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 Posted - March 16 2008 : 03:13:34 AM
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One of the tougher finds for the Tyco C-430's. I've been after this one for a couple of years and finally landed one at a decent price. I was happy when it came in, it's pretty sharp. One would think the 430 Santa Fe would have come in this blue & yellow scheme being that was their freight paint scheme. Full handrails also, bonus.
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 4:33:19 PM
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<a href="http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x115/colesoonergurl/?action=view¤t=Picture.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x115/colesoonergurl/Picture.jpg" border="0" alt="train"></a> my c&o steam loco #8627.
What to do with a balloon, a needle, and ketchup: get ketchup all over yourself, pop the balloon, then yell "i've been shot!"
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 4:34:21 PM
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One of the tougher finds for the Tyco C-430's. I've been after this one for a couple of years and finally landed one at a decent price. I was happy when it came in, it's pretty sharp. One would think the 430 Santa Fe would have come in this blue & yellow scheme being that was their freight paint scheme. Full handrails also, bonus.
Originally posted by NYCÂ -Â March 16 2008Â :Â 07:13:34 AM
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how did u get the pic on there? i try and i only get the url on there
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 4:36:17 PM
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 my c&o steam loco 8627
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 4:37:03 PM
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quote:quote:
One of the tougher finds for the Tyco C-430's. I've been after this one for a couple of years and finally landed one at a decent price. I was happy when it came in, it's pretty sharp. One would think the 430 Santa Fe would have come in this blue & yellow scheme being that was their freight paint scheme. Full handrails also, bonus.
Originally posted by NYCÂ -Â March 16 2008Â :Â 07:13:34 AM
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how did u get the pic on there? i try and i only get the url on there
Originally posted by thetycoguy - March 16 2008 : 8:34:21 PM
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never ming i found out what was wrong! [:o)]
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 6:47:27 PM
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Another Greenberg find...
A Varney Santa Fe F7
I bought it cheap just for parts and after I got it home and saw how nice it was I did not have the heart to part it out...it even runs somewhat.
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 7:55:14 PM
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My Bachmann Brill trolley, highly modified with poles, roofwalks and wired for both 2 rail and overhead running.
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 10:53:52 PM
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Nice find NYC...
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 11:00:12 PM
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I love the colours and the paint theme. I notice I am missing the horns after taking the picture.
Mike
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 11:03:34 PM
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A nice pair...
Mike
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 11:09:45 PM
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I love the colours and the paint theme. I notice I am missing the horns after taking the picture.
Mike
Originally posted by Mike - March 17 2008 : 03:00:12 AM
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You're on the cinders, too...[:D] Nice lokeys.[;)]
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Posted - March 16 2008 : 11:46:32 PM
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| I know it's derailed, but wjat is lokeys??
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Posted - March 17 2008 : 12:45:16 AM
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I believe "lokey" is a technical term from the Great White North! [:D] I first heard it from Romcat! I think it means something like our term "loco", ie locomotive.
By the way, what is the object located between the second fan and first exhaust stack? Isn't that your horn? I think someone removed the original pair of single chime horns for a multi-chime set.
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Posted - March 17 2008 : 01:01:06 AM
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Not in the Oxford or Websters but Lockies or Lokeys...C'mon fella's it's a simple grammatical contraction! [:D] [:D] [:D]
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Posted - March 17 2008 : 11:34:11 PM
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You got to dance with the one that brung you! My wife gave me these several years ago at Christmas.
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Posted - March 17 2008 : 11:59:31 PM
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While on the topic of Alco's...
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Posted - March 18 2008 : 05:12:16 AM
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This is an AHM 0-4-0 I rebuilt.
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Posted - March 23 2008 : 04:50:42 AM
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Hey AF:
Shouldn't there be a Lion on thos PS Loco's?
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Posted - March 23 2008 : 10:28:19 AM
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You are right Gareth.
The PS logo is nice and stylized and would have decorated the engines even better. I wounder if another authorization was need to print the Nittany Lion logo?
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Posted - April 23 2008 : 11:52:06 PM
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Mike,
Your Alco Demonstrator brings up a cute story. My youngest son is 7 years old now. When he was about 4 I picked up a beautiful Tyco Golden Eagle. Of course he loved it when he saw it. I went to a train show a few weeks after that and happened upon a mint condition dummy version of that Alco. I picked up it for just a couple of bucks. At first I thought it was a custom paint job, it's quite rough for factory but found out soon after it was a factory realease from AHM. That engine still adorns my sons bedroom dresser. It's the Golden Hawk.
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Posted - April 24 2008 : 12:32:26 AM
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Good story Todd, reminds me of when I first saw the Tyco Golden Eagles. I was on my way to a train meet in the early 80's, when I saw a type of liquidation store. I stopped and found Tyco Golden Eagles selling for $9.99 each. There were several boxes of them!
If only I knew what I know now... [:o]
My sons are 10 and 12, what a great time we are having!
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Posted - April 24 2008 : 06:07:48 AM
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I love the colours and the paint theme. I notice I am missing the horns after taking the picture.
Mike
Originally posted by Mike - March 17 2008 : 04:00:12 AM
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Nice Geep, Mike. Quite the paint job, I like it.
It's made by who?
Here's mine... but no hand-railings, [B)]
It's an Athearn... older chassi, older flywheels... but, can this thing fly!
uh, you wouldn't sell yours, would ya?
John
p.s. I will reshoot this locomotive Thursday.
I don't have a one track mind. It depends on the turn-out.
"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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