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 Posted - February 09 2010 : 09:10:33 AM
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Just thought I'd put up a few photos of my recent eBay purchases for everyone to look at while they are snowed in...
Two shark nose diesels. Need a little touch up and I have to find some replacement horns. Otherwise they are in good shape and run well.
Little Six. Runs well in reverse! Not as good going forward. Needs a rear coupler and coupler pocket. Also a cool little Marx dwarf signal! I want more of these!
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Posted - February 09 2010 : 10:20:43 AM
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I like the signals The ones in the top pic are backwards  Usually the red is on bottom & green on the top Plus if you find horns for those Sharks I could use one I loves the watertower in the background Who made it? I got one just like it Will look for that dwarf signal on the 20th Is it O scale?
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Posted - February 09 2010 : 10:29:24 AM
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| All the accessories in the top photo are Marx HO as is the dwarf signal. The water towers are usually on eBay for about $10-15. The block signals came like that! I have two. I didn't realize they were backwards. I don't care, though! The dwarf signal comes attached to a cardboard backer with a picture of a track on it. You just snap it right on the track. I've never seen one before this one.
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Posted - February 09 2010 : 2:20:23 PM
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to 59chevy: I've tinkered with HO steam engines from Mantua, Penn Line and Bowser for 30 years and I can tell you that most of them seem to run better in reverse! It has something to do with thrust bearings and the armature of an open frame motor.
I started in HO with Mantua little six - I even had the matching valve gear. A long time ago I gave it to a minister who was working with his youth club to build an HO layout. I wish I had it now.
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Posted - February 09 2010 : 4:08:07 PM
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Ha ha...maybe I'll just run everything backwards!
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 Posted - February 09 2010 : 4:36:46 PM
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They don't make signal towers like THAT anymore. Wicked Marx pieces! 
    
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 Posted - February 09 2010 : 5:16:50 PM
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Hi 59Chevy,
Wow! those are nice sharks. Are they all metal? Mantua? Do you have plans to put couplers on the front of one of them for a nice AA-ABA set?
I really like the track side items as well. Marx in particular is one of my favorites for these.
Thanks for sharing.
Mike
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Posted - February 09 2010 : 7:04:23 PM
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I really like Marx accessories, too! I've never seen that little dwarf signal until a few weeks ago and I had to have it! The sanding tower in the background in the top photo is really nice, too.
I'm going to leave the sharks as they are. I leave everything stock; I like it that way. I really like keeping things, as they say in collector car lingo, "OEM!" (Original Equipment of the Manufacturer) The sharks are all metal, original paint, stamped "Mantua Tyco" inside.
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 11:19:52 AM
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"59,
I was following that auction. I've wanted one of those for years.
Congrats. No modifications, their historical:)
How do they run?
Alco Fan
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 12:57:01 PM
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quote:| I leave everything stock; I like it that way. I really like keeping things, |
yes I agree & since when do real locos have a NICE & new paint on them
I'd rather run them as-is Who cares if the paint is scratched &/or messed up
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 1:20:43 PM
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They both run pretty well! I got them both from the same guy. Paid more than I wanted for the second one, but got the first one really cheap, so it all evens out. When I saw the second one, I knew it probably ran well because the first one did, so that's why I bid on it.
Eventually, I'd like to find replacement horns and pull the other ones out. Both are missing half the horn. I don't modify anything! I like them the way they come from the factory.
Don't see these too often in the factory tuscan paint!
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Posted - March 27 2021 : 8:46:33 PM
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"Just thought I would put up a few photos of my recent eBay purchases for everyone to look at while they are snowed in.
Two shark nose diesels. Need a little touch up and I have to find some replacement horns.
Otherwise they are in good shape and run well.
Little Six. Runs well in reverse! Not as good going forward. Needs a rear coupler and coupler pocket.
Also a cool little Marx dwarf signal! I want more of these!"
Originally posted by 59Chevy on February 09 2010 at 9:10 am.
Just when you thought it was safe to venture into the sea.
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