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A bit off track, into Europe, Britain specifically, is this new acquisition Hornby
Terrier. I am having too much fun with this nicely detailed, tiny, but gutsy
little shunter.
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 5:09:47 PM
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| Dangit Chops, your British layout is making me want to get British trains! Must....refrain...AGGH
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 5:11:15 PM
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| Nice Jeff.
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 5:26:59 PM
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You know, BNSFIA, when I got back into the hobby about '91,
when I was getting out of the Army, I went into British, even
though finding stuff was a real trick- although there was one
brick and mortar store near Boston. Had to blind order through
mail order and ended up with some real dogs.
Around 2001 I got a Tyco NH box car and painted up to look
like a cheap Penn Central takeover, and then one thing led
to another and now I got so much Tyco it is insane.
I can help ease your pain by telling you that the British stuff
is still hit or miss, and I've learned to avoid certain brands
altogether, and paying shipping is a LOT.
And thanks, Barry!
Edited by - Chops124 on March 26 2018 5:28:44 PM
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 6:34:46 PM
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| Well Chops, good to hear. How do those British locos fare using US transformers and outlets?
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 7:23:06 PM
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Nice British switcher, Chops!! 
Here's my LOTW offering:
Vintage Bachmann Santa Fe U36B #350, the latest addition to the locomotive roster, was obtained on Ebay in excellent condition, for only $24.00! The locomotive was first released by Bachmann in 1978, and brought the company resounding success. This A.T.S.F. U-Boat does a marvelous job hauling freight on the outer line of the Ephrata Valley Railroad, and it proudly wears its "Chrome" silver coat behind the "Warbonnet" livery.
I've actually been searching for a good price on a Bachmann U36B for quite some time, and am now satisfied to have fulfillled another aspiration.
While Santa Fe owned a drove of different kinds of GE U-Boats, they never actually operated a U36B........ However, Bachmann got their idea from the six-axle, originally built for passenger-service then downrated to freight, U28CG behemoth. In fact, here's the "real" "Warbonnet" U-boat (U28CG) #350 (Image Credit of K.B. King)-
Nevertheless, Bachmann made their HO-Scale (and N-Scale I'm sure) U36B a reliable, durable locomotive! I'm glad to now see one operating on my layout - the first U-Boat in the roster!!
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 7:42:18 PM
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got a matching chrome caboose? 
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 7:57:34 PM
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No, actually I'm using my Life-Like red Santa Fe center-cupola caboose!
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 7:57:40 PM
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 8:35:53 PM
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My train shop co-worker got me this little Lionel Hustler last week. Has a WHOLE carp-load of what looks like steel wool in the motor, which needs cleaning out.  Still, in good shape overall, body isn't broken like many are.
Jerry
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 10:00:25 PM
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quote:No, actually I'm using my Life-Like red Santa Fe center-cupola caboose!
Originally posted by RP model railroads - March 26 2018 : 7:57:34 PM
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did you want one?
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18516
hehehe
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Posted - March 26 2018 : 10:02:26 PM
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quote:
YAH! If you would like to trade it?
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Posted - March 31 2018 : 4:23:53 PM
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quote:Well Chops, good to hear. How do those British locos fare using US transformers and outlets?
Originally posted by RealBnsfIA - March 26 2018 : 6:34:46 PM
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Good question: throughout the 1950's, and I recall seeing outlets of a different fashion into my
time there in the mid 1960's, a different sort of AC current was in use for mains. My recollection
is vague only, and can't be more specific than that.
What I have found, quite by accidentally purchasing some old Hornby coaches, is that Hornby
made an AC two rail in the 1950's, that passed current through the wheels, into the
metal bodies, and through the couplers. I imagine this gave these trains exceptional
electrical contact- no need to worry about dirty track there.
First time I set them on DC rail, I couldn't understand why they arced and sparked and
why the circuit breaker kept on blowing.
Those carriages were built like iron, truck to roof, and it was impossible to replace the
wheel sets with insulated one's, so I sold them on eBay for pennies on the dollar to
a collector in Georgia, of all places.
After about 1960ish, or so, Hornby went with a conventional DC arrangement, and as
such even my older pieces from that transition period are perfectly adapted to MRC
power packs.
What is not compatible, 100% of the time, is Atlas Code 100, even though Hornby is
Code 100. Having a lot of surplus brass, and NS, Atlas track components lying around,
I tried several times to build British layouts using that.
Frequently, but not always, the OO flanges rattle noisily across the spike heads, just
enough to give the whole thing an ominous rattle. More frequently, depending on the
brand and the age, the Atlas Code 100 frogs would tip, trip, or push off the larger
flanges on some pieces and derail at frequent, but not consistent intervals.
Hornby track, by example, costs over $4 per piece of nine inch straight, and turnouts
start at about $25, and you can about double the cost when overseas shipping is included.
I did find, to my astonishment, one other Hornby collector in El Paso. There are a few
collector clubs around the US, and many excellent internet Forums in Britain. Overall,
it appears that interest in model railroading is much greater in Britain than it is here,
judging by the weekly posts of people saying they are starting their first layout.
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Posted - April 01 2018 : 3:07:51 PM
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quote:A bit off track, into Europe, Britain specifically, is this new acquisition Hornby
Terrier. I am having too much fun with this nicely detailed, tiny, but gutsy
little shunter.
Originally posted by Chops124 - March 26 2018 : 4:31:37 PM
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Y'all in UK have some of the coolest looking little steamers. The style and colors are both quite appealing.
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