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 Posted - March 21 2010 : 05:54:15 AM
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A nonpowered Delaware and Hudson RF16 by Tyco. The paint scheme is too pretty to pass up. It says made in the USA on the bottom of both trucks that snap-on. The sideframes are of the three-leaf spring kind which is the second version from Tyco and means this is one of the earliest RF16s. Later D&H Sharks had a four leaf spring design.
It came with a matching shell that was missing the battery box on the engineers side so this was probably from a dual loco set. Interesting that all horns were present.
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Posted - March 23 2010 : 01:42:55 AM
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New here... this GP-20 is my only TYCO unit. I pulled her out of storage just before Christmas to show the kids what I played with as a child. I don't recall exactly when I received it. It was part of a set which I received new, probably as a Christmas or birthday gift, probably around 1980 or so. As far as I can tell, it's definitely a post-1978 TYCO.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgtwindad/4393894050/in/set-72157623482898412/
As you can see, it's a little worse for wear but not bad. It's missing all the handrails (not sure it ever had them, though I bought it new... I probably lost them promptly after receiving the set). It also doesn't have a dynamic brake blister (yet). The front steps have taken some damage as well, probably as a result of one of my "Gomez Addams" phases.
Soon, I'm going to work on dressing it up with a DB blister, MU hoses, handrails, body-mounted Kadee couplers, a snowplow, windshield wipers, and a fresh coat of paint, probably in this scheme:
/tyco/forum/uploaded/TwinDad/4381153284_7c9877bcc8.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgtwindad/4381153284/in/set-72157623490502006/
Note: I'm not going to convert it into a GP38. That's just the model I used to work out the color scheme. You can see the rest of my color schemes here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgtwindad/sets/72157623490502006/ I have a new one coming that features the logo and "CH&FR" in large print.
The CH&FR refers to my fictional Chestnut Hill & Frost River Railroad. You can read (some) more about it on my blog: http://chfrrailroad.wordpress.com
OK, I've prattled on long enough...
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Posted - March 23 2010 : 06:03:16 AM
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Nice Geep. Cool paint schemes.
You might want to keep this one stock for posterity, and do up another super detailed GP20.
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Posted - March 23 2010 : 09:44:04 AM
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Hmm... Hadn't really considered that. I'd like to hear your reasoning, but I don't think this thread is likely the place for the discussion. Before I whip out the Pine-Sol and Xacto, I'll start a thread somewhere else here to discuss...
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Posted - March 23 2010 : 11:08:12 AM
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my lot this week is my cheapest yet,mint boxed bachmann loco,runs like a dream,grabbed at last minute,guy bought it back from states in the 80s,put it in a cupboard and forgot about it,ken
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Posted - March 23 2010 : 11:45:28 AM
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Here is my UP version of the Bachmann 0-6-0
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" It's a Heck of a Day " !!!
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