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 Posted - January 28 2017 : 4:36:54 PM
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Here's a Hobbytown Of Boston kit that I grabbed at the hobby shop for a grand total of $2. Looks complete, it says to be a model of a "Ortner's Style (FEC) Rapid Discharger 100 ton Hopper Car". Thing is, I can't find the bloody thing online at all. The sole mention is in a scanned page of a 1992 "Railmodel Journal", where it has a small advertisement, being sold for $9.95, less trucks and couplers.
Anyone have some more information about this? I'm almost afraid to assemble it now, lest I mess up a potentially rare or expensive kit.
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
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They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - January 29 2017 : 08:43:32 AM
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* One of the Hobbytown of Boston Plastic kits I remember is the Alco RS3. It was common to see them in Hobby shops, and also at train shows.
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Posted - January 29 2017 : 10:31:06 AM
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Yeah, I did find one of those online. They're dummy engines, obviously.
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
純那
yeah
They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - January 29 2017 : 12:17:27 PM
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I decided to go ahead and start building it, and all has gone well. Little tricky to align the sides but I got it right quick enough. The plan is to model it as one of the many ex-Chessie System/C&O hoppers that CSX runs.
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
純那
yeah
They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - February 05 2017 : 09:37:29 AM
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** Here is the Hobbytown Plastic kit for a Alco RS3. Got it yesterday.
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