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 Posted - October 05 2014 : 02:47:50 AM
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My AOTW is a pair of Tyco Blinking Billboards. The top one is the original 1960s version shown in the early Tyco catalogs for a short time. Seldom seen on ebay / elsewhere... The lower photo is the very common version...
Edited by - walt on October 05 2014 02:49:21 AM
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 09:40:10 AM
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Nice sign, Walt. Love learning new stuff about Tyco. :)
My AOTW is a group of uncolored people. Well, I guess beige IS a color, right? Picked these up at the Carlisle flea on Friday, along with that Bicentennial loco from the same vendor. May have to try my hand at flavoring them someday.
Jerry 
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 10:35:18 AM
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lso include in the 10 dollar bag was this truck terminal. It completes the piggyback set have.
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 10:41:25 AM
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Might as well throw in this bridge and trestle set too since it was in that 10 dollar bag as well 
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 11:14:41 AM
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I got that lower billboard, Walt
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 11:46:29 AM
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| Tyco is tops. Love the classic bridge-n-circle. Beats video games any time.
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Posted - October 05 2014 : 4:30:36 PM
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My offering this week. A sign from the wall of the train room.
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Posted - October 07 2014 : 11:53:00 PM
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One of my favorites, very versatile accessory>quote:lso include in the 10 dollar bag was this truck terminal. It completes the piggyback set have.
Originally posted by badman55Â -Â October 05 2014Â :Â 10:35:18 AM
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Posted - October 08 2014 : 12:30:41 AM
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Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â October 07 2014Â :Â 11:53:00 PM
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You're right, Metalsmith. This piece can be used in many forms. Pictured is one I had on my layout in the mid 1970s. I pulled it from my junk box, scuff sanded it and sprayed it with a concrete colored paint. This piece will have a spot on both my old, and present layout some 38 years later!  
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Posted - October 08 2014 : 12:38:12 AM
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| 38 years. Pretty good Walt.
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Posted - October 08 2014 : 12:26:04 PM
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My accessory of the week is a locomotive crew . . .
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Posted - October 08 2014 : 8:05:07 PM
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quote:My accessory of the week is a locomotive crew . . .
Originally posted by Barry - October 08 2014 : 12:26:04 PM
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Those are some good looking HO people. I like the color and tone of the paint on them. The clothes look like they could really be cloth and not just a shiny paint job. Did you paint them?
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - October 09 2014 : 01:37:37 AM
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| I did Don. Thanks for your compliments. Sure want to get better at faces, though.
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Posted - October 09 2014 : 07:09:58 AM
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| Nice work, Barry!
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Posted - October 09 2014 : 10:32:55 PM
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I finally have a popular Bachmann "operating accessory"...
/tyco/forum/uploaded/wiley209/20141009222727_modeltrainpics1009-02.jpg
The Gandy Dancer: a popular Bachmann favorite since 1980. Mine is in the 1980-1997 packaging style.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/wiley209/20141009222810_modeltrainpics1009-03.jpg
Back of the package. As some of you may know, along with the handcar, that crossing gate and (crappy) diesel horn tank are still available, but the blinking bridge was discontinued in the late 1990s.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/wiley209/20141009222935_modeltrainpics1009-04.jpg
Out of the box and on my layout. It does have a little trouble running on certain areas, but generally I treat it like an analog/non-DCC locomotive.
Back in 1996, Bachmann came out with this train set that included the handcar:
The Cannonball Express! The main gimmick of it was including a passing siding and the handcar. I read in the 1996 catalog they had a TV commercial for it too, depicting the train chasing the handcar. (I imagine they thought kids would get a thrill out of acting out such a thrilling scene with model trains.)
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Posted - October 10 2014 : 12:54:03 AM
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| That's cool Wiley. Now you can try and act out that scene . . . maybe even post a video for us.
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Posted - October 10 2014 : 11:28:06 AM
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quote:That's cool Wiley. Now you can try and act out that scene . . . maybe even post a video for us.
Originally posted by Barry - October 10 2014 : 12:54:03 AM
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Yeah I remember those accessories that Bachmann had. I had that blinking bridge at one time and it caused the train to run erratically when it was blinking, even with clean track. I ended up disabling the blinker to eliminate the problem.
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Posted - October 10 2014 : 11:31:25 AM
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quote:Tyco is tops. Love the classic bridge-n-circle. Beats video games any time.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 05 2014Â :Â 11:46:29 AM
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I'm going to get a 4' x 6' piece of plywood and mount it after laying a green mat over it with a few buildings and trees for a compact layout, maybe a white board for a winter scene to use at Christmas time.
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Posted - October 10 2014 : 2:33:06 PM
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quote: Yeah I remember those accessories that Bachmann had. I had that blinking bridge at one time and it caused the train to run erratically when it was blinking, even with clean track. I ended up disabling the blinker to eliminate the problem.
Originally posted by badman55Â -Â October 10 2014Â :Â 11:28:06 AM
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yes I agree But my idea is to LED the sucker & hook it up seperately
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Posted - October 10 2014 : 3:37:56 PM
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quote:My offering this week. A sign from the wall of the train room.
Originally posted by Retired Alex - October 05 2014 : 4:30:36 PM
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My little brother has that exact same poster in his room.
-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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