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Hi All,
I guess I will get the ball rolling this week. This is an Athearn Hustler that the Great One picked up for me on Friday. Best of all she got it for FREE! I love that word. I cleaned it up and put new rubber bands on it, now it screams around the track
Thanks for looking.
Mike
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Posted - July 07 2008 : 11:46:52 AM
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This is an unusual Hustler I got in a box lot.
The upper part of the shell is an Athearn Hustler and the bottom part of the shell was built by the previous owner.
I scratch built the side frames and mounted a Mantua MU-2 power truck in it.
I also built a circuit to flash the LED beacon on the roof.
Ray
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Posted - July 07 2008 : 1:43:42 PM
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I got the drive for this recently with a beat up shell, so I swapped it with a near mint one I had. I'll keep this one stock.
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Here is my Triang, it doesn't run and I can't find parts for it. but I'll show it anyway.
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Posted - July 07 2008 : 4:50:38 PM
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Hello,
and now something completely different....
This is a Alco DL500 CC, one of Alco´s export locomotives. Even if it does not look like. it´s a double ender (made it look kinda funny when it ran backwards...). This is the Spanish Ry. RENFE version from Lima.
Cheerio,
Martin
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Posted - July 07 2008 : 5:31:01 PM
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Jeremy:
Cheez has parts for that Traing Dock Diesel. He sent me the shell.
Ray, Wow, does that look different. Hustlers are the best little Kitbash Projects!
Martin: There's a version in Australia of that Alco as well, and it also has the hostlers cab on the back!
-Gareth
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Posted - July 07 2008 : 8:06:30 PM
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British invasion! Touring my layout is my new Dutchess (Coronation) Class 4-6-2. It began as an LMS streamlined loco in the 1930's...was later de-streamlined, and painted British Railways blue. Behind it, you can see a Class 25 BR diesel. All thanks to Ken!
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 09:20:05 AM
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Jeremy,
I have a spare Triang power truck in my parts collection. All it's missing are the brushes, but it's likely that's what you need as well.
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 10:13:21 AM
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hi guys i can get brushes and lots of other spares for any hornby or triang loco.below are the prices of triang brushes ken
X67 standard triang brushes,fits all triang motors#133;6 for £7.50...each.........£1.50
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 6:19:15 PM
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This is a Fleichmann loco. What is the prototype? It has a sort of pancake motor and the pinion gear slips.
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 6:23:38 PM
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Hey AF:
I have one of those, runs excellent!
There is an even shorter in length one!
Bavarian prototype I think. Perhaps Ken knows since it's his side of the pond!
-Gareth
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 6:33:24 PM
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| will stand corrected but i think they are class MV9 Locos
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 6:43:17 PM
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That sounds right Ken.
-Gareth
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Posted - July 08 2008 : 7:23:02 PM
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cannot find muck just made by o & k mv9 ken
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Posted - July 09 2008 : 01:22:56 AM
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Hello,
the O&K MV9 is a German made industrial Diesel switcher from the 1950´s, Fleischmann brought out this model something round 1959. It has a little oversized hoods, see Link below
http://www.rangierdiesel.de/images/ok_26103_50.jpg
Versions without buffers but with US-couplings are much sought after in Germany. The green one is slightly rarer than the red one. In the 80´s Fleischmann replaced these models with a more scale like version, which is shorter.
Martin
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Posted - July 09 2008 : 06:20:31 AM
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Thanks Ken and Martin!
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Posted - July 11 2008 : 09:21:29 AM
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quote:Jeremy:
Martin: There's a version in Australia of that Alco as well, and it also has the hostlers cab on the back!
-Gareth
Originally posted by romcat - July 07 2008 : 5:31:01 PM
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The Lima model is actually of the Australian version - New South Wales 44 class to be exact. I'm pretty sure it was the first Australian model made by Lima (along with the Indian Pacific cars which later appeared in Amtrak and Via Rail versions). The 44 class was also available as the South Australian 930 class - which wasn't as accurate. The RENFE one isn't totally accurate either, but looks the part.
Interestingly enough, the N scale model of the RENFE Alco (by Ibertren) was made in NSW colours for sale in Australia. [:D]
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Posted - July 11 2008 : 10:39:43 PM
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I know Gareth likes small switchers, So here is a pair of Lionel HO Husky Switchers.
Lionel made a knock off of the Athearn Hustler.
Here is the AEC And US Air Force.
US Navy Made By Athearn for Lionel Only.
I also have some switchers I think Martin67 would like.
Numquam Immoderatio Satis Est
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Posted - July 11 2008 : 11:19:29 PM
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The bottom one has to be a Renault 4 Switcher right! [:D] [:D] [:D]
Most of you guys won't get that though Ken and our Euro cousins likely will!?
-Gareth
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Posted - July 12 2008 : 02:48:24 AM
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That's quite a collection, VintageHO. I've long wondered what those funny little Rivarossi switchers were. They always looked like a baby's shoe to me. [:)]
I watched an auction for one a few months back that went for big bucks, even tho it had some missing parts.
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Posted - July 12 2008 : 9:09:41 PM
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A MUST SEE!! I do not have a locomotive to enter, BUT I do have a link that Canadian National collectors would love to see! on ebay... You Will Be Impressed!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/CN-German-Rarity-Vintage-Original-Slide-TNUTZ_W0QQitemZ350076531717QQihZ022QQcategoryZ71011QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I now return you to your regulary shedualed program.
John/Zebrails
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"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - July 13 2008 : 06:13:24 AM
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That loco is made by the same company that gave us the Krause Maffie, tested by SP,I think.
Alco Fan
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Posted - July 13 2008 : 06:56:12 AM
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Alco Fan,
not really! MAK (the Canadian Switcher) is a Company in the northern German town of Kiel, specialized in building Diesel engines, while Krauss-Maffei is based in southern Germany, actually in my hometown Munich. Krauss Maffei has been building locomotives (Steam, Diesel and Electric) for over 100 years. They are still in business, now belonging to Siemens.
Martin
P.S. I love that Rivarossi "Renault 4" switcher, it´s a real raritiy!
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Posted - July 13 2008 : 09:13:30 AM
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Well did not see one for this week started so...here is my additions to this last post...EL pa1...thank you Gregg...
hope you all like...new part of the Phoebe Snow train....the 'Fanged One"...
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 - July 13 2008 : 09:18:04 AM
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nice lot i like the pa`s ken
ps take it they are athearns
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Posted - July 13 2008 : 10:55:36 AM
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Ken...correct Athearn...just got them...two A powered and one B dummy...they have never been run or put together yet...new in the boxes with the extra parts....."the fanged one."..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 - July 14 2008 : 4:03:32 PM
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quote:Ken...correct Athearn...just got them...two A powered and
one B dummy...they have never been run or put together yet...new
in the boxes with the extra parts....."the fanged one."..Garret
Originally posted by Puppyfang - July 13 2008 : 10:55:36 AM
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Mr. Fanged one...
Now, the chances of having an A-B-B-A consist will look great.
BUT (don't you just dislike them goat butts?) make sure you don't go
and blow a fuse getting all three (and one dummy) units
running with a beautiful set of cars behind them.
The end of this month will be good for me 'cus I will be able to clean
up my debts (and you know who you are) ... (finally)
John/Zebrails
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 - August 20 2008 : 2:45:22 PM
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HI, here are some pics of a hustler I did a few months ago. It is a Cox geared hustler chassis, the bottom of an athearn shell and I painted, detailed, and lettered a Cary diecast boiler and placed it on top of the whole thing and added Kadee couplers. I hope the pics show and not just a link to them, I think I followed the directions correctly. Tom
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Posted - September 16 2011 : 07:53:45 AM
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Whats Up With That RENFE
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