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 Posted - September 27 2014 : 6:25:15 PM
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Over the weekend on a road trip, I came across this early HO locomotive. I bought it with a brass Mantua Belle. Not quite sure who made this loco, but looks pretty cool. I think it is a Pacific type 4-6-2? It is brass over diecast with a brass frame. Good details. Anyone know the manufacturer, or is it scratchbuild?
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David
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Posted - September 27 2014 : 6:31:26 PM
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Hey Sean . This one is for you. I don't know ! To me it looks like a scratch build brass loco with some die cast pieces cut out on something else.
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Posted - September 29 2014 : 11:01:41 AM
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| Frame might be Varney. Boiler is scratch or someone else's.
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Posted - September 29 2014 : 12:31:19 PM
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That is a Varney pacific and the boiler is a Varney boiler which has been heavily altered and wrapped in brass. I think it is a nice find. I enjoy collecting the vintage unfinished projects myself. I see a bit of irony in them sometimes..
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Posted - September 29 2014 : 6:42:51 PM
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quote:I see a bit of irony in them sometimes..
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - September 29 2014 : 12:31:19 PM
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You mean the fact that they look unfinished a lot of times?
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Posted - September 30 2014 : 09:01:37 AM
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quote: quote:I see a bit of irony in them sometimes..
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - September 29 2014 : 12:31:19 PM
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You mean the fact that they look unfinished a lot of times?
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â September 29 2014Â :Â 6:42:51 PM
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More of a personal self reflection I guess.
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Posted - September 30 2014 : 09:04:44 AM
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quote: quote: quote:I see a bit of irony in them sometimes..
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - September 29 2014 : 12:31:19 PM
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You mean the fact that they look unfinished a lot of times?
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â September 29 2014Â :Â 6:42:51 PM
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More of a personal self reflection I guess.
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - September 30 2014 : 09:01:37 AM
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[okay] 
-Steve
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Posted - October 21 2014 : 08:57:43 AM
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| Thank You all for the info. I thought there was some Varney in this mixed breed. I will probably keep this one unpainted to show the nice "patina", and add a Varney Pacific tender. Hopefully it will not take too much to get it working.
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