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 Posted - August 22 2010 : 12:47:23 AM
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Hey Guys:
How about 4 wheel Loco's this week. Steam or Diesel.
Here's my Tyco Kitbashed Switcher.
"A is A"
-Aristotle
Law of Identification
Edited by - romcat on August 22 2010 12:51:52 AM
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 01:10:07 AM
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Asked the guy at the hobby shop what he wanted for it when I pulled this from a box of junk. He said $10. As he saw me start to put it back, he said, "Tell ya what, if it runs, you give me 10, if it don't, I'll take 5." I said, "You're on..."
I won--and--it runs great...
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 07:19:15 AM
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hey gareth you emulating ben,with the dumpster cam ken
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 07:28:04 AM
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Being Practical.
I just am not happy with my Digital camerea shooting inside. I need to build a diorama for photo's. Right now that little railcrossing and the "Blue Bin" is the best I have.
Not the first time I've done this. Over a year ago a couple of times. Those bins are a good height for this.
-Gareth
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Law of Identification
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 08:27:53 AM
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quote:
SEE?? That's why I does it!
nice locos guys I got only a few of Tyco's 4 wheel locos  need to repower one 
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 12:15:35 PM
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You must have read my mind, romcat! Here's the picture I was going to post today:
I got it in a lot at an auction this summer. Took some work, but it runs pretty good now. Can anybody tell me about it?
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 12:31:11 PM
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Nice Find. What you have is Athearn LiL Monster 0-4-2T Switcher. Made for a few Years in the early 1960s. Athearn Made 3 attempts to make a Steam engine Fleet. But, None really ran or sold well. Lots of trouble with the drive gears breaking. The 0-4-2T was about the only one ran pretty well. Look in the Athearn section for other posts about them. Carl
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 1:28:12 PM
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Hey Guys:
Love the Athearn "L`il Monster" I have two. Both have the little plastic piece below the boiler/cab mounting tab holes broken or cracked. I'll have to reinforce both. I love `em and they are not fictional. Ray Marinaccio sent me a photo of the prototype a while back...
Pretty Cool! GO NAVY!!!
-Gareth
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 1:53:18 PM
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Got this Docksider last week! Glad about the complete valve gear. Made by MEHANO in Slovenia
a neighbour country to Austria. - Erich
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 3:35:55 PM
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Thanks for the info about the "Little Monster" guys! I'm really happy with it. When I first got it, it was completely dead. But, after a very thorough cleaning and lube it runs nice. Mine also has one of the mounting holes cracked, so the shell is loose. Someday I'll try to fix it, but for now it works good enough.
Shaygetz--nice story with the little switcher. I've found that "dead" locos can be great bargains, and often they come right back to life with only a little TLC.
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 4:33:11 PM
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quote:| I've found that "dead" locos can be great bargains |
yup that's true I bought a AHM NYC 4-6-4 Hudson that might need a motor He wanted $30 I offered him $20 & got it
I'd post it but gotta have 4 wheel locos here
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 5:06:39 PM
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Hey "Bus":
Why don't you be first poster for next weeks LOTW and we can go "6" wheel loco's as in 6 drivers...
-Gareth
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Posted - August 22 2010 : 5:10:58 PM
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ok I will I'll start it Saturday night Hey do this count as a 4 wheel loco? Ok its a complete train
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 09:00:39 AM
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This is the Bell Telephone Tyco industrial switcher I picked up at a recent train show. These little locos were very well built.
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 11:10:37 AM
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Can I call the dust weathering...
Mike
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 2:32:38 PM
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OBB 688 Glaskasten, OBB 2060 Diesel Switcher, Mantua/Tyco 0-4-0. - Erich
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 2:33:33 PM
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my little tyco 0-4-0,runs like a banshee ken
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 4:09:33 PM
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Gentlemen...
This is a model locomotive, a real model, constructed in just a few days by an expert/tyco/forum/uploaded/loopnhook/NHIR40both.jpg Heres how it was done http://goingincirclez.com/RRmodels/NHIRR
Loopy
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 5:35:49 PM
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mine is a TYCO switcher
toptrain
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 6:12:15 PM
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quote:
OBB 688 Glaskasten, OBB 2060 Diesel Switcher, Mantua/Tyco 0-4-0. - Erich
Originally posted by Erich - August 23 2010 : 2:32:38 PM
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OOOOOOO, AAAAAAAAH! A Glaskasten...my most sought after prize...sweet...
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 6:55:37 PM
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Hey Shay man:
Who saw that coming?
-Gareth
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 7:19:26 PM
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Here's two 4-wheel diesel Hustlers I just got thru Ebay, $4.92 plus 10 shipping for 5 engines, the Bicen shell, 8 cars, and misc. parts. Not a bad deal! So I'll double down on the LOTW with these two, ones a MS&L Lionel gear-drive, the other a band drive #57.
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 7:23:56 PM
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Hey Jerry:
Got the exact same Husky! And like everyone else's Mine has no bottom cover plate!
-Gareth
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Posted - August 25 2010 : 07:49:01 AM
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Wow, I didn't even know there was such a thing as an 0-4-2. Nifty!
Erich's OBB 688 Glaskasten is kind of quirksome. I think I like it a lot... maybe... yes, definitely.
LoopnHook, your Consolidation is stunning and the photo comparison is quite amazing. I'm sad to hear you're under the weather and hope you're on the mend soon. Then you can post some more of your splendid billboard cars because they are all kinds of awesome.
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Posted - August 25 2010 : 1:13:51 PM
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a little late from last weeks posting of B77's G.I. Joe train but this is a 4 wheeled thread
Tyco SF
Life-Like Chessie? 
Should get the Tyco Army loco repowered since I made it into a dummy
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Posted - August 26 2010 : 11:38:38 AM
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Here's my new arrival--A LifeLike Proto 2000 FA-1 and FB-1 in Frisco colors. Both units came new in the box, and even the B unit is powered. I can't believe I got it for a total of $43, which INCLUDED the shipping!
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Posted - August 26 2010 : 2:26:07 PM
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Here's my Tyco GE switcher.
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