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 Posted - May 27 2009 : 08:31:13 AM
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Three scratched up passenger cars came with the Tyco stash someone gave me, and I decided to letter them to run with the Santa Fe F7, which was in reasonably good shape. But three cars didn't seem to be much of a passenger train, so a bought a dome (posted elsewhere) and an Athern diner, which is a close approximation to the ATSF lunch counter cars.
But at nearly 10", the (72-foot) Athern diner didn't look quite right with the shorter Tyco cars, so I got out my razor saw and took off about 5/8". If you look closely, you can see where I glued the ends back on after the surgery, but hopefully that isn't the first thing you notice. The splice in the frame was made so the seam is under a door added to the skirting. Also, to make it more compatible with the Tyco, I ran off some silhouettes on my office laser printer.
In this picture, the diner is the top car, with the Tyco coach underneath. Probably not really worth the effort to take off just 5/8", but I am happier with it now.
Bruce Clouette
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 2:44:38 PM
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Nice job Bruce. We all find ourelves doing those " not worth the effort repairs or modifications".. But it's worth it to us! Enjoy!
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 5:49:17 PM
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hey next time you do silhouettes do one with a "murder" scene in it  a good example is the train in the Roger Rabbit movie
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 6:08:01 PM
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From Tyco trains to murder scenes!!??? What will we come to next?
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 8:47:26 PM
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oh c'mon Walt I thought it'd be neat on a Tyco Passenger car
here's my Tyco UP Club Car need MOAR Tyco passenger cars!
Edited by - microbusss on May 27 2009 8:48:11 PM
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 9:00:34 PM
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Tycoville claim's it's first murder ever! Channel 4 news sadly reports person murdered on passenger train! Story & film at 11 !!
Walt
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