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My SOTW will be the Life-Like Amtrak passenger car set that I found at a local swap meet. It's not Tyco, but it's a passenger set like I've always wanted. I don't have an Amtrak locomotive, but I think my City of San Fransico is probably close enough. If only it ran forward.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 1:36:14 PM
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There's a classic little HO set!
My SotW is the current line-up on the layout, a Tyco streamliner set matched to a pair of Athearn rubber band F7s.
Let's see if the video works...
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 2:06:56 PM
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hi cheez load it to youtube and click on url and copy , it works every time for me
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 2:17:33 PM
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| Youtube usually works for me, that was an Imgur upload. I guess the forum doesn't like those. I'll upload again later.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 5:43:54 PM
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Holy Snow Bird, Batman! You've actually got the rare Athearn
Snow Bird paint scheme of those F's. Having lived in (former)
NH territory, I had to have them. Haggled on eBay and finally
got them, at full price. It is said that the scheme was an
Athearn fantasy. Mais non:
A magnificent Boston to New York express, it was an attempt to compete with
Interstate 95, which is a deadly, traffic choked scar upon the landscape, famous for
a bridge collapse that wasted half a dozen souls. However, this sleek, rapid, safe
train was suffocated at infancy, like all the great Fallen Flags, by the Great American
Interstate System. Since 1900, every one wanted a car.
This fine train ended up as a ride in an amusement park in Georgia, if memory doesn't
fail. New Haven was the smallest class 1 railroad in its day, and its passenger service
was superb, before the Interstate.
My three rebodied Athearn F's are all powered, A, B, and A to pull this 35 car Tyco
train. It never dawned on me to put it on point with my Tyco NH coaches, gift from
RP. Anyways, beautiful set.
The little bouncy bounce on the opening of the F units starting from a dead stop is the
torque required to move this load.
https://youtu.be/bCVkssaVReU
NY, NH, & H. Gone, but not forgotten.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 7:38:40 PM
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| I'm going to scratchbuild a New Haven FL-9 someday. A project that I dont have anything for at the moment, but it will happen.
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Posted - July 07 2020 : 12:43:16 PM
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| There's a big HO train! It's certainly a pretty paint scheme. I found that pair at the LHS earlier this year and upgraded the motor. The rubber-band power-train makes it a quiet runner.
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 2:53:01 PM
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Set of three ICG coil cars from a lot of walthers coil cars I built for brian.
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 3:37:23 PM
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quote:
Set of three ICG coil cars from a lot of walthers coil cars I built for brian.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â July 10 2020Â :Â 2:53:01 PM
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Oh I wants one! 
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 3:45:22 PM
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They should be on the bay soon 
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I got this actually last week, but am just getting around to showing. It arrived in it's original shipping box addressed to a person at Wilson Foods.
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 9:10:53 PM
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| Nice!
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 9:29:33 PM
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Great sets this week, all!
WillV, that Wilson Foods set is awesome - please do share pics of the original box once you get it in!
A little late to the party, but here's my "set" of shiny chrome Tyco Santa Fe "Warbonnet" F9's, (powered A-unit / dummy B-unit.) The chrome finish is in good shape on both, and I can't wait to run these on RETRO TYCO soon.
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Here's two small shots of the original box....
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 10:03:05 PM
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quote:I got this actually last week, but am just getting around to showing. It arrived in it's original shipping box addressed to a person at Wilson Foods.
Originally posted by WillVÂ -Â July 10 2020Â :Â 6:54:13 PM
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Very nice crispy pieces there , Will...
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 10:03:35 PM
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Interesting box....and wow, the original address of the store and to whom it was sent to, is still there. Incredible. Loving these Tyco history vibes.
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Posted - July 10 2020 : 10:10:13 PM
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| Da bomb! I want a Corn King! That is crazy cool!
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quote:Interesting box....and wow, the original address of the store and to whom it was sent to, is still there. Incredible. Loving these Tyco history vibes.
Originally posted by RP model railroads - July 10 2020 : 10:03:35 PM
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I believe there is a TYSON Fresh Meats plant at that location now. It's the only meat packing plant on the Highway 35 bypass
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Posted - July 11 2020 : 12:55:44 AM
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quote:Da bomb! I want a Corn King! That is crazy cool!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â July 10 2020Â :Â 10:10:13 PM
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I was never real excited about the Corn King until i saw this beautiful example...
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 Posted - July 11 2020 : 6:36:13 PM
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quote: quote:Da bomb! I want a Corn King! That is crazy cool!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â July 10 2020Â :Â 10:10:13 PM
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I was never real excited about the Corn King until i saw this beautiful example...
Originally posted by walt - July 11 2020 : 12:55:44 AM
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I want one too
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Posted - July 11 2020 : 6:38:18 PM
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Of course you do...
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Posted - July 12 2020 : 11:44:32 AM
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quote:Of course you do...
Originally posted by walt - July 11 2020 : 6:38:18 PM
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well at least the boxcar
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I have a JC Penny "Golden West" set in it's box, addressed to JC Penny in, if I recall correctly, Georgia.
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 7:58:10 PM
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I see those JC Penney's on eBay going for mad money, Will.
Like $40 and up.
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