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 Posted - November 28 2010 : 03:05:28 AM
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Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail,
Nor heat of day, nor gloom of night...
The Night Mail! A set named for its RPO proved impossible to resist and this IHC Reading version is a perfect example. Since the mail car is of the non-operating variety, a little imagination will be needed but that's no trouble. The two Tyko kits are nice inclusions and lead me to ask how an interlocking tower differs from a signal tower? Answers in the post!
Now I'm off to set it all up and see how she runs. Will snap a picture later of the 2-8-0 for LOTW. Be there!
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Posted - November 28 2010 : 12:05:10 PM
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Love that green!
~CamdenLine
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Posted - November 28 2010 : 4:23:24 PM
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I'm still jealous of you finding all those neat IHC/Tyco buildings where you live 
But I like this set  
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 12:27:27 AM
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quote:Love that green!
~CamdenLine
Originally posted by CamdenLine - November 28 2010 : 12:05:10 PM |
I'll be sure to tell Aunt Millie you like her house!
quote:| I'm still jealous of you finding all those neat IHC/Tyco buildings where you live Originally posted by microbusss - November 28 2010 : 4:23:24 PM |
It's weird, microbusss. IHC engines, passenger cars and structure kits were fairly common around here but IHC freight cars and vehicles are really rare. I guess it's whatever the local distributor chose to import before they went bust.
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 10:59:32 PM
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Mantua "Record Breaker Set".
I picked this off of Ebay on a Buy-It-Now for $20. It also came with a NIB MRC transformer.
The seller had the engines and cars loose. When the box arrived it was in the Mantua set box.
Too my suprise!!!
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 11:42:45 PM
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| nice score Those Amtraks would go great with my Steam car
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Posted - November 30 2010 : 12:48:41 AM
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An Amtrak freight set. Unique!  And in ABB to. That's a lot of horsepower in a brilliant set, AF Kid. Tell me more about the B unit dummies, please; Are they much heavier than a normal freight car? Could you adapt them to provide extra electrical pickup?
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Posted - November 30 2010 : 2:32:34 PM
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The "B" Units have the standard metal weight block. The same as all Mantua "A" Units. The "B" units also have a die-cast metal base. Also the slots on the side of "B" are higher than the RedBrown Box era "B" units. This "B" unit will not take the older trucks. I did build a double motor "B" unit using the old MU eninges on an older shell. At the last Allentown train show I did find a NIB Mantua Amtrak enigne that was a factory original double motor "A" unit and the box was marked as such. Here are some pics of the "B" unit underside.
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Posted - December 01 2010 : 02:46:15 AM
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| AF Kid, thank you for posting all the details on your B units. I have a non-powered E7B that weighs a tonne for no reason and I wondered if all B dummies were the same. I think a Manuta F7B dummy might suit my MetalTrain F7A's quite nicely. Thanks for the underside pics as well, very useful.
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Posted - December 01 2010 : 02:57:05 AM
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| There is a set like mine but in Conrail on Ebay currently. Do a search under Mantua and you might find it. I usually see some Conrail "B" units on ebay but other road names are not that common.
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 Posted - December 02 2010 : 11:03:50 PM
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Hi All,
I really love the amtrak set. I have hunted the Tyco amtrak F unit for years with no luck. I have the interlocking tower as well, It is doing duty as a guitar shop, LOL! It's kind of cheezy but fun.
I think I have shared this Snap On set before. The updated pictures are much better though. I'm going to guess that this set is from 1998 since the engine is #1998. I think we picked this up at a flea market a couple of years ago.
Thanks for sharing.
Mike
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