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Pierce
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 Posted - December 08 2008 : 08:49:46 AM
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Woo Hoo I get to finally do one of these.... Here is mine for this week. It is a custom painted Athearn GP-30, not sure who did it maybe a BevBel any info would be apriciated.
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Posted - December 09 2008 : 4:38:56 PM
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| Very nice-looking, Pierce. Old Athearn GP-30's aren't known for being particularly elegant or accurate, but this one looks great!
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Pierce
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Posted - December 09 2008 : 6:29:48 PM
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Yes I had to have it when I saw it at a Allentown Train Meet a few years ago. I was quite impressed with it even tho I do not typically run Great Northern...
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Posted - December 09 2008 : 7:44:26 PM
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My latest loco is this wonderful little beastie given to me by a dear friend:
I don't know much about Penn Line, and I've not typically been much enamored with hustlers and goats (boy does that ever sound perverted  ) but I gotta say... this little guy is awesome! Looks so deliciously silly tooling around the layout. I'm not sure if the gearing was designed intentionally for it, but it crawls at a pretty slow speed - appropriate for its size.
The detail is kind of funny. Penn Line makes some bold claims about fidelity and detail... and the see-thru front grille, side louvers, and top details, are well-done for the time. But where the heck is the truck/wheelbase apparatii? And how are you supposed to see out the front?! 
I'm eventually going to paint this as the official STC shop Goat. It was a gift ostensibly for Beverly, so that's appropriate - given that she eats like one! 
Edited by - GoingInCirclez on December 09 2008 7:44:57 PM
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Posted - December 09 2008 : 8:28:54 PM
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my latest,atlas mp15,runs sweet ken
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Posted - December 10 2008 : 12:00:37 AM
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Tony, someone gave you a mint Midget? I've wanted one of those for a long time. Some versions had quieter gearing than others, using angled teeth on the spur gears. It's actually a darn accurate model of a Whitcomb switcher, although they left out the front windows.
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http://www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.net/eq_whitcomb1.html
The Tyco Depot
Edited by - NickelPlate759 on December 10 2008 12:02:39 AM
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Posted - December 10 2008 : 12:52:04 PM
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| theres one of these on evilbay start price of 49.99 unboxed,so someone likes them,size wise about same as uk for the purpose they were made for,ken
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