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This week, my AOTW is a Funline Muscle Machines Dupont 55 Chevy. I got it at a train show late last year along with a patriotic version of it for $5. If you're wondering about the patriotic car, I'll be posting it in next week's AOTW and in that one I'll explain what exactly it was made for and why I'm waiting till next week.
-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 31 2014 : 12:29:20 PM
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| Cool car Stephen. Man, after lookin' at this (and Walt's up and coming expressway), I could easily get the jones for some hot cars and a slot car track.
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 1:17:28 PM
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quote:Cool car Stephen.
Originally posted by Barry - August 31 2014 : 12:29:20 PM
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Thank you, Barry. That's why I got it in the first place.
-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 31 2014 : 4:19:59 PM
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My AOTW is an older blister pack of Mercury light poles. The names of these poles seem to confuse some people to beLIEving they are special. Basically, Tyco, Life-Like, etc have "bulbs" in their light poles. The term Mercury here, only means that the bulbs have a horrible blue coating on them that seems to do nothing more that obstruct light.
Same as Tyco Fluorescent poles... The Fluorescent is misleading. There is NO Heavenly Glow, from these bulbs... Great old Toy poles though!!
Edited by - walt on August 31 2014 4:22:48 PM
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 8:20:37 PM
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My AOTW is this super nice Tyco turnout This is the first time I have seen one of these and I am just blown away This is a moveable frog turnout and the workmanship is impeccable  The switch machine detail is very well executed The electrical setup is unbelievably sophisticated for an item of this vintage and features power routing for the points and frog and it looks like activation contacts for signals and the mechanism also includes sliders for a signal indicator (broken/missing) on mine  This might give some indication of the workmanship involved, it says made in Hong Kong
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 8:27:19 PM
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quote:My AOTW is an older blister pack of Mercury light poles. The term Mercury here, only means that the bulbs have a horrible blue coating on them that seems to do nothing more than obstruct light.
Originally posted by walt - August 31 2014 : 4:19:59 PM
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When I was growing up, street lights were mercury vapor fluorescent lights and they were a dull, muddy looking blue-green light. Sometime in the 1970's the yellow sodium vapor lights we have now were being phased in. To the human eye, which sees yellow light with both the red and green sensing cones, yellow is the brightest color and appears to illuminate better than any other color. During that transition, My dad, my brother and I flew into Chicago in a little Cessna and there were alternating blocks of blue-green street lights and yellow street lights. It was pretty to see.
When I was learning to drive I hated the old mercury vapor lights because they glared in your eyes but didn't really illuminate anything. Man, I'm glad they're mostly gone!
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 10:41:06 PM
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My AOTW is a 3-way turnout made by some crazy Italian company I've never heard of, called Casadio. It's got horrible brass rails and is probably the cheapest 3-way turnout there ever was.
(yes I know I stole the photo but I'm too lazy to get out my camera)
I almost got a matching double-slip switch with it, but a trainset-quality double-slip seemed like a recipe for a migraine if I ever tried to install it, so it stayed with the original owner 
--CRC
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Posted - August 31 2014 : 11:55:49 PM
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PRR, the picture appears to be broken. I apologize for acting like Microbusss there.But still, it's true.
-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 01 2014 : 12:16:42 AM
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quote:PRR, the picture appears to be broken. I apologize for acting like Microbusss there.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â August 31 2014Â :Â 11:55:49 PM
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Now that's funny!
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 2:08:47 PM
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blargh. Then you get no picture. And one microben is enough
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 4:45:31 PM
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quote:blargh. Then you get no picture. And one microben is enough
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â September 01 2014Â :Â 2:08:47 PM
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By the way, I believe Casadio manufactured turnouts for AHM.
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 5:45:39 PM
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Jose Harbor, or if you prefer, Jose Jarbor. In any event, this was pounded together
for a module show from Amtrak National Train Day.
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 6:12:08 PM
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I prefer Hozay Harbor!
Glenn
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 8:28:47 PM
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just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 8:56:47 PM
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MY AOTW goes along with my COTW
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - September 01 2014 : 9:12:46 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â September 01 2014Â :Â 8:56:47 PM
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GIMMIE!! do want!
ok seriously I has one of these in Cornhuskers
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Posted - September 02 2014 : 2:00:38 PM
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Love the Jose Jarbor Chopps! Excellent!
My AOTW is a plaster cast tunnel portal:
It was acquired this morning with the lucky purchase of this Buy It Now lot of stuff!
Sean
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!
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Posted - September 02 2014 : 3:30:12 PM
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| Nice items. This one is a vintage model bus.  . 
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 9:37:37 PM
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| Just spotted this bus, Richard! That is awesome looking!
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Posted - March 05 2015 : 12:46:03 PM
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| Thank you. I bought this recently at Trainland in Lynbrook NY. They may have some left. Their number is 1 800 541 7010.
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