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 Posted - August 09 2020 : 09:03:50 AM
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My LOTW will be my newest addition, my Tyco Great Northern F7 Deluxe Diesel. After some cleaning, and a tiny paint touch-up on the number boards, I managed to get this unit looking nice. In my honest opinion, this unit has one of the best model train motors ever made. The unkillable MU-2, but now you can easily take it apart and clean it. It's a motor you can never kill. I love this unit!
Aaron Anderson
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Posted - August 09 2020 : 5:10:57 PM
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Posted - August 09 2020 : 7:31:11 PM
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Nice guys! Haven't seen a GN F, much less in Tyco. Nice one!
One of my first pieces when getting back into model rail, about thirty years
ago I found a random undecorated shell and then a random Model Power
chassis, and since it was black, and I found some PC decals... I weather
very few things, preferring a pristine state, but this one begged to be grubbed up.
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Posted - August 09 2020 : 11:18:19 PM
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Supporting the troops at the Cumberland Valley Model RR Club. I believe this is the Athearn HO SD70ACe, UP/Spirit of UP #1943.
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Posted - August 10 2020 : 09:34:20 AM
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quote:
Supporting the troops at the Cumberland Valley Model RR Club. I believe this is the Athearn HO SD70ACe, UP/Spirit of UP #1943.
Originally posted by Locodub - August 09 2020 : 11:18:19 PM
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I have yet to see the real one 
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Posted - August 10 2020 : 3:53:49 PM
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My Mikado, repainted IHC model, but not the premiere model. I had to add the handrails myself.
Also added new marker lights. I might add one of my trademark paper headlight visors at some point.
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Posted - August 10 2020 : 5:13:29 PM
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quote:My Mikado, repainted IHC model, but not the premiere model. I had to add the handrails myself.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â August 10 2020Â :Â 3:53:49 PM
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I remember those IHC models with the molded on hand rails. Your separately applied ones are a real improvement.
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Posted - August 10 2020 : 5:26:19 PM
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*puts on Ditch Lights too on both ends*  
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Posted - August 10 2020 : 7:16:25 PM
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| Looks like brass!
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Posted - August 10 2020 : 9:32:18 PM
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| Thanks guys! Ditch lights on a steamer, lol
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Posted - August 10 2020 : 11:51:08 PM
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My LOTW is a late 1950's Piko BR81 0-8-0 made in East Germany. I got this in a lot of vintage Piko locomotives a few months back. All it needed to run alright was some basic cleaning and lubrication as well as running in. All things considered, she's not a bad engine at all.
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Posted - August 11 2020 : 12:23:03 AM
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Eeeeeast Germany. That is really quite an interesting historical piece.
BTW, if you get HULU, take a look at Deutchland 86 and Deutchland 87
for a fascinating drama and some exceptional POV of communist
Germany.
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Posted - August 11 2020 : 07:45:13 AM
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A free lot of PIKO???
LUCKY!!
What else did you get in with it? Any BR80's?
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Posted - August 11 2020 : 2:49:24 PM
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quote:A free lot of PIKO???
LUCKY!!
What else did you get in with it? Any BR80's?
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â August 11 2020Â :Â 07:45:13 AM
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It wasn't free. I bought it off of Ebay a little while ago. Probably should've clarified that. But yeah, I got 2 Piko E44's (one from the 60's, one from the 70's), an old Gützold DB V200 from the mid 1960's, and I believe that's all I got in the lot I bought.
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Posted - August 11 2020 : 2:51:31 PM
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quote:Eeeeeast Germany. That is really quite an interesting historical piece.
BTW, if you get HULU, take a look at Deutchland 86 and Deutchland 87
for a fascinating drama and some exceptional POV of communist
Germany.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â August 11 2020Â :Â 12:23:03 AM
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Oh yeah. Even just looking at the thing, you can tell that it oozes with history. I have to say, considering when and where this thing was made (late 1950's East Germany), it runs surprisingly well. The motor gets fairly warm within about 5-10 minutes of running and it's not the biggest fan of my switches, but otherwise, it's not a bad runner, all things considered.
-Steve
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Posted - August 11 2020 : 3:34:35 PM
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| Oops, my bad. Sounds like a nice lot!
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Posted - August 11 2020 : 8:15:40 PM
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quote:Oops, my bad. Sounds like a nice lot!
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â August 11 2020Â :Â 3:34:35 PM
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Oh yeah, it was. Got a few harder to find Piko models for a lot less than they usually go for. A lot of these older ones are collectibles now, especially in Germany.
-Steve
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 Posted - August 13 2020 : 1:08:07 PM
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well I got one from RP this morning
Now I gotta send him a mess of N scale I has & don't need
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Posted - August 13 2020 : 9:35:29 PM
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Glad to see it go to such a good home, buss!
Nice locomotives this week, all. Since I'm joining the party a little late, I figured I might as well double-dip.
Up first is my Burlington Northern Tyco E7A - got it running on the rails again and it is a beauty! More details posted under the "RETRO TYCO" thread.
Next is a recent N-Scale acquisition for Alpenbahn - this awesome Minitrix Class E44 electric locomotive!
 
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 09:40:17 AM
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| I love the E44! But I like it in blue a bit better
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 09:52:13 AM
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some real beauties posted this week,mine is an athearn trainmaster,ken
catfordken
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