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 Posted - December 22 2019 : 08:36:38 AM
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I have a new to me set by HObbyline. It is #466 "The Western Pacific "Frontiersman".
The box isn't ready for stardom just yet. It still needs a through cleaning and a rebuilding of its sides, top and bottom that have been falling apart.
Here is the cover art work.
Here is the set on the table top.
Here is the set on the layout.
toptrain
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Edited by - toptrain on December 22 2019 08:38:44 AM
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Posted - December 22 2019 : 09:59:27 AM
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Forgive me for going off track, but this is a reassembled, a bit like Frank's
mega cool Frontiersman, of a Joeuf/Playcraft British 00 set as it would have
come out of the box around the mid '60's. As a five year old, I would have
cut off a pinky to have had this, whilst enjoying a year abroad in the UK.
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Posted - December 22 2019 : 11:10:50 AM
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Frank, I love your Hobbyline set! Those old trains have a lot of character that the newer plastic models don't quite capture. Good on you for restoring the set!
Chops, the train and layout look great! You've really captured a cool aesthetic.
I'll post a 'set' that's been somewhat of an ongoing project for me. This is a model of the 1959 Disneyland Mk. I monorail. I've been 3D modeling/printing various models off over the last year. This was the first of several projects. It will be revisited eventually to add a few more details and possibly a running chassis.
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Posted - December 22 2019 : 12:28:40 PM
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Da Cheez -AWSOME!!! Do you plan on selling a few? I think you might have a markrt for it.
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Posted - December 22 2019 : 12:44:41 PM
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| Love that monorail! And the Hobbyline and British sets too.
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Posted - December 22 2019 : 3:03:12 PM
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thats awesome hot sauce!
I think it was Schuco who made those originally
the scale was 1/90 but thats close to 1/87 hehe
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Posted - December 22 2019 : 7:47:30 PM
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quote:Da Cheez -AWSOME!!! Do you plan on selling a few? I think you might have a markrt for it.
Originally posted by Gary BÂ -Â December 22 2019Â :Â 12:28:40 PM
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Thanks! I uploaded the 3D files to the Thingiverse website. They're available for free download if you have access to a printer. I'm not quite at the point yet where my prints are good enough to sell, but maybe some day.
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Posted - December 23 2019 : 08:35:47 AM
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quote:
A Joeuf/Playcraft British 00 set as it would have
come out of the box around the mid '60's.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â December 22 2019Â :Â 09:59:27 AM
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Joeuf like some other manufactures of model trains keep on producing a variety of sets for playcraft to keep the little kids happy. In the US Playart did the same thing. Life-Like sets using the Lil Joe were always out there. Lima alco 0-4-0 switchers started appearing in imported sets brought in thanks to people like Bernie Paul and Nat Polk.
I guess Christmas time brings back alot of memories , and they are nice to remember. Yep, nice to remember!
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Posted - December 23 2019 : 2:10:50 PM
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| Interesting backstory, good to know. Thanks!
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Posted - December 23 2019 : 6:14:19 PM
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My train around the tree this year is a Bachmann Harry Potter set. I found the set many years ago at a Ross store in Pacifica for $30, on my birthday no less! It runs great!
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Posted - December 23 2019 : 7:21:36 PM
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| You can't beat $30, especially for such a nice looking set!
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Posted - December 23 2019 : 7:33:02 PM
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I have one too but I wants moar cars for it! 
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Posted - December 24 2019 : 07:39:41 AM
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Pah! I've got the Hogwarts, but I stripped the decals to make it a basic Hall class, and I got my complete set, for free!
Bwahahahaha!
I actually want another to paint green
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Posted - December 24 2019 : 12:40:22 PM
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LMK if you go the green route. I've never been able to find
the right tint, for UK steam, that is. Much less for UK diesel.
Edited by - Chops124 on December 24 2019 12:41:08 PM
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Posted - December 24 2019 : 2:02:50 PM
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quote:LMK if you go the green route. I've never been able to find
the right tint, for UK steam, that is. Much less for UK diesel.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â December 24 2019Â :Â 12:40:22 PM
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Aw, fiddlesticks. I might be able to concoct something, when the time comes.
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Posted - December 24 2019 : 2:06:29 PM
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I should try my British OO friends a bit harder, I am sure they
have a good angle on the subject. I will look forward to what
you come up with, should be interesting.
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Posted - December 27 2019 : 10:14:47 AM
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I just bought this yesterday. It's missing a couple of pieces, BUT it has pieces in it that don't belong. I actually had a set like this in the 1970s with the same train consist as the Tyco's Rock Island Line. However, I'll never find the set I had, so this one will have to do. I DO actually have the train that came with my original Road & Rail set somewhere.
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Posted - December 27 2019 : 6:25:08 PM
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Whoa, baby! Nice set. Speaking for myself, I got a few extra
USA 1 tracks, not sure if they fit with that set track. Some curves,
a few junctional, a couple of straights. LMK if you need any to
complete the roadway. Also a few bits of brass RR track.
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Posted - December 27 2019 : 8:57:31 PM
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NICE Tyco Road&Rail set! Congrats!
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Posted - December 28 2019 : 4:02:59 PM
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quote:Whoa, baby! Nice set. Speaking for myself, I got a few extra
USA 1 tracks, not sure if they fit with that set track. Some curves,
a few junctional, a couple of straights. LMK if you need any to
complete the roadway. Also a few bits of brass RR track.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â December 27 2019Â :Â 6:25:08 PM
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I will keep that in mind. I think what I am actually missing is a racetrack guard rail and the sign/pole set. I'll know more when it arrives.
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Posted - December 28 2019 : 8:07:07 PM
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Tyco did a Road & Rail with a US1 set too!
pic from the net
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Posted - December 28 2019 : 8:08:47 PM
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Nice set Willv. I have a bunch of the old style track esp curves , guardrail etc... Love the train/slot car stuff... I don't let go of my crossings though...
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Posted - December 29 2019 : 11:41:00 AM
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Tyco also made a 9 inch version of the crossing as well
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Posted - January 04 2020 : 9:09:28 PM
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My set arrived yesterday. It had two extra pieces of straight race track that swapped lanes for a Tyco Speedways set, and some supports for an unknown race set.
I am missing one guard rail, some flag poles, most of the trackside signs and 3 telephone poles, two of which have the transformer box on them. But the rest of the set is complete
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Posted - January 04 2020 : 11:02:03 PM
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quote:Tyco also made a 9 inch version of the crossing as well
Originally posted by WillVÂ -Â December 29 2019Â :Â 11:41:00 AM
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'Yes they did, for the newer style of tyco slot car track...:)
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