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 Posted - October 25 2015 : 12:13:29 PM
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My LOTW is a Airfix made Mainline Railways 0-6-2T class N2 in BR livery. This model was made in or around 1982.
-Steve
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Posted - October 25 2015 : 6:51:32 PM
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| Nice looking locomotive Steve. That also looks like a nice display shelf you have there.
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Posted - October 25 2015 : 8:49:21 PM
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First Real Post!
Here is a great piece to my Tyco Collection. I've been after this locomotive for quite some time.
A mint in box Super Spirit of 76 Gen 1! (Screw in fuel tank and weights)
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Posted - October 25 2015 : 11:03:44 PM
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Finished in time for Halloween. This was a scrapbox project that began with a RF&P GP-35 .I painted it up as C&EI #666...nicknamed the Beast by rail fans, the prototype unit became a lucky find for camera toting fans back in the day.
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Posted - October 25 2015 : 11:20:44 PM
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quote:Nice looking locomotive Steve. That also looks like a nice display shelf you have there.
Originally posted by Barry - October 25 2015 : 6:51:32 PM
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Thank you. The display shelf was actually custom made by my dad and a friend of his.
-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 - October 26 2015 : 12:04:50 AM
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A black British Rail 4-6-0 steamer by tri-ang. Another from Ken across the pond. In front of another Triang loco. A diesel double ender.
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Posted - October 26 2015 : 02:05:40 AM
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quote: First Real Post!
Here is a great piece to my Tyco Collection. I've been after this locomotive for quite some time.
A mint in box Super Spirit of 76 Gen 1! (Screw in fuel tank and weights)
Originally posted by kristofer4301Â -Â October 25 2015Â :Â 8:49:21 PM
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A real beauty! Where did you bag it?
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Posted - October 26 2015 : 02:07:16 AM
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Rubber band Hustler, pausing between shunting duties. Well loved, and well used,
to be sure, she runs like a top.
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Posted - October 26 2015 : 11:38:53 AM
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Pretty fine looking trucks on that locomotive Steven.
quote:Finished in time for Halloween. This was a scrapbox project that began with a RF&P GP-35 .I painted it up as C&EI #666...nicknamed the Beast by rail fans, the prototype unit became a lucky find for camera toting fans back in the day.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â October 25 2015Â :Â 11:03:44 PM
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Posted - October 26 2015 : 3:21:55 PM
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This is actually a borrowed chassis from another unit in Santa fe colors. I just used it for the photos. Looks like it could use a new swing hangar on the front.quote:Pretty fine looking trucks on that locomotive Steven.
quote:Finished in time for Halloween. This was a scrapbox project that began with a RF&P GP-35 .I painted it up as C&EI #666...nicknamed the Beast by rail fans, the prototype unit became a lucky find for camera toting fans back in the day.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â October 25 2015Â :Â 11:03:44 PM
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Originally posted by Barry - October 26 2015 : 11:38:53 AM
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Posted - October 26 2015 : 4:24:49 PM
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Found it on eBay. I've searched flea markets and train stores in NC, SC, and Florida but never could find one. So I finally broke down and bought this one off eBay. I only gave $43 for it so not bad at all. Now all I need is the Ten Wheeler '76 and my collection will be complete!
quote: quote: First Real Post!
Here is a great piece to my Tyco Collection. I've been after this locomotive for quite some time.
A mint in box Super Spirit of 76 Gen 1! (Screw in fuel tank and weights)
Originally posted by kristofer4301Â -Â October 25 2015Â :Â 8:49:21 PM
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A real beauty! Where did you bag it?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 26 2015Â :Â 02:05:40 AM
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Posted - October 26 2015 : 7:57:37 PM
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A terrific find, always a favorite!
quote:Found it on eBay. I've searched flea markets and train stores in NC, SC, and Florida but never could find one. So I finally broke down and bought this one off eBay. I only gave $43 for it so not bad at all. Now all I need is the Ten Wheeler '76 and my collection will be complete!
quote: quote: First Real Post!
Here is a great piece to my Tyco Collection. I've been after this locomotive for quite some time.
A mint in box Super Spirit of 76 Gen 1! (Screw in fuel tank and weights)
Originally posted by kristofer4301Â -Â October 25 2015Â :Â 8:49:21 PM
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A real beauty! Where did you bag it?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 26 2015Â :Â 02:05:40 AM
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Originally posted by kristofer4301Â -Â October 26 2015Â :Â 4:24:49 PM
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Posted - October 27 2015 : 03:02:24 AM
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Sorry to double dip, but a brief shout out to Kovacste and Toptrain: thank you so much
for your British postings, they are motivating me to take the plastic off my Britomania layout
and get to work!!
Edited by - Chops124 on October 27 2015 03:03:08 AM
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Posted - October 27 2015 : 12:01:25 PM
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quote:Finished in time for Halloween. This was a scrapbox project that began with a RF&P GP-35 .I painted it up as C&EI #666...nicknamed the Beast by rail fans, the prototype unit became a lucky find for camera toting fans back in the day.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â October 25 2015Â :Â 11:03:44 PM
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I believe UP had a loco #666 & this could of been it! 
ATSF had a loco in #666 b4 too 
what do C&EI mean? 
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Posted - October 27 2015 : 6:43:37 PM
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CE&I stands for Chicago and Eastern Illinois. I think it's been assimilated by the Yellow Borg (Union Pacific).
To add to your list of 666's, there used to be a U.S. Highway 666 in southwestern Colorado until they changed the route number. People were stealing the signs.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - October 27 2015 : 9:01:05 PM
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quote:CE&I stands for Chicago and Eastern Illinois. I think it's been assimilated by the Yellow Borg (Union Pacific)....
Originally posted by scsshaggy - October 27 2015 : 6:43:37 PM
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Some of it was acquired by CSX through L&N...I have read the story of the final CE&I disposition several times and still can't say I understand it completely.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - October 28 2015 : 01:04:48 AM
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| C&EI was split up between the Mopac and the L&N. Several locomotives went to the L&N including several E-units. Mopac got the remainder. At least one C&EI FP-7 made it to Mopac blue paint. I recently picked one up from Atlas in SCL paint and I will be painting it for C&EI in the Jenks blue color scheme. my goal has been to have at least one example of all the diesels that Mopac owned. Baby Faced Baldwins are going to be a challenge because the ones that the Mopac had were longer than the standard length ones used on CNJ and other roads.
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Posted - April 19 2016 : 11:10:50 PM
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Do you have any interest in selling it?
quote: First Real Post!
Here is a great piece to my Tyco Collection. I've been after this locomotive for quite some time.
A mint in box Super Spirit of 76 Gen 1! (Screw in fuel tank and weights)
Originally posted by kristofer4301Â -Â October 25 2015Â :Â 8:49:21 PM
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Posted - April 20 2016 : 09:15:13 AM
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quote:my goal has been to have at least one example of all the diesels that Mopac owned.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â October 28 2015Â :Â 01:04:48 AM
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someday when I get a copier/scanner/printer I'll scan the MoPac GP I saw years ago in the local UP yard
sides I took a pic of 2 of those HUGE 86ft long boxcars in BN & Burlington on one train! 
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