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A Mantua Alco grinding up a 1.5% grade at the El Paso Model Train Club. Formerly a
junk box Wall Queen, it was resurrected to revenue status after some advice from TFer's.
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Posted - February 19 2017 : 4:52:48 PM
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Nice C430! My extensively detailed Aristocraft 2-6-6-0. Started life as a 1958 0-6-6-0 Old Maude brass import.
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Posted - February 19 2017 : 6:10:29 PM
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| C430, thank you! That is a wonderful articulated.
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I want NH stuff so bad, but every time I'm about to bid I stop myself because I know I'll blow $200 if I spend the $20 now
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Posted - February 19 2017 : 6:24:08 PM
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Stock photo from 2014. A golden eagle taking rounds on my old layout.
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Posted - February 19 2017 : 6:34:54 PM
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For this week's LOTW, I'm gonna post my Mantua Shark B unit that's powered, what a wonderful find at the local train show. Been keeping my eyes out for a Shark B unit, they're hard to find, I found a plastic beat-up shell last year at the Timonium show, and bought that, but this one is a Tyco to boot, and will match up with my Tyco metal sharks fabulously.  Now to just strip and repaint it to match one of them.
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Posted - February 20 2017 : 11:16:35 AM
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quote:
A Mantua Alco grinding up a 1.5% grade at the El Paso Model Train Club. Formerly a
junk box Wall Queen, it was resurrected to revenue status after some advice from TFer's.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â February 19 2017Â :Â 4:46:22 PM
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Nice NYNH&H choice Chops!
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Posted - February 20 2017 : 12:11:52 PM
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My LOTW offering:
A IMP Traction Electric Dual Cab on Flat trolley work car...
Sean
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Posted - February 20 2017 : 6:45:03 PM
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Well all I got for this week is a Marx NYC 0-4-0 switcher with tender.
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Posted - February 21 2017 : 07:05:21 AM
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quote:My LOTW offering:
A IMP Traction Electric Dual Cab on Flat trolley work car...
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - February 20 2017 : 12:11:52 PM
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That's an awesome little traction piece. Maybe I should try and scratchbuild something like that.
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
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Posted - February 21 2017 : 11:20:24 AM
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I am beginning to think Top Train has one of the premiere Marx
collections, ever. I really like those chunky, pre-Tyco lines. That
tender...did it actually come with that switcher?? It appears to be
as long, or longer, than the locomotive.
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Posted - February 21 2017 : 2:58:07 PM
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Intermountain FP7. The quality is a bit shady IMO and it will be the last of their models that I will buy.
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Posted - February 21 2017 : 5:34:29 PM
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| Looks pretty photoreal, what is its issue?
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Posted - February 21 2017 : 7:07:06 PM
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Great locos everyone!
Bachmann 2-8-0 NYC #1477 Pulling away from the station. It has keepalive, DCC sound, a custom new LED highlight, as well as numerous details added/restored.
Here's my 2nd attempt at photoshop: I only added in the smoke/steam, nothing else.
If I can't fix it, I can fix it so it can't be fixed.
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Posted - February 22 2017 : 12:08:06 AM
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| Real nice scene, Trainman. Very dramatic!
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Posted - February 22 2017 : 09:37:21 AM
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Lima...
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Posted - February 22 2017 : 10:26:35 AM
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Posted - February 22 2017 : 12:06:08 PM
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quote:Looks pretty photoreal, what is its issue?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â February 21 2017Â :Â 5:34:29 PM
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I took this picture after I repasted the snow plow and installed the DCC decoder. It ran but rather terrible. Shortly thereafter, the nuber board fell off. Also if you look at the metal grilled vents, they look as if they were pasted on by a 2nd grader. Very shady work. I have heard this is a probelm with Intermountain locos although the other 2 I have run great.
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Posted - February 25 2017 : 06:40:12 AM
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quote:Well all I got for this week is a Marx NYC 0-4-0 switcher with tender.
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Originally posted by toptrain - February 20 2017 : 6:45:03 PM
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It's a nice little model! The engine is a side tank oil burner though, It never would have had a tender.
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Posted - February 25 2017 : 09:13:44 AM
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i think frank would know that,its most likely being taken to repair shed to join its loco ken
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Posted - February 25 2017 : 2:40:40 PM
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quote: quote:Well all I got for this week is a Marx NYC 0-4-0 switcher with tender.
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Originally posted by toptrain - February 20 2017 : 6:45:03 PM
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It's a nice little model! The engine is a side tank oil burner though, It never would have had a tender.
Originally posted by time warp - February 25 2017 : 06:40:12 AM
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Hi Ken ;
* Well as you see this locomotive, it was made and sold. It was also sold as just a 0-4-0t without the tender. Marx was a US toy manufacture. Made toys. It made some of the best ho trains sets in the 1960's, though they were toys. That is why so many of their set are still around today. They resisted derailing when pushed in reverse. What did this was the loop that surrounded the coupler. They were cheep to buy.
Here is my Santa Fe mark 0-4-0 which is the same as the NYC 0-4-0t switcher. They did the same for their Western Pacific 0-4-0 and their New Haven 0-4-0. It is not their fault that they made long lasting, good running toy trains. It is their accomplishment.
** GO Louis Marx Company.
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Posted - February 25 2017 : 11:36:25 PM
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| A most remarkable and enjoyable piece.
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