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 Posted - September 21 2008 : 08:56:21 AM
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A PRR Bowser N5c. I added glazing to the CR version before I built it.
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Posted - September 22 2008 : 8:59:51 PM
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DRGW boxcar, I think it was $4. It has sprung trucks, and I put an old electric motor core inside to add a bit of interest. Yet again, this was a practice car for my weathering skills.
Not too bad I guess...
As for the manufacturer, there's a small stamp on the bottom that says "A-OK, Made In Hong Kong"...
    
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Posted - September 22 2008 : 9:16:52 PM
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My Walther's Russel Plow, only missing a round tuit.
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Posted - September 22 2008 : 9:53:22 PM
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Here's a Tyco CP Rail boxcar I picked up on the weekend. It's like my other one, only glossier...not sure which one's more common.
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Posted - September 24 2008 : 03:28:47 AM
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I`ll throw in my two cents on some vintage Chessie System Life-Like items here. Both show diffrent packaging. 
I am more partial to the one on the blister card. I`ve always liked that kind of packing because you can see what you`re buying.
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Posted - September 27 2008 : 6:17:39 PM
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Picked this up the other day...Has anyone here ever built one of these? Any finished photos to post? Chris
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Posted - September 27 2008 : 8:40:51 PM
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Model Power 40 foot Timken box car
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Posted - October 06 2008 : 07:42:42 AM
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As for the manufacturer, there's a small stamp on the bottom that says "A-OK, Made In Hong Kong"...
/tyco/forum/uploaded/MM 1498/DSCF5912.jpg
Originally posted by MM 1498Â -Â September 22 2008Â :Â 8:59:51 PM
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That's a Crown 40' Box Car. Crown was a division of Mantua. Here's more info...
http://tycotrain.tripod.com/redboxerafreightcars/id3.html
The A-OK Hong Kong is found on some AHM offerings of the '70s. Though the Crown group is listed as a division of Mantua Metal Products, the tooling for these cars looks to be what ends up in Bachmann's original HO-scale line of 1970.
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Posted - October 06 2008 : 09:29:07 AM
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This week my choice is my National Model Railroad Ass. 50th Anniversary Car 1935 to 1985.
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Posted - October 07 2008 : 8:41:55 PM
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quote:
As for the manufacturer, there's a small stamp on the bottom that says "A-OK, Made In Hong Kong"...
/tyco/forum/uploaded/MM 1498/DSCF5912.jpg
Originally posted by MM 1498Â -Â September 22 2008Â :Â 8:59:51 PM
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That's a Crown 40' Box Car. Crown was a division of Mantua. Here's more info...
http://tycotrain.tripod.com/redboxerafreightcars/id3.html
The A-OK Hong Kong is found on some AHM offerings of the '70s. Though the Crown group is listed as a division of Mantua Metal Products, the tooling for these cars looks to be what ends up in Bachmann's original HO-scale line of 1970.
Originally posted by Tony Cook-October 06 2008: 07:42:42 AM
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A-ha! Many thanks, that has been bugging me since I posted it.
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