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 Posted - November 30 2014 : 10:57:03 AM
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My AOTW for this week is another IHC Mini-Things. This time it's some street signs and traffic lights for H0.
-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 - November 30 2014 : 11:24:00 AM
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Life-Like lighted tower 
didn't see one of these at show 
Bachmann has those too & Mini-Things STILL funny
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Posted - November 30 2014 : 11:46:25 AM
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The 'Mini-Things' saves money on printing printing/packaging. Put whatever you want on it as long as it's small
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - November 30 2014 : 1:38:38 PM
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quote:The 'Mini-Things' saves money on printing printing/packaging. Put whatever you want on it as long as it's small
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â November 30 2014Â :Â 11:46:25 AM
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 That would explain a lot about the overall quality of IHC.They did make some pretty good stuff, though, especially in terms of performance and overall usage.
-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."
Edited by - kovacste000 on November 30 2014 1:39:12 PM
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Posted - November 30 2014 : 1:58:15 PM
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I miss IHC, whatever their shortcomings were. There at the end they were producing some decent affordable locomotives and they had a ton of passenger equipment that filled a niche that I don't see anyone meeting currently.
Anyway, getting back to the AOTW thread - here is a Faller bridge from yesterday's train show. I've already hit the steel structure with flat black
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - November 30 2014 : 2:21:15 PM
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Isn't someone looking for this vehicle?
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Posted - November 30 2014 : 5:35:29 PM
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quote:Isn't someone looking for this vehicle?
Originally posted by microbusss - November 30 2014 : 2:21:15 PM
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I actually have that one!Got it with a Matchbox Rentaset van for $5 a couple of years ago.
-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 - November 30 2014 : 6:41:30 PM
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My stuff from Conway Coal that arrived last week. 2 bags of genuine anthracite coal, screened to size 20 and size 14. Dave Conway included some kool vintage and reproduction documents, including a map, a car log and vintage receipt filled out as if I were buying 1:1 scale coal.
I hope to be making coal loads next week!
~ Dave
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Posted - November 30 2014 : 6:46:43 PM
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real cool
I'd scan that name on the recipts & use them on a building
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Posted - November 30 2014 : 11:30:47 PM
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Life-Like Signs.
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Posted - December 01 2014 : 02:24:15 AM
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El Paso Model Train Club held its 42nd Anniversary Open House today, the fifth this November. And when
all was said and done, I had to conclude our most valuable "accessory" are the creative, ingenious, and
dedicated members who make it work! Sorry, Arlene, who has just finished tripping over a cable.
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Posted - December 01 2014 : 7:24:46 PM
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Hoping to "light up" your day, here's my AOTW, a Tyco Nite-Glow trestle bridge. I've just acquired a taste for glowing things, so I got this off Ebay last week. :)
Jerry
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Posted - December 01 2014 : 7:31:14 PM
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Really cheesy kool! I gotta keep an eye out for one of these!
quote:Hoping to "light up" your day, here's my AOTW, a Tyco Nite-Glow trestle bridge. I've just acquired a taste for glowing things, so I got this off Ebay last week. :)
Jerry
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~ Dave
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Posted - December 01 2014 : 8:03:41 PM
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Cool stuff here!
Jerry,
I like the IHC bridge!
Regards, John
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. <> Roger Staubach
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Posted - December 01 2014 : 11:59:21 PM
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So Jerry, on that Nite Glow bridge, does it have Nite Glow stickers, or does the plastic itself glow?
Glenn
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