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 Posted - August 05 2010 : 3:09:52 PM
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how hard is it to find the poles for them? 
Thinking of going back to Denver Sat for a FurCon  Yes I is one =P RMFC
& buying the 3 Tyco trolleys I saw at a train store one was the Broadway one up above & 2 others 
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Posted - August 05 2010 : 8:27:00 PM
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Not sure about replacement poles, as the Tyco versions were plastic. I think they're not too hard to get. Would be easy enough to fake/make one, I think.
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Posted - August 07 2010 : 9:41:51 PM
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back & yay Got all 3 trolleys 
in order of price $10 $8 & $8
The one on the far right is abit damaged  & the gears are crooked 
needs abit of work & cleaning
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 12:11:01 AM
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MB,
Can you post a picture of the underside of the last trolley?
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 12:14:27 AM
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oh sure just forgot
at 1st glance is ewww & yuck Does need abit of work & cleaning
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 12:26:20 AM
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MB,
There's nothing wrong with those gears,they are diagonal cut and noisy as all hell.
I have 1 of those trolleys painted as a Brighton Beach car,with a spare drivetrain.
They both run better in one direction than the other.
I forget who the maker is though.
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 12:31:10 AM
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| well the Conn one is a AHM missing the trailer tho Worse I needs are the poles
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 07:36:34 AM
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Yep ! the one on the right was made by Silvine. Its drive is the same as the early tyco drive in appearance. Tyco,s drive was made with a plastic frame. Silvine used die cast metal. Both only drove one axel. tyco at first made it as a cable car without the trolley pole. Bowser makes troley poles.
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 5:49:48 PM
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Silvine! That was the maker. Thanks Toptrain!
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 8:11:17 PM
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That's interesting, Frank. Did Mantua buy the tooling from Silvine? The sideframes and shell are the same, aside from the extra rooftop detail. Whose was first?
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