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 Posted - August 30 2014 : 11:31:09 AM
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WORTH A READ
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Posted - August 30 2014 : 11:40:25 AM
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Good article, Ken. Thank you for posting. I especially like the fact that he made an old Mantua that has seen much better days and made it look better than it ever did before which means it would be more "presentable" for those layouts that don't like "toy trains". Basically what I'm trying to say is that it makes me feel happy when I see an old Mantua become like new again. 
-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 - August 30 2014 : 9:35:06 PM
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| Good story Ken. I agree with Stephen; I believe I have much more fun trying to rehab someone's wreck than building a new kit. ?Maybe not as shy about taking chances with it and trying something different?
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 12:45:05 PM
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| One thing I liked in that story was the build he did with the straight boiler. Man, that really does something for the General . . . "bulks it up". And, seems like it also gives the builder options for a bunch more road name and prototype homages. I don't recall the name of the company, but it seems every once in a while you see a "kit" for detailing the General (same company also makes kits for other Mantua locomotives as well; I'm thinking the Pacific?). I don't believe the kit I saw had a straight boiler, though. Could be a fun metalworking project?
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 1:21:30 PM
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quote:One thing I liked in that story was the build he did with the straight boiler. Man, that really does something for the General . . . "bulks it up". And, seems like it also gives the builder options for a bunch more road name and prototype homages. I don't recall the name of the company, but it seems every once in a while you see a "kit" for detailing the General (same company also makes kits for other Mantua locomotives as well; I'm thinking the Pacific?). I don't believe the kit I saw had a straight boiler, though. Could be a fun metalworking project?
Originally posted by Barry - August 31 2014 : 12:45:05 PM
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Definitely could be if you had the skills to do metal working of course.
-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 - September 03 2014 : 3:43:58 PM
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| "Cary" was the name of the company that made detail kits for Mantua locomotives.
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