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Bamos
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 Posted - July 29 2019 : 12:16:34 AM
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Hello eveyone I've been a member for a while but i haven't introduced myself. As a child of the 70's and 80" I modeled with TYCO, AHM, Life Like and others till girls and cars got in the way. Then after i got married I began to armchair model dreaming of a huge prototypical layout based on the Mesabi Division of the Great Northern Railway in 1954. Fast forward to last year when we bought a house with a basement and the trains started to come out of storage and I found myself being drawn back to same TYCO trains i started with. so now i have a 9 x 16 layout going together with the Trains of my youth.
Bill
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Posted - July 29 2019 : 12:50:33 AM
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Hey Bamos, love that track plan. I have never, ever laid eyes
on a loop with two distinct point-to-point yards, that is just
amazing, surely. Operationally, that really raises the game
to a new level.
Like you, I am '70's child, and was drawn back to Tyco
after a joke gift by a model railroader pal. It since
grew to a passion bordering on obsession. Love the
vintage '70's Bill Boards and all the rest of it.
It didn't take me overly long, about 7 or 8 years, of
collecting to learn to stay away from the Tyco
locomotives, except for the older open frame (MU 2)
motor, which runs OK on the open at speed.
So now, I generally have stuck with the older Athearn BB
for my head end work; so much more reliable and better
speed characteristics.
Thank you again for posting this incredible track plan/layout.
You also kept the yards fairly straightforward and didn't try
to over do them. Really, really want to see more photos!!
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Posted - July 29 2019 : 12:10:06 PM
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I see a G.I. Joe Sky Striker under the layout 
Layout looks good 
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Bamos
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Posted - July 29 2019 : 1:24:30 PM
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Most of my locamotives are late model bachmanns with some IHC and TYCO rebuilt with stronger magnets mixed in. Most were found On clearance and in thrift stores.
Buss there's a G.I. Joe dragonfly down there also.
Bill
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Posted - July 29 2019 : 5:03:24 PM
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quote:Most of my locamotives are late model bachmanns with some IHC and TYCO rebuilt with stronger magnets mixed in. Most were found On clearance and in thrift stores.
Buss there's a G.I. Joe dragonfly down there also.
Bill
Originally posted by Bamos - July 29 2019 : 1:24:30 PM
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heh some of my trains were bought at train shows, garage/yard sales & places like you mentioned
there is?  I don't see it
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Posted - July 29 2019 : 10:13:51 PM
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'Sup Bamos! Excellent layout! Keep up the great work, and please do continue updating us on your progress.
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Posted - July 31 2019 : 09:38:03 AM
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Bamos, Welcome to the club. Nice layout, looking forward to see how it progresses
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