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 Posted - August 04 2008 : 2:12:37 PM
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Hello All--I'm very excited today, as I received a set I purchased on Ebay. I paid $69-not exactly a steal- but it is a totally unopened Mantua made in USA set, which includes a fantastic Great Northern Mikado with Vanderbilt tender. There is another layer of cars below what is seen in pic. It even comes with uncoupling ramps, and a bagged set of dummy switch stands, signal lights, and semaphores, and of course, track and transformer. I'll leave it all boxed for now, but that loco WILL make a test run today!
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Posted - August 04 2008 : 2:18:15 PM
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nice one chris,that was a steal if you were uk based that would be in pounds sterling for sure ,ken
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Posted - August 04 2008 : 9:03:44 PM
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Excellent Adams!
This is not mine but interesting. From an old auction Photo.
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Posted - August 05 2008 : 5:03:59 PM
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Hi, All--This came in today along with its coaches. Got it for a song because loco did not run. Took it apart to find wire to non-powered truck wasn't attached. Re-attached, cleaned, lubed, runs great! And, of course, in a Tyco world, who needs catenary?!
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Posted - August 09 2008 : 06:48:15 AM
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my latest,8 wheel drive mantuas,all in the dark red mantua boxes,bought as aba set but the locos are same number,so its an a/b set with spare a loco,ken
  
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Posted - August 11 2008 : 9:42:26 PM
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My new Super 630 briefly left its box for lubrication and a test run. The original grease was in the trucks, but once cleaned and re-lubed, the vintage 1976 loco was fired up, and put in a flawless performance! As "my railroad" has no engine shed, the shop forces keep the loco in a giant brown and white cardboard box!
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