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RAN
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 Posted - August 07 2008 : 12:17:12 AM
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Is anyone collecting Tyco Automatic Hoppers? A friend of mind was looking for these and since I already had quite a few of my own, I started filling in the blank spots. Problem is, and this was a real shock to my system. some of those I'm missing are selling on Ebay for over $50. Without the box! I was interested in how many folks on this forum were actively collecting the automatic hoppers. I also collect other manufacturers such as Athearn Metal, Varney, Silver Streak, Ulrich and Ambroid. RAN
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Posted - August 07 2008 : 12:52:37 AM
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The Brachs hopper has always been the rarest and most desirable of the operating hoppers. It rarely goes for less than $50. It was only made for a couple years and features a three-color paint job on the hopper cap - other so-equipped cars were simple monochrome jobs.
That Peabody hopper is NOT original Tyco. It is a custom job. The dump gates and brakewheel were painted - Tyco never did this. Also, the original auction had a view in which the lettering was visibly misaligned... not by much, but enough to give it away. There have been a few custom Peabody hoppers to crop up in the last year or so and they do look very good, whoever made them did a great job. But they are not original.
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Posted - August 08 2008 : 12:34:25 PM
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Hi RAN and welcome to the forums.
I edited your post to correctly display the images you uploaded. There is a bug I'm working on with the file extensions. Please use lowercase file extensions. .jpg works but .JPG doesn't work as intended, it's been driving me batty for about a year now. Also, when you upload the image and the forum replies that the upload is complete you can click a link that will automatically insert the image into your post. We have a testing forum if you want to play around with that.
GIC is correct about the Peabody car, that's a custom paint job and I have to say that it looks really nice.
There are also two versions of the Brach's paint scheme which most people are not aware of that fact. I found this out only this year myself.
To answer your original question, yes I do collect the operating hoppers and have just about all of them. I even have one that nobody here has ever seen before except for the pics I've posted. It's basically an error from the factory and all the lettering is shifted a panel to the left on the blue B&M model, and it was done on both sides. I guess that would make a 3rd B&M variety.
There is a site that is pretty thorough but not complete, it stands as a good guide for the operating hoppers.
http://kitbash.ourpage.com/tyco/index.html
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Posted - August 08 2008 : 1:34:29 PM
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Todd,
You talking about the White versus Yellow print on the Brach's hoppers? Those are the two variants I'm aware of. Hard to get as those suckers are, I only have the Yellow version... and it's missing the roof (although I intend to make one).
I have three panel-print variants of the B&M car.
There are also tooling variants on the Virginian, Holly, Spreckels, and Monon cars. Monon also has a paint shade variant (Dark versus Light-Yellow Orange).
AND there are some very rare promo-only versions too! Think in the vein of that Alcan Center Flow... same concept and rarity but different names I can't recall. I do not have any but have seen legit photos of them.
Edited by - GoingInCirclez on August 08 2008 1:37:12 PM
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Posted - August 08 2008 : 2:01:46 PM
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removed by me posted by mistake ken
Edited by - catfordken on August 08 2008 2:17:33 PM
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