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 Posted - June 01 2008 : 6:10:47 PM
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I'm a month early but this is for the 4th of July.
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 8:01:25 PM
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| That's a nice one, it looks like your derailments were fortunately into marshmallow fields. I've yet to get one of those 630's but it's on "the list".
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 8:14:38 PM
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Uncatalogued and Seldom Seen Tyco-Mantua C&NW GP-20. This one has the road numbers painted on the sides of the engine towards the rear. I have another one similar to the one pictured on Tony Cook's site without the painted letters.
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 9:15:20 PM
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Excellent choice!
PS loved the tin Mantua CotW from last week.
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 9:45:30 PM
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I think I've shown this one before but my latest photo shoot of it came out so well that I had to post it again...
AHM/Rivarossi 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" circa 1967...
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 10:31:29 PM
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| Shaygetz, your scenes and photography are phenomenal. Great work that can transport you through time.
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Posted - June 01 2008 : 11:08:45 PM
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Shaygetz:
"Well" you say. I love a man who knows how to understate something. Rarely guilty of that myself! [:D]
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Posted - June 02 2008 : 01:45:28 AM
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Hi all,
nice stuff and cool pictures! Mine is a Rivarossi as well, not as spectacular as the 4000, but very uncommon, even here in Europe. It´s a Dutch Ry. Class 1100 electric in blue.
Have a nice day,
Martin
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Posted - June 02 2008 : 05:07:56 AM
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just arrived part of mantua matchbox set,see the rest in cotw ken
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Posted - June 02 2008 : 4:43:45 PM
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| Is that Mantua's MU-2 GP-20? I know they eventually came out with can motors and 8-wheel drive also.
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Posted - June 02 2008 : 4:49:13 PM
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| its 8 wheel driven ken
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Posted - June 02 2008 : 4:52:06 PM
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| Very smooth runners--I have two F-units with that mechanism
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Posted - June 03 2008 : 8:52:23 PM
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| Ken, I checked out the rest of this set in the COTW forum. What a great set to begin with and yours looks about as good as it gets. Was this the set that sold on ebay a few weeks back?
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Posted - June 04 2008 : 06:43:49 AM
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| hi nyc,i got this set of ebay uk not us,it sold last week,the guy owed me some so i got it even cheaper ken
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Posted - June 04 2008 : 06:59:52 AM
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quote:Very smooth runners--I have two F-units with that mechanism
Originally posted by Adams - June 02 2008 : 4:52:06 PM
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They were made for Mantua by Mehano, and were the only locos that stood up to the punishment they got at Northlandz.
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Posted - June 04 2008 : 12:01:24 PM
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this would have been my pride and joy till it arrived,as usual top postage crap packing,luckly the damage is to frame am awaiting yardbirds reply regarding replacement and trying to find the jewal for headlamp at front ken
 
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Posted - June 04 2008 : 7:42:54 PM
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Thought that I would add these...they are all my favorites...with three more coming...
sharks, sharks and more sharks!!!!
Garret
"Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea-fight, SHARKS will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship's decks, like hungry dogs round a table where red meat is being carved, ready to bolt down every killed man that is tossed to them . . ." by Herman Melville
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Posted - June 04 2008 : 10:28:47 PM
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Hey Ken:
Condolences buddy. We've all been there! [V] [V] [V] Btw; did you get that PM about the Lilliput?
Fangy man, all those Sharks almost make a "Toothy" grin!!!! [:D] [:D] [:D]
Most Cool,
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Posted - June 05 2008 : 07:09:11 AM
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Romcat..I like that comment...Garret
"Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea-fight, SHARKS will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship's decks, like hungry dogs round a table where red meat is being carved, ready to bolt down every killed man that is tossed to them . . ." by Herman Melville
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