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Well, switching to plan B, I'm posting this tyco ACL B unit, one day it will find it's way to the A unit as well. I also have 2 of the ACL passenger cars, hope to get the complete Mantua set one day as well.
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 09:21:36 AM
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 That's definitely a nice unit, though. My LOTW is my very first model train period. That loco is an H0 scale Athearn CSX F unit from the early 2000's. 
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 12:07:28 PM
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Found a second Chattanooga GP-20 recently in a swap meet scrap box. It cleaned up well, got it running fairly easily. I am surprised at how orange the paint is compared to my other one which is clearly a brighter red.
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 12:10:40 PM
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quote:Found a second Chattanooga GP-20 recently in a swap meet scrap box. It cleaned up well, got it running fairly easily. I am surprised at how orange the paint is compared to my other one which is clearly a brighter red.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â June 28 2015Â :Â 12:07:28 PM
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High Graflex, ammoniated cleaners, especially those with highly dissolved notratiates of carbon, will turn red paint orange.
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 2:18:14 PM
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| Not sure if this one had ever been cleaned before I got my hands on it. I just use a toothbrush and mild dish or hand soap to clean mine. I still say this color scheme would look awesome on a prototype locomotive. Im sure a shortline railroad could capitalize on this and possibly draw a few extra tourist dollars to their venue considering how many of us grew up loving these things and are now of an age when travel and retirement are becoming more common.
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 6:22:12 PM
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| "Pardon me boys, but is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?"
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 6:53:17 PM
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quote:"Pardon me boys, but is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?"
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 28 2015Â :Â 6:22:12 PM
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yes yes TRACK 29!!
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 11:37:14 PM
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| LOL
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Posted - June 28 2015 : 11:45:29 PM
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quote: quote:"Pardon me boys, but is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?"
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 28 2015Â :Â 6:22:12 PM
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yes yes TRACK 29!!
Originally posted by microbusss - June 28 2015 : 6:53:17 PM
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Boy, you can give me a shine!
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 07:35:34 AM
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A MARX industrial diesel. Road name, New Haven Railroad. Black with orange lettering.
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 1:38:24 PM
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Locomotive with no manufacturer imprint. Mehanno?
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 1:58:08 PM
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hornby,ken
Edited by - catfordken on June 29 2015 2:03:42 PM
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 2:03:54 PM
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quote:i would hazard a guess and say hornby,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - June 29 2015 : 1:58:08 PM
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1976-1977 releases.
http://www.hornbyguide.com/item_details.asp?itemid=39
R.255 catalogue number.
74,000 made.
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 2:15:45 PM
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| By Jove, think you nailed it!
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 5:04:55 PM
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 I love that old British loco.The design actually kinda reminds me of those Matchbox trains from the late 70's - early 80's.
-Steve
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 5:20:44 PM
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Tyco metal shark nose on a Hobbytown of Boston chassis.
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 7:14:09 PM
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| Justin, that old purple locomotive looks like it could have an ornery streak.
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 8:12:52 PM
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quote:Justin, that old purple locomotive looks like it could have an ornery streak.
Originally posted by Barry - June 29 2015 : 7:14:09 PM
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If'n he don't name that purple loco Barney, well, there must be sumptin' wrong with that boy.
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Posted - June 29 2015 : 9:52:53 PM
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Nothing's better than cleaning out a storage shed and finding a box of stuff you forgot you owned! Here's a Life-Like locomotive and caboose set:
Even though I'm a "Santa Fe all the way" kind of guy, I may part with this one. On the other hand, I like to save the Life-Likes that run so I can repower my old D&H when it inevitably goes bad.
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Posted - June 30 2015 : 05:33:26 AM
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Does have a purplish hue! It'll eventually earn his lighting stripes and Barney Fife will be an NYC diesel! Got 3 NYC steamers but no diesel for the road.
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Posted - June 30 2015 : 08:24:30 AM
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a nice pair of athearns i got a few years back,and put away,forgot i had them
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Posted - June 30 2015 : 12:08:46 PM
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AHM dummy
Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!
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Posted - June 30 2015 : 1:04:23 PM
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My LOTW is this Baldwin shark nose:
I can remember looking at those as a kid and really liking them, but not having a particular use for one. Saturday, I was at the swap meet at Galesburg Railroad Days and found this ROCO shark for $20.
It seems to be a pretty good runner with all wheel drive and pickup. Two wheels have traction tires at a small cost in electrical pickup but with an improvement in traction.
It's still not crucial to running my layout, but I have a bit more disposable income now than I did as a kid.
I plan to convert the couplers to Kadees, put on my home road name, kill some of that shine, and see what other cosmetic changes I may want to make. It'll be a while, though, since there's not a big hurry and things are kind of busy this summer.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - July 01 2015 : 01:37:53 AM
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My LOTW is some GG1 action.First is a total basket case Penn Line GG1 in Tuscan red, the other is a Tyco unit that I decided to experiment with and create a "corrected" GG 1 from the Tyco original using mostly Tyco parts. I am posting the correction method as an article in the modifications/kitbash section. Check out the results, not bad for an evening project! 
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 1:57:20 PM
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Here is my LOTW.
Recently converted to DCC. Pretty easy straight forward conversion. Runs better once weight was added.
If you are not having fun, you are not doing it right.
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 3:04:08 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PRR_R1.jpg
The TYCO unit as built is closer to the R-1 above.
Not quite as short as a P5A.
Dave
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Posted - July 02 2015 : 5:13:30 PM
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Here is my LOTW.
Recently converted to DCC. Pretty easy straight forward conversion. Runs better once weight was added.
If you are not having fun, you are not doing it right.
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Posted - July 03 2015 : 01:50:18 AM
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| Sweeeeet!
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