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To welcome "Tyco Guy", he may choose a different screen name, who I just talked to about the forum at the local Hobby shop this am.
These are all custom paint jobs I did over the past couple of years. They are all Mantua MU2 drives.
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Posted - February 21 2015 : 12:13:51 PM
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 Nice job, man. They look like actual production models.
-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 - February 21 2015 : 2:20:35 PM
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Athearn. About 1957. Dual-geared Geep. Only did these a year or two. Had to go to plastic snap together gearboxes due to competition. Machined pot metal, oillite bearings, held together with 2-56 screws. Quiet and pulls good.
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Posted - February 21 2015 : 2:21:10 PM
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[quote] Nice job, man. They look like actual production models.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â February 21 2015Â :Â 12:13:51 PM
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Thanks!
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Posted - February 21 2015 : 3:13:37 PM
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quote: [quote] Nice job, man. They look like actual production models.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â February 21 2015Â :Â 12:13:51 PM
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Thanks!
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No problem. 
-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 - February 21 2015 : 3:18:19 PM
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quote:
Athearn. About 1957. Dual-geared Geep. Only did these a year or two. Had to go to plastic snap together gearboxes due to competition. Machined pot metal, oillite bearings, held together with 2-56 screws. Quiet and pulls good.
Dave
Originally posted by ScaleCraft - February 21 2015 : 2:20:35 PM
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Very nice. That is the dual-geared Athearn drivetrain I have on my bucket list. I have one of the plastic snap-together versions, which I do like but man is that thing loud. On the other hand it has no need for a sound system!
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Posted - February 21 2015 : 3:37:53 PM
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I wanted to save the GN shell for this unit. I have others, but wanted the GN. The ends (both) were smashed. Not enough of the steps to even try to save.
I obtained a Santa Fe blue shell, missing all the add-ons, even the cab for free. Cut out the ends on the GN (platforms and all), cut the good ones out of the SF unit, filed to fit snugly, glued together with Weld-On #16, masked and painted, put the railings back. Somewhere I have photos of the rebuild. Lot of work, but, again, wanted to prove to myself I could still do that kind of stuff.
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Posted - February 21 2015 : 6:17:48 PM
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quote: quote:
Athearn. About 1957. Dual-geared Geep. Only did these a year or two. Had to go to plastic snap together gearboxes due to competition. Machined pot metal, oillite bearings, held together with 2-56 screws. Quiet and pulls good.
Dave
Originally posted by ScaleCraft - February 21 2015 : 2:20:35 PM
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Very nice. That is the dual-geared Athearn drivetrain I have on my bucket list. I have one of the plastic snap-together versions, which I do like but man is that thing loud. On the other hand it has no need for a sound system!
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â February 21 2015Â :Â 3:18:19 PM
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 I kinda want to find one myself, honestly.
-Steve
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Posted - February 22 2015 : 10:36:11 AM
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Ok, I "guess" this will be the official LOTW post, right? Here's my contribution, a Kleinbahn electric dual-car. I forget where I got this one from, had never worked on it until yesterday. I was cleaning out my desktop cabinet and rearranging things, this was stored up there, so I took it out, took it apart, cleaned the contacts, lubed the motor, and finally got it running. The Drive unit was missing a truck, I took one off the trailing unit, but the plastic truck pins sheared off inside, and of course they don't match any US truck pin size  . Will try some other plastic pins to see if I can get something close to hold the truck on, then I need to ream out the holes on the trailing unit and find two more pins eventually. Ah well, the life of a repairman.
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Posted - February 22 2015 : 10:44:49 AM
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Nothing makes my day like a traction articulated. That Maple Leaf
Geep made me break out in a cold sweat, as well.
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Posted - February 22 2015 : 8:54:54 PM
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LOVE that GN geep. I've never had anything with that drive system before, just some similar plastic ones if I remember right.
I dug out some of my stuff in anticipation of building a new layout this summer. Here's one I don't think I've shown. I got it just before I moved and never had a chance to run it or work on it. Guts look fine, but the shell is going to need some help:
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Posted - February 22 2015 : 9:30:55 PM
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A unusual loco
The front end
What is it? hehe (yes I knows what it is )
What I'd like for these locos is a matching caboose BUT it has to say Lionel on the chassis
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 12:03:53 AM
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What is that giant whole in the front, and what the heck are
those couplres?
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 12:50:15 AM
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Gotta be RailScope, Ben.
Glenn
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 09:21:33 AM
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quote:What is that giant whole in the front, and what the heck are
those couplres?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â February 23 2015Â :Â 12:03:53 AM
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That giant whole was for a camera that used to be inside of the locomotive. You could've used that tech back in the day to watch the tracks and stuff. It's actually quite interesting.
-Steve
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 11:58:10 AM
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Gmoney - on the the nose
kovacste000 - still has B&W camera in it
I may modernize the loco & put in a COLOR camera & make the headlights work with LEDs
Course I wants the G & 027 of these locos too
some model railroad magazine had a article on how to wire the camera up to the rails instead of using the battery
What I want to do is use a rechargeable battery so cam stays on if its stopped & battery is charged from the rails
Also this the loco I had AMC get for me off of eBay for $75 To which I finally paid him 
Locos came with directions, warrenty & transmitter box which looks like a pile of wood
have tried it No luck with camera
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 6:23:12 PM
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This is my friend "Moose" and a pair of brass logging locomotives that he recently did
frame off restorations on. The loco's were purchased in Japan, by my other friend Ron,
in the late 1960's and stored ever since. When Ron tried to run them, they were froze
solid and crusted with copper oxide upon the motors. Same motors, same everything,
Moose has them running like a pair of Swiss Watches and they appear factory fresh.
Sorry about image quality, my pawn shop Kodak is getting older and worse by the day.
Edited by - Chops124 on February 23 2015 6:24:21 PM
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 8:02:27 PM
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That's pretty sweet, actually.
-Steve
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 8:38:13 PM
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I don't think I would want to get on Moose's bad side
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 11:27:27 PM
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My contribution this week is Atlas Classic Alco RS11 Demonstrator.
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Posted - February 24 2015 : 01:23:43 AM
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quote:I don't think I would want to get on Moose's bad side
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â February 23 2015Â :Â 8:38:13 PM
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Yeah, I had doubts about posting this photo, but I will tell you Moose is one of
friendliest, down right nicest guys you'd ever want to meet.
A little back story is that Moose worked in a copper smelter since he graduated
high school. In his thirties, he had an industrial accident which wrecked his spine,
and his knees. A very heavy pile of copper fell on him. Since then he has lived with
terrible chronic pain that left him disabled.
Model railroading and rail fanning, along with his loving family, is what keeps Moose
going. He is in pain 24/7, but he is quick with a smile and a handshake.
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Posted - February 24 2015 : 01:26:05 AM
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Oh, and major kudos for that Alco demonstrator.
Great loco, eye popping layout. Keep it coming.
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Posted - February 24 2015 : 05:13:55 AM
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Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â February 22 2015Â :Â 10:36:11 AM
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maybe I can get the original truck (and pins) for you Jerry
must be the same as on this Kleinbahn coach, if you want just PM - Erich
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Posted - February 24 2015 : 11:43:08 AM
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quote: quote:I don't think I would want to get on Moose's bad side
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â February 23 2015Â :Â 8:38:13 PM
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Yeah, I had doubts about posting this photo, but I will tell you Moose is one of
friendliest, down right nicest guys you'd ever want to meet.
A little back story is that Moose worked in a copper smelter since he graduated
high school. In his thirties, he had an industrial accident which wrecked his spine,
and his knees. A very heavy pile of copper fell on him. Since then he has lived with
terrible chronic pain that left him disabled.
Model railroading and rail fanning, along with his loving family, is what keeps Moose
going. He is in pain 24/7, but he is quick with a smile and a handshake.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â February 24 2015Â :Â 01:23:43 AM
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My ugly mug and a better photo of Moose.
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 7:39:56 PM
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This week I have an FA & FB set, in questionable L & N colours.
The A is MP Roco, the B is a Lionel Texas Special. Got both the shells for $2 each.
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 10:54:59 PM
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quote:This week I have an FA & FB set, in questionable L & N colours.
The A is MP Roco, the B is a Lionel Texas Special. Got both the shells for $2 each.
Evan
Originally posted by PGE33Â -Â February 26 2015Â :Â 7:39:56 PM
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Questionable, yes...but I still like that scheme! L&N should have tried that
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