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A Tyco Mikado I grabbed of eBay, thinking I had scored big time, until
I realized it was missing pilot wheels. Then quickly grabbed a pilot
truck thinking I had a Mountain on my hands, not sure why I
arrived at this hurried conclusion, but then a droll TFer pointed out
my error, and once more I went back to the well and was lucky to
find the actual 100% correct pilot and almost as important, the singular
screw. So my deal of the century became rather expensive.
I finally racked her yesterday, and she quickly bound up and froze.
The side rod mech is about the most intricate I have ever seen. After
some tiny drops of high quality lubricant on her myriad joints, she
loosened up and ran beautifully. Her heavy metal boiler causes
her drivers to smack loudly on the frogs, and the table judders
perceptibly. A delightful vintage metal beast.
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Posted - October 29 2017 : 9:30:18 PM
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Went to a TCA train show ( O gauge ), and managed some good HO scores ( as well as some O gauge too  ). I bought an entire plat of engines for $40, including the Petticoat Junction engine. I've one C&FW passenger car to go with it. It needs the red cab, and the front boiler hatch, and the wood load for the tender, but otherwise it's in decent shape, and I got it to run after some electrical clean-up. Been wanting one of these engines for awhile, and got lucky at an O gauge show.  One reason I like going to TCA small shows, the O gaugers try to dump their HO stuff, and usually at a good price.
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Posted - October 29 2017 : 9:38:14 PM
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Good strategy, AMC. I'll have to remember that next time there is an O show in my area.
Here is my engine of the week, a Mantua RCA switcher.
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Posted - October 29 2017 : 10:02:06 PM
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| I love those little switchers and they run pretty good.
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 08:19:09 AM
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Here is a Fleischmann steeple-cab electric DB R2 #E 6902. Fleischmann number is 1302G of 1963. I just got it last Saturday at the Carlstad Nj train show. It is a old one and is marked Made in Western Germany.
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 10:45:45 AM
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quote:Good strategy, AMC. I'll have to remember that next time there is an O show in my area.
Here is my engine of the week, a Mantua RCA switcher.
Originally posted by Brian4321Â -Â October 29 2017Â :Â 9:38:14 PM
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this also came with the older RCA logo in a circle
What you have here is 1 of I think 6 Mantua locos that came in different logos & colors
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 3:13:58 PM
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My LOTW offering is a Mantua 4-4-0 Belle of the 80's HO Scale Brass & Diecast 1950's Steam Locomotive:
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 5:00:49 PM
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Here's a Lionel Husky in AEC paint.
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 5:18:03 PM
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| Awesome selection so far this week. DaCheez Ive got to ask what's behind the Husky.
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 7:28:02 PM
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That's the Hornet!
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 7:43:15 PM
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| I saw the post in set of the week after I asked the question LOL. That thing is freakin awesome. What did you use for the window? It almost looks like the Dome off of a tri ang csr
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 7:45:34 PM
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| Thanks! That probably would've been an easier route. It's actually all scratchbuilt from steel wire, modelling putty, and styrene.
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 9:09:21 PM
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Posted - October 30 2017 : 9:38:26 PM
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quote:That's the Hornet!
Originally posted by DaCheez - October 30 2017 : 7:28:02 PM
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Wow, talk about DIFFERENT! I LOVE it! Panoramic engineer's view, what a concept.
Jerry
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Posted - October 31 2017 : 12:42:41 PM
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quote: quote:That's the Hornet!
Originally posted by DaCheez - October 30 2017 : 7:28:02 PM
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Wow, talk about DIFFERENT! I LOVE it! Panoramic engineer's view, what a concept.
Jerry
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Great paint job and lettering too!
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Posted - October 31 2017 : 1:11:14 PM
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quote:My LOTW offering is a Mantua 4-4-0 Belle of the 80's HO Scale Brass & Diecast 1950's Steam Locomotive:
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - October 30 2017 : 3:13:58 PM
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An interesting and not entirely unpleasant paint scheme on that Belle, Sean.
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Posted - October 31 2017 : 1:33:54 PM
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An interesting and not entirely unpleasant paint scheme on that Belle, Sean.
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Agreed Barry. It has grown on me over the past couple of years. I have several other Bells, I think I would like to do something similar with. I like the patina. At least it is not as obnoxious as this Mantua Goat I have.
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Posted - October 31 2017 : 3:15:18 PM
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Mike
Originally posted by Mike - October 30 2017 : 9:09:21 PM
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Love the New Haven McGinnis paint Mike!
Sean
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Posted - November 03 2017 : 4:29:34 PM
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My loco this week is a Tyco Shark that I got a few weeks ago on eBay. I got the shell cleaned up
and the trucks cleaned and lubed.
Runs real nice now.
https://youtu.be/KGTOvt7Ybis
She'll be getting the PRR Tuscan red livery, by the way.
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Posted - November 03 2017 : 6:46:30 PM
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| what did the Shark look like b4 you stripped it?
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Posted - November 03 2017 : 7:02:30 PM
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Wow! Nice to see a nice old Shark running again! Well done, oldtimer52.
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Posted - November 03 2017 : 9:53:53 PM
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quote: quote:
An interesting and not entirely unpleasant paint scheme on that Belle, Sean.
They wouldn't be the same modeler? That's pretty wild. Circus train! A consist of snake oil tankers.
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Posted - November 03 2017 : 10:45:37 PM
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@oldtimer52,
Watched your video of your shark... Looks like you have her humming again!
Is that some of the so called "white rust" on the shark's body?
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Posted - November 03 2017 : 11:44:25 PM
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Micro, this is what she looked like before I cleaned her up.
Before:
After:
The white "rust" is actually oxidization of the metal, which is essentially what rust is.
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 12:53:39 AM
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@@oldtimer52,
I think it was a mix of white vinegar and lemon juice, cut with a little bit of distilled water, that I'd soak the die-cast pieces from old Flyer trains in overnight that had come down with the dreaded "white rust" affliction. I may have thrown in some baking soda as well. Ah, fun times with chemicals...
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 07:27:18 AM
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Just a thought - perhaps brillo could remove that "white rust"?? It did work to remove the inperfections on the metal Shark I had, except, from me rubbing too hard, some of the rivets on the roof were made "smooth." But, it did work in making the metal look a ton better.
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 12:21:14 PM
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| Soaking in a mild acid solution (vinegar, lemon, etc.) will usually allow for clean it up without needing to resort to heavy scrubbing with a metal bristled brush -- a soft nylon brush usually does the job. At least on mild cases of "white rust" -- don't know about the really heavy afflictions. A coin collector friend suggested muriatic acid, but I never tried it. I could never get paint to stick very long on the die cast stuff that still had a lot of "white" left on the metal...
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 12:48:40 PM
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Paint definitely doesn't stick to zinc oxide. It's a pain painting galvanized steel, too.
Probably most of us already know this, but just in case, I'll point it out anyway: Generally after you etch metal with an acid, you're supposed to rinse it off pretty thoroughly so the acid doesn't keep right on etching.
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 4:43:51 PM
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I will be cleaning it with vinegar and distilled water. Then it'll get a rub down with extra fine
steel wool and a final clean with Tarn-X and rinse with distilled water. That should get it ready
for the paint job. Anyone know where I can get a photo of a shark with the details on it? I'd
like to do a little detaining with horns and such.
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 6:12:44 PM
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Oldtimer52-
Actually, the RF-16's which served on the PRR never wore Tuscan Red livery, they instead bore the Brunswick Green scheme...it was rather the passenger Baldwin Shark DR-6-4-2000 (or BP-20) which were decorated in such a scheme. Tyco's old metal Tuscan Red Shark, while innacurate in regards to the specific Shark modeled, I'm sure looked great!
Here's a pic of the Tuscan Red DR-6-4-2000 passenger Shark, a much longer Shark than the RF-16-
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 8:20:07 PM
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Speaking of Sharks... ;)
Paid $100 for this and about 13 other pieces. This is the gem though.
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Posted - November 04 2017 : 10:13:47 PM
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WOAH! Nice Canadian Shark, DanMacK! Congrats. 
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| Thanks RP. That at least gives me a starting point. Nice Canadian there...
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Posted - November 09 2017 : 8:48:10 PM
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quote:A Tyco Mikado I grabbed of eBay, thinking I had scored big time, until
I realized it was missing pilot wheels. Then quickly grabbed a pilot
truck thinking I had a Mountain on my hands, not sure why I
arrived at this hurried conclusion, but then a droll TFer pointed out
my error, and once more I went back to the well and was lucky to
find the actual 100% correct pilot and almost as important, the singular
screw. So my deal of the century became rather expensive.
I finally racked her yesterday, and she quickly bound up and froze.
The side rod mech is about the most intricate I have ever seen. After
some tiny drops of high quality lubricant on her myriad joints, she
loosened up and ran beautifully. Her heavy metal boiler causes
her drivers to smack loudly on the frogs, and the table judders
perceptibly. A delightful vintage metal beast.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 29 2017Â :Â 07:15:17 AM
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Here she is, under steam:
https://youtu.be/zpu2-YVWecY
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Posted - November 09 2017 : 9:30:31 PM
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Nice video, Chops! It looks like that steamer is a heavy hauler (I spotted the Hershey's car)
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