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Looks like we're a little behind this week for CotW. I'll get things started.
This is one of my favourite cars. It's a Tri-ang observation dome car.
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Posted - July 20 2010 : 1:17:00 PM
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nice one cheez,yet another caboose for me ken
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Posted - July 20 2010 : 1:19:47 PM
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An N scale Lima circus business car...Ben should recognize this...
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Posted - July 20 2010 : 2:41:17 PM
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I see your caboose ken & I'll raise you the complete set 
Zenith!
plus 2 more cabooses
told you guys I had TOO many Santa Fe cabooses! but 2 are now with B77 YAY! 
Is a BN Tyco caboose rare? 
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Posted - July 20 2010 : 3:08:06 PM
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The BN caboose isn't rare by any means,but it is a looker.
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Posted - July 20 2010 : 5:03:38 PM
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For Ken and Ben...
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Posted - July 20 2010 : 5:07:10 PM
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| hi shay,i watched these in canada back in 60s,love em cheers ken
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Posted - July 20 2010 : 7:53:19 PM
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ok sooo I go a little crazy on pics but here is a Tyco auto carrier with assorted Tyco cars & 2 Bachmann Chevy Citations My ONLY good auto carrier out of 4 
& a Kleenex car both sides
I think the cheaper Tyco cars look more like the late 1980s Mustangs 
Edited by - microbusss on July 20 2010 7:54:19 PM
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Posted - July 21 2010 : 11:49:17 PM
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I like this week's theme of "bringing up the rear, " but I'm going to ignore it because I just spent three days in Branson, Missouri and this is what I have to show for it:
Later tonight or tomorrow I'll post some other cool things I did there. We rode a scenic train made up of two locos and ex Zephyr cars, we saw a train display at a toy museum, and we went to an interesting little model train museum that is right up our alley. I'll have pictures later.
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Posted - July 22 2010 : 03:46:26 AM
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quote:This is one of my favourite cars. It's a Tri-ang observation dome car.
Originally posted by DaCheez - July 20 2010 : 12:59:54 PM
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Mine too, DaCheez. Observation domes are the classiest of tail cars.
Is your CN Tri-ang an old metal made one or is it plastic?
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Posted - July 22 2010 : 05:35:09 AM
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| hi tycowolf triang only made plastic/acetate cars and trains,ken
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Posted - July 22 2010 : 06:58:22 AM
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quote:
Mine too, DaCheez. Observation domes are the classiest of tail cars.
Originally posted by tykowolf - July 22 2010 : 03:46:26 AM
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I just found out about the existence of domed Observation cars recently, and on Ebay I have bid on one so far. I like them too!
Jerry in Virginia
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Posted - July 22 2010 : 07:53:58 AM
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Microbusses you've inspired me to put my auto trailer back together. It currently sits in pieces. Of course, I only have one of the autos. I'm impressed I even have one. Man were those were cheap.
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Posted - July 22 2010 : 7:23:16 PM
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true CamdenLine they were & I want the Bachmann version too
http://ho-scaletrains.net/bachmannhoscalerollingstock/id56.html
Doesn't matter if it has cars or not
Edited by - microbusss on July 22 2010 7:24:05 PM
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Posted - July 22 2010 : 7:31:44 PM
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quote:hi tycowolf triang only made plastic/acetate cars and trains,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - July 22 2010 : 05:35:09 AM
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Okay, thanks Ken. If I see a metal Hornby-Triang car for sale, would it in reality be a Hornby-Dublo? When Triang bought Hornby, do you know if any Dublo products survived the transition?
quote:I just found out about the existence of domed Observation cars recently, and on Ebay I have bid on one so far. I like them too!
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GT - July 22 2010 : 06:58:22 AM
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Good luck with The Great Observation Dome Car Hunt, AMC_Gremlin_GT.
I don't know why the design has not been more popular with model manufacturers. I think they'd sell heaps!
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Posted - July 23 2010 : 01:18:34 AM
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quote:| I just found out about the existence of domed Observation cars recently, and on Ebay I have bid on one so far. I like them too! |
What make is it? Mantua made one did they not? Con-cor makes a dome observation car as well. If I ever find the Concor car in Via Rail I'll be snapping that up and pimping it out to go with my Walthers cars. I'm actually quite disappointed Walthers didn't make a domed obs. car. I mean, they made a model of the Hiawatha...how hard is it to put a dome on an observation car!?
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Posted - July 23 2010 : 08:57:20 AM
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| I wants one of those dome observation cars too except in CP Rail so's I can do Silver Streak On a side note the dome car was inspired by the inventor(?) when he rode in a caboose
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Posted - July 23 2010 : 7:50:24 PM
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quote:quote:| I just found out about the existence of domed Observation cars recently, and on Ebay I have bid on one so far. I like them too! |
What make is it? Mantua made one did they not?
Originally posted by DaCheez - July 23 2010 : 01:18:34 AM
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Tyco obviously did, not sure about the older Mantua. Here's the one I bought a few weeks ago, had forgotten it in the recent company move planning, I'm tired. Seller didn't know what make it was, it's metal shell with a fiberboard chassis, metal trucks. Athearn? Not sure. Help me out here, guys!
Paint isn't the greatest, but that can be revamped. I liked it because it was a metal bodied Observation Vista Dome.
Edit - guess I can consider this to be my COTW contribution. :)
Jerry
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Posted - July 24 2010 : 8:12:59 PM
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quote: What make is it? Mantua made one did they not?
Originally posted by DaCheez - July 23 2010 : 01:18:34 AM
Tyco obviously did, not sure about the older Mantua. |
I think Mantua made them in the 80's after splitting from Tyco. American Flyer might have made them back in the 50's (not sure about that, I know they made dome cars), but I don't think they ever ended up in any Tyco sets.
I like your dome obs car BTW. I'm interested to know who it's made by as well.
Edited by - DaCheez on July 24 2010 8:14:34 PM
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Posted - July 24 2010 : 10:59:57 PM
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This may answer your question regarding dome cars. I bought the Mantua set in the early '80's.
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Posted - July 24 2010 : 11:03:24 PM
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| sweet mike HO scale? *jealous*
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Posted - July 24 2010 : 11:13:51 PM
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quote:This may answer your question regarding dome cars. I bought the Mantua set in the early '80's.
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That's an awesome set Mike The dome obs car is listed as "new" in the 1989 catalog on HOseeker. It doesn't look like it had a very long run.
http://hoseeker.net/mantuainformation/mantuacatalog1989pg06.jpg
Edited by - DaCheez on July 24 2010 11:15:01 PM
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Posted - July 25 2010 : 06:24:43 AM
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i have a full set of mantua nyc,this is the observation car ken
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