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The 0-8-8 Canidian Pacific is one of my favorite locomotives from TYCO, I got this one a few weeks ago.
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Posted - June 01 2014 : 10:31:15 AM
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Gorgeous loco, GG-1 Guy. Anyway, my LOTW is an engine I took a picture of at a train show but never got it. A Tyco (Mantua?) 1890 4-6-0 in Santa Fe livery.
It was $35 and it ran pretty well too. I'm still kicking my self for not picking it up.
-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 - June 01 2014 : 11:32:25 AM
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Posted - June 01 2014 : 4:14:42 PM
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A recent auction acquisition. This is an Aristocraft 2-8-0. It's missing some parts and it has no motor, but it should be fairly easy to get into running condition.
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Posted - June 01 2014 : 7:10:23 PM
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This definitely breaks John's rule about sticking to a prototype and era (which I agree with, but have a hard time following!). Bachmann 4-8-4--love it! 
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Posted - June 01 2014 : 8:27:08 PM
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quote: quote:A recent auction acquisition. This is an Aristocraft 2-8-0. It's missing some parts and it has no motor, but it should be fairly easy to get into running condition.
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 01 2014 : 4:14:42 PM
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Um, I believe your picture is broken. Sorry, just had to point that out.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â June 01 2014Â :Â 4:35:05 PM
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Picture's not broken. loco like the owner says is in need of parts. Redwoods I think it will be a very nice locomotive. You don't need to copy the photo to make a post. It is Redwoods photo.
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Posted - June 01 2014 : 9:48:45 PM
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quote: quote: quote:A recent auction acquisition. This is an Aristocraft 2-8-0. It's missing some parts and it has no motor, but it should be fairly easy to get into running condition.
Originally posted by Redwoods - June 01 2014 : 4:14:42 PM
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Um, I believe your picture is broken. Sorry, just had to point that out.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â June 01 2014Â :Â 4:35:05 PM
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Picture's not broken. loco like the owner says is in need of parts. Redwoods I think it will be a very nice locomotive. You don't need to copy the photo to make a post. It is Redwoods photo.
frank
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Okay, I saw that it was fixed now so I deleted my post complaining about it. Anyway, nice loco.
-Steve
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Posted - June 01 2014 : 11:26:59 PM
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Snow Bird New Haven Paint scheme. Pure fantasy, I am told. Ah,
but what I fantasy. Am eagerly awaiting a dummy B and an F7 Chassis to complete
a Snow Bird A-B-A set to pull my 19 car New Haven drag. I stalked the internet for
a used F7 and then pounced on one that turned up at $20. I will post photos, and will try a short video, when I get them assembled.
Cost me an arm, leg, kidney, and spleen.
Mostly on postage. Train shows are rarely within an 8 to 12 drive
from El Paso.
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Posted - June 01 2014 : 11:31:21 PM
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The lighting on the Mew York Central piece is haunting. It
evokes a regional style of painting echoing the American
Primative Style in the strong, plain images, and the dark,
dusky colors of Hudson River Painting Movement of the 19th
century.
Evocative of a world that moved at the speed of steam.
Nicely composed; strong work, in my small opinion.
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Posted - June 02 2014 : 12:26:11 AM
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| I'm glad you like it. You obviously know much more about art history and composition than I! In reality, I was about to take the pic and noticed that the loco is so black and unweathered that it just disappears (like the tender did anyway), so I grabbed my desk lamp and shined a little light on it. But I like your word-smithing and imagery!
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Posted - June 02 2014 : 10:59:15 AM
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Adam,
That is the reason I left the late 50s era and went back to WWII, so I could have Santa Fe style 4-8-4 locomotives. To be honest a Northern steam locomotive was purchased and then the era changed! Even I do not follow all the rules all the time.
You need to understand, rule 1 and and 20 may override any of the other rules, at any given time
Rules: http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14828
Regards, John ******************
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Posted - June 02 2014 : 12:30:02 PM
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quote:Adam,
That is the reason I left the late 50s era and went back to WWII, so I could have Santa Fe style 4-8-4 locomotives. To be honest a Northern steam locomotive was purchased and then the era changed! Even I do not follow all the rules all the time.
You need to understand, rule 1 and and 20 may override any of the other rules, at any given time
Rules: http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14828
Regards, John ******************
A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff. George Carlin
Originally posted by JRG1951Â -Â June 02 2014Â :Â 10:59:15 AM
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I know, right? You just gotta love the old steamers.
-Steve
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Posted - June 02 2014 : 2:28:54 PM
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Pictures of 2 Aristo-Craft 4-4-2s that I rebuilt from 4 junkers.
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Posted - June 02 2014 : 5:50:11 PM
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Alex,
I like your 4-4-2 locos. Fine work.
Regards, John
Did you hear about the Aggie that raced the train to the crossing? He hit the 33rd car! <> Junior
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Posted - June 02 2014 : 5:54:16 PM
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Here's one of my favorites-- not enough to make me change theme or era--but I picked this up cheap in somewhat rough condition. Someone had dropped it, breaking a big corner off the cab roof and the front pilot beam. The tender was paint-less and corroding. I repaired the loco by applying layers of J-B Weld and sanding. I totally stripped, cleaned, painted, and lettered the tender. At first I did it in my home road, but this could be nothing other than a Pennsy, so I stripped, painted, and lettered it again. Mechanically, it runs as well as a modern model. The model is by Penn Line.
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Posted - June 02 2014 : 6:33:24 PM
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quote:Here's one of my favorites-- not enough to make me change theme or era--but I picked this up cheap in somewhat rough condition. Someone had dropped it, breaking a big corner off the cab roof and the front pilot beam. The tender was paint-less and corroding. I repaired the loco by applying layers of J-B Weld and sanding. I totally stripped, cleaned, painted, and lettered the tender. At first I did it in my home road, but this could be nothing other than a Pennsy, so I stripped, painted, and lettered it again. Mechanically, it runs as well as a modern model. The model is by Penn Line.
Originally posted by Adams - June 02 2014 : 5:54:16 PM
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All I have to say is that it turned out really well.
-Steve
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 02:37:55 AM
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quote:I'm glad you like it. You obviously know much more about art history and composition than I! In reality, I was about to take the pic and noticed that the loco is so black and unweathered that it just disappears (like the tender did anyway), so I grabbed my desk lamp and shined a little light on it. But I like your word-smithing and imagery!
Originally posted by Adams - June 02 2014 : 12:26:11 AM
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Like a Winston Owens, some of the best shots are happy
accidents of timing and light. I recall one famous
photographer was asked the secret of his success, and
he replied, "take lots of pictures." You pulled off a bold, sharp
image with twilight rays of
the sun of an era in its twilight. And then, you had the
ability to recognize it as the better of the serveral shots you attempted.
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 07:51:40 AM
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quote: Did you hear about the Aggie that raced the train to the crossing? He hit the 33rd car! <> Junior
Originally posted by JRG1951Â -Â June 02 2014Â :Â 5:50:11 PM
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Here I sit, all by myself in a Hardees, logged into the WiFi, and laughing out loud like some kind of nut. Fortunately, I'm 400 miles from home and hardly anyone knows me around here.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 10:27:12 AM
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quote: quote:I'm glad you like it. You obviously know much more about art history and composition than I! In reality, I was about to take the pic and noticed that the loco is so black and unweathered that it just disappears (like the tender did anyway), so I grabbed my desk lamp and shined a little light on it. But I like your word-smithing and imagery!
Originally posted by Adams - June 02 2014 : 12:26:11 AM
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Like a Winston Owens, some of the best shots are happy
accidents of timing and light. I recall one famous
photographer was asked the secret of his success, and
he replied, "take lots of pictures." You pulled off a bold, sharp
image with twilight rays of
the sun of an era in its twilight. And then, you had the
ability to recognize it as the better of the serveral shots you attempted.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 03 2014Â :Â 02:37:55 AM
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That right there is what all photographers should follow. It should be one of their most important rules. It's really that good.
-Steve
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 2:36:54 PM
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Don,
I glad you enjoyed it. My Wife is from Rockford, when we got back to Texas she didn't know what an Aggie was.
Regards, john
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 4:03:22 PM
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quote:Pictures of 2 Aristo-Craft 4-4-2s that I rebuilt from 4 junkers.
Originally posted by Retired Alex - June 02 2014 : 2:28:54 PM
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Omigosh!
Interlake Vulcanian. Charles Martin. October 1972 MR. What a beautiful model railroad that was!
(October, not November. Corrected.)
Some of the last photos taken are here:
http://mendotarailmuseum.tripod.com/id29.html
Was Mr. Martin by any chance a friend of yours?
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 6:04:19 PM
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quote:
Snow Bird New Haven Paint scheme. Pure fantasy, I am told. Ah,
but what I fantasy. Am eagerly awaiting a dummy B and an F7 Chassis to complete
a Snow Bird A-B-A set to pull my 19 car New Haven drag. I stalked the internet for
a used F7 and then pounced on one that turned up at $20. I will post photos, and will try a short video, when I get them assembled.
Cost me an arm, leg, kidney, and spleen.
Mostly on postage. Train shows are rarely within an 8 to 12 drive
from El Paso.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 01 2014Â :Â 11:26:59 PM
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Very cool F-units! It might not be a real scheme but it sure looks nice Also... I don't mean to rain on your parade, but there's an A-B pair of those shells and dummy frames at a local shop for $5 altogether...
--CRC
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 6:30:50 PM
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My LOTW is a pair of IHC L&N Alco C-628s I picked up from ebay for cheap. Numbered separately and surprisingly among the smoothest running locos I have now. Both run well together too.
  
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 8:34:38 PM
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Mantua 0-4-0T Booster, recently primed the square tanks and cab for repaint.
The old SP lettering was very worn out. Not sure if I will reletter it back to the original SP after the repaint.
I buy, repair, and collect
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Posted - June 03 2014 : 10:34:32 PM
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quote:
Omigosh!
Interlake Vulcanian. Charles Martin. October 1972 MR. What a beautiful model railroad that was!
(October, not November. Corrected.)
Some of the last photos taken are here:
http://mendotarailmuseum.tripod.com/id29.html
Was Mr. Martin by any chance a friend of yours?
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - June 03 2014 : 4:03:22 PM
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Thanks for the info. I had no idea what I had there. I had never heard of this man nor his railroad. I was just in the process of stripping the tender and repainting it. Now I won't touch it but leave it as is. I got it off Ebay last month.
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Posted - June 04 2014 : 02:12:28 AM
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quote: quote:
Omigosh!
Interlake Vulcanian. Charles Martin. October 1972 MR. What a beautiful model railroad that was!
(October, not November. Corrected.)
Some of the last photos taken are here:
http://mendotarailmuseum.tripod.com/id29.html
Was Mr. Martin by any chance a friend of yours?
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - June 03 2014 : 4:03:22 PM
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Thanks for the info. I had no idea what I had there. I had never heard of this man nor his railroad. I was just in the process of stripping the tender and repainting it. Now I won't touch it but leave it as is. I got it off Ebay last month.
Originally posted by Retired Alex - June 03 2014 : 10:34:32 PM
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This is one thing freelancing does have over prototype modeling - it creates artifacts for our hobby. If in my travels I encounter a well-done custom-painted (say) Wabash 4-8-4, it doesn't immediately call up images of the hobbyist who did it. I think of the Wabash, and the model is a success that way. But find an original G&D freight car (if you can) and it speaks unambiguously of a particular person, in a particular time, at a particular place, to whom we are connected by a liking of little trains. In a throwaway world of forgetfulness, that strikes me as rather special thing.
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Posted - June 04 2014 : 08:35:10 AM
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quote:Mantua 0-4-0T Booster, recently primed the square tanks and cab for repaint.
The old SP lettering was very worn out. Not sure if I will reletter it back to the original SP after the repaint.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â June 03 2014Â :Â 8:34:38 PM
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Looking great so far, SCVR66.
-Steve
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Posted - June 04 2014 : 11:56:47 AM
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Thank you. I've had a long and continued absence from posting on this site and that will likely remain. I am working on gobs of other things at the moment and the Booster looked like the simplest of things that I was working on that wouldn't require me to have to be really specific about what I was doing.
I buy, repair, and collect
http://scvr.weebly.com/
http://seyboldlocomotiveworks.weebly.com/
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Posted - June 04 2014 : 12:06:22 PM
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Jerry,
I like the big ALCOs, Nice paint. Did you add any weight to these units?
Adam,
I not a PRR fan, but that is a great looking engine.
Stephen,
I had a Tyco 4-6-0 when I was a lot younger, never could get it to run right. I think I had a bad motor.
Regards John *************
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Posted - June 04 2014 : 12:59:33 PM
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quote:Thank you. I've had a long and continued absence from posting on this site and that will likely remain. I am working on gobs of other things at the moment and the Booster looked like the simplest of things that I was working on that wouldn't require me to have to be really specific about what I was doing.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â June 04 2014Â :Â 11:56:47 AM
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No problem. I wish you luck on your projects! I've seen some of them on your Youtube channel and on your website so I completely understand your absence from the forum.
-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 - June 04 2014 : 5:06:33 PM
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quote:Jerry,
I like the big ALCOs, Nice paint. Did you add any weight to these units?
Originally posted by JRG1951Â -Â June 04 2014Â :Â 12:06:22 PM
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John - I have discovered recently I like these big Alcos too. What spurred the purchase of these was a similar Monon Alco I found at the bottom of a big HO junk box I got a few weeks ago at a yard sale. In very sad shape but all there, and once I put some couplers on it I hope to post it in the next LOTW. A beautiful loco nontheless.
And no, have not added any more weight yet, as I have not pulled a train with them and don't know for sure if they will need any. Just seat of the pants feel though, they seem plenty heavy as they are.
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A couple more pics to peruse...Bowser 4-8-2 and Mantua Shifter. The real Orient #17 was an 0-6-0, but I can change that if I get a Big Six frame.  
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quote:A couple more pics to peruse...Bowser 4-8-2 and Mantua Shifter. The real Orient #17 was an 0-6-0, but I can change that if I get a Big Six frame.
Originally posted by Adams - June 06 2014 : 11:16:35 PM
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Love that Bowser, man.Of course, the Orient one is cool too. Did Mantua ever actually make one in that livery or is it a custom?
-Steve
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Posted - June 07 2014 : 2:25:13 PM
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quote:Thank you. I've had a long and continued absence from posting on this site and that will likely remain. I am working on gobs of other things at the moment and the Booster looked like the simplest of things that I was working on that wouldn't require me to have to be really specific about what I was doing.
Originally posted by SCVR66Â -Â June 04 2014Â :Â 11:56:47 AM
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Nothing wrong with a Booster. Here's mine. :)
Nothing much to say about this one, I bought in on Ebay when I was in college ($5) and I've had it since then. I've added knuckle couplers and neodymium motor magnets, it runs pretty well.
(Gad, look at my gappy track. Bad section gang. Bad.)
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Posted - June 11 2014 : 1:13:46 PM
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LOVE THE BOOSTER! IT IS EASY TO DO AND FUN TO CUSTOMIZE AND SMALL ENOUGH TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE EVENING!
oops! Sorry for the CAPS!
Sean
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quote:LOVE THE BOOSTER! IT IS EASY TO DO AND FUN TO CUSTOMIZE AND SMALL ENOUGH TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE EVENING!
oops! Sorry for the CAPS!
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - June 11 2014 : 1:13:46 PM
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I like those! Especially the 2-4-2T. What parts did you use?
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Posted - June 12 2014 : 09:44:41 AM
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I started with a Mantua 0-4-0 Booster steam loco which was missing the front steps. I used the front pilot truck, deck & steps from an Athearn light Mikado and the trailing truck from an Athearn Little Monster 0-4-2 steam locomotive.
I added the piping detail and a couple air tanks from the Athearn Mikado
I have not yet decided if I want to add valve gear.
Here is the photo series of the build:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9977705@N05/sets/72157627595258142/
Sean
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!
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Posted - June 12 2014 : 1:35:39 PM
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This thread needs a BL2:
Here's a LL P2K that I picked up at a flea market a couple weeks ago for $5. It actually works, too!
Still no layout...but I'm building a garage (slowly) and plotting my return.
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Posted - June 12 2014 : 1:59:01 PM
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quote:This thread needs a BL2:
Here's a LL P2K that I picked up at a flea market a couple weeks ago for $5. It actually works, too!
Still no layout...but I'm building a garage (slowly) and plotting my return.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â June 12 2014Â :Â 1:35:39 PM
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You got a very detailed engine in great condition for $5 and it works!?! That's awesome! I got a little too excited 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 - June 12 2014 : 3:32:13 PM
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| excuse me There is a NEW LOTW for this week
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Posted - June 12 2014 : 4:32:26 PM
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quote:This thread needs a BL2:
Here's a LL P2K that I picked up at a flea market a couple weeks ago for $5. It actually works, too!
Still no layout...but I'm building a garage (slowly) and plotting my return.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â June 12 2014Â :Â 1:35:39 PM
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What a steal! I'm still kicking myself for passing up an identical one at a train show a couple years back for $25!
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - June 12 2014 : 10:36:12 PM
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quote:excuse me There is a NEW LOTW for this week
Originally posted by microbusss - June 12 2014 : 3:32:13 PM
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 Sorry....just noticed my mistake. I guess I'll go back to lurking for another year or so.
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Posted - June 13 2014 : 01:48:14 AM
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B77,
my first train set had a C&O BL2 by AHM. 4 wheel drive and traction tires. I'll bet the P1000 runs a lot better. I love the paint scheme. Thanks for posting.
Regards John
A 300 pound gorilla with a club, is called SIR. <> Junior
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Posted - June 14 2014 : 02:24:31 AM
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B77, I paid $30 with shipping for my C&O BL-2, so you did steal that one. Mine needed a few axle gears too, but most do.
Btw, no need to banish yourself, you'll just need a time-out in the Tyco forum penalty box, otherwise known as Ben's dumpster.
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