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 Posted - November 28 2014 : 11:13:42 AM
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What do you think about this Varney Streamliner? to me it´s a mess. - Erich
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 11:37:54 AM
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Why would you call this beaut a mess? Does it not work well or something? To me, it looks awesome.
-Steve
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 1:53:14 PM
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There is no awe of the "holy grail" - Erich
Edited by - Erich on November 28 2014 1:54:06 PM
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 Posted - November 28 2014 : 2:24:23 PM
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OOOOOOOOOO! I want one! 
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 2:56:01 PM
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quote:There is no awe of the "holy grail" - Erich
Originally posted by Erich - November 28 2014 : 1:53:14 PM
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You can consider me in total awe Erich
Magnificent piece!
http://tycodepot.com/
Edited by - JNXT 7707 on November 28 2014 2:56:30 PM
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 3:01:49 PM
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quote:OOOOOOOOOO! I want one!
Originally posted by microbusss - November 28 2014 : 2:24:23 PM
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Good luck finding one. Let alone at a decent price.
-Steve
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 4:04:11 PM
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Erick, It looks good. It is just of 1940 vintage. With mine, I only found a body which I put a mantua pacific drive in. Mine is a streamlined PRR K4 in Tuscan paint with someone else's tender.. Your's is complete with tender and B&O paint. For B&O it should be a Royal Blue in color.
frank
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 4:45:40 PM
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That is one FINE looking streamliner. I wish I could find me one of those...
--CRC
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 7:02:53 PM
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If that's a mess, it's a GAWJUS mess! Nice Royal Blue!
~ Dave
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Posted - November 29 2014 : 12:53:38 AM
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Here is one that just sold on eBay today:
Ended:
Nov 28, 2014 , 8:13PM
Winning bid:
US $511.99
Erich, Mine pictured below is a mess... yours is not:
Sean
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!
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Posted - November 29 2014 : 1:12:39 PM
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Hi Erich,
WOW! Thats a mess I would love to have.
Thanks for sharing.
Mytyco
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Posted - December 01 2014 : 06:52:51 AM
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quote:
both engines look better to me than the B&O because they are original! the B&O is well done but it´does not represent a classic Varney! The shell is hurt and thats why I called it a mess! If I had a chance Sean I would take yours instead the B&O!
Also Frank did a nice job and did not hurt the shell! -Erich
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Posted - December 01 2014 : 09:19:05 AM
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| I think you cold make a passable Lehigh Valley John Wilkes out of one of those, too.
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Posted - February 11 2017 : 02:39:14 AM
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This is an old topic but I just found one of these streamliner shells on ebay for a rather reasonable price. As I do not have the time nor the predisposition for this kind of project right now, I figure the least I could do is make you guys aware of it so that at least one of us can snag it. These don't come along very often.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-VARNEY-4-6-4-Hudson-locomotive-BRASS-SHELL-LOT-200-/162383897359?hash=item25ced5a30f:g:ag8AAOSwo4pYli3D
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Posted - March 08 2017 : 9:21:28 PM
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Can I play? Here's one I just picked up. I would love to find the correct tender for this. If anyone has one, let me know. This one has had some liberties taken to it but nothing that can't be reversed. I plan on removing the "helmet" and cleaning up some imperfections in the boiler. I have a nice set of American Model Toys streamlined cars that I think I will pair up with this. I am going to use some imagination and make a NYC Empire State streamliner, with a few liberties taken to preserve the integrity of the loco.
This set I sold off years ago to an American Flyer collector who made me an offer I couldn't turn down. I found a clean boiler only, cannibalized a Gilbert 443 Hudson and heavily modified the chassis and inside the boiler to make it all work. It ran beautifully and makes you wonder why Gilbert never made an HO Circus set.
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