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 Posted - June 01 2008 : 09:43:38 AM
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Hi Guys:
Just out of curiosity;
If a fire were to force you to run out of the house and you had time to grab an HO locomotive in each hand... (obviously there are more valuable things to grab but lets stay on theme)
What would they be and maybe why? Has to be something currently in your collection!
I'm gonna ponder this myself now! [:D] [:D] [:D]
OK, ready????
FIRE, FIRE, FIRE......
-Gareth
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 Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:09:41 AM
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EVEN WORSE IMAGINE A FLOOD ON ITS WAY WHICH 2 THEN KEN
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:10:16 AM
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:24:59 AM
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Actually it's which 2. I thought having to narrow to one to be to mean!
-Gareth
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:40:21 AM
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| as usual i FIRED off 2 quick,ken
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 4:14:28 PM
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| My Mint in box Silver Streak with no finger prints on it ever. It came with a clear plastic bag sleeve--original from Tyco?? The other hand would be my 1776 Presidential lettered seal loco--mint in box[:D]
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 4:44:09 PM
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The 2 things I would take... The first thing would be my President's Choice CPR Pacific Steam Engine. The second would be my Tyco Canadiana C430.
-cheez
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:18:06 PM
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Well Mike:
This was a hypothetical excercise to pose the question; "what are your two favourite locomotives?"
To take it as seriously as you have, would be equivalent to me saying, what a waste of time fire insurance is on a house thats likely to be foreclosed on or more important; all the people going hungry in the world!
See this was to get a conversation going about our favourites thats all. I can think of several things far more serious to get up on a soap box about but this is the TCF not a Socratic Debating Society.
Anyway guys, back to our regularly scheduled posting, what are your two favourite locomotives?
Pax,
Gareth
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:22:35 PM
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quote:Rant
Originally posted by romcat - June 01 2008 : 10:18:06 PM
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^(...said he of the Soapbox Militia)
I think that's called "Eye-Ron-Eee..." [:D] [:D] [:D] [:D]
On a lighter note, I think if all my stuff burns, it will likely be due to me setting the fire myself. I burned off my eyebrows working on the furnace once. Just like a cartoon! True story. [Oops!]
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:24:56 PM
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OK, so we can debate! [:D]
Can we get to listing our two fave locos'!!!???
The Ironic Garethian![:0)]
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:50:10 PM
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OK
I have 2 hands so this is what I would grab....
This because it has a handle and I could save my better stuff
by just carrying it out.[^]
and this...
Not HO but I would walk through a "wall of flames" to get this engine out safely.
BT
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 11:01:29 PM
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The RRRR Rocks!
-Gareth
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 11:38:16 PM
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Not exactly a Atlas model but 23 years ago there was not much to choose from.
Thats a old PW 623 that a guy in the next town custom painted.
He actually did six of them numbered 1 thru 6.
BT
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Posted - June 02 2008 : 01:04:08 AM
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Hi All,
I would have to say it would be my Mantua/Tyco f9 Santa Fe freight scheme and my Mantua /Tyco GP20 Santa Fe freight scheme. I love the paint on those.
Mike
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Posted - June 03 2008 : 04:39:44 AM
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ok ok time out guys,this is a forum for model trains,we all get what gareth meant,what 2 trains out of your collections would you take if for whatever reason thats all you could take,i would take my matchbox mantua set plus my canadiana set ken
or we could get the moderator to remove all comments and start debate off with a simple question like if the only possessions you could take were 2 trains which would they be
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Posted - June 03 2008 : 07:27:46 AM
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Thanks Ken:
Oh well.
-Gareth
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Posted - June 06 2008 : 3:34:12 PM
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only two...
I would take only two-score of my locomotives... two-score = 60
[Yes!]
[:P]
[;)] [:)]
thinking outside the box...
John
I'm so smrt! [:D]
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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Posted - October 27 2021 : 11:47:26 AM
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"I have 2 hands so this is what I would grab.
This because it has a handle and I could save my better stuff by just carrying it out."
"and this."
Originally posted by taycotrains on June 01 2008.
Beautiful set.
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Posted - October 27 2021 : 1:28:14 PM
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| I'd grab the Shark passenger set!
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