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Now THIS is my BIG score ( for me ) in the 4-bin lot I just bought this past week. When I was going through those 4 bins, this was in the last bin, and my jaw about dropped when I saw it. Talk about your high-dollar collectible! My boss doesn't care much about HO, though, so he only offered the guy 38 , and the guy turned it down, I asked if I could make a higher offer, and he said Yes. So I originally said $150, then the guy wanted to keep some stuff out of it, I ended up paying the boss $100 for 4 big bins of stuff. THIS item, however, rarely sells for under that amount alone as a set. Needless to say, I was VERY enthused to finally get a complete Eheim Trolley bus set ( I have a half-set, with enough overhead to do a half-circle, but that was all. ) Now I have a two-bus and a single bus set-up, And PLENTY of overhead catenary to make a small loop. Or big, I don't know yet. At any rate, this is worth risking divorce for, as my wife keeps threatening me if I keep buying stuff.  I have picked out train items to sell from my collection, and I won't keep all that was in the 4 bins either. I just wanted some of the special pieces I found. More will be popping up on the OTW as well.  Anyway, here's what I bought -
 
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Posted - April 05 2015 : 2:03:38 PM
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Home run. These things are mega cool. Sorry about
your wife, but something had to give. I commuted on
the San Francisco trolley buses in the day.
Sweet ride, like being propeled in a giant
marshmallow.
I fairly insist we see at minimum some photos when
this babe is up and running, video would even be
cooler (make a you tube video and copy and paste
the link, after you you click the "public" pencil icon.
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Posted - April 05 2015 : 2:51:18 PM
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Dude, LUCKY! I've only ever seen half of one of these trolleybus sets in real life. Right up there with Ben's Aerotrain!
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Posted - April 05 2015 : 4:15:17 PM
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Very cool trolley buses!
They are still in use in Vancouver, B.C.
It's also cool being connected to an LHS that takes used and estate collections.
You just never know what will walk through the door next.
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Posted - April 06 2015 : 09:44:26 AM
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| Interesting photos of your trolley bus, Jerry. This next set a variation of a classic that tyco issued long ago.  The animals will enjoy a long life in this alternate reality. 
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Posted - April 06 2015 : 10:27:16 AM
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Tyco/Mantua VIA set...
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Posted - April 06 2015 : 11:50:39 AM
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quote:
Tyco/Mantua VIA set...
Mike
Originally posted by Mike - April 06 2015 : 10:27:16 AM
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 That's a Tyco? Looks more like an Athearn to me, honestly. Very nice.
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"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 - April 06 2015 : 12:10:36 PM
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quote:| That's a Tyco? Looks more like an Athearn to me, honestly. Very nice. |
In the 80's Mantua brought back the old metal streamliners produced under the Tyco name in the 50's. That's what's in the picture. Beautiful set Mike!
Jerry, great find! That's one of the earlier sets with the flat wire, and trolley mechanism mounted on the roof. Does it run?
WKS, great scenery as always. The set looks awesome all put together.
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Posted - April 06 2015 : 7:58:26 PM
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Kavocst00, you must have an endless well
of all the cool Tyco in your backyard!
WKS, you come up with the most surprising
combinations! Durango express with not one,
but two search light cars! Definitely Twilight
Zone material!
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Posted - April 06 2015 : 11:19:44 PM
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quote:Kavocst00, you must have an endless well
of all the cool Tyco in your backyard!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 06 2015Â :Â 7:58:26 PM
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What? Are you talking about the stuff I got from my grandparents? If so, thanks.
-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 - April 07 2015 : 11:25:35 AM
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quote:| Interesting photo. This tyco set a variation of a classic one issued long ago. The animals will enjoy a long life is this alternate reality.
Originally posted by wks - April 06 2015 : 09:44:26 AM
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I has one too
Working on getting the streamline caboose
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 7:32:01 PM
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| Anyone ever DCC one of those searchlight cars?
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 7:35:41 PM
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Rivarossi Chicago and Northwestern.
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 8:12:25 PM
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| I sees a KITTY
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Posted - April 07 2015 : 8:45:43 PM
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| Catzilla. :-)
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 12:34:47 AM
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quote:Catzilla. :-)
Originally posted by wildecoupe - April 07 2015 : 8:45:43 PM
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MEOW.
-Steve
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 12:41:10 AM
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Dogzilla below!
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 11:22:46 AM
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quote:Dogzilla below!
Originally posted by gmoney - April 08 2015 : 12:41:10 AM
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oh yeah
ok maybe Dalmation-zilla
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 11:29:51 AM
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Haha. Dalmatian-zilla aka Arlo isn't nearly as bad as catzilla aka Gigi.
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 6:49:53 PM
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| Anybody want a Caterator?
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Posted - April 08 2015 : 8:26:06 PM
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quote: [quote]
Jerry, great find! That's one of the earlier sets with the flat wire, and trolley mechanism mounted on the roof. Does it run?
Originally posted by DaCheez - April 06 2015 : 12:10:36 PM
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I haven't tried it yet. It's one of those Shhhhh! The wife ain't supposed to know yet. ;) I will get it out eventually and try it. She's seen my other one, partly set up, so she may not say anything if she sees this one out and about. Never know. 
Jerry
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Posted - April 09 2015 : 09:45:35 AM
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A set I like to run is this LIMA TEE Rheingold set in red. A very quite and smooth running set. My set includes a second dome car in a newer though matching in color paint skeem.
frank
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