizard "Video Ghost Buster" John has her up and running beautifully. Maker's mark on bottom of metal weight "fuel tank" reads "Mantua-Tyco."
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 1:52:11 PM
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cool Do it have a matching Tyco caboose too? 
Airfix OO scale 4F Fowler loco
Motor is in the tender & it do run too!
This is the one loco I needs buffers & couplers for 
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 4:40:00 PM
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| NH freight meeting leased CTA bus in rural Connecticut. 
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 5:19:28 PM
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quote: You know, that engine looks a lot like a train in a game I play called Trainz Mac. Here's a picture of it.
I swear I've seen the same Airfix model at a train show one time.
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 Posted - April 20 2014 : 6:50:26 PM
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Looks the same to me
Now IF I could find some parts for it I'd be real happy 
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 7:41:19 PM
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quote:| NH freight meeting leased CTA bus in rural Connecticut.
Originally posted by wks - April 20 2014 : 4:40:00 PM
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AAAARRRRRGH! (nice bit).
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 10:50:09 PM
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My LOTW is this classy NKP Bluebird PA-1 from Athearn.
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 10:54:40 PM
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| That Airfix locomotive is pretty cool Ben. I remember many years ago (like 50) having a rail crane Airfix model kit.
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 09:41:53 AM
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quote:That Airfix locomotive is pretty cool Ben. I remember many years ago (like 50) having a rail crane Airfix model kit.
Originally posted by Barry - April 20 2014 : 10:54:40 PM
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I think I've seen an Airfix British brakevan kit at the train shows I've been to a couple of times. Do they actually roll once they're all assembled?
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 09:58:35 AM
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| next time you sees a brakevan in kit or assembled I want one!
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 10:30:57 AM
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ben,still looking for the buffer for you ken
keystone sp&s c-415
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 12:10:16 PM
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I needs 2 Ken
1 for front & 1 for tender
I seen that loco in Alliance Will get a pic of it sometime
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 1:39:05 PM
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quote:ben,still looking for the buffer for you ken
keystone sp&s c-415
Originally posted by catfordken - April 21 2014 : 10:30:57 AM
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Oooooooooo!
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 9:06:41 PM
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I stated just days ago that I have no Bachmann trains. Digging thru a box today I found 6 pieces. They were given to me about 7 years ago from a neighbor that I have done crash repair and a radical custom S-10 for. They own storage units that these trains were left in... One is powered, the other is a dummy...
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 9:20:46 PM
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cool I likes
Darn IF I'd known about your neighbors, Walt I'd of asked you for some replacement parts for MY S10
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 9:25:18 PM
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quote: quote:ben,still looking for the buffer for you ken
keystone sp&s c-415
Originally posted by catfordken - April 21 2014 : 10:30:57 AM
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Oooooooooo!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 21 2014Â :Â 1:39:05 PM
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I have to agree with that one!Anyway, I have an IHC Rio Grande version of this engine that I posted in another thread here a couple of times.
-Steve
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Posted - April 21 2014 : 11:43:05 PM
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| That SP&S looks to be quite the machine Ken.
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Posted - April 24 2014 : 12:24:14 PM
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Here's my first DCC locomotive, which I got with my E-Z Command system:
BNSF GP40-2. I like the detail on it, which is somewhat surprising for a base-line locomotive (they seem to now have bodies similar to the early '90s Bachmann Plus locomotives.) Quite different from the older Bachmann GP40s...
Just another way Bachmann has improved compared to how they were 30 years ago!
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Posted - April 24 2014 : 4:49:43 PM
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| its not only the improvements that have been achieved,but the high price that goes with it,in some cases like the basic bachmann are fair but others not so ken
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Posted - April 24 2014 : 6:12:07 PM
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Newer bachmanns are not quite as detailed as more expensive engines but are much better than the stuff from the 80's. You will find they run a lot better as well and can actually pull a bit. They have a great lineup of engines that are dcc equipped. Although some folks don't like their decoders, I don't mind them one bit. Do you plan im on converting your fleet to dcc or run both dc and dcc?
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Posted - April 24 2014 : 7:30:58 PM
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quote:Here's my first DCC locomotive, which I got with my E-Z Command system:
BNSF GP40-2. I like the detail on it, which is somewhat surprising for a base-line locomotive (they seem to now have bodies similar to the early '90s Bachmann Plus locomotives.) Quite different from the older Bachmann GP40s...
Just another way Bachmann has improved compared to how they were 30 years ago!
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â April 24 2014Â :Â 12:24:14 PM
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Tell me about it.
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Posted - April 24 2014 : 9:21:04 PM
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A little late but worth the wait I think for a couple of new this week additions, a couple of AHM Burlington Northern units from raysouthernpac:
AHM Alco RS-11. After a quick clean/lube and a not-so-quick install of Kadees this locomotive is a nice smooth runner, and teams up nicely with my Athearn GP-50.
AHM Alco GE 1000 SW2 (unpowered). I added some extra weight and replaced the wheels with a set of old Atlas Austria metal ones, just slightly smaller in diameter but rolls much better now.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - April 24 2014 : 10:51:48 PM
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quote:Newer bachmanns are not quite as detailed as more expensive engines but are much better than the stuff from the 80's. You will find they run a lot better as well and can actually pull a bit. They have a great lineup of engines that are dcc equipped. Although some folks don't like their decoders, I don't mind them one bit. Do you plan im on converting your fleet to dcc or run both dc and dcc?
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - April 24 2014 : 6:12:07 PM
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I plan to get a couple more DCC locomotives and upgrade a couple others, and keep others as DC and usually run one of them at a time (but I'm going to wait until I make an electrically-isolated siding for that.)
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Posted - April 25 2014 : 12:22:05 AM
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Jeff > love the NH paint on the ALCO
Ken > the paint and detail on the C415 ALCO is very impressive
Jerry > The AHM/IHC switcher was called a ALCO 1000HP by AHM, it is more like ALCO's S2
with ALCO Blunt trucks. The S4 was the same, but with AAR type A trucks, like the EMD SW1.
Regards, John ********
You can all go to hell, I'm going to Texas <> Davy Crockett
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Posted - April 25 2014 : 06:40:35 AM
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Thanks John - BTW I love your Davey Crockett quote
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Posted - April 25 2014 : 10:26:25 AM
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quote:Thanks John - BTW I love your Davey Crockett quote
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â April 25 2014Â :Â 06:40:35 AM
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The funny thing about that quote is the fact that my mom actually lived in Texas when she was a kid.
-Steve
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Posted - April 25 2014 : 12:18:35 PM
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I finally have my LOTW up! I can't believe I forgot about this one. A Bachmann Union Pacific 0-6-0. One of my first H0 scale steam locomotive. It's been a few years since I've run this one. I'll see how well it runs after all being in storage for a couple of years sometime today.
-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 - April 30 2014 : 1:38:28 PM
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I love that old school track on board and vivid green on the two Bachmann pieces. Contrasts nicely to the colorful diesels. Please post more work!!
JMcNeal
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Posted - May 02 2014 : 12:35:27 AM
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An Athearn "Cow and Calf."
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Posted - May 02 2014 : 03:02:53 AM
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Love that cow and calf combo, looks great together quote:An Athearn "Cow and Calf."
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