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Picked this up in a lot today, It is a ROCO, anyone have a pic of the engine that would go with it?



I think it is kind of cool looking.
And what is the best way to clean the dust off of these?
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hi russell ahm imported lots of roco stuff and this is one of them a rear coop caboose its in the 1979 catalog ken
http://tycotrain.tripod.com/ahmhoscaletrainscollectorsresource/id2.html
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neat but what is the orange & green one in the back?
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neat but what is the orange & green one in the back?

Originally posted by microbusss - July 02 2010 :  6:40:56 PM



It's just a Bachmann that someone added a poor orange paint job too.

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lets see it up close
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Picked this up in a lot today, It is a ROCO,
And what is the best way to clean the dust off of these?
Thanks,Russell

Originally posted by 70elcamino - July 02 2010 :  6:32:58 PM



Compressed air works good for loose dust. AFter that, just warm soapy water and a toothbrush, soft or worn bristles, will do the trick. that's all I've used for dust removal, if you look at my previous Building post, I cleaned up the Tyco Union 76 Gas station with nothing but warm water and some some dish soap and a soft brush. Came out nice!

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just warm soapy water

O RLY?? Look what happened to this caboose after using only plain tap water


oh well its a crummy caboose anyway it missing ladders & railings
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I'd love to know what happened there. That's not right.

I usually use water, soap only if necessary. Q-tips can help push the water into some of the details. Compressed air is good for removing the bulk of heavy dust.

On the other hand, some things look good dusty.
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Never use windex..... I learned that the hard way.
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by the looks of it,someone used a varnish coat on it,at least thats my theory ken
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Never use windex..... I learned that the hard way.

Originally posted by AF Kid - July 03 2010 :  01:27:13 AM



Yes, it has ammonia in it...NOT the best thing to use on painted surfaces! I agree. Plain ol' hot water and dish liquid soap is usually enough. Alcohol afterward for any stubborn stains, I've used alky on my Model Power Nabisco boxcars after using brake fluid to remove the tampo paint, and they don't look any worse for the washing. Older makes, though, not sure. As always caution first, test clean any area on an inconspicuous area to make sure there's no adverse reactions.

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by looks of it,did not do the dustbin any favours either, ken
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well the water here I used didn't hurt the Tyco flatcars & The ones that hold the SF piggybacks or the trucks So idk why it did it only to caboose
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lets see it up close

Originally posted by microbusss - July 02 2010 :  6:53:03 PM



Here it is.



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I used pledge years ago on some old Lionels, but I was hoping for something better.
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not bad 70 Was thinking it had a Rutland logo on it
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Do you think this switcher goes with the caboose ?
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looks close to me and nice ok
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Those look great together. I'm starting to get jealous.
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Nice!
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