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 Posted - February 28 2016 : 04:04:01 AM
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This weeks COTW is a newly acquired Train Miniature Quaker Oats boxcar.
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 09:47:44 AM
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Nice car Oldtimer. My car this week is a Bachman boxcar picked up at the Houston, Tx train show.
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 11:03:32 AM
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My COTW is a Crown (O.K. brand) H0 caboose in Canadian Pacific livery. When I first got it, I thought it was simply an Athearn blue-box caboose, and then I looked around it and saw the base, where it read, "CROWN HONG KONG", which right next to it had the "O.K." logo. I got it with a beautiful Canadian Pacific Bachmann Spectrum GP-30 in H0 for $11 yesterday. Are these Crown H0 rolling stock rare? Because, I definitely haven't seen any of them until now.
-Steve
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 Posted - February 28 2016 : 11:33:35 AM
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double dipping this week with 2 possibly hard to get Lionel boxcars! 
do we likes these?
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 1:45:50 PM
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Steve, I have 4 of the "OK" boxcars. They were the first I'd run across and had to ask the
folks here about them. As I have not seen many of them, I would wager a guess that they
are probably rather uncommon.
George
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 3:24:57 PM
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Life Like Circus Car.
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 4:53:13 PM
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my car this week g&d drover caboose
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 6:29:12 PM
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quote:my car this week g&d drover caboose
Originally posted by catfordken - February 28 2016 : 4:53:13 PM
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Oops! Spaces in the file name.sorted thanks ken
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 7:11:46 PM
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well Chops & ken have cars I wants to get
Should mention both my Lonel cars still have the original Lionel couplers 
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Posted - February 28 2016 : 10:08:30 PM
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quote:my car this week g&d drover caboose
Originally posted by catfordken - February 28 2016 : 4:53:13 PM
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Handy caboose for shortline service. It's all set up to serve passenger and express needs as well as being the caboose. 
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Posted - February 29 2016 : 12:54:18 PM
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My Bubble Yum flat has made the rails...
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 Posted - February 29 2016 : 1:35:03 PM
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AAAAAAAAAAUGH! The mother of all Tyco, GIMMIES.
Trying to find a Bubble Yum is like trying to find a
snark, a quark, or a Loch Ness Monster. Glimpses are
seen, but trying to bag the little devil is quite another.
You like Life Like Circus Cars, Walt???
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Posted - February 29 2016 : 6:17:54 PM
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quote:AAAAAAAAAAUGH! The mother of all Tyco, GIMMIES.
Trying to find a Bubble Yum is like trying to find a
snark, a quark, or a Loch Ness Monster. Glimpses are
seen, but trying to bag the little devil is quite another.
You like Life Like Circus Cars, Walt???
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â February 29 2016Â :Â 1:35:03 PM
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I do like your Circus car Jeff... But not as well as I like the Bubble Yum pieces But I will keep an eye out for You one... Many of my Bubble Yum Trucks sold in the mid $30 range. The are selling right now for much less than that...
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Posted - February 29 2016 : 6:35:41 PM
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I wants the L-L circus car & a anniversary car which is not Model Railroader cars
yes I did forget which one it is 
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Posted - February 29 2016 : 10:24:12 PM
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One of my very favorite pieces is sitting behind (right side of photo)the Bubble Yum flat in the photo above. The AHM, Woolworth box car. Woolworth was my best source for train products when I was 10-16 years old.. It was 45 minutes away but we went fairly often..
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 05:49:39 AM
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True scale or Train miniature flat car with wood load.
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 10:37:00 AM
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This RCA Silverama box car is probably the 4th highest I have ever paid for a TYCO or a Mantua. The guy on eBay wanted $249 "Or best offer", I sent an offer of $50 and he declined. A week later I offered $85 and he accepted. Not sure if this is rarer that the RCA caboose but ill know whe I find it.
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 11:06:33 AM
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Wow, that is an amazing piece. Never seen, or knew about,
a green box, either. What is the most you have paid?
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 11:23:31 AM
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there is a whole train for RCA
yes do want it someday
I think that there is words on top of the RCA boxcars
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 12:49:02 PM
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I paid $260 for a clear unit (Mint), I paid $139 for a clear unit (Missing steps), $95 for a ICG Rivarossi/TYCO C630, $85 for this RCA box car, $80 for a Durango Caboose, $70 for a Pennsy C430 and a Queensland rail caboose. I have paid $50 for about 100 different TYCO/Mantua cars. For a while I was going full bore for my collection. I stopped after I bought some stuff from a lady on line, she said they were her fathers who had passed away. That hit me hard because NONE of my children, brother, sisters, nieces, or nephews gave a damn about trains. At that moment I realized if I passed away the same thing was going to happen to my collection, and trust me, I have a GREAT train collection. Now, I am very choosy about what I buy and have even sold some good ones (Only if I have a double). I am now not that collect who hast to have more that one of the collectable stuff, I wont bid (Unless it is dirt cheap) so others can strengthen their collection.
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 3:31:34 PM
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RCA Set
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/uploaded/new_york_central/20101010013524_Tyco_RCA_Set_1.JPG
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 4:22:55 PM
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cool
Tyco/Mantua also made the loco with the modern RCA logo on it too
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 4:37:34 PM
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I'm in the same boat as you so far GG-1. Unless my nephew gets into the hobby! My plan is donate all of them to a proper museum. Nice car!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - March 01 2016 : 5:42:42 PM
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| Yes, Phillip... That is a nice and interesting RCA car. Don't know if I have seen one before...
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Posted - March 02 2016 : 2:48:10 PM
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| Colorful photos as usual. This next one is Rams moving car.
Headed to Los Angeles. Wish they stayed in St Louis.
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 Posted - March 02 2016 : 3:20:00 PM
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| Wished one of them would come to El Paso!
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Posted - March 02 2016 : 4:36:26 PM
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quote:Wished one of them would come to El Paso!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â March 02 2016Â :Â 3:20:00 PM
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I once saw a ram about 230 mi. downstream from El Paso. It was a desert bighorn. Does that count?
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Posted - March 02 2016 : 5:58:19 PM
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the one Mantuas I can't get & I only has JUST the caboose!  
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Posted - March 02 2016 : 8:40:05 PM
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This is for Klein Tools. They're still in business. They make electrical tools like lineman's pliers.
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Posted - March 05 2016 : 4:51:21 PM
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Coffee on the mind. Teddy Roosevelt was the one attributed to this slogan: "Good to the Last Drop."
A reporter queried, "so what was wrong with the last drop?"
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Posted - March 05 2016 : 7:57:33 PM
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quote:Coffee on the mind. Teddy Roosevelt was the one attributed to this slogan: "Good to the Last Drop."
A reporter queried, "so what was wrong with the last drop?"
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â March 05 2016Â :Â 4:51:21 PM
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yes but I think Coca-Cola used it 1st b4 Maxwell House
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