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 Posted - February 07 2010 : 08:54:53 AM
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i have,thanks to a fellow member,a penn line set no 6216,what i need help with is the trucks,whats best to clean the oxide of them,apart from a wire brush,and does any one still make the prr logo as on the diesel units,see second one its missing ken
Edited by - catfordken on February 08 2010 10:31:44 AM
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Posted - February 11 2010 : 12:39:33 PM
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Micro Scale decals offers sets for the Pennsylvania RR . You might find a suitably sized keystone in one of their sets. The original Penn Line decals were notorious for coming off. You had to be very careful with how you handled the equipment.
Penn Line is out of business for almost 40 years and parts, as well as decals, for the diesels are few and far between. Bowser was making the steam engine kits and had decals available but they have discontinued the line and sold off everything.
Good luck in your quest for a keystone.
Glad to see a Pennsy collector in the UK. My favorite all time British engine were the Black Fives, as formerly used on the LM&S. They would have been right at home on the Pennsy!
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Posted - February 11 2010 : 1:08:04 PM
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hi again LIGuy45,yeah love me pennsys,and them black 5s great workhorses,ken
will find a keystone,by hook or by crook
Edited by - catfordken on February 11 2010 1:10:19 PM
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Posted - February 11 2010 : 1:43:36 PM
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wow nice passenger train ken Kinda resembles Tyco ones 
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Posted - February 13 2010 : 08:04:33 AM
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hi guys been trying out different stuff to remove the oxide off the trucks as you know,well turtle wax rust eater does a good job,apply as per instructions,leave for about 5 mins or so then was and dry,followed by the fibre pen,advantage no real wear on truck or loss of detail,see photo ken
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Posted - February 13 2010 : 09:40:50 AM
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 good info there Ken my Tyco UP combine's wheels are worse than yours Will try that  Copurse idk if Theres even a Turtle Wax Rust Eater here in USA
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Posted - February 13 2010 : 10:56:51 AM
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Ken : This just relates to Streamlined Passenger cars sold by Varney, penn-Line, and life like. Vaney made train sets for Penn-Line. The identical trucks were made by Varney. Just Varneys didn't say Penn- Line and the coupler fastned differently. These Varney trucks didn't have the Varney name on them. Proably the only ones that never did. Penn Line had their name on the bottom of the floor and underneath on the trucks. Varney didn't. Unless it was lifelike selling the same train sets with left over Varney metal trucks. Ken how many passenger trucks do you need.
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Posted - February 13 2010 : 11:14:42 AM
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| hi frank thanks but as you can see managed to sort me trucks out,its just a couple of keystone for side of diesels i need ken
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Posted - February 13 2010 : 2:30:59 PM
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quote:hi guys been trying out different stuff to remove the oxide off the trucks as you know,well turtle wax rust eater does a good job,apply as per instructions,leave for about 5 mins or so then was and dry,followed by the fibre pen,advantage no real wear on truck or loss of detail,see photo ken
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What a difference I'll have to remember this...I know I have a few truckframes that could use this. Nice set BTW!
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Posted - February 13 2010 : 2:47:34 PM
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| just done the chassis all roughness gone smooth as a babies bum,ready for spraying or not ken
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