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 Posted - September 07 2014 : 10:12:01 AM
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My COTW is a head-end power car I made from an old BAR reefer. Along with the paint and custom decals I added express trucks and Kadees.
 
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 10:41:57 AM
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Nice power car, JNXT. Anyway, my COTW is a Great Northern H0 scale grain car from Accurail.
-Steve
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 5:39:34 PM
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My ole (or old) Tyco Union 3 Dome tanker...
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 7:00:06 PM
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I bought this Manuta car at a train show this weekend for $5. It will go with my Casey Jones steamer. Am I correct that this is a prisoner car?
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 7:10:03 PM
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quote:Am I correct that this is a prisoner car?
Originally posted by thetramp - September 07 2014 : 7:00:06 PM
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I would guess that it's a ventilated box car.
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 9:18:28 PM
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Hi thetramp,
I have this one still sealed in the package and it says it is an 1860 Horse car.
Thanks for sharing.
Mytyco
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 9:24:05 PM
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Yes, that black ventilated boxcar is for horses, it goes with the Mantua old time set, there were 3 other cars in it I think.
My COTW is my patriotic AMC-loaded Auto Loader by Tyco. Ran it at the Open House this weekend, this car needed some work, already done and fixed, the other 3 did fine.
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 10:03:57 PM
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My COTW is this Heinz pickle car. It has a metal underframe but the rest is wood and cardstock. I'm not sure if this was a craftsman kit or if it was scratchbuilt. Anyone recognize it?
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Posted - September 07 2014 : 10:58:47 PM
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seen one similar Since Bachmann made a PLASTIC version
http://ho-scaletrains.net/bachmannhoscalerollingstock/id59.html
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Posted - September 08 2014 : 09:20:49 AM
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Great car choices this week Thomas & Jerry!
My offering for the week is a Varney Sinclair tank car...
Sean
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Posted - September 08 2014 : 2:25:16 PM
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quote:I bought this Manuta car at a train show this weekend for $5. It will go with my Casey Jones steamer. Am I correct that this is a prisoner car?
/tyco/forum/uploaded/thetramp/20140907185750_Manuta.JPG
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Horse car smorsh car. Anyone can see itsa ventilated prison car!
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/uploaded/amc_gremlin_gt/20140824003157_COTW_Aug24_2014_Tyco_Piggyback.jpg
The link above shows horses from an UNventilated horse car. Big difference.
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Posted - September 08 2014 : 2:33:49 PM
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| Blarney! Itsa Varney!
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Posted - September 08 2014 : 2:37:06 PM
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quote:
Why bless 'is scaly 'ittle heart. He cain't afford to pay for the stuffs he sucked out of
everyone else, so now 'e's reduced to posting YouTube downloads. Wouljd ye like for
us'n to makes you a collection to pay your computer bill???
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Posted - September 08 2014 : 4:35:06 PM
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quote:Horse car smorsh car. Anyone can see itsa ventilated prison car!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 08 2014Â :Â 2:32:49 PM
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Look here for a REAL prison car: http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10583 
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Posted - September 08 2014 : 5:01:48 PM
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quote:
I once knew the meanest, angriest model railroader anywhere. One day he happened to have one of these things out, and I asked about it - I could tell the amount he ranted and raved and yelled and cursed at me that he'd like to put me IN a Jailbox! 
Also, Redwoods - you actually have me stumped! I haven't the first idea who would have made that off the top of my head. However, I do know that you can still buy cardboard car sides for this car
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEINZ-PICKLE-VAT-CAR-wood-era-HO-scale-printed-sides-roof-/371135699107?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item56696958a3
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Posted - September 11 2014 : 5:34:08 PM
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| Nice cars. This one is possibly Jeff's favorite and shows a model of him riding on it while his wife frantically tells him to get off. 
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Posted - September 12 2014 : 10:16:22 PM
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| Yepper's that would be me!!
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