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My LOTW is this Mogul:
Its high drivers make it proud looking power for passenger service:
Another view shows its front and left side:
This began, long ago, as a brass engine with no brand markings, whatever, on the model or the box. The boiler, cab, etc. were damaged beyond repair, but the chassis and tender were very good. I had the body of a Tyco Shifter and an extra cab, so I spliced two cabs for extra length, making a body for the chassis. I didn't quite like the thing, but lately I looked at it again and decided a better paint job would make it look pretty good. To my eye, it worked.
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Posted - August 14 2016 : 10:50:42 AM
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| Nice looking train Don. I like the box car tucked in to the passenger load.
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Posted - August 14 2016 : 10:52:27 AM
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Posted - August 14 2016 : 11:02:36 AM
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Nice pictures and engine! Your layout looks really good too. What is the grass in the third picture made from?
Here are a pair of Tyco Pennsylvania F's.
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Posted - August 14 2016 : 12:43:51 PM
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Gem/Olympia S2 turbine. That 2-6-0 is a great looking model!
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Posted - August 14 2016 : 8:23:27 PM
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Really good looking loco shaggy. And curiosity has me as well about the grass in the third photo.
What did you use for that?
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Posted - August 14 2016 : 8:33:36 PM
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quote:What is the grass in the third picture made from?
Originally posted by DaCheez - August 14 2016 : 11:02:36 AM
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Cheez, the grass in the picture is manila hemp from an old frayed end of a rope. I cut the wound strands into lengths of about 1/4 to 3/8 inch and stuck them into full-strength carpenter's glue on the scenery. This made for grass that was a bit too golden, so I dabbed on a little bit of diluted olive green latex paint to tone it down a bit.
Thanks, everyone, for the kind words.
Justin, that turbine engine is fascinating. When a friend of mine who was a mechanical engineer passed away, his family gave me a file folder of articles he had saved about railroads and one was about that engine. It amazes me that a turbine could directly drive a locomotive. Usually, one thinks of turbines as low torque and high speed: the opposite of what it takes to start a train rolling.
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Posted - August 14 2016 : 11:44:19 PM
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Awesome looking mogul Don. She's a beauty. That Turbine is badass. Always liked the beast-like look of the S1. Nice F's Cheez!
My contribution was picked up at a thrift store for $24 (along with a LL P2K Gon, LL hopper, like 50 pieces of track and a Kalmback "Basic Trackplans" book (and a P1K power pack).
It's a True-Line trains CNR RS18. It's missing couplers, a couple of details and the sideframes for the rear truck. I also need to disassemble it and look at it as it slips while running. 
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Posted - August 15 2016 : 11:45:55 AM
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* Well I am posting my TYCO 0-6-0t road name TYCO. Still in the box. I need to remove it to see is it has the other side. Just it is so hot up in the attic. I was up there yesterday. Ran the AC up there for an hour and still it wasn't comfy yet. But didn't get to the Tyco side tanker. I know for sure It has one side.
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Posted - August 15 2016 : 11:59:10 AM
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Here is an interesting piece this week. My LOTW is an Ugly Pacific (Yes I despise that railroad) Gas Turbine Resin Kit. It is actually a very nice kit with tons of details. It runs with an athearn drivetrain (not supplied) and brings pretty much all you need to build an amazing engine at a fraction of what an Athearn engine will cost you.
Looks like the manufacture is out of business so I couldn't find any additional information on this engine.
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Posted - August 15 2016 : 1:38:28 PM
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quote:. Just it is so hot up in the attic. I was up there yesterday. Ran the AC up there for an hour and still it wasn't comfy yet.
Originally posted by toptrain - August 15 2016 : 11:45:55 AM
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well next time use a FAN up there with the AC  
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Posted - August 15 2016 : 8:48:00 PM
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Interesting kit Ray!
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Posted - August 16 2016 : 6:34:00 PM
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Great looking pieces this week. Here's a Bachmann E60
doing the rounds on the Tyco Expander Layout.
Passengers are a getting their daily dose.
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Posted - August 16 2016 : 10:08:32 PM
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My LOTW is what appears to be a "mint" Golden Eagle. The paint has almost no scratches and the wheels look new(no track marks on them.) I was searching for a Golden Eagle set for a long time and finally found one cheap enough to buy. I actually got it for quite a steal. It appears to have came from a train set as the locomotive box has no markings on the end.
EDIT: Had to edit my links as I used the Imgur link instead of the direct file link.
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Posted - August 17 2016 : 12:43:08 PM
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quote:Here is an interesting piece this week. My LOTW is an Ugly Pacific (Yes I despise that railroad) Gas Turbine Resin Kit. It is actually a very nice kit with tons of details. It runs with an athearn drivetrain (not supplied) and brings pretty much all you need to build an amazing engine at a fraction of what an Athearn engine will cost you.
Looks like the manufacture is out of business so I couldn't find any additional information on this engine.
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - August 15 2016 : 11:59:10 AM
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I did look this up & it seems they got started in 2002
Prolly went out during the recession
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Posted - August 18 2016 : 12:22:16 AM
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Posted - August 18 2016 : 09:41:15 AM
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quote:Here is an interesting piece this week. My LOTW is an Ugly Pacific (Yes I despise that railroad) Gas Turbine Resin Kit. It is actually a very nice kit with tons of details. It runs with an athearn drivetrain (not supplied) and brings pretty much all you need to build an amazing engine at a fraction of what an Athearn engine will cost you.
Looks like the manufacture is out of business so I couldn't find any additional information on this engine.
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - August 15 2016 : 11:59:10 AM
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WOW....that thing is cooler than cool. I've never seen one of those before. A shame they went out of business, I'd love to build one of those!
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - August 18 2016 : 12:58:08 PM
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quote: quote:Here is an interesting piece this week. My LOTW is an Ugly Pacific (Yes I despise that railroad) Gas Turbine Resin Kit. It is actually a very nice kit with tons of details. It runs with an athearn drivetrain (not supplied) and brings pretty much all you need to build an amazing engine at a fraction of what an Athearn engine will cost you.
Looks like the manufacture is out of business so I couldn't find any additional information on this engine.
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - August 15 2016 : 11:59:10 AM
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WOW....that thing is cooler than cool. I've never seen one of those before. A shame they went out of business, I'd love to build one of those!
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â August 18 2016Â :Â 09:41:15 AM
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It is actually quite nice and the detail on it is pretty darn amazing. Now I need to get some athearn trucks, details and paint....and a dcc decoder.
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Posted - August 18 2016 : 4:35:07 PM
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quote:Here is an interesting piece this week. My LOTW is an Ugly Pacific (Yes I despise that railroad) Gas Turbine Resin Kit. It is actually a very nice kit with tons of details. It runs with an athearn drivetrain (not supplied) and brings pretty much all you need to build an amazing engine at a fraction of what an Athearn engine will cost you.
Looks like the manufacture is out of business so I couldn't find any additional information on this engine.
Originally posted by raysouthernpac - August 15 2016 : 11:59:10 AM
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Cool kit Ray. Southern Pacific did test one of these on the coast line, although it was a dual cab version. You could paint it in demonstrator colors and put it on the head of your SP manifests.
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Posted - August 19 2016 : 10:15:21 AM
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my loco this week a mehano made ihc sacramento southern pacific 4-6-2,ken
needs headlamp
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Posted - August 20 2016 : 4:13:15 PM
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quote:my loco this week a sacramento southern pacific 4-6-2,ken
needs headlamp
Originally posted by catfordken - August 19 2016 : 10:15:21 AM
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IHC?
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Posted - August 20 2016 : 4:31:38 PM
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hi, kristofer4301 ,mehano made the locos ihc distributed them,ken
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Posted - August 20 2016 : 4:59:28 PM
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quote:hi, kristofer4301 ,mehano made the locos ihc distributed them,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - August 20 2016 : 4:31:38 PM
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Oh yeah, that's right! I forgot Mehano was even a thing. I really shouldn't have as I own 2 Mehano Mikados.
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