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 Posted - June 22 2014 : 07:40:10 AM
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My AOTW is the infamous Life-Like tracked crane.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 11:00:33 AM
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My AOTW is an old Lesney Superfast Ford Galaxy fire patrol car from the early 1970's.
-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 22 2014 : 4:27:58 PM
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Works great. Went bananas, at first, trying to locate the plunger button
under the table, until I learned to abandon myself to the depths of
Tycomania. The "pipes" are empty spools for EKG recording paper.
Spent a lot of time watching heart rhythms to earn my Tyco.
This piece was given to me some years ago, before I became a Tycomaniac,
by a rivet counting buddy as a joke. Down the slippery slope I did
slide. Hah. Hah.
Edited by - Chops124 on June 22 2014 4:28:53 PM
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 4:32:47 PM
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| Neat accessories and great use for the ECG paper rolls. Like to see that one in action Jeff.
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 4:32:57 PM
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Sweet Galaxy, love the little pale guy behind the wheel.
Dad had a Galaxy back in the late 60's. Sweet ride, but
the engine developed a knock after a year or two. Turns
out Ford was installing motor oil dipsticks about a
half inch too short causing them to chronically run low
on oil. Bye-bye Galaxy.
Edited by - Chops124 on June 22 2014 4:35:31 PM
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 4:35:01 PM
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Thanks Barry, I am working on trying to upload video to You Tube and
thus a link to TF. I will do a video, as I figure this out, of the pipe
loader under Loose Ends. Right now, the videos I have shot are
mysteriously vanishing from
my files, nowhere to be located!
Edited by - Chops124 on June 22 2014 4:36:41 PM
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Posted - June 22 2014 : 6:23:26 PM
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quote:Sweet Galaxy, love the little pale guy behind the wheel.
Dad had a Galaxy back in the late 60's. Sweet ride, but
the engine developed a knock after a year or two. Turns
out Ford was installing motor oil dipsticks about a
half inch too short causing them to chronically run low
on oil. Bye-bye Galaxy.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 22 2014Â :Â 4:32:57 PM
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That explains why I've only seen them once on the road near my home.
-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 22 2014 : 6:34:07 PM
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A HO Speeder by Durango Press  $5
Never assembled! 
Someday I want the REAL thing!
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Posted - June 23 2014 : 10:44:20 AM
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More Life-like light ups
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 3:10:42 PM
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Life-Like Operating Gravel Unloader.
Worth of note, unlike the later TYCO examples (I think) or Life-Like's coal tipple, this uses REAL gravel!
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Posted - June 25 2014 : 6:14:41 PM
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quote:Life-Like Operating Gravel Unloader.
Worth of note, unlike the later TYCO examples (I think) or Life-Like's coal tipple, this uses REAL gravel!
Originally posted by wiley209Â -Â June 25 2014Â :Â 3:10:42 PM
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AKA Bob's Dumping Station 
I do wanna find that L-L Construction set with the crane someday 
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Posted - June 26 2014 : 11:39:07 PM
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1982-1993 version of TYCO Operating Pipe Loader.
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