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 Posted - September 18 2017 : 8:42:47 PM
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found this Marx boxcar 90 min ago in a dumpster!
Pretty sure it's Marx cause of the odd couplers
this will go with the rest of my Marx trains I have
Also I did search (ewwww) the dumpster (gross) for others
Found nothing 
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 Posted - September 18 2017 : 9:05:28 PM
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| That's a fine old piece. Nice find.
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Posted - September 18 2017 : 10:10:13 PM
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Nice piece. Do I wanna know why you were in the Dumpster in the first place Busss? lol
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Posted - September 19 2017 : 12:41:14 AM
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I used to be a garbage man in New Hampshire. Dumpster diving was
necessary to hack off frozen chunks of garbage with a steel rod. Much
like using steel rods to loosen coal loads in hopper cars, before rotating
dumpers. I never found anything better than frozen broccoli. Whatever the
Busss is doing, he's having better luck than me!
Oh yeah, went of eBay to hunt the elusive Bubble Yum box car. Or even
a Piggy Back. All I located were bulk cartons of the the actual gum.
Edited by - Chops124 on September 19 2017 12:44:05 AM
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Posted - September 19 2017 : 01:21:42 AM
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quote:Nice piece. Do I wanna know why you were in the Dumpster in the first place Busss? lol
Originally posted by DanMacKÂ -Â September 18 2017Â :Â 10:10:13 PM
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yes
I go searching for stuffs to sell or recycle 
this isn't the 1st time I have found a train in a dumpster
Last one was a Crosley boxcar by Bachmann
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 02:31:36 AM
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Another Marx car landed in my lap, sort of. What continually surprises me is how rugged these
little jewels are, and how well they track. The little Marx switcher I put on point with this thing is
so nicely engineered, granted a greater gear ratio would have been nice, as in most model trains, but
that little grinder just works fine. Marx is really starting to grow on me.
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 07:23:20 AM
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Hey, Chops another green Marx caboose, a NYC it has the same lettering as the red one.
frank
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 11:28:26 AM
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I am taking notice of different smoke jacks, some conical buds, others
the full length- or are the "buds" the one's that got broke off? Also
notice that unlike Tyco, Mark favors a plastic color instead of
painted plastic.
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 5:55:25 PM
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quote:I am taking notice of different smoke jacks, some conical buds, others
the full length- or are the "buds" the one's that got broke off? Also
notice that unlike Tyco, Mark favors a plastic color instead of
painted plastic.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 20 2017Â :Â 11:28:26 AM
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Chops, The buds are the one in the red cans usually with an American eagle or American flag on it. and "this buds for you".
frank
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 8:27:46 PM
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quote: quote:I am taking notice of different smoke jacks, some conical buds, others
the full length- or are the "buds" the one's that got broke off? Also
notice that unlike Tyco, Mark favors a plastic color instead of
painted plastic.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 20 2017Â :Â 11:28:26 AM
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Chops, The buds are the one in the red cans usually with an American eagle or American flag on it. and "this buds for you".
frank
Originally posted by toptrain - September 20 2017 : 5:55:25 PM
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Good one Frank...
Mike
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 8:30:46 PM
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Posted - September 21 2017 : 11:39:10 AM
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Posted - September 22 2017 : 10:49:52 AM
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My COTW offering this week is an Ambroid B&M Snow Plow built, painted and lettered for Maine Central:
Sean
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!
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Posted - September 22 2017 : 12:04:32 PM
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That plow is the max. Unfortunately, little need for that here
in El Paso Land.
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Posted - September 22 2017 : 4:53:36 PM
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quote:That plow is the max. Unfortunately, little need for that here
in El Paso Land.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â September 22 2017Â :Â 12:04:32 PM
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yeah its one of those cars that is worthless but unless you get snow
they can be fun to do that
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