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 Posted - September 12 2010 : 8:58:40 PM
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Hey Guys:
Was at a swap meet today and picked up three things:
One was an Etched Brass CNR Steamer cab replacememnt kit. (Pics later)
two was a Lettering/Decal catalouge with Locomotive and Rolling stock diagrams
and finally an actual Locomotive, a Tyco Hong Kong GG-1 in "Black Jack" theme. Pristine and only $10! Wasn't in this unemployed persons budget but I reasoned hey ya gotta do a flyer once in a while and this is one of my fave Tyco's!
Have a Good `un guys!
-Gareth
"A is A"
-Aristotle
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Posted - September 12 2010 : 9:03:58 PM
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*super jealous* nice! rare is it? I still wants one 
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Posted - September 12 2010 : 9:08:16 PM
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Marklin E94 "Alligator", one of the few I paid market value for...
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Posted - September 13 2010 : 05:34:04 AM
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Shaygetz, I love electrics and your Alligator is an afternoon delight! However, my heart will always belong to Pennsy's flagship, the fiercesome GG-1. Excellent Tyco example, romcat.
For LOTW, I'm also going with the PRR:
Seems you really can't have too many F-units after all! These Model Power metal F7A's are top notch and run a lot like Proto 1000's. Brunswick green is freaky. Doesn't look green until near something that actually isn't then all of a sudden it is! Weird. One last thing, the couplers are very long but a little short shank redemption should remedy that.
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Posted - September 13 2010 : 09:21:36 AM
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my beast of the week,smooth running american flyer hudson,ken
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Posted - September 13 2010 : 10:45:25 AM
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It´s not a Alligator i´ts a Krokodile! 
Bad Beast Ken!
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Posted - September 13 2010 : 10:47:52 AM
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see ya later alligator,after while Krokodile
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 Posted - September 13 2010 : 5:59:36 PM
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Hi Tykowolf
Short shank redemption!!!! LOL!!! I don't know why but that really hit the funny bone LOL
Mike
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Posted - September 13 2010 : 8:57:17 PM
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well since we's doing a PRR/NYC thread I'll post my $20 NYC Hudson
STILL needs to be fixed  Otherwise it a neat looking loco 
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Posted - September 13 2010 : 9:17:15 PM
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My first Tyco (and HO) steam engine from the late '60's.
Mike
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Posted - September 14 2010 : 06:44:00 AM
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quote:Hi Tykowolf
Short shank redemption!!!! LOL!!! I don't know why but that really hit the funny bone LOL
Mike
Originally posted by mytyco - September 13 2010 : 5:59:36 PM
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Hi Mike!
If that pun gets me thrown in the Big House, I'm calling you as character witness at my trial!
Hi Other Mike!
Your Prairie engine does you proud. It's a handsome little loco for sure.
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 11:18:48 AM
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I love the 2-6-2, Mike!!!
"Railway Days" find for $5
Noting the circle " L "
I was told this was Lionel's last signature before selling the mould/mold to Athearn or Globe.
All this loco needs are the rubber bands.
Thank you.
I don't have a one track mind. It depends on the turn-out.
"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 11:30:25 AM
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Just wondering;
Does anyone else see a slight slope to the the front of the (Navy) Husky cab. Could it be a photo distortion?
I just looked at a late 50's Hustler I have and it seems clearly vertical. I don't know where my Lionel Husky is but can someone do a side by side?
Be interesting if there was that slight difference though it would have meant a mold modification....
-Gareth
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 Posted - September 16 2010 : 11:50:17 AM
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Hi Romcat,
I do see the distortion you are talking about. I think there may have been some over heating of the motor as you can see some warping on the walkway and access doors as well. All of mine have no slope to the cab.
Mike
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 11:55:41 AM
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Hi Mike:
Yeah I saw the distortion you mentioned. I thought the slope of the cab front was too uniform for heat to be the culprit.
-Gareth
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 12:03:22 PM
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hi guys in my humble opinion the slope to cab front is very uniform,i would say factory model,ken
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 12:12:50 PM
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I just took more pic's...
more angles later.
I hope these help you figure it out.
John
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Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 7:30:28 PM
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My best guess is the missing paint chip on the corner.
When viewed from the right angle & lighting, will create the illusion of a rounded edge.
Otherwise,,Whotta score!
I have never seen a Hustler/switcher in a Navy Yard paint scheme before.
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 7:40:10 PM
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Here is the Navy Hustler with Work Caboose. Both made for Lionel only By Athearn.. The Work Caboose was missing the Tool Bins. Put Undec ones on, will paint to match some day.  Carl
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Posted - September 16 2010 : 8:20:36 PM
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heh hope to find GG1s & Hustlers at model train show while looking at 1:1 ones on Saturday
http://www.nprailfest.com/
Jealous?
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 01:36:24 AM
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This week I'm showing the Alco that I repowered recently. There's a thread on this topic, just look under "AHM Coffee Grinder." My posts tell the difficulty I had fitting the motor into the shell. After all is said and done, it's a great loco. It runs smooth at any speed, except for a little wheel spin at the start. I'm going to have to replace the traction tires eventually.
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Posted - September 18 2010 : 07:43:54 AM
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B77, I read about your difficulties getting the motor to fit under the shell in the other thread, and it's one of two things: either the motor you used is longer, or you didn't seat it completely. My repowered truck will fit in the RS-2 and Alco 1000 with room to spare.
Love the 31005, Ken.
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Posted - September 19 2010 : 12:22:53 AM
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NickelPlate: it's seated all the way down, and it's the same number motor you used. The thing I'm seeing is that this loco is entirely different than the one you've got pictured in that thread. Yours has a plastic chassis with the handrails attached to it. Mine has a flat metal chassis, and the shell with the handrails fits down over it. I think that's the difference...they're two different locos.
I'll try to post some pictures.
Just when I'd given up on this board...here's something to talk about!
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Posted - September 19 2010 : 4:18:30 PM
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quote:my beast of the week,smooth running american flyer hudson,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - September 13 2010 : 09:21:36 AM
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Hey Ken, I have one of these as well, only mine is a Wabash.
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Posted - September 19 2010 : 4:22:19 PM
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quote:This week I'm showing the Alco that I repowered recently. There's a thread on this topic, just look under "AHM Coffee Grinder." My posts tell the difficulty I had fitting the motor into the shell. After all is said and done, it's a great loco. It runs smooth at any speed, except for a little wheel spin at the start. I'm going to have to replace the traction tires eventually.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â September 18 2010Â :Â 01:36:24 AM
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I bouht one of these 20 years ago, that was painted in MoPac blue. It was a custom paint job. I only paid $8.00 for it at the time at a swap meet. That was a steal back then for a custom painted piece.
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Posted - September 22 2010 : 7:31:01 PM
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quote:NickelPlate: it's seated all the way down, and it's the same number motor you used. The thing I'm seeing is that this loco is entirely different than the one you've got pictured in that thread. Yours has a plastic chassis with the handrails attached to it. Mine has a flat metal chassis, and the shell with the handrails fits down over it. I think that's the difference...they're two different locos.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â September 19 2010Â :Â 12:22:53 AM
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quote:My repowered truck will fit in the RS-2 and Alco 1000 with room to spare.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759 - September 18 2010 : 07:43:54 AM
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That's what I was trying to tell you, B77. That same truck is now in my RS-2, and it clears the shell easily. The top of the motor shaft misses the inside of the hood by about 1/8".
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Posted - September 22 2010 : 8:45:05 PM
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quote:
quote:My repowered truck will fit in the RS-2 and Alco 1000 with room to spare.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759 - September 18 2010 : 07:43:54 AM
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That's what I was trying to tell you, B77. That same truck is now in my RS-2, and it clears the shell easily. The top of the motor shaft misses the inside of the hood by about 1/8".
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â September 22 2010Â :Â 7:31:01 PM
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I'm smacking myself on the head now. Thanks for drilling that into my head. I apparently have lost the ability to read.
So now I don't know what the difference is...I know the motor was seated all the way down. Some time I'll take it apart again and investigate.
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Posted - September 23 2010 : 08:57:32 AM
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Everybody gets one.
I get to skimming myself because I end up with too many emails and threads to go thru, and good seldom comes of it.
If you ground down the ridges in the truck housing and opened the bearing hole, and the motor is an FK-130, then I have no idea what's going on. 
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Posted - September 23 2010 : 9:50:46 PM
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| Yep, I did both of those, specifically because that's what you did in the tutorial. Who knows? It works fine now.
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Posted - September 04 2011 : 5:58:49 PM
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Odd Hustler.
Like It Though!
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