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 Posted - June 14 2015 : 09:16:30 AM
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Wow, I guess I'll be the one to start this off. I'm in such a rush to show off my latest find. I got this off eBay and I must say, "The quality of wok is not bad at all". Who ever painted this 2-8-0 has got great skills. The only problem That I can find is if you hold it and let the light bounce off of it, you can very faintly see "Chattanooga" in the tender, they probably should have stripped the lettering off before painting.
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 09:46:16 AM
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Wow, they did do a nice job on that Conrail smoker!  Very nice indeed. I like it.
My LOTW is my N&W J by BLI, which I ran at Railrest in Manassas, VA last weekend, with the REAL 1:1 J in the background.   Probably the only time I will ever get a picture like this.  I think my little J got more than it's fair share of attention too, as I think I was the only guy from 5 different clubs running a miniature J around.
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 10:00:48 AM
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AHM made one of those hehe
Also looks like a 2-8-0 to me or that a 4 wheel truck in front
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 11:20:47 AM
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That Chattanooga looks exactly like something Tyco could've made towards the end of the 70's. I like how bizarre it is.  My LOTW is a Rivarossi 4-4-0 and it runs pretty good actually.
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 12:47:08 PM
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quote:Wow, I guess I'll be the one to start this off. I'm in such a rush to show off my latest find. I got this off eBay and I must say, "The quality of wok is not bad at all". Who ever painted this 0-8-0 has got great skills. The only problem That I can find is if you hold it and let the light bounce off of it, you can very faintly see "Chattanooga" in the tender, they probably should have stripped the lettering off before painting.
Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - June 14 2015 : 09:16:30 AM
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GG-1, that thing is cool
If it is any consolation, real railroads rarely stripped off the old paint when repainting - so it's more prototypical that way.
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 12:58:12 PM
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[URL=http://s1228.photobucket.com/user/jdboomer904/media/Mobile%20Uploads/received_1145725625453234_zpsjsv5vyfa.jpeg.html]  [/URL] My recent eBay purchase. Unknown mix of stuff including a American Flyer boiler and tender. Super smooth mechanism.
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 3:56:37 PM
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Great locomotives this week, but I am really intrigued by this "J" Jerry. I have to plead ignorance on what that means. Is it the type of train you're running there (?G scale?)? It looks like a cool train. I'd like to see more of it . . . maybe even a video. Thanks. Barry
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 4:17:21 PM
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I have some dandy picks this week. First, I "LOVE" that Conrail steamer! Next, I found a brass Geep three five dummy in DRGW colors for $5.00!!! Score. Also grabbed this Globe/Athearn F-7 for the same price. This thing is awesome! I put it on the track at home and it took off without hesitation. It runs beautifully considering its age. I cleaned it up, touched up the paint and put a Kadee in it...done! Next up is a chop shop TRRA slug dummy bought for a buck. Lastly was a basket case hot mess Alco RS unit with a Hobbytown chassis. Not sure what I will do with this one just yet.
 
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 6:14:09 PM
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quote:Great locomotives this week, but I am really intrigued by this "J" Jerry. I have to plead ignorance on what that means. Is it the type of train you're running there (?G scale?)? It looks like a cool train. I'd like to see more of it . . . maybe even a video. Thanks. Barry
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Barry, the J was a train model that Norfolk and Western made, it was a letter series....here is a picture of the front of the engine, with the production plaque up top. I am running an HO scale version made by BLI ( Broadway Limited ), mine is #613, which has bearings in the side rods, and not bushings like the older J's had. Anyway, a great locomotive.
I do have a video of the J, posted on Facebook, I have't posted it to YouTube yet so I can post it here. If you have Facebook, go to Jerry Casper, and since it was posted just last week, it should be easy to find ( ie, don't have to scroll down a mile ). It was epitomy of the high class of the last of the major steam engines H&W did. It just came out of a full restoration to steam after sitting for more than 20 years at the Roanoke, VA Museum of Transportation in Virginia, USA, costing a cool million, and scavenging parts from the GS-4 the museum has as well, to get it back live. That deep, haunting mellow whistle is something to hear! Anyway, here's a few more pictures of it -
  
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Posted - June 14 2015 : 11:20:11 PM
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Here is a tyco UP 4-6-2. Hopefully, I can get those old decals off, I can practically scrape them off with my fingernail, and put on some new decals for the SP
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Posted - June 15 2015 : 01:04:39 AM
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quote:Here is a tyco UP 4-6-2. Hopefully, I can get those old decals off, I can practically scrape them off with my fingernail, and put on some new decals for the SP
Originally posted by dastumer - June 14 2015 : 11:20:11 PM
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That is a very handsome old girl. I have one of them myself, but mine was made sometime in the 50's.
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Posted - June 15 2015 : 06:41:54 AM
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quote:Here is a tyco UP 4-6-2. Hopefully, I can get those old decals off, I can practically scrape them off with my fingernail, and put on some new decals for the SP
Originally posted by dastumer - June 14 2015 : 11:20:11 PM
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Great photo, Peter. I feel like I'm standing right beside the tracks!
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Posted - June 15 2015 : 11:52:45 AM
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Thanks Jerry! I'm trying to improve my photography skills.
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Posted - June 15 2015 : 12:11:21 PM
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Proto 2000 unit.
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Posted - June 15 2015 : 9:18:33 PM
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quote:Proto 2000 unit.
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - June 15 2015 : 12:11:21 PM
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I want it!
Ok I likes The Rock & Route Rock logos hehe
Someday I want to get a undecorated new loco & put on The Rock logo & number will be 1980
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Posted - June 16 2015 : 7:48:36 PM
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Custom painted Mantua trolley
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Posted - June 16 2015 : 11:20:13 PM
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Flipping through an MR from Dec.70, I came across this article.
Then one is posted this week. Very timely.
The letter writer obviously felt strongly about the decals.
No sense of humor whatsoever.
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Posted - June 17 2015 : 06:32:24 AM
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Evan - I have seen this posted before somewhere. Still boggles the mind. Should be in the Rivet Counters Hall of Fame  
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Posted - June 17 2015 : 09:34:53 AM
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I don't get it, is he mad because Penn Central, did not have any steam engines?
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Posted - June 17 2015 : 12:00:54 PM
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quote:I don't get it, is he mad because Penn Central, did not have any steam engines?
Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - June 17 2015 : 09:34:53 AM
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He's upset because there was never a Penn Central steam engine. I think he's accusing Walther's of misleading modelers, not getting that it is "tongue-in-cheek" on Walther's part.
I figure if he caught a glimpse of your Conrail steamer his head would explode.
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Posted - June 17 2015 : 12:01:56 PM
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quote:I don't get it, is he mad because Penn Central, did not have any steam engines?
Originally posted by GG-1 Guy - June 17 2015 : 09:34:53 AM
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It would be neat if they did, though.
-Steve
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Posted - June 17 2015 : 9:54:19 PM
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The "J" seems to be North America's most talked about steam engine lately...
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Posted - June 17 2015 : 10:21:17 PM
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AHA!! thats prolly where I seen GN BN PC & SCL locos!!
yes still would do a BN one hehe
besides a few years ago BNSF borrowed the SP Daylight 4-8-4 & painted it all black & added the old BNSF logos to the tender
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Posted - June 18 2015 : 08:15:24 AM
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A Pennsylvania Railroad 2-10-4 that was a J1A class. This is a HO Train Company early brass model. Still a good running model train.
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Posted - June 18 2015 : 11:51:43 AM
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quote:  Aside from Daylight 4449 and Big Boy 4014.
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Posted - June 18 2015 : 11:29:49 PM
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Ok, a Daylight and a Big Boy...
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Posted - June 19 2015 : 09:58:08 AM
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Originally posted by Mike - June 18 2015 : 11:29:49 PM
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OOOO! #4005!
That one is on display in Denver at the Forney Museum
#4004 is in Cheyenne on display
Well guess with #4014 there are THREE Big Boys in the Rocky Mountain Region
The name Forney should sound familiar
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Posted - June 19 2015 : 10:56:58 AM
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quote: Those are two lovely locos.
-Steve
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Posted - June 19 2015 : 10:10:17 PM
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Thanks kovacste000 I always have a soft spot for steam of any flag...
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Posted - June 19 2015 : 10:59:10 PM
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quote:Thanks kovacste000 I always have a soft spot for steam of any flag...
Mike
Originally posted by Mike - June 19 2015 : 10:10:17 PM
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No problem, man. I'm the same way, too.
-Steve
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Posted - June 20 2015 : 01:59:32 AM
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| Some fine locomotives here.
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Posted - June 20 2015 : 02:02:14 AM
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That trolley looks pretty good Thomas. I look at the paint closely and I don't see anything special; maybe even a little red splashed to the roof. But altogether, it stirs the imagination.
quote:Custom painted Mantua trolley
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