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Picked this one up on Wed. at the Railhead.
Hobbytown RS-3.
I had to do a little tweak on the drive truck, as the base plate was slightly bowed.
This made the gears slip apart enough to spin free.
I put a bit of shim stock in, and good to go.
Still need to clean up a little more flash on the railings, etc.
I'd like to find a front power truck kit for it.
Note the teeny wheels!
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 09:42:17 AM
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Really kool loco .. I'm really beginning to appreciate this older stuff.
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 09:51:35 AM
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There's just something about them, isn't there?
Is it the heft of the metal shell? Finely machined gears?
This one appears to have little road time, probably due to the gear issue.
Maybe no hours since it was new! Sure runs sweetly.
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 10:02:09 AM
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Nice old RS-3 unit! Love those all-metal engines, they just have a satisfying heft to them that's hard to beat. 
My LOTW is a traction model, found at the annapolis, MD Armory show on Saturday. What this IS, I think, is the model made before Mantua purchased the company and rights to produce Trolleys, and changed them. This one has dual working trolley polls. I think. WIll have to take it apart to find out. But the shell is a dead ringer for a Tyco trolley shell, and screwed together just like it. So I'm pretty sure this was the model made before Mantua bought it and changed it. Paid about 7.50 for it.
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 Posted - March 15 2015 : 11:17:54 AM
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GM Aerotrain loco by Varney
yup abusing pics of this 
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 12:56:27 PM
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 So many good LOTW's this week. Mine is a Mantua Tyco shark from 1959 - 1961. I know that since it has Pennsylvania red on the base (it's been horribly custom painted) and it was only produced in that livery at that time. On top of that, on the roof, it has slots for the horn. I got it at a recent train show with a caboose for $15.It runs, yes, but very slowly and kinda choppily. I opened it up and the wheels and motor itself are filthy as heck. 
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 1:48:39 PM
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My LOTW is this Power Torque motored Switcher just in from an eBay win, complete with dust and cobwebs. This lil' switcher will likely donate her wheels & axles to my PT study.
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 3:13:56 PM
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| thats the one from Rambo set I believe
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 6:44:04 PM
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quote:Nice old RS-3 unit! Love those all-metal engines, they just have a satisfying heft to them that's hard to beat.
My LOTW is a traction model, found at the annapolis, MD Armory show on Saturday. What this IS, I think, is the model made before Mantua purchased the company and rights to produce Trolleys, and changed them. This one has dual working trolley polls. I think. WIll have to take it apart to find out. But the shell is a dead ringer for a Tyco trolley shell, and screwed together just like it. So I'm pretty sure this was the model made before Mantua bought it and changed it. Paid about 7.50 for it.
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Hey Jerry. That trolley looks identical to the one I bought and posted a few months back. The opinion of others seemed to be that it was a Japanese knock-off of the Tyco trolley of the '50's. I don't actually have a Tyco trolley to compare so can't say for sure. I believe it was the one sold by a company going by the name "The HO Train Co."
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 7:13:25 PM
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quote:
Hey Jerry. That trolley looks identical to the one I bought and posted a few months back. The opinion of others seemed to be that it was a Japanese knock-off of the Tyco trolley of the '50's. I don't actually have a Tyco trolley to compare so can't say for sure. I believe it was the one sold by a company going by the name "The HO Train Co."
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Here's the site I posted before, but here's the thing - yes, they were made in Japan, BUT it wasn't a knock-off of Mantua/Tyco, because they hadn't started producing them yet - Mantua bought the company and used this body for their base Trolley unit.
https://traintalkbloggers.wordpress.com/tag/mantua-trolley/
As you can see, it's the exact one I have too, made by the HO Trolley Co. as you said -but it is the company Mantua bought. So they weren't competing, Mantua bought them up and used their mold to create theirs. At least that's what I read from this website. Truth? Don't know, I haven't researched it, and this guy has, so I'll give it the benefit of any doubt Either way, we have some early/rare trolleys to admire. I took mine to work today, and took it apart. The poles aren't wired to use (yet). The motor is totally dead, I mean DEAD - I put power right to the brushes and nothing. Not even a twitch. Cleaned them up, and the commutator pads, still nothing. The solder joints on the armature wiring are highly corroded, so may be bad or open now. Will try to diagnose it and see if I can find the problem. But for now I have a shelf queen.
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 7:31:00 PM
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quote:I took mine to work today, and took it apart. The poles aren't wired to use (yet). The motor is totally dead, I mean DEAD - I put power right to the brushes and nothing. Not even a twitch. Cleaned them up, and the commutator pads, still nothing. The solder joints on the armature wiring are highly corroded, so may be bad or open now. Will try to diagnose it and see if I can find the problem. But for now I have a shelf queen.
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If you get your trolley going I'll be interested to hear how it runs. Mine bounces comically along the rails, granted I haven't done much beyond polishing the wheels.
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 8:37:09 PM
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Here's a Rivarossi 0-8-0 that I just fixed up.
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Posted - March 15 2015 : 9:24:44 PM
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| Nice trolleys. Randy, looks like nice work on that locomotive.
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Posted - March 16 2015 : 7:20:10 PM
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custom painted f3 unknown railroad or personnel rr,i like it though,both for livery and price,powered by athearn
,forgot i had it,came with original motor etc ,ken
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Posted - March 16 2015 : 7:41:33 PM
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That is a beautiful A/B set Ken. Love the detail and paint.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - March 17 2015 : 10:30:09 AM
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Newest power for the LC&P. This was a Globe Models dummy that I came across as an undecorated unit in plain silver. A few decal stripes and viola, a LC&P F-7a
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Posted - March 17 2015 : 4:53:55 PM
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Nice Metalsmith; but I would sure like to see a picture of the trailing unit too.
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Posted - March 17 2015 : 6:27:16 PM
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quote:Newest power for the LC&P. This was a Globe Models dummy that I came across as an undecorated unit in plain silver. A few decal stripes and viola, a LC&P F-7a
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Very nice custom work, I must admit. Unlike my LOTW's paint job.
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Posted - March 17 2015 : 8:01:39 PM
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quote: quote:I took mine to work today, and took it apart. The poles aren't wired to use (yet). The motor is totally dead, I mean DEAD - I put power right to the brushes and nothing. Not even a twitch. Cleaned them up, and the commutator pads, still nothing. The solder joints on the armature wiring are highly corroded, so may be bad or open now. Will try to diagnose it and see if I can find the problem. But for now I have a shelf queen.
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If you get your trolley going I'll be interested to hear how it runs. Mine bounces comically along the rails, granted I haven't done much beyond polishing the wheels.
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I wouldn't mind seeing a video of that. I'm interested in what the bouncing is all about.
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Posted - March 17 2015 : 10:43:44 PM
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A visit to Major Bill's layout turned up this German Cutie. More on Loose Ends.
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Posted - March 30 2015 : 12:46:11 PM
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Evan. check the half-bearing by the gears, there is a lip on the casting that would raise the bearing. It's there to keep the bearing in place, it seems too close to the gears. I have a four-wheel power truck, on a small frame, and driveshafts. I am assembling PA1 A and B units, need six wheel parts, and more of those half-bearings. PM me, we can collaborate on these locos.
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