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 Posted - July 23 2017 : 6:51:07 PM
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From the Chopchives, a Lionel piece with Hobbytown drive, I believe. I repainted it for one of the last extant
E 33's. Not quite an E 33, as the prototype had three axle trucks. Any clarification on this?
Truly, anything with a trolley pole or a pantograph makes me ga-ga.
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Posted - July 23 2017 : 7:11:08 PM
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The real 4601 certainly did have 3-axle trucks, trucks with pretty much zero resemblance to the EMD bloomberg to boot.
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 - July 23 2017 : 7:42:24 PM
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Chops, how about a steeplecab electric? It's a Fleischmann model that is lightly Americanized.
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Posted - July 24 2017 : 2:04:13 PM
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My LOTW offering this week is a kitbashed Mantua 4-6-2 pre-war brass Reading Pacific with a can motor:
Sean
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Posted - July 24 2017 : 7:25:10 PM
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My LOTW is a find from a spring-time train show, I found some Mantua B units. This Penn Central was one, I got on a PC kick this season, I have enough PC engines and cars to make a nice little consist. I'll have to power them up one day and take some photos.
Jerry
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Posted - July 24 2017 : 10:07:42 PM
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Model Power...
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Posted - July 25 2017 : 10:58:44 AM
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| Great steeple cab!
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Posted - July 26 2017 : 08:14:37 AM
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** One of my Mantua Mikados. All Metal and a work horse of the CNJ.
frank
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Posted - July 26 2017 : 10:51:48 AM
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quote:** One of my Mantua Mikados. All Metal and a work horse of the CNJ.
frank
Originally posted by toptrain - July 26 2017 : 08:14:37 AM
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Nice!
Thanks Sean !
Sean
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Posted - July 27 2017 : 10:07:31 AM
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Fresh from the roundhouse after a complete stripping and refurbishing. The parts bin is out of correct size rear lights so we are awaiting a delivery from the supplier for final completion.
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Posted - July 27 2017 : 12:57:11 PM
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quote:My LOTW is a find from a spring-time train show, I found some Mantua B units. This Penn Central was one, I got on a PC kick this season, I have enough PC engines and cars to make a nice little consist. I'll have to power them up one day and take some photos.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â July 24 2017Â :Â 7:25:10 PM
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Did someone say "PC kick?" It is its own slippery slope...
https://youtu.be/kbpTeRFVGIk
https://youtu.be/OrargBXfhIg
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Posted - July 28 2017 : 01:50:19 AM
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Got my new camera, and am delighted with the close ups. This little honey is a NOS
Rivarossi, of my favorite locomotive of all time. I am guessing this is a 1976 paint
scheme, any feed back? Runs like a dream.
The prototype typically ran, so I read, with the rear pantograph up and front down.
The reason being is that if the front one collapsed it would take out the rear. Running
both pantographs up was a method of removing rime ice with the front pick up and
using the rear to suck the juice.
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