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My LOTW is my Rio Grande 4-6-0 from Mantua. It runs pretty good actually.Here it is!

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Nice, Stephen...
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Nice, Stephen...

Originally posted by walt - June 29 2014 :  12:19:16 AM

Thank you.It runs good aside from the fact that it's not too good at low power although older engines in general aren't all that good at slower speeds.

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Here is my current project. Added a plow, new horns and fixed a lot of errors made by the previous owner.






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Nice loco's guys, I'm going with a Tyco style fantasy loco. An Athearn Dash 9 with a Hobbytown drive, NCE decoder and my paint and decals. It's a good runner. I finished it this morning. I have a second shell painted and decaled, looking for a chassis.


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...and the Ugly. To see this dirt bag in operation, click on link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykT39gJTQtg&feature=player_embedded

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!943 era custom built and painted T&RGRR FT ABBA locomotive set.

this set is a Henz-57 mix the FTA unit shells are Bachmann. The A units are powered with Walther's P1000 F3 chassis. The FTB units are dummies with shortened Athearn F7 frames. The B bodies were purchased from Walthers, and I do not remember the vender. The AB sets are draw-bar connected with couplers on each end.. Custom paint and home made decals.




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Here is a very rare, Bachmann fake chrome engine!!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykT39gJTQtg&feature=player_detailpage
This video is private

Originally posted by microbusss - June 29 2014 :  7:17:01 PM

I was actually planning on telling him that! I just didn't want to be considered a tattletale so I stayed quiet.It's a bummer though.

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Originally posted by microbusss - June 29 2014 :  7:17:01 PM

I was actually planning on telling him that! I just didn't want to be considered a tattletale so I stayed quiet.It's a bummer though.

Originally posted by kovacste000 - June 29 2014 :  8:08:38 PM


Now Stephen, you know that MicroBen is the forum's, "INFORMER" ...
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3 flavors of Alco/GE 1000 switchers.


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!943 era custom built and painted T&RGRR FT ABBA locomotive set.
Originally posted by JRG1951 - June 29 2014 :  5:14:02 PM


That gold on black just oozes class! I'm glad it wasn't up to me to do that complex paint scheme, but it's great to look at and I think it matches the 1943 era well. By the 1960's the railroads were simplifying expensive paint jobs like that, but before that, railroads would bother with them.

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Originally posted by microbusss - June 29 2014 :  7:17:01 PM

I was actually planning on telling him that! I just didn't want to be considered a tattletale so I stayed quiet.It's a bummer though.

Originally posted by kovacste000 - June 29 2014 :  8:08:38 PM


Now Stephen, you know that MicroBen is the forum's, "INFORMER" ...

Originally posted by walt - June 29 2014 :  8:50:29 PM

It's quite obvious looking at microbuss's previous posts.Also, JNXT! Love those AHM Alcos you got there.Man, I gotta find one someday.

-Steve

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!943 era custom built and painted T&RGRR FT ABBA locomotive set.
Originally posted by JRG1951 - June 29 2014 :  5:14:02 PM


That gold on black just oozes class! I'm glad it wasn't up to me to do that complex paint scheme, but it's great to look at and I think it matches the 1943 era well. By the 1960's the railroads were simplifying expensive paint jobs like that, but before that, railroads would bother with them.

Originally posted by scsshaggy - June 29 2014 :  10:34:34 PM


Yes it does look classy.. A lot of nice ones here like the "TankTrain" and Jerry's 3.... The UP, and more!

Walt

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That gold on black just oozes class! I'm glad it wasn't up to me to do that complex paint scheme, but it's great to look at and I think it matches the 1943 era well. By the 1960's the railroads were simplifying expensive paint jobs like that, but before that, railroads would bother with them.

Originally posted by scsshaggy - June 29 2014 :  10:34:34 PM



Absolutely! Love that paint scheme John. Very professional. Reminds me of why I love the Monon gold on black scheme.

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Ray,
Your UP GP unit is great! As Miss Poppins would say Practically Perfect in every way! You do great work.

Don, Walt, & Jerry,
the gold FT set was meant to duplicate the feel of the early EMD paint schemes without being a direct copy. Before my current plan, my first FT set was set in the late fifties and was an attempt to be a simple paint scheme that would be like so many in the decline era of that period. I switched to the war era because I like that period in history, and will now stay with it. Thanks for the comments.



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* My Erie RR Gilbert HO 0-6-0 31036.



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nice parade frank,my loco this week athearn nyc 2-8-2,seen better days but runs ok ken
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* My Erie RR Gilbert HO 0-6-0 31036.




Originally posted by toptrain - June 30 2014 :  11:53:21 AM

I love the steamers in that shot, toptrain. You just gotta love the vintage stuff.

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Frank, that roundhouse full of motors is so cool. Ken, very pleased to see your name on a post here again.
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yeah been busy,new windows and a paint job,just got interior to do now,ken
i know photo is off topic
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That explains your sudden disappearance from the forums.
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We can just call it Lodging of the Week. That sure is some realistic modeling! What do you use for grass?
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Ken, I like Ben's garbage can better than yours. His has trains on the lid.
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just gave it a shave

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My LOTW is a rather eclectic unit, I just bought it off Ebay. A shortened Pullman-type body mounted on an AHM Hustler chassis. I haven't tried to run it yet. Sort of a mini-inspection car, I guess. Liked the unit, so I got it. Would be fun to DCC this one to play with at shows.

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Ray,
Your UP GP unit is great! As Miss Poppins would say Practically Perfect in every way! You do great work.

Don, Walt, & Jerry,
the gold FT set was meant to duplicate the feel of the early EMD paint schemes without being a direct copy. Before my current plan, my first FT set was set in the late fifties and was an attempt to be a simple paint scheme that would be like so many in the decline era of that period. I switched to the war era because I like that period in history, and will now stay with it. Thanks for the comments.



Regards, John

Thank you sir. Its amazing what a few detail parts and some paint can do.

Love those AB units.
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My LOTW is a rather eclectic unit, I just bought it off Ebay. A shortened Pullman-type body mounted on an AHM Hustler chassis. I haven't tried to run it yet. Sort of a mini-inspection car, I guess. Liked the unit, so I got it. Would be fun to DCC this one to play with at shows.

Jerry



Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GT - July 01 2014 :  9:17:40 PM

Nice loco, actually.

-Steve

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It reminds me of some of the electric switchers the Pennsy used. It would look choice with a big ol pantograph on the roof.
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My LOTW is this NKP 2-8-2 from Broadway Limited
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My LOTW is a rather eclectic unit, I just bought it off Ebay. A shortened Pullman-type body mounted on an AHM Hustler chassis. I haven't tried to run it yet. Sort of a mini-inspection car, I guess. Liked the unit, so I got it. Would be fun to DCC this one to play with at shows.

Jerry

/tyco/forum/uploaded/amc_gremlin_gt/20140701211702_LOTW_June29_2014_Pullman_hustler.jpg

Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GT - July 01 2014 :  9:17:40 PM



get the oscar and the piker behind it

ok the long awaited "phase 1.1" C-630

so here she is back from the shop


took the shell off to show the Tsunami decoder and the new motor, it was one of those $2 motors that was mentioned in this forum...somewhere!



and another angle showing the speaker placement (I would've done a vid but it's hot, the layout is in a garage and I live next to a freeway)



next step on this beast will be the couplers, filling in the pilots and repainting it for a friend's private road

on a side note, I also have to turn the flanges down, granted my layout is code 100 but with the ballasting and all it's more like code 80

just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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just gave it a shave

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oh is that what you call it there? Shaving?
its mowing here hehe
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Ken!

Still waiting for my invitation to your next BBQ!

Looks great!!

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My LOTW:

A recant addition to my Mantua Mogul collection:


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Jerry, Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks a lot like your little critter uses part of a combine that came from Penn Line/Varney/Lifelike (depending on age). I'm guessing because of the baggage door and small window next to it. Chris
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My LOTW is a rather eclectic unit, I just bought it off Ebay. A shortened Pullman-type body mounted on an AHM Hustler chassis. I haven't tried to run it yet. Sort of a mini-inspection car, I guess. Liked the unit, so I got it. Would be fun to DCC this one to play with at shows.

Jerry

/tyco/forum/uploaded/amc_gremlin_gt/20140701211702_LOTW_June29_2014_Pullman_hustler.jpg

Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GT - July 01 2014 :  9:17:40 PM



Well DUH, I know what that is!

It's the offspring of an MP54 and an A6 switcher

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Those things are bizarre nonetheless.Plus, it seems like there's a prototype of some kind of almost every model train out there, even if it's a fantasy locomotive.
-Steve

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Those things are bizarre nonetheless.Plus, it seems like there's a prototype of some kind of almost every model train out there, even if it's a fantasy locomotive.

Originally posted by kovacste000 - July 03 2014 :  11:39:14 AM



When this engine arrived, I was thinking this locomotive was a fantasy loco....



until someone sent me this picture:



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Got another TYCO collectible:

The Alco Century 430 in Santa Fe colors! Unfortunately, despite the bottom of the tank saying "MANTUA TYCO," it has the PowerTorque motor! It seems to crawl a bit when I tried running it, but I guess it needs some oil and lube...
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Dug this guy out today and let him stretch his tiny legs--amazing what road names Mantua and Tyco could attach to things!
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Those things are bizarre nonetheless.Plus, it seems like there's a prototype of some kind of almost every model train out there, even if it's a fantasy locomotive.

Originally posted by kovacste000 - July 03 2014 :  11:39:14 AM



When this engine arrived, I was thinking this locomotive was a fantasy loco....



until someone sent me this picture:




Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - July 03 2014 :  5:52:50 PM

This right here is an excellent example of that.

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Here it is, stuffed and mounted:

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Minnetonka is in Minnesota & its where the name Tonka comes from
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Minnetonka is in Minnesota & its where the name Tonka comes from
Now I want one too

Originally posted by microbusss - July 05 2014 :  08:41:40 AM

Where did you find that?

-Steve

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ok the long awaited "phase 1.1" C-630

took the shell off to show the Tsunami decoder and the new motor, it was one of those $2 motors that was mentioned in this forum...somewhere!




Originally posted by rgcw5 - July 02 2014 :  01:10:15 AM



Nice job, Ray. I see you used one of those Igarashi motors (former Hobbytown stock). Is she quiet now, or is there noise from the gearing? It's definitely easier to repower than the U25c due to the length and reversible gearbox input shaft.

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No she is not quiet at all, she sounds like an Alco 251-16 but seriously, the motor is real quiet And real smooth
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Here is a very rare, Bachmann fake chrome engine!!

Originally posted by walt - June 29 2014 :  8:00:09 PM


I have a couple of those, Walt! An F7 and an F9. Impulse buys at a train show several years ago. $10 apiece I think. Regretted it later, because I didn't know what I was going to do with them!

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