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oldtimer52
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Posted - June 29 2018 : 02:00:27 AM

I just received this Tyco shark today. I got it to try and mount a Roco shark frame and motor
to it.

I selected this one because it looks like the original owner started to customize it but eventually
gave up on it. This way I have less stripping to do on the shell.

Will post pics as I progress.

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Posted - June 29 2018 : 06:33:38 AM

Good luck on the project! By the way, that's Tyco's A-Team Shark.

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oldtimer52
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Posted - June 29 2018 : 07:33:01 AM

This is a production shark?? Where's the road name decal for it?

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Posted - June 29 2018 : 08:50:50 AM

quote:
This is a production shark?? Where's the road name decal for it?

Originally posted by oldtimer52 - June 29 2018 : 07:33:01 AM

there isn't one
it had The A-team on the side

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Big Boy

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Posted - June 29 2018 : 1:38:19 PM

There were no decals, rather the A-Team logos were stickers, applied by the user. Here's mine.

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oldtimer52
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Posted - June 30 2018 : 06:18:30 AM

Are those stickers on that loco. I can see the edges around the name and the "A" on the front?

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Big Boy

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Posted - June 30 2018 : 06:26:26 AM

Yes, definitely stickers. The locomotive was produced black with a distinctive red stripe....and a sticker sheet was provided in the train set, so that "A-Team" stickers could be applied to the locomotive, train cars, and van/helicopter.

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Posted - June 30 2018 : 4:37:32 PM

Hmmmmm. Is there any way to get a set of those stickers? Is this particular loco hard to find?
If not then I will go ahead and do the modification.

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Posted - June 30 2018 : 8:37:15 PM

You would have to purchase the entire train set in mint condition in order to get the complete sticker set - because unfortunately, I have never seen spare sticker sets being sold individually....

The A-Team Shark is not extremely rare...but I would rank it as "Hard" to find, in good condition, and cheap. You could use this shell for your project, or consider obtaining the VERY POPULAR Rock Island RR Sharknose shell to modify. Entirely up to you.