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 Posted - August 15 2014 : 3:05:40 PM
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won these today but will not get them till next week,ken
general dix
Named after Major General John Adams Dix, this loco worked out of City Point, the major Union supply depot during the last two years of the American Civil War.
general haupt
This 4-4-0 locomotive was named for General Herman Haupt, chief of construction and transportation for the U.S. Army's military railroads. and was manufactured by William Mason and Company of Taunton, MA in 1862. It was acquired by the USMRR on Jan. 17, 1863. It would later be renamed "General J. C. Robinson" and eventually sold to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1865.
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 3:46:29 PM
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Nice job, Ken. That looks so much like something Mantua would've actually made shortly before they were bought out by Model Power.
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 3:47:32 PM
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Very nice, Ken! They make a good pair. Are they custom painted? I picked up some old time coaches today...guess I'll be looking for one of these in the future. 
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 4:09:57 PM
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hi guys,the guy who sold me these put this on the site and yes custom painted ken
The Model
A beautifully built and painted Mantua white metal kit that has been updated, upgraded and fully detailed, including a modern motor and replacement connector rod that is far superior to the original design. The paint job and lettering on this model is just superb and is in perfect condition. It runs incredibly quietly and it's slow speed control is just superb.
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 4:25:42 PM
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awesome sauce I love them
well this year is the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
I got one as a V&T General by Tyco 
I gotta look for these 4-4-0s Mantuas at shows plus the cars 
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 4:53:17 PM
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quote:awesome sauce I love them
well this year is the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
I got one as a V&T General by Tyco
I gotta look for these 4-4-0s Mantuas at shows plus the cars
Originally posted by microbusss - August 15 2014 : 4:25:42 PM
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This year's the 150th anniversary of the Civil War? I thought that was back in 2011 or 2012.
-Steve
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 5:23:01 PM
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| Last year was the 150th of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 5:25:47 PM
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| Those are really good lookin', Ken
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 5:55:03 PM
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quote:Last year was the 150th of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Originally posted by Retired Alex - August 15 2014 : 5:23:01 PM
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Oh, okay. Sometimes I don't have a very good memory and that mistake is one of those.
-Steve
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Posted - August 15 2014 : 8:20:09 PM
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Kenny very good pair of Generals. Lookin good !
frank
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Posted - August 16 2014 : 11:38:18 PM
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This was my first locomotive when I got back to this vocation a couple years back. It's been through a couple of redo's, but I had the best experience (today, no less) when I had to mount a different coupler and decided to oil it. Crazy . . . I must have overlooked that for so long. It's always been a good runner, but that oil just quieted it down to such a nice little purr.
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Posted - August 17 2014 : 10:39:01 AM
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| sweet loco barry,still trolling history for you by the way,ken
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Posted - August 18 2014 : 12:34:53 AM
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Barry, is that whistle glued down? The tall part goes over the steam dome. The lower part leading to the roof appears to be some kind of mechanical linkage for blowing the whistle. This picture of the prototype General sort of shows it, though it's not so very easy to see:
http://www.kennesaw.com/attractions/the-general/
Sorry to nit pick, but I figured you'd find out sometime, anyhow, and then it'd sow the seeds of discontent.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - August 18 2014 : 12:51:53 PM
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| Don, thank you very much for straightening me out. Sort of like walking in to junior high home room with your fly down, hey? I'm going to go in to the attic right this minute and get that corrected. Yet another invaluable lesson learned from this forum!
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