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 Posted - May 11 2014 : 8:52:18 PM
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My BOTW is a Life-Like, Suburban Split Level Home... And Jerry may find this hard to believe, but this one isn't sealed ! 
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 Posted - May 11 2014 : 9:23:29 PM
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koool Now you need to motorize the garage door 
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 9:42:26 PM
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quote:
And Jerry may find this hard to believe, but this one isn't sealed !
Originally posted by walt - May 11 2014 : 8:52:18 PM
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Yes Walt I am shocked
I also note that this one does NOT have the super-cool satellite dish. Now my question is, does this house have cable?
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 9:46:56 PM
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| That's right at the top of my list, Ben !!
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Posted - May 11 2014 : 10:13:57 PM
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Yes Walt I am shocked
I also note that this one does NOT have the super-cool satellite dish. Now my question is, does this house have cable?
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â May 11 2014Â :Â 9:42:26 PM
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I believe this one uses the antenna, noting the one on the roof...
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Posted - May 12 2014 : 12:37:59 AM
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My BOTW is this neat old mine on my N-scale Tincup and Telluride layout.
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 01:29:47 AM
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Nice ballasting. Ballasting is so dang hard, and this is N scale no less!
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 2:28:11 PM
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The "Dallas" module made it to the train show, a little threadbare as it requires much more detail. Come to think of it, it looks a lot more like Denver...
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 6:56:55 PM
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My BOTW is a Tyco lighted factory building I found at a yard sale last weekend. No Walt it is not sealed, but in the original box
   
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 8:43:24 PM
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the Tyco Factory was the Aurora School Building
Yes do want both
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 9:33:31 PM
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| Pretty cool Jerry. Gonna pay those boys on the night shift a little shift premium?
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 11:05:36 PM
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I used road dirt that I swept up off of the curb and then sifted to just keep the finest particles.quote:Nice ballasting. Ballasting is so dang hard, and this is N scale no less!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 13 2014Â :Â 01:29:47 AM
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Posted - May 14 2014 : 01:22:02 AM
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That factory is totally 70's. Didn't know such an item existed.
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Posted - May 14 2014 : 11:26:16 AM
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quote:I used road dirt that I swept up off of the curb and then sifted to just keep the finest particles.quote:Nice ballasting. Ballasting is so dang hard, and this is N scale no less!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 13 2014Â :Â 01:29:47 AM
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Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â May 13 2014Â :Â 11:05:36 PM
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I also use sand from the gutter for HO ballast. To reduce the dust and make the ballast more porous for gluing, I pour the sand back and forth between buckets in a gentle breeze. Then, the ballast can be poured on the track and swept into shape with a soft paint brush.
I usually dribble on Elmer's carpenter's glue, diluted 6 parts water to 1 part glue (adding a little dish soap or rubbing alcohol so it soaks in better). This approach seems to go fairly easily, but be careful not to glue down switch points or get glue in electrical connections.
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Posted - May 14 2014 : 6:48:12 PM
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quote:the Tyco Factory was the Aurora School Building
Yes do want both
Originally posted by microbusss - May 13 2014 : 8:43:24 PM
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Think I have both, do not want either, not in perfect shape (a couple roof vents might have come off and at least one is still sitting around here), if I ever dig them out I'll let you know...
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Posted - May 14 2014 : 7:38:29 PM
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Nice factory, Jerry! I have one of those, an interesting piece...
Walt
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Posted - May 14 2014 : 10:52:49 PM
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I have the IHC version of the factory, unassembled.
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Posted - May 16 2014 : 11:21:09 AM
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Re: house without satellite dish. The box advertises that it has "gutter and drain spout detail." What will they think of next????
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Posted - May 16 2014 : 11:56:46 AM
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Jeff,
When that kit was designed a satellite dish was the size of a house, and only operated by the department of defense.
Regards, John ************
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. <> Thomas Paine
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Posted - May 16 2014 : 12:34:12 PM
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quote:My BOTW is this neat old mine on my N-scale Tincup and Telluride layout.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â May 12 2014Â :Â 12:37:59 AM
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i know someone in my train group that has that exact same mine on their layout. Nice building though, just thought I'd point out that fact because I thought it was interesting.
-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 16 2014 : 12:36:42 PM
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quote:That factory is totally 70's. Didn't know such an item existed.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 14 2014Â :Â 01:22:02 AM
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I knew something like that existed in the 70's but I never knew Tyco made anything like that. Neat piece there!
-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 17 2014 : 1:34:58 PM
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Ive noticed that most of the tyco buildings were actually Pola imports
don't think Ive done the latest on the New Havana FD
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 9:11:13 PM
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| That fire station looks pretty fine Ray.
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Posted - May 17 2014 : 9:28:03 PM
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quote:That fire station looks pretty fine Ray.
Originally posted by Barry - May 17 2014 : 9:11:13 PM
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yes I agree
Now it needs Hot Wheels Old Number 5 next to the station
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Posted - May 18 2014 : 10:16:09 PM
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| like the air raid siren -where you get that?
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