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Here's a very clean example of Tyco's Bobber Caboose with the US Army Communications car graphics. I stumbled upon this sweetie when I wasn't even looking and didn't think twice.
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 11:16:58 AM
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| Is the frame die-cast? I have never seen this one before. I noticed the coupler pockets are long on this one also for a Tyco
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 11:19:37 AM
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quote:Is the frame die-cast? I have never seen this one before. I noticed the coupler pockets are long on this one also for a Tyco
Originally posted by Brianstyco - December 28 2008 : 11:16:58 AM
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The frame is plastic, there is very little metal at all in this piece.
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 1:44:18 PM
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I recieved two Con-Cor streamlined passenger cars for Christmas, a coach and a Vista-dome, both in Erie Lackawanna paint.
Perfect for being pulled by my Athearn PA! 
Here's the dome car.
These Con-Cor's are a VAST improvement over the IHC passenger cars I got last year...let's just say I won't be buying more from them anytime soon. 
    
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 2:27:22 PM
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Cool dome car Matt. I've always found my Con-cor car to be a little on the light side, but they do look nice (especially for what they cost). Were your IHC cars made by Rivarossi?
This is a Bachmann SF Full-Dome passenger car I bought earlier this year.
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 2:30:08 PM
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| wow thats a bright santa fe,was it a special ken
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 2:39:01 PM
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Cheez:
I do plan on adding a bit of weight to these cars, actually. They're not too light, but a little bit more weight never hurts.
The IHC cars I got were brand new, made by IHC themselves I believe. There's no markings on the bottom.
Get this - the three cars I got all have gray roofs, and none of them match another. They're each an individual shade of gray.
And, on top of that, none of them came with any weights. Just a hollow plastic shell on top of the wheels.
Even worse still, they were bought to match a Proto 1000 Erie-Built I also got. While it looked great, the motor was a complete bust, it must have been a dud or something.
Last year was not a good year for Christmas trains, I'll tell ya.
That's a funky looking dome car you've got. I wonder how many people Santa Fe would have blinded if it were a real prototype...
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 3:12:43 PM
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Hey Ken. Shiny eh I'm not really sure what it is...probably just a fantasy scheme. Tyco made some chrome cars as well back in the 60's. :P
quote:The IHC cars I got were brand new, made by IHC themselves I believe. There's no markings on the bottom.
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Wait no...It's AHM I was thinking of! They're the ones that imported my Rivarossi cars! ...And then I have a blue Via car that's made by IHC. *Shoots myself in the head*
Ok, so ya... I have one IHC car. It looks alright, but it's extremely light.
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 4:35:20 PM
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Cheez dude, that's a serious episode of "Pimp My Dome car" 
My N scale Arnold Rapido NYC Vista dome...only, NYC could never have owned them. Northeast railroads being the oldest, their tunnels were built for smaller equipment until they were opened up in the 80s...
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Posted - December 28 2008 : 5:14:11 PM
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The IHC passenger cars are apparently unweighted in order to leave room for the optional matching add-in Interior and/or Lighting kits.
I have the full IHC take on the Chessie Steam Special and while the cars are not spectacular perfect, they are nicely done, near-full length, and run well. The paint and decoration is uniform and well done.
Still, I suppose they could have used a removable weight. But it must be noted, not being a passenger train buff myself, it's nice to get an entire 8-car train that does the job, for the price of just one or two Walthers cars. The latest NYC paasenger cars from Walthers are like $75 EACH?! My entire IHC Chessie train WITH interiors only cost me $90 brand new in 2005!
Mismatched roof colors would be kind of neat if you were modeling a train in its later service years. Besides, toward the end of real-life passenger service, mismatched roofs were the least of a train's aesthetic woes.
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Posted - December 29 2008 : 7:39:22 PM
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Here is a Pemco CN Refrigerator Car.
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Posted - December 31 2008 : 08:37:47 AM
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quote:| Hey Ken. Shiny eh I'm not really sure what it is...probably just a fantasy scheme. Tyco made some chrome cars as well back in the 60's. :P |
Originally posted by DaCheez-December 28 2008: 3:12:43 PM
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I would hope the Santa Fe handed out sunglasses with tickets before having folks board those super bright chrome plated All-Domes.
This Santa Fe All-Dome with Chrome was a standard Bachmann catalog item for a number of years in the late '70s. There are Amtrak examples with this same heavy bright coating of chrome.
http://ho-scaletrains.net/bachmannhoscalerollingstock/id52.html
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Posted - December 31 2008 : 8:11:07 PM
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Hey Tony. Nice page. Bachmann made the full-dome car in CN too. Was that one not catologed?
I finally got my hands on a Bachmann CN full-dome car today. The design of the coupler pockets is really cool. There's a mech inside the car which causes the pockets to swivel with the movement of the trucks. I'm guessing this is to allow operation on tight curves. Pretty neat.
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Posted - January 01 2009 : 5:41:14 PM
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quote:Hey Tony. Nice page. Bachmann made the full-dome car in CN too. Was that one not catologed?
I finally got my hands on a Bachmann CN full-dome car today. The design of the coupler pockets is really cool. There's a mech inside the car which causes the pockets to swivel with the movement of the trucks. I'm guessing this is to allow operation on tight curves. Pretty neat.
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That is cool Cheez!
Sounds like it would be a good idea, as long as there is little binding or resistance in the mechanism.
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Posted - January 01 2009 : 6:40:13 PM
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hi guys it seems a great idea from bachmann its on my doodlebug,and is very free in its movement,smooth as a button ken
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Posted - January 02 2009 : 7:44:57 PM
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my car of the week,commissary dept kitchen car only dry fitted so trucks are loose,glazed,but no glue or screws ken
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Posted - January 02 2009 : 7:58:40 PM
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| A good start to putting together a nice work train.
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Posted - January 03 2009 : 10:53:07 AM
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My favorites of the moment--picked these up a few weeks ago, they've seen a lot of service since--very simple and basic Life-Like, don't know from what era. Have a diner, Pullman and coach. No interiors, but all windows are glazed. Cost: $10 total.
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Posted - January 03 2009 : 11:06:04 AM
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| chris i see those magic letters SOUTHERN ken
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Posted - January 03 2009 : 11:57:15 AM
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Adams, those are Life-Like Scene Master series cars from the early 80s. Yours are missing the rubber diaphragms that Life-Like installed on them, not unusual as they created a derailment issue on tight curves. The molds go back through AHM/Penn Line in the mid 60s to Varney from the late 50s. Here's one in its AHM/Penn Line version, they came with metal trucks and an optional light kit...
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Posted - October 07 2015 : 12:05:51 AM
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| Nice car and photo there Shaygetz.
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