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 Posted - July 13 2020 : 09:58:48 AM
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Here is a video of the stuff that got for my 13th birthday on July 4th
https://youtu.be/agiPN8KOBGI
I got a great northern box car a Denver Rio grande engineer hat an unlettered rivarossi/ahm y6b 2-8-8-2 and a rivarossi/ahm big boy! I also got some d&rgw decals for the 2-8-8-2 and an ho scale house kit that I received after I made this video.
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 10:40:24 AM
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| Wow, that is quite the haul! TWO Rivarossi articulateds!!? Holy smokes!! Happy belated birthday!
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 11:50:17 AM
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quote:Wow, that is quite the haul! TWO Rivarossi articulateds!!? Holy smokes!! Happy belated birthday!
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â July 13 2020Â :Â 10:40:24 AM
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thanks so much!
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 12:09:45 PM
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Np
I would make the big boy's smokebox and firebox silver, and do the same for the y6b but with a graphite color  it would add some color variation.
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 12:47:11 PM
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quote:Np
I would make the big boy's smokebox and firebox silver, and do the same for the y6b but with a graphite color it would add some color variation.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â July 13 2020Â :Â 12:09:45 PM
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yes I might do that it would look nice
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 1:08:42 PM
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Happy belated birthday.
You did get some nice stuff. Keep them in good repair and they'll last a lifetime. Many of us are still running things we got when we were much younger.
This site is a good resource so if you have questions about painting and/or decaling advice or techniques, don't be afraid to ask.
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 2:24:39 PM
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quote: quote:Np
I would make the big boy's smokebox and firebox silver, and do the same for the y6b but with a graphite color it would add some color variation.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â July 13 2020Â :Â 12:09:45 PM
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yes I might do that it would look nice
Originally posted by Erik The Train Nerd - July 13 2020 : 12:47:11 PM
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Nice! As rojo grande said, if ya need any tips just ask. I'm pretty good with cosmetic upgrades.
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 2:34:22 PM
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A great video, you will really be amazed by it ten, twenty, thirty
years from now.
As to the smoke, we assume that you added a few drops of
smoke oil to the exhaust stack?
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 4:29:34 PM
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quote:A great video, you will really be amazed by it ten, twenty, thirty
years from now.
As to the smoke, we assume that you added a few drops of
smoke oil to the exhaust stack?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â July 13 2020Â :Â 2:34:22 PM
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I would assume so.
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 8:14:09 PM
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quote:A great video, you will really be amazed by it ten, twenty, thirty
years from now.
As to the smoke, we assume that you added a few drops of
smoke oil to the exhaust stack?
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â July 13 2020Â :Â 2:34:22 PM
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yes I did but nothing came out I think I might have seen a teeny wisp of smoke when I was running it on my birthday so I put some smoke fluid in but It did nothing Then I opened it up and saw that one of the wires to the smoke unit had come disconnected I was not sure where to solder the wire back on but I thought I might have seen a small solder blob in the middle of the bottom of the smoke unit so I soldered it there but nothing happend then someone told me to solder it directly to the other side of the smoke unit so I did that but nothing happend so I have had it turned off whenever I have ran It recently.
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Posted - July 13 2020 : 10:00:03 PM
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Congrats! Those are some nice additions to your collection, I'm sure!
I'm really stunned by the detail of both of those steamers....AHM/Rivarossi did hands-down a fantastic job with both of them.
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Posted - July 14 2020 : 2:25:32 PM
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| That's a sweet haul! Happy birthday! Regarding the smoke unit, not all smoke fluid is created equal. I have a handful of Mehano engines with smoke units that only ever worked with the original fluid they came with. The stuff the hobby shop sold wouldn't generate smoke. It's a fun novelty, but it does get old having to constantly add fluid.
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Posted - July 14 2020 : 8:03:32 PM
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Ah to be 13 again! Believe it out not those are the same locmotives I wanted when I was your age over half a century ago. (and I still don't have them!) Happy birthday, you're a lucky kid.
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