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 Posted - May 04 2014 : 12:08:53 AM
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ok this is abit early but this is one of a few cars I got from a garage sale Saturday 
Set also had the USS crane top
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 Posted - May 04 2014 : 12:20:11 AM
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Mantua caboose, circa 1947...still one of my favorites, kept as is save for adding Central Vally truck bolsters as the originals were missing.
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 09:53:05 AM
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A Rivarossi Southern Crescent heavyweight observation car, with full interior.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 10:41:39 AM
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Nice cars so far, guys! My COTW is an old Athearn caboose which dates back to around 1957 to 1961 or 1962. Forget exactly but it's from the late 50's, early 60's I know that much.
-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 - May 04 2014 : 12:43:16 PM
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The AHM Woolworth car...
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 1:27:24 PM
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darn it, walt! Thats a car I needs! hehe
Nice cars guys
I'm sure the USS flatcar is hard to find I think
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 2:23:20 PM
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Jerry, Roundhouse (Athearn)? has some newer versions that have constant lighting and window sillouhettes, which are fantastic--but expensive. These are older kits. I like the upper window gilding, but I couldn't decide what to do with the lower windows, so I put the tissue paper over them because there was too much empty space inside with no interior. On the next ones I might try something else. The 101 Ranch was a real Oklahoma Wild West show with an interesting history. Btw, I did put the clear plastic windows in first, with the tissue behind!
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 3:19:01 PM
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quote:
Jerry, Roundhouse (Athearn)? has some newer versions that have constant lighting and window sillouhettes, which are fantastic--but expensive. These are older kits. I like the upper window gilding, but I couldn't decide what to do with the lower windows, so I put the tissue paper over them because there was too much empty space inside with no interior. On the next ones I might try something else. The 101 Ranch was a real Oklahoma Wild West show with an interesting history. Btw, I did put the clear plastic windows in first, with the tissue behind!
Originally posted by Adams - May 04 2014 : 2:23:20 PM
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Have never seen any 101 Ranch cars before. Interesting!
I like the look, and the tissue paper works. I have tried "frosting" the inside of glass with dullcote on cars with no interiors, not quite sold on that but no bad either.
I recently finished a couple of those Roundhouse cars that I got as basket cases. Finished them in Pullman green and got those gilded window treatments off a Microscale Palace Car decal sheet.
Wouldn't mind having an observation car like that to kind of complete the set 
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 3:44:22 PM
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quote:
I'm sure the USS flatcar is hard to find I think
Originally posted by microbusss - May 04 2014 : 1:27:24 PM
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...the green ones are...
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 7:17:31 PM
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mantua southern aluminium car ken
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 8:20:32 PM
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quote:darn it, walt! Thats a car I needs!
Originally posted by microbusss - May 04 2014 : 1:27:24 PM
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You may spend some time finding the Woolworth box car... This one doesn't appear on eBay often...
Walt
Luck, usually comes dressed in work clothes...
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 8:25:20 PM
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quote:
You may spend some time finding the Woolworth box car... This one doesn't appear on eBay often...
Originally posted by walt - May 04 2014 : 8:20:32 PM
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yeah Like the JailBox car I wants too! 
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 10:55:49 PM
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I really dig these groovy bill board cars. Like, you know?
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 11:03:34 PM
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quote:
I really dig these groovy bill board cars. Like, you know?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 04 2014Â :Â 10:55:49 PM
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heh thats why I want them
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Posted - May 04 2014 : 11:38:25 PM
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|  Bought this Mantua Burlington hopper car today at the New Hope train show.  I used a photo technique perfected by one of the forum's members with some added background objects to make the scene more interesting.
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Posted - May 05 2014 : 4:39:42 PM
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I resent that. I had an AP test today and had to study, so I couldn't make it to the new hope show  Did get some fine stuff at the titusville show across the river on saturday though, will post later...
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Posted - May 05 2014 : 8:28:39 PM
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picked up this week end at the Great Midwest Train Show , Du Page County Fairgrounds
Wheaton IL,,,,just west of Chicago
I suspect this is a Roundhouse Reefer. Regular production run or custom special,,i have no clue but it likes it anyways
[URL=http://s1202.photobucket.com/user/jbsmith966/media/003.jpg.html] /tyco/forum/uploaded/jbsmith966/003.jpg [/URL]
another view
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Posted - May 06 2014 : 02:08:36 AM
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MC reefer. Sent chills up my spine.
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I belive your express reefer was custom made for a club. A real nice piece!
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Posted - May 06 2014 : 9:09:21 PM
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| That round top is really eye-catching. Be interesting to know a bit more about that design and how long they used it. That Michigan Central road name is pretty cool as well. I had a great-grandfather that worked for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern along about 1900. That was another road that was acquired by the NYC.
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Posted - May 06 2014 : 9:12:40 PM
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quote:Jbsmith966
I belive your express reefer was custom made for a club. A real nice piece!
Leo
Originally posted by babuff - May 06 2014 : 11:32:05 AM
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Note, especially, the part about express reefer. Early in the history of refrigerator cars, they were a particular length (I think 36 feet) and refrigerated warehouse dock doors were spaced accordingly. As other cars got longer, reefers stayed short to match the dock doors until a much later date.
The nonstandard length and the high speed trucks mark this as an express car in a fast passenger train rather than in normal freight service. It's a beautiful model, too.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - May 08 2014 : 10:10:02 PM
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I'm just going to use this as my COTW, I would have never know it was a rare TYCO until I seen it on GIC site a few years ago. Can anyone tell me what set this may have went to?
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Posted - May 08 2014 : 11:05:20 PM
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My COTW is this handy work crane in B&O colors.
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Posted - May 08 2014 : 11:57:10 PM
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| I can't imagine what set that Amtrak caboose would have come with, unless it was just a single-car offering, or just sold in a loco/caboose combination. My first inclination was to think it was a Pemco or IHC offering after the Tyco era.
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Posted - May 09 2014 : 01:45:50 AM
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quote:I can't imagine what set that Amtrak caboose would have come with, unless it was just a single-car offering, or just sold in a loco/caboose combination. My first inclination was to think it was a Pemco or IHC offering after the Tyco era.
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I got one like that I thinking IHC Mine might have modern trucks on it
I has a Fuji car like that caboose too
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 02:04:02 AM
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I remember shopping at Woolworth when I was a kid and I loved it because I picked up a Lionel HO scale operating crane. I seem to remember that the one in my neighborhood also carried some Athearn trains. I have never seen one of these Woolworth cars but I would love to find one now!quote:The AHM Woolworth car...
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