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 Posted - April 16 2010 : 12:11:00 PM
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any ideas if this is mdc or not ken
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 1:01:26 PM
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Ken,
Yes, that is an MDC or Roundhouse climax.
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 1:25:48 PM
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| hi ro,many thanks ken
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 2:51:58 PM
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Yep, correct. It's the MDC/Roundhouse Climax. It uses the same underframe and drive as the Boxcab Diesel. Loud, but slooooooooowwwww runners.
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 6:04:05 PM
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Ken ; It is a MDC climax. The coal bunker area is different. A little kitbashing has been done to it. The bunker has been inlarged and some detail added. It looks OK. Did you test run it. They are veeeerrrry slow.
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 6:05:44 PM
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Here you go, Ken...MR magazine November '76...
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 6:55:20 PM
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| not bought it yet,was waiting to see what the opinion was like first ken
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 7:30:35 PM
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quote:not bought it yet,was waiting to see what the opinion was like first ken
Originally posted by catfordken - April 16 2010 : 6:55:20 PM
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I like them for nostalgic reasons but, a McCullough chainsaw is sweet music compared to these things, they sound like cats in a clothes dryer...they do run nice and slow, as Kris pointed out, something that was still pretty novel in the '70s when they were offered. The Dec. '82 MR magazine has a good article on making improvements to it, both mechanically and in appearance.
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 7:36:58 PM
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| will see how high it goes like the looks of a challenge ken
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 8:07:24 PM
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Ken ; MDC is not the same now as it was before the takeover. The company is being run by who knows, I don't. They don't seem to be hobby people, only marketing people. just in it for the money. you can't get the old line of steam locos any more. I guess they were to good and lasted to long. Just the little old timers are offered now.
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Posted - April 16 2010 : 8:09:42 PM
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| i prefer the older locos even if they run rough,its a challenge to get them running smooth,i also like the basic detail,modern ones look good body wise,but are not for the rough handling that i give em ken
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