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 Posted - December 21 2014 : 12:02:20 PM
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Hello, all! My contribution to this week's COTW is an N scale Microtrains caboose in BN livery.
-Steve
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 12:37:42 PM
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Penn Central gon loaded with oranges. Gon courtesy of trade with Microbusss.
Thanks Ben! Orange ya glad to see me?
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 3:06:15 PM
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My COTW are two Choo Choo Barn Christmas Cars. Happy Holidays !!
Tom
 
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 3:37:19 PM
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No new Christmas Car so a rare one. A made by Sakai, sold under their name and the name Champ. Their REA express box car or maybe a mechanical reefer. (no ice hatches)
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 3:47:15 PM
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ok this isn't the greatest pic 
Lionel circus car with ducking ji-raff! 
Was thinking to do this with tunnel Line the middle of track with a metal piece So the ji-raff ducks thru potals 
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 3:58:02 PM
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My COTW this week is an Athearn Southern Pacific flat car with stakes and a home made load not yet tied down. The load is made from parts of an old windshield wiper blade.
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 6:38:48 PM
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I got "hooked up" with this next COTW on Saturday the 20th, at the Greenberg show in Richmond, VA. Will join either my NASCAR or AMC train consist eventually. For $6 , pretty reasonable! I was happy.
Jerry in VA
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 7:20:15 PM
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A flat car transporting an engine that has blown it's boiler. this is my first attempt at using a 2 part rusting system available from Scanlon Creek Scenery. Not perfect but I am happy with the results. Got to change to front retaining chain, I am not pleased the way the fastening to the car turned out.
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 7:26:11 PM
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My COTW is a something that gmoney found at his local antique store - a Train Miniatures Mennonite Central Committee box car.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - December 21 2014 : 8:19:16 PM
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quote:I got "hooked up" with this next COTW on Saturday the 20th, at the Greenberg show in Richmond, VA. Will join either my NASCAR or AMC train consist eventually. For $6 , pretty reasonable! I was happy.
Jerry in VA
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â December 21 2014Â :Â 6:38:48 PM
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use it with the Tyco Hooker tank cars too
do want one
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 01:53:12 AM
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quote:I got "hooked up" with this next COTW on Saturday the 20th, at the Greenberg show in Richmond, VA. Will join either my NASCAR or AMC train consist eventually. For $6 , pretty reasonable! I was happy.
Jerry in VA
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â December 21 2014Â :Â 6:38:48 PM
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A bunch of nice cars this week but the Hooker Headers box car stands out because I use Hooker Headers on my own rods and customer builds...
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 03:07:41 AM
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| OMG. Now we have people getting hookers. What next?
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 7:35:08 PM
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quote:
Penn Central gon loaded with oranges. Gon courtesy of trade with Microbusss.
Thanks Ben! Orange ya glad to see me?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â December 21 2014Â :Â 12:37:42 PM
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LOL @ Orange ya glad
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 7:38:21 PM
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quote:I got "hooked up" with this next COTW on Saturday the 20th, at the Greenberg show in Richmond, VA. Will join either my NASCAR or AMC train consist eventually. For $6 , pretty reasonable! I was happy.
Jerry in VA
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â December 21 2014Â :Â 6:38:48 PM
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LOL again .. a lot of pun intention going on here .. nice car, man ... I used to use Hooker exclusively on my rods.
~ Dave
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 9:23:56 PM
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Arrived today, won on eBay ... I don't know who made it, maybe MDC Roundhouse. A Hershey's Reefer.
~ Dave
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 9:39:33 PM
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| I like your work with the flat car and blown locomotive Alex. The boards shimmed under the boiler look good. And that rust job looks good. Are those lighter spots (on the black boiler) bare metal? I'd almost think the boiler would be kinda greasy and dirty and corroded and no good bare metal would be showing? ? ?
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 9:50:26 PM
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quote: quote:I got "hooked up" with this next COTW on Saturday the 20th, at the Greenberg show in Richmond, VA. Will join either my NASCAR or AMC train consist eventually. For $6 , pretty reasonable! I was happy.
Jerry in VA
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â December 21 2014Â :Â 6:38:48 PM
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LOL again .. a lot of pun intention going on here .. nice car, man ... I used to use Hooker exclusively on my rods.
Originally posted by RDC1Â -Â December 22 2014Â :Â 7:38:21 PM
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Now THAT'S funny!!
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 10:00:59 PM
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quote:OMG. Now we have people getting hookers. What next?
Originally posted by oldtimer52Â -Â December 22 2014Â :Â 03:07:41 AM
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oh idk How about MOAR Hookers by Tyco?
Top Brown box
Bottom Red Box which I think is more detailed
Edited by - microbusss on December 22 2014 10:01:45 PM
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Posted - December 22 2014 : 10:49:06 PM
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quote:Arrived today, won on eBay ... I don't know who made it, maybe MDC Roundhouse. A Hershey's Reefer.
Originally posted by RDC1Â -Â December 22 2014Â :Â 9:23:56 PM
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Congratulations, you managed to find the actually-not-half-bad version of the Hershey's reefer Instead of Mantua/Tyco, this one was made by Train-Miniature, and is a little more accurate. Put that down for PA freight cars!
--CRC
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Posted - December 23 2014 : 12:13:49 AM
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quote: That's Brown Box era Tyco for you.
-Steve
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Posted - December 23 2014 : 06:49:02 AM
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quote: quote:Arrived today, won on eBay ... I don't know who made it, maybe MDC Roundhouse. A Hershey's Reefer.
Originally posted by RDC1Â -Â December 22 2014Â :Â 9:23:56 PM
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Congratulations, you managed to find the actually-not-half-bad version of the Hershey's reefer Instead of Mantua/Tyco, this one was made by Train-Miniature, and is a little more accurate. Put that down for PA freight cars!
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â December 22 2014Â :Â 10:49:06 PM
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Sweet! It pulls nice too, but it's a little light. I'll be adding a bit more weight over the holidays.
And yup, I got it for the Pennsylvania theme!
Thanks for the ID!
~ Dave
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Posted - December 23 2014 : 07:45:35 AM
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I've been wanting one of those for my prr consist. Have the Tyco one. This one is much nicer.
Tim
quote: quote: quote:Arrived today, won on eBay ... I don't know who made it, maybe MDC Roundhouse. A Hershey's Reefer.
Originally posted by RDC1Â -Â December 22 2014Â :Â 9:23:56 PM
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Congratulations, you managed to find the actually-not-half-bad version of the Hershey's reefer Instead of Mantua/Tyco, this one was made by Train-Miniature, and is a little more accurate. Put that down for PA freight cars!
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â December 22 2014Â :Â 10:49:06 PM
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Sweet! It pulls nice too, but it's a little light. I'll be adding a bit more weight over the holidays.
And yup, I got it for the Pennsylvania theme!
Thanks for the ID!
Originally posted by RDC1Â -Â December 23 2014Â :Â 06:49:02 AM
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Posted - December 23 2014 : 08:16:16 AM
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/tyco/forum/uploaded/microbusss/20141222215934_DSCI0489.JPG
quote:| [quote]OMG. Now we have people getting hookers. What next? |
I would guess this...
(AMC_Gremlin_GT's photo)
Edited by - Autobus Prime on December 23 2014 08:18:43 AM
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Posted - December 23 2014 : 09:11:09 AM
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quote:I like your work with the flat car and blown locomotive Alex. The boards shimmed under the boiler look good. And that rust job looks good. Are those lighter spots (on the black boiler) bare metal? I'd almost think the boiler would be kinda greasy and dirty and corroded and no good bare metal would be showing? ? ?
Originally posted by Barry - December 22 2014 : 9:39:33 PM
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Barry, I had just gotten the rusting system at a recent train show and was anxious to try it out so I just grabbed an old shell I had laying around. I am getting an airbrush kit for Christmas so will strip the engine and spray it grimy black and redo the rusting. I was amazed at how easy the rusting was to do and wanted to show it off. The 2 part system consists of a thick paint that contains very fine iron filings that is applied in 2 coats and when dry a weak acid solution is applied over it and rusts the filings. The initial coating is quite thick and doesn't run naturally, so it will take some experimenting to get it perfect to reflect how water would run down the boiler. Overall I am content with the results of a first attempt.
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Posted - December 23 2014 : 12:16:45 PM
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My COTW is a Life-Like shorty observation.
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Posted - December 23 2014 : 4:00:37 PM
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My COTW is a couple steel mill slag/molten metal cars:
Sean
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Posted - December 24 2014 : 01:14:06 AM
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I have what I believe is an all metal Athearn boxcar. Correct me if I'm mistaken.
Sure would like to find some doors for it.
Evan
 
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Posted - December 24 2014 : 01:17:52 AM
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quote: /tyco/forum/uploaded/microbusss/20141222215934_DSCI0489.JPG
quote:| [quote]OMG. Now we have people getting hookers. What next? |
I would guess this...
(AMC_Gremlin_GT's photo)
Originally posted by Autobus Prime - December 23 2014 : 08:16:16 AM
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You sir made my day with that properly laughed my head off for the first time in too long.
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Posted - December 24 2014 : 08:36:18 AM
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Evan; those old international couplers date that car to the late 1950's. Those couplers looked different but worked very well.
frank
photo by Even:
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Posted - December 24 2014 : 11:15:21 AM
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| Lot of really nice rolling stock this week. Grats ya'll. Merry Christmas.
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Posted - December 24 2014 : 11:41:00 AM
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quote:Evan; those old international couplers date that car to the late 1950's. Those couplers looked different but worked very well.
frank
photo by Even:
Originally posted by toptrain - December 24 2014 : 08:36:18 AM
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 I have some British style locomotives and rolling stock and they couple up really well, the only issue is that it's hard to get them off.
-Steve
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Posted - December 24 2014 : 12:18:11 PM
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quote:I have what I believe is an all metal Athearn boxcar. Correct me if I'm mistaken.
Sure would like to find some doors for it.
Evan
Originally posted by PGE33Â -Â December 24 2014Â :Â 01:14:06 AM
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Great old boxcar. There are plastic Athearn doors painted in that same color available on ebay for cheap that I used to resurrect an old Athearn metal NH boxcar I found. Not the same as the original metal but not a bad look until you come across the real thing.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - December 26 2014 : 09:43:54 AM
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| Nice cars. This one shows Model Railroader signage. 
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Posted - December 26 2014 : 10:51:04 AM
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quote:| Nice cars. This one shows Model Railroader signage.
Originally posted by wks - December 26 2014 : 09:43:54 AM
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kool, wks I just got one of those for $5 at the train show
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