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 Posted - November 29 2009 : 7:58:08 PM
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I may have shown this engine before, but I like it...
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Posted - November 29 2009 : 8:52:00 PM
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^^^ Nice detail!
So the last local train show for a LONG time was today. As usual, I didn't have intentions on buying anything 
I've always wanted a Tyco shark (especially in NYC colors), but I swear to you they are extinct in western PA. Then I stumbled onto this, which is a model power. Well close enough for government work as they say. Its a very good runner. Little noisy but its powered with a can motor the size of a small child so that might have something to do with it. Engine in the background in a Rivarossi Hudson that my friend bought, also lettered for NYC. Seemed really smooth once it ran around for awhile.
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Posted - November 29 2009 : 8:52:25 PM
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| That is nice. It's nice and refreshing to see custom jobs on Tyco goods. I like that version of B&M also, that herald on the nose always catches my eye. Hmm, guess I will have to make one of those into an avatar.
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Posted - November 29 2009 : 8:58:38 PM
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quote:That is nice. It's nice and refreshing to see custom jobs on Tyco goods. I like that version of B&M also, that herald on the nose always catches my eye. Hmm, guess I will have to make one of those into an avatar.
Originally posted by New_York_Central-November 29 2009: 8:52:25 PM
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If you need a nose pic, let me know.
Oops, I don't mean to pick your nose...
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Posted - November 29 2009 : 9:03:29 PM
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Sweet locos guys...
I picked these two up last week at a swap meet---two Bachmann shells and an Athearn dummy GP35 frame. I popped off the dummy trucks and replaced them with a pair of power trucks that I picked up in another lot, then posed each shell on the one frame...
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Posted - November 29 2009 : 9:44:05 PM
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Another find at today's train show:
It's an AHM C-Liner. As you can see, it needs a good cleaning. The picture makes it look worse than it is. I picked it up out of a $5 bin under the table, box and everything. Runs great.
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Posted - December 02 2009 : 8:46:02 PM
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Well, I had an interesting find a few days ago, on Ebay.
While doing a "Mantua Parts" search, I came up with this unit:
Looks like a standard Mantua 0-6-0, for sure. Price was right - no bids, starting bid was $5.95. I bisd $7 - and won it at $5.95.
This set all records for shipping, I swear - the guy lived in Halifax, and sent it out yesterday - I recieved it today. Amazing - I've seen stuff get mailed that distance take weeks.
Anyway, I got it and noticed right away that it wasn't a stock 0-6-0.... THIS is what one looks like:
Notice the extra steam dome? The more prominent air pump? The bell frame in the middle of the smokebox front?
All brass add-on parts. This engine must have $35 worth of Cal-Scale or Bowser parts added to it - air pump, light casting, classification light castings, generator, pop valves, bell hanger (the bell's missing) and Kadee couplers.
It looks bad right now, but a dip in brake fluid followed by some paint should make a big difference.
It was pretty dirty - cleaning the electrical contacts made a big difference. I oiled the motor bearings and cleaned the commutator and brushes. I then cleaned the drivers and tender wheels. I set it on the ol' test track and cranked up the juice, and for what must have been for the first time in at least ten years, the engine came to life, smooth and quiet no less.
For what it's worth, I think this one's actually a Tyco - there are no replaceable bearings, the driver axles just ride in the frame.
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Modelling the Grafton Terminal Railway, set in New Brunswick, Canada in the 1978-1984 time frame
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Posted - December 03 2009 : 01:30:19 AM
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quote:
Sahggy! Sweet post man! Bev-Bel used to offer these. I never researched what made them custom through Bev-Bel other than the fact that they came on Athearn GP-35 frames. I always loved the Bachmann GP-30's. My first locomotive was a Chessie System Bachmann GP-30. I see someone added a speed recorder on the rear truck on yours. How much did you pay for the pair if you dont mind me asking?
A lone amature built the ark! A large group of professionals built the titanic!
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Posted - December 03 2009 : 11:11:23 AM
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Sahggy! Sweet post man! Bev-Bel used to offer these. I never researched what made them custom through Bev-Bel other than the fact that they came on Athearn GP-35 frames. I always loved the Bachmann GP-30's. My first locomotive was a Chessie System Bachmann GP-30. I see someone added a speed recorder on the rear truck on yours. How much did you pay for the pair if you dont mind me asking?
Originally posted by ILUVBUDWSR-December 03 2009: 01:30:19 AM
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Thanks, I paid $2 for the shells and the one frame and $1 for those trucks, I still have the dummy trucks that came with the frame. I noticed that speed recorder as well, I haven't looked closer but the sideframes appear to be the brass ones that PFM offered in the late 70s as an add-on for Athearns. I'll take a closer look tonight.
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