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Been awhile since I picked up this dusty ol' diesel. I think it has a Globe drive, two trucks with rubber tubes and a metal rod between them. AT any rate , a black golden oldie.
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 4:21:22 PM
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Original darker green Crescent Limited Steam Locomotive
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 5:23:42 PM
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Once again, another Tyco I never dreamed existed.
Is that like a Chatanooga Choo Choo in Crescent
colors??
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 5:40:38 PM
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quote:Once again, another Tyco I never dreamed existed.
Is that like a Chatanooga Choo Choo in Crescent
colors??
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 10 2016Â :Â 5:23:42 PM
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No, its a Pacific
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Posted - April 11 2016 : 12:18:30 AM
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since Chops LOVES this one I thought I'd post it again! 
do want moar cars for it
Need to get a better motor since the original runs slow at full speed for some odd reason 
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Posted - April 11 2016 : 6:49:49 PM
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I thought this girl had its set, Micro. I might have
a line on a set of talgo cars for this. Let me get
back to you on that...from Diana's estate sale:
I saw two sets of triples with no head end power-
kind of like a headless snake. I will have to go
to her place and check. I believe they were in
very good condition. Not sure of the maker.
I just kind of glanced at them, but I know where
they are.
Edited by - Chops124 on April 12 2016 02:00:48 AM
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Posted - April 11 2016 : 8:31:13 PM
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My LOTW is an Airfix Fowler I got at a train show last year. 
-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 - April 11 2016 : 11:59:36 PM
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| Ooooooo! Nice Fowler!
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Posted - April 12 2016 : 12:42:28 AM
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This week is a surprise that I found on ebay back in February. It was listed as a Hallmark 4-4-0.
After a quick trip to the cleaning booth, .
Now I'm not so sure that it is a Hallmark brand. The front truck is like the ones that United used.
However, for $40, who's gonna complain?
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Posted - April 12 2016 : 07:06:14 AM
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great looking bargain love these oldtimers lol
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Posted - April 12 2016 : 10:18:13 AM
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| That's quite the gem George. You cleaned that up spic and span.
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Posted - April 12 2016 : 11:16:02 AM
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Nice work, what did you use to get the paint off the brass?
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Posted - April 12 2016 : 11:33:46 AM
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quote:
arrgghh!!
thats THE exact one I needs buffers & couplers for! 
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My submission for LOTW. It is one of six ex ATSF CF7's painted for my HO railroad (currently being rebuilt). The shell and chassis is by Rail Power Products. I started these before Athern bought them out. I included a bare unit to show what I started with. Jim 
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Posted - April 12 2016 : 12:27:55 PM
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Thanks. I always keep an eye out for these as they are, a lot of times, mis-labelled.
I use a variety of strippers, depending on the type of paint on the model. The one I use
most is Super Clean (Wal Mart, purple bottle) de-greaser. It is water soluable and has, so far, stripped just about everything I've used it on (enamel, acrylic, etc). I use hot water to rinse and
then do a alcohol bath as a finish clean.
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Posted - April 13 2016 : 6:55:08 PM
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| Good tip about the Super Clean George. I'll have to check that out.
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Posted - April 13 2016 : 9:14:41 PM
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Additional note about Super Clean: It does a real bang up job on plastic and DOES NOT
damage the plastic at all.
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Posted - April 14 2016 : 11:38:34 PM
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That 4-4-0 is cute as a button with that diamond stack.
How does it run? That Michigan Central piece is
enviable. Steven, are you sure you don't want
a nice New in Box Mantua center cab for that
Airfix??
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Chops124, thank you for the kind words about my Michigan Central unit. I still have two more to do. My grandfather worked for the real MCRR.
As for paint strippers, I too use the purple stuff from wallyworld. I have also used pine-sol and brake fluid.
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Posted - April 15 2016 : 10:56:00 AM
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Thanks Chops. I'm having to "redo" some previous owner assembly misstakes on the 4-4-0.
He made a few mistakes in assembling the drivers and rods and I'm having to correct them.
It looks like I'm gonna have to paint it tho. Way too much solder was used and it really doesn't
look right.
The Super Clean is really good stuff, and safe to boot. The only things I haven't been able to
strip with it is baked enamel and chemically blackened metal.
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Posted - April 15 2016 : 12:30:04 PM
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quote:That 4-4-0 is cute as a button with that diamond stack.
How does it run? That Michigan Central piece is
enviable. Steven, are you sure you don't want
a nice New in Box Mantua center cab for that
Airfix??
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 14 2016Â :Â 11:38:34 PM
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I just sent you a notification on the subject of that...
-Steve
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Posted - April 15 2016 : 1:03:25 PM
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Here is my loco, more of a fantasy, Conrail 2-8-0
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 Posted - April 15 2016 : 3:00:28 PM
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O.O  
did you make that?
I think it was IHC was gonna make Conrail, BN & PC steamers
but I Dunno if they ever did
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Posted - April 15 2016 : 9:31:41 PM
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quote:I thought this girl had its set, Micro. I might have
a line on a set of talgo cars for this. Let me get
back to you on that...from Diana's estate sale:
I saw two sets of triples with no head end power-
kind of like a headless snake. I will have to go
to her place and check. I believe they were in
very good condition. Not sure of the maker.
I just kind of glanced at them, but I know where
they are.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 11 2016Â :Â 6:49:49 PM
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Those are actually not Varney Aerotrain cars but something even less common - two sets of cars from the original Tyco Talgo, repainted from blue and yellow to match the Aerotrain. They truly are articulated, while the Aerotrain cars were individual four-wheel coaches.
Also, Bowser is currently selling off NEW OLD STOCK AEROTRAIN SHELLS AND PARTS on their Fire Sale page. If anyone wants to build a new Varney Aerotrain, this is probably the last opportunity there will ever be to do so. To my knowledge all necessary stuff is available except for the loco frame/mechanism, but that need can probably be filled with a sliced up Athearn SW frame just like in the real one. Back off the Pennsy shells though - they're mine!
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| The 2-8-0 is too clean looking to be Conrail. Oh, that's right, you said fantasy.
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