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 Posted - May 29 2009 : 10:45:30 PM
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I don't have a great amount of experience with Varney, other than reading about them when I was growing up.
Here is my project, of which I have found out what everyone is talking about, is the metal frame is totally fragmented.
But, it will run the rails again...
Mike
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Posted - May 30 2009 : 02:01:04 AM
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Interesting project.
I've been wanting to try modifying an Athearn Hi-F frame to replace the Varney frame but haven't gotten started on the project yet.
It would require cutting out the rear bolster for the truck, widdening the opening for the rear power truck to fit and cutting out the center of the fuel tank for the driveshaft.
Or you could build a frame frome scratch.
This is a chassis I built from scratch years ago for the same shell.
I even built the trucks from scratch.
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Posted - May 30 2009 : 12:42:14 PM
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here is my Varney project. Frame is for metal shell!
the frame in the front is for plastic shell.
MG. - Erich
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Posted - May 30 2009 : 3:57:46 PM
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Another Varney project ! (look what they load on the flat).
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Posted - May 30 2009 : 6:00:11 PM
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Now that is a cool picture Erich!!! Where did you find that?
Mike
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Posted - May 30 2009 : 10:02:07 PM
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quote:
Another Varney project ! (look what they load on the flat).
Erich
Originally posted by Erich-May 30 2009: 3:57:46 PM
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Who on earth got the NYC to haul locomotive parts and a dinosaur around? And then put a bear with a gun and a weird hat in charge! Ughh!!!  
    
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Posted - May 30 2009 : 10:52:47 PM
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Sharp eye, I never noticed that...
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Posted - May 31 2009 : 04:43:24 AM
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/tyco/forum/uploaded/erich/swayback2.jpg
Here is another pic from Gorre&Daphetid Line!
if you like more pics of this famous layout check this out:http://www.gdlines.com/Galleries.html
but dont forget the Varney Project
Erich
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Posted - May 31 2009 : 12:07:55 PM
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Who on earth got the NYC to haul locomotive parts and a dinosaur around? And then put a bear with a gun and a weird hat in charge! Ughh!!!
Originally posted by MM 1498-May 30 2009: 10:02:07 PM
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That picture is an original ad for Varney's SW locomotive and their newest drive train done by John Allen on his G&D. The dino is "Old #13", very familiar to us older modelers. Something else to note is that he made his own figures, beeswax molded onto wire armatures which were then carved, painted with white shoe polish, then painted with artist oils. Several of them were copied by Preiser and Life-Like.
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Posted - May 31 2009 : 3:55:46 PM
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quote:quote:
Who on earth got the NYC to haul locomotive parts and a dinosaur around? And then put a bear with a gun and a weird hat in charge! Ughh!!!
Originally posted by MM 1498-May 30 2009: 10:02:07 PM
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That picture is an original ad for Varney's SW locomotive and their newest drive train done by John Allen on his G&D. The dino is "Old #13", very familiar to us older modelers. Something else to note is that he made his own figures, beeswax molded onto wire armatures which were then carved, painted with white shoe polish, then painted with artist oils. Several of them were copied by Preiser and Life-Like.
Originally posted by shaygetz-May 31 2009: 12:07:55 PM
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Wow. That's amazing. He made his own figures, and then companies wanted copies...now that's something else!
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Posted - June 01 2009 : 01:12:15 AM
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| Getting back to topic, the easiest way to repair that Varney F7 would be to round up an early Life-Like F7 with plastic frame and just swap it out. Unfortunately those aren't all that common anymore either.
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Posted - June 01 2009 : 12:07:08 PM
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quote:Getting back to topic, the easiest way to repair that Varney F7 would be to round up an early Life-Like F7 with plastic frame and just swap it out. Unfortunately those aren't all that common anymore either.
Originally posted by lvrr325-June 01 2009: 01:12:15 AM
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Your right, I have been looking for a couple of those Life-Like F7 chassis with no luck in finding them.
Another chassis that will fit under the Varney F7 is the Pennline chassis. Probably just as hard to find though.
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Posted - June 01 2009 : 1:18:24 PM
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Hi Mike !
can you post pic from frame, have not seen this before!
Erich
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Posted - June 01 2009 : 3:56:19 PM
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Mike,
I have a working chassis for that loco. I have no need for it.
Nelson
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Posted - June 02 2009 : 01:52:43 AM
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quote:Mike,
I have a working chassis for that loco. I have no need for it.
Nelson
Originally posted by NickelPlate759-June 01 2009: 3:56:19 PM
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This is the best idea, throwing away the plastic frame and get a metal under this nice shell. so you have a original one!
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