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thought I'd start one for once 
Life-Like
I almost have all these cars now
Life-Like boxcar from the Campbell's set
in VGA mode 
& just for fun a Tyco one
atm its uber snowy here
Expecting 12+ inches BLECK 
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 Posted - May 10 2015 : 11:17:52 AM
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 Those are some pretty interesting cars, I must say. My COTW is a Tyco/Mantua cattle car in Rio Grande livery.
-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 - May 10 2015 : 2:19:22 PM
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My COTW is a Bachmann Morrison-Knudsen hopper. As far as I can tell this is a mostly fantasy scheme, although I have found a similar prototype as a MOW ballast hopper. It's also my current slippery slope.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - May 10 2015 : 6:07:01 PM
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Yes, Micro, I am dying of jealousy, a few shades
greener than that Swansons. As to the Dorito car,
to quote a phrase: "GIMME." Ninety degree of
desert baked landscape out here. This is one of the
cooler days of summer.
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quote:My COTW is a Bachmann Morrison-Knudsen hopper. As far as I can tell this is a mostly fantasy scheme, although I have found a similar prototype as a MOW ballast hopper. It's also my current slippery slope.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â May 10 2015Â :Â 2:19:22 PM
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I have that exact same car. I put roller bearing trucks on it with atlas wheelsets, but they're not atlas, trucks, I dunno who made them, and I body mounted Kadee couplers. I also made a homemade scrap load for it out of ho scale cars, they're not Hotwheels, though, they're these junk ripoff things.
I'm home schooled, I love to work on cars and anything with an engine and wheels, I love model RR'ing, and listening to Dire Straits.
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Posted - May 10 2015 : 10:32:23 PM
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Mantua metal side Crazy Water reefer. Impulse item that I "had" to have when I saw the reference to Mineral Wells, TX which is about 60 miles from where I am.
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Posted - May 10 2015 : 11:01:31 PM
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quote:Mantua metal side Crazy Water reefer. Impulse item that I "had" to have when I saw the reference to Mineral Wells, TX which is about 60 miles from where I am.
Originally posted by mph - May 10 2015 : 10:32:23 PM
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kool
Maybe you should do research on the company
Maybe the local museum has some stuff from & on the company
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 07:11:31 AM
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* My car this week is one I thought was a double and for parts. Well due to the way Gilbert made there HO, and there use of Varney for undecorated cars they would paint and assemble them, and sell. I pleasantly found that this car was unique and not a double. Gilbert had there own dies for tank cars. theirs were of a larger than Varney 10,000 gallon car. In many of there cars they sold a certain car like this Number 517 Mobilgas red tank car in both their tank car, and the Varney tank car. I already had the Gilbert car and this new one is the Varney. Got lucky I guess.
* Here is the Gilbert/Varney Mobilgas tank car.
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 10:49:23 AM
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quote:Yes, Micro, I am dying of jealousy, a few shades
greener than that Swansons. As to the Dorito car,
to quote a phrase: "GIMME." Ninety degree of
desert baked landscape out here. This is one of the
cooler days of summer.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 10 2015Â :Â 6:07:01 PM
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yeah? well we had SNOW over the weekend
With 3 inches of rain b4 it snowed!
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 11:13:34 AM
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So Frank, I gather that Mobilgas tanker is destined for restoration then? Do you have the parts to do it, or does it add purpose to future train show visits?
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I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 4:23:48 PM
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| That Mobil Gas is a keeper. Sweet.
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 5:36:18 PM
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Just won this on evilbay. A Bachman Old Time Exploding Combine. It needs one part
repaired, but has the Safe that goes with it.
The car together.
The car exploded.
Even has the safe that came with it.
The other wall part is an easy fix. I'm just glad the safe was there as well.
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 6:01:09 PM
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Cool car oldtimer! I wonder what is needed to activate it? Never knew Bachmann made that.
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 6:02:01 PM
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George,
Butch and Sundance there pilgrim!
Regards, John
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch? <> Sundance Kid
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 6:35:42 PM
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Will figure out the trigger when the car gets here. First one I've seen as well. Had to have it
when I saw it tho (even ignored that it was Bachmann). Was $11.11, total price.
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 8:12:21 PM
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Wow, an exploding Combine! Never knew THAT one existed! I like it. My cartribution this week is an N gauge open passenger excursion car, first I've seen in N gauge. Only $10, so I got it. I have a red one in HO like it, by Bachmann as well. I like these excursion cars for some reason.
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Posted - May 11 2015 : 8:15:57 PM
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| Must be nice to have so many train shows in a close area.
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Posted - May 13 2015 : 01:36:06 AM
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My COTW is this boom car from Bachman
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Posted - May 13 2015 : 01:37:33 AM
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This Doritos car is off the chain! Would love to find one. quote:
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Posted - May 13 2015 : 2:06:30 PM
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quote:This Doritos car is off the chain! Would love to find one. quote:thought I'd start one for once
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Originally posted by microbusss - May 10 2015 : 09:04:05 AM
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Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â May 13 2015Â :Â 01:37:33 AM
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Will look for one for you on Saturday while I in Cheyenne, WY at Depot Days
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Posted - May 13 2015 : 3:35:29 PM
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quote:So Frank, I gather that Mobilgas tanker is destined for restoration then? Do you have the parts to do it, or does it add purpose to future train show visits?
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Actually it was in good shape till I messed with and broke the frame. So now I'll be looking for a Varney 2119 tank frame. Probably get one by breaking down one of triples of something.
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Posted - May 13 2015 : 7:38:21 PM
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I know I have a couple extra Mantua and/or Varney tank frames around somewhere, so if you come up empty-handed, pm me.
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Posted - May 13 2015 : 9:24:33 PM
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Hey Top, would these work for ya?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Vintage-36-Single-Dome-Tanker-Texaco-TCX-7204-Varney-/191578786314?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c9afc4a0a
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Varney-Ho-Scale-Train-2466T-Tank-Car-Texaco-Single-DOme-Tank-TCX-6305-/141659363743?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20fb8e599f
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Posted - May 14 2015 : 7:15:27 PM
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| Nice photos. This one an MTH State of Maine action car. 
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Posted - May 15 2015 : 12:06:52 AM
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That looks to be some good fun George. You haven't busted open the safe to check for money?
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Posted - May 15 2015 : 12:22:18 AM
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Butch and Sundance got there first. Left an IOU in the dang thing.
Will try to get it fixed this weekend. The trigger is a bar on the other side of the car at the
bottom of the coach. You have to push it down to get the car to explode. It even came
with the original box.
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Posted - May 15 2015 : 1:26:39 PM
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Nice looking car. Sometimes those action cars seem a bit crude (to facilitate performance I guess), but this one looks pretty natural.
quote:| Nice photos. This one an MTH State of Maine action car.
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