|
|
 Posted - June 21 2015 : 5:42:28 PM
|
Greetings,
I am a new member. I grew up with the older Tyco/Mantua trains with the metal bases. I also had the older yellow-box Athearn cars with the sprung trucks.
I have not had a layout since I was a kid, but in recent years, since they started making the track with the snap-together roadbed, I have been setting up fairly elaborate winter-themed layouts around the holidays.
A lot of the cars and engines I had as a kid got trashed, so in recent years, I have been seeking good condition Tyco/Mantua and Athearn cars from that period.
Looking forward to perusing the site!
|
Country:  USA ~
Posts: 71 ~
Member Since: June 21 2015 ~
Last Visit: February 02 2022
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 21 2015 : 6:41:47 PM
|
Welcome to the forum, Shockcontrol.
The stuff is out there.
Good luck with your search.
Evan
|
Country:  Canada ~
Posts: 505 ~
Member Since: August 09 2014 ~
Last Visit: January 15 2025
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 21 2015 : 6:57:11 PM
|
Glad to hear another train lover is getting back into it. Plenty of Mantua still out there looking for a good home!  Welcome aboard, Shock.
Jerry in VA
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 3974 ~
Member Since: January 04 2009 ~
Last Visit: January 11 2019
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 21 2015 : 8:27:02 PM
|
| Welcome, and have fun!
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1166 ~
Member Since: October 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: December 23 2018
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 21 2015 : 9:10:04 PM
|
welcome
here is a good site with info
http://ho-scaletrains.net/
Its how I found this site
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 14999 ~
Member Since: February 23 2009 ~
Last Visit: February 22 2026
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 22 2015 : 01:18:07 AM
|
quote:welcome
here is a good site with info
http://ho-scaletrains.net/
Its how I found this site
Originally posted by microbusss - June 21 2015 : 9:10:04 PM
|
Oh...so ho-scaletrains.net is to blame? 
Glenn
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
Edited by - gmoney on June 22 2015 01:23:03 AM
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1674 ~
Member Since: December 13 2008 ~
Last Visit: February 23 2026
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 22 2015 : 01:22:00 AM
|
Welcome ShockControl! You'll find a really good group of modelers and collectors here.
Glenn
I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 1674 ~
Member Since: December 13 2008 ~
Last Visit: February 23 2026
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 22 2015 : 08:12:41 AM
|
| Thanks all! Yes, over the past several years, between eBay and model train shows, I have been able to find many of the Tyco/Mantua and yellow-box Athearn cars I had as a kid. A few continue to elude me. Thanks again!
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 71 ~
Member Since: June 21 2015 ~
Last Visit: February 02 2022
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 22 2015 : 08:17:59 AM
|
| Enjoy the forums!
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 6279 ~
Member Since: February 18 2009 ~
Last Visit: March 04 2022
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 22 2015 : 11:06:27 AM
|
Hi ShockControl,
Welcome aboard!
I hope you find all the trains you had as a kid and many more.
Mytyco
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 790 ~
Member Since: April 30 2006 ~
Last Visit: July 21 2015
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
|
|
Posted - June 22 2015 : 6:24:08 PM
|
Hey, welcome to the forum, man!
-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."
|
|
Country: USA ~
Posts: 3533 ~
Member Since: February 17 2014 ~
Last Visit: January 11 2023
|
Alert Moderator
|
|
Home
Forums
Events Calendar
Forum Admins & Mods
Register
