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 Posted - April 18 2016 : 1:46:41 PM
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Definitely two of the nicest cars TYCO made, the 40' M-StL car and the 40' TH&B car. Both are the animated brake cars with the (Dizzy) brakeman.
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 Posted - April 18 2016 : 4:22:04 PM
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I just got this from Jerry aka AMC
out of box
I want the U.S. Mail one next
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Posted - April 18 2016 : 9:58:24 PM
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My car this week is a old, all wood B&O box car from around 1870 to 1900. I have no idea who made, there were so many companies making cars like this in the late 1940 to 1960. The neat thing about this car is the drawing of the globe. I've seen this logo many times on aircraft flying out of Newark Airport. Mainly World airlines and more recently Continental.
I would guess that these airlines thought that had something new and original. Well here is the old B&O railroad using this logo in the 19th century.
Frank
toptrain
" It's a Heck of a Day " !!!
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Posted - April 18 2016 : 10:14:21 PM
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Loading a pic from 2011 here this week...
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Posted - April 18 2016 : 11:14:41 PM
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| Must be a story to go along with the photo of that critter Walt.
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Posted - April 19 2016 : 01:10:39 AM
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Yes, Barry... I found that little guy and bottle feed him until he could eat on his own.. he was an absolute riot to have around. 
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Posted - April 19 2016 : 12:31:03 PM
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GG - Those Brakeman cars are awesome! Perfect. Just made me a tad jealous too.
Scott
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Posted - April 21 2016 : 5:04:09 PM
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Borrowing an up-angle view from WKS, who's work I've enjoyed very much
over the past few years. I bagged this puppy for $2 at an estate sale. It is
particularly meaningful as my grandfather, "Mac" worked for Armstrong his
entire 45 year career. His father, btw, was a brakeman on the PRR, surviving
from a time before air brakes and link-and-pin couplers were the industry
standard. Great Grand Dad started by driving mule teams hauling barges
along the Susquehanna River canals in a time before railroads were invented.
Love that 'coon, Walt. Micro: major league Tyco score. I am turning PC
green with envy. May all your wheels develop flat spots!!
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Posted - April 21 2016 : 6:55:38 PM
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quote: Micro: major league Tyco score. I am turning PC
green with envy. May all your wheels develop flat spots!!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 21 2016Â :Â 5:04:09 PM
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Tyco?
its a Model Power!
I knows someone else made that before MP & I forget who 
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Posted - April 21 2016 : 9:22:33 PM
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My COTW is a High Baller's kit that I got back in March. The person had the entire set, plus a
couple of extras so I grabbed them.
Well, I got off of my duff and decided to build one of the coaches. I got the baggage, combine,
2 coaches and the Express Mail cars in the set.
Since the kit came pre-painted in yellow with red letters, I decided to do the top and ends in
maroon. I still have to find a suitable yellow for touch ups on the ends of the sides where
the factory didn't paint. Overall, I' pretty happy with the way it turned out and am looking
forward to finishing the rest of the set.
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Posted - April 21 2016 : 10:45:41 PM
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quote: quote: Micro: major league Tyco score. I am turning PC
green with envy. May all your wheels develop flat spots!!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 21 2016Â :Â 5:04:09 PM
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Tyco?
its a Model Power!
I knows someone else made that before MP & I forget who
Originally posted by microbusss - April 21 2016 : 6:55:38 PM
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MODEL POWER??? Oh thank heavens, I feel much better now. And those Kadee
couplers: oh, pleeeeez!
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