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 Posted - July 20 2014 : 10:29:02 AM
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My COTW is my identification station car. An Athearn Blue Box Great Northern double door box car. (The doors actually open! )
-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 - July 20 2014 : 11:15:13 AM
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Nice car Stephen
My car this week is a Model Power Napa Boxcar with knuckle couplers that I received this week. Frank
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 2:26:07 PM
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Loving it. Is that brake wheel cast on? I love that.
Neat green car in back ground. The plaster gives
a snow effect. That would be unique...
Edited by - Chops124 on July 20 2014 2:30:05 PM
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 2:29:34 PM
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Tyco Auto Loader. Thanks to my enablers
GMoney and JNXT 7707 who stoke my
Tycodiction. They were NIB on arrival.
Gotta seem them roll, out of the box they
go! Viddy this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijmQjglqnmg
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 2:51:38 PM
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Yep ! That box car is a Model Power one that is made with the old Mark dies. It has a talgo coupler and truck system that has its motion restricted controlling derailments when running in the reverse direction. Only Marx did that. That is their design. Life like , Bachmann, Tyco, Mantua or anyone else that used talgo style trucks with couplers did. So you can run Marx cars and these Model Power in reverse much better.
frank
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 3:32:45 PM
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here is the Burlington version of kovac's GN boxcar 
& just for fun the Tyco/Mantua dump car I been wanting & looking for
top on
top off
these were in that $10 box find
nice yes?
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 4:17:49 PM
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quote: Not bad microbusss.
-Steve
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 6:17:46 PM
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That Spreckels hopper alone goes for a lot more.
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 6:20:36 PM
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My Tyco Anniversary box car...
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 7:58:39 PM
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quote:
Not bad microbusss.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â July 20 2014Â :Â 4:17:49 PM
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thanks
I think if anyone finds that Spreckel's Sugar used the top may be lost 
Also Spreckle's Sugar still exists!
Edited by - microbusss on July 20 2014 8:00:11 PM
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Posted - July 20 2014 : 8:08:07 PM
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quote: quote:
Not bad microbusss.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â July 20 2014Â :Â 4:17:49 PM
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thanks
I think if anyone finds that Spreckel's Sugar used the top may be lost
Also Spreckle's Sugar still exists!
Originally posted by microbusss - July 20 2014 : 7:58:39 PM
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Now that's pretty cool.
-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 - July 21 2014 : 10:05:12 PM
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cant remember if I posted this one before or not,,but here it is again if I did
[URL=http://s1202.photobucket.com/user/jbsmith966/media/Picture010.jpg.html] /tyco/forum/uploaded/jbsmith966/Picture010.jpg [/URL]
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Posted - July 22 2014 : 03:54:39 AM
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quote:...I think if anyone finds that Spreckel's Sugar used the top may be lost
Originally posted by microbusss - July 20 2014 : 7:58:39 PM
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I think the chances are 50/50 since I found 2 Spreckel's with and 2 without tops! I also found just a top to go with one of the 2 that didn't have tops, so I actually have 3 with tops and 1 without. Mantua also offered the tops separately so extras may be out there.
Glenn
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
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Posted - July 22 2014 : 08:55:38 AM
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Here are 3 different Roundhouse all metal low side gondolas.
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Posted - July 24 2014 : 7:43:16 PM
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My COTW is a Roundhouse Conrail/PC coal hopper I recently picked up off ebay.
 
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - July 24 2014 : 10:27:47 PM
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quote:
Tyco Auto Loader. Thanks to my enablers
GMoney and JNXT 7707 who stoke my
Tycodiction. They were NIB on arrival.
Gotta seem them roll, out of the box they
go! Viddy this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijmQjglqnmg
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â July 20 2014Â :Â 2:29:34 PM
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I enjoy being an enabler CHOPS
Wow that Hustler is getting with it
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - July 24 2014 : 10:29:56 PM
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quote:
My Tyco Anniversary box car...
Originally posted by walt - July 20 2014 : 6:20:36 PM
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Nice one Walt....one of those is on my bucket list
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - July 25 2014 : 12:55:08 PM
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| Thank You, Jerry.. It's not too hard to find and normally doesn't demand much money... It would look great on your layout, as does all your others...
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Posted - July 25 2014 : 3:57:19 PM
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quote:
Tyco Auto Loader. Thanks to my enablers
GMoney and JNXT 7707 who stoke my
Tycodiction. They were NIB on arrival.
Gotta seem them roll, out of the box they
go! Viddy this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijmQjglqnmg
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â July 20 2014Â :Â 2:29:34 PM
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I'm not an enabler, I'm a "facilitator;" I bring together people who want something and people who got something..." Some people get finder's fees out of this; I'm just happy to make others happy! And I'm glad you're enjoying it.
And seeing that Hustler pulling Auto Loaders reminds me of pulling my Tyco 62' Soo Line boxcar with my Life Like docksider: it seems just a liiiittle out of scale!
Glenn
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