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 Posted - August 12 2015 : 9:34:41 PM
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Just scored 7 streamliners (1 duplicate) and a non working Shark for $50. I was the only bid. I can't wait to put them behind my 50's Pacfic (with TYCO roadname of course).
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Posted - August 12 2015 : 10:31:14 PM
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Wow, good job, man. 
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Posted - August 13 2015 : 12:48:08 PM
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Not my pictures, but here is what I won. Scroll down and click on the picture
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tyco-Streamliner-Train-w-Diesel-Engine-7-pass-cars-Cast-Metal-tested-/161785647387?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=W3DWSuWX2FotHdhcCmO%252B7HHIPGY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Here is a great write up from the best Tyco/Mantua site on the web:
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7544
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Posted - August 13 2015 : 4:33:42 PM
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The listing says the engine does work, actually. So, you're wrong that it doesn't, if the listing is correct, of course.
-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 - August 14 2015 : 10:58:18 AM
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| That's a killer deal! I don't know why, but for some reason the metal streamliners Tyco made in the 50's seem to be less popular than the plastic cars from the 60's. Maybe more people are interested in the Mantua remakes from the 80's? Still they're gorgeous cars. Great score!
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Posted - August 14 2015 : 11:09:37 AM
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quote:That's a killer deal! I don't know why, but for some reason the metal streamliners Tyco made in the 50's seem to be less popular than the plastic cars from the 60's. Maybe more people are interested in the Mantua remakes from the 80's? Still they're gorgeous cars. Great score!
Originally posted by DaCheez - August 14 2015 : 10:58:18 AM
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The metal ones - either the originals or the 80's remakes - are my favorites. I do have a red box Tyco streamliner set with plastic bodies and metal chassis that I really like though, that kind of started me on the metal ones. I stay away from the all-plastic Tyco versions though.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - August 14 2015 : 12:07:49 PM
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quote: quote:That's a killer deal! I don't know why, but for some reason the metal streamliners Tyco made in the 50's seem to be less popular than the plastic cars from the 60's. Maybe more people are interested in the Mantua remakes from the 80's? Still they're gorgeous cars. Great score!
Originally posted by DaCheez - August 14 2015 : 10:58:18 AM
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The metal ones - either the originals or the 80's remakes - are my favorites. I do have a red box Tyco streamliner set with plastic bodies and metal chassis that I really like though, that kind of started me on the metal ones. I stay away from the all-plastic Tyco versions though.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â August 14 2015Â :Â 11:09:37 AM
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Yeah, I'd love to get ahold of one of those metal coaches, someday. They look much better than the plastic ones although those aren't horrible.
-Steve
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Posted - August 18 2015 : 8:38:24 PM
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I'll post pictures when I can. I fired them all up today (only have a test track) and all the lights work! The diesel and 6 cars are 6 ft long (each streamliner is about 11" coupler end to coupler end)- they look pretty impressive on the shelf. I can only imagine what they look like on a large layout.It is hard to believe that these suckers were made in 1956 or 57 and still work.
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Posted - August 19 2015 : 08:23:12 AM
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Yeah, I'd think some of the lights might be burned out by now
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Posted - August 19 2015 : 10:49:37 PM
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quote:Yeah, I'd think some of the lights might be burned out by now
Originally posted by dastumer - August 19 2015 : 08:23:12 AM
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so? use LEDs! 
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