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 Posted - January 09 2016 : 2:47:34 PM
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hello forum! -- i'm hoping you can help me identify some of my father's old trains i found in the basement.
can you tell me what these trains are and what (if anything) a collector might be willing to offer for them?
thank you for any help you can offer!
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Posted - January 09 2016 : 4:51:17 PM
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the loco is from mid 75 onwards,it looks like the mammoth of rails set with some missing items see link,as to rarity/value i will leave that to others,its missing the pilot,ken
http://www.hoseeker.org/tycoinformation/tycocatalog1975pg06.jpg
http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/steamengines/id8.html
catfordken
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Edited by - catfordken on January 09 2016 5:25:50 PM
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Posted - January 10 2016 : 08:22:59 AM
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| much appreciated, catfordken!
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Posted - January 11 2016 : 02:37:02 AM
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Its a mantua 462 a good puller amd the cars r tyco
devin "give me the ugly steam none of that streamlined stuff"
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Posted - January 11 2016 : 10:49:16 PM
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That Chessie steam engine is a real popular engine on Ebay, nice ones sell for $40-50. IHC also did a Chessie Steam engine 4-6-2, which I have. Haven't found a Tyco version I could afford yet. :) The rest of your train collection is pretty common, but the engine is definitely worth holding on to, and finding the front cowcatcher and steam chests for.
Jerry in VA
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Posted - January 12 2016 : 09:33:47 AM
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quote:That Chessie steam engine is a real popular engine on Ebay, nice ones sell for $40-50. ....., but the engine is definitely worth holding on to, and finding the front cowcatcher and steam chests for...
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Unfortunately, the cab roof is also cracked... The chances of finding the factory painted original Chessie cab roof and a pilot deck needed to complete this engine are slim to none. Of all the engines I have parted out on eBay over the past 10 years, (over 200 I am sure of) I have only ever had one Chessie and it was missing the pilot as well. They just do not come up often, but when they do, I can assure you, you will pay $20-$40 for the pilot alone as I am positive someone else out there will be looking for one as well. By the time you collect the needed parts to make this engine whole, you will have far surpassed the engine's value as a complete engine. Buying the parts individually, you will be lucky if you spend less than $40, but more likely close to $50.
As the lot sits, if listed on eBay, I would estimate you would receive $28-$35 for the entire lot, depending on the day and time it ends.
Sean
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Posted - March 27 2016 : 6:20:58 PM
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The cab roof can be carefully glued, I prefer the Faller brand in the blue/white bottle. Has a metal needle tip so a very thin line can be put on. Sets up fairly fast as well Just sit and old it together till it sets up. I would haunt both ebay and the local train shows for a junker engine to rob the pilot/cowcatcher off of. Those are good runners, easily upgraded to a can type motor as well. Not a high doller set but worth fixing up. I know my wife would love to have the Chessie engine, she has most every other Tyco/Mantua Chessie engine but this one. Mike
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