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 Posted - October 06 2006 : 07:24:30 AM
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had a article listed under tyco,but was told it could be the mantua moulding,has anyone got info on this item would be very grateful,see attachments ken
 
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 Posted - October 11 2006 : 12:27:14 PM
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Sharp looking model u have there. The custom paint looks great.
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Posted - October 11 2006 : 12:49:09 PM
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| it has got a great paint job,if a bit heavy,but its as it left machbox factory,ken
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Posted - October 11 2006 : 3:10:03 PM
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Ken:
May have saved some of the magazine adverts for this offering. Will dig thru the piffle mountain. Recall "Parade" magazine ad for this steamer quite vividly: usual high-cost installment payment plan per Franklin Mint.
The engine is certainly a Mantua Pacific with added lost-wax castings and that crescent paint. Is that an operating back-up lamp in the tender or just a casting? The Mantua back-up lights generally were a casting that rode atop the water reservoir, as I recall.
MagAc
ps: have you converted your Tyco/Mantuas to Dublo three rail? (Tee hee!)
Nice track.
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Posted - October 11 2006 : 3:58:12 PM
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hi my main collection is three rail dublo,but to educate the kids i started collecting railways from around the world,mainly steam as its my era,hence interest in tyco/mantua offerings,the rear light is indeed moulded,these locos according to mica (matchbox international collecters association)change hands for about £25 each so told him i would like another ten,have heard nothing since,would be grateful for any info you can give me,thanks ken
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 Posted - October 22 2006 : 07:18:43 AM
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hi magnolia academy,did you find that article regarding machbox loco illustrated above,ken
the couplings that came with loco are pretty but not practical,will keep front one as is but want to replace rear,see photo,what size kadee or other would you recomend,ken
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Posted - October 22 2006 : 12:55:30 PM
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Kadee? McHenry? No way, my friend. Why bollocks the works with anything but the vintage Ho collector's friend, the NMRA horn/hook coupler? Kidding... (sorta)
(I haven't unearthed my paper on your gorgeous Crescent yet. The pile is very deep in that sorry and neglected vault.)
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Posted - October 22 2006 : 1:57:34 PM
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| hi MA what would you use,i want a sort of standard for american locos what is best,ken
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Posted - October 22 2006 : 7:09:12 PM
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Ken:
This is gonna seem kinda dumb, but my inclination would be to repeat the coupler type supplied by the manufacturer of the Crescent's passenger rake.
Asking a long-time collector what he uses is generally going to solicit an answer like "a little bit of everything." We're compelled to make use of a lot of transition cars to couple different types and compose trains. If forced to refit I generally rely on Kadee's old tried and true, I think a Magne-matic No. 5 is what the Mantua tender couopler pocket calls for.
hope that helps, regarding the paper, still digging,
MA
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Posted - October 23 2006 : 07:16:23 AM
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hi ma was thinking of coupling to rivarossi coaches,as shown in photo,ken
 
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