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I put this together last night while watching a little TV. It's a Tyco flat car with a couple of covered loads. I found the loads at my LHS for 2 bucks, the car was in a junk box I have. I had the scale chains to hold the load down with train parts in storage.
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Posted - November 28 2010 : 6:56:24 PM
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here is my Rapido Steam Geneator Car Bought it from a member here & I forgot who  Thanks! I love it Now I gotta find some Amtrak cars & locos for it
It works pretty good actually  Either I need a better transformer cause I hafta run it on high just for it to smoke alot
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Posted - November 28 2010 : 10:01:37 PM
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Mine's not quite as exciting as those, but here it is:
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 12:37:07 AM
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| Intriguing first up, eaglerock, and well executed. So what exactly are the loads that are covered or more importantly, what do you imagine them to be?
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 08:49:40 AM
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quote:Intriguing first up, eaglerock, and well executed. So what exactly are the loads that are covered or more importantly, what do you imagine them to be?
Originally posted by tykowolf - November 29 2010 : 12:37:07 AM
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At close look I think they are farm equipment.
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 09:09:51 AM
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I don't think so eaglerock They look more like semi trucks to me If you look at one on the right it a trailer hitch! Plus the shapes look like Tyco's single axle cab-over Kenworth semis anyway 
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 09:26:39 AM
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Heres a custom caboose I did about a week ago...
Edited by - caboose 1 on November 29 2010 09:34:51 AM
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 2:02:46 PM
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my favourite caboose ken
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Posted - November 29 2010 : 9:48:09 PM
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Here's a find that Tony Cook tipped me to:
Supposedly rare/scarce Chessie System 40' High Cube, as released by AHM as an uncataloged sneaker. An incorrect scheme as far as Chessie boxcars go - chessie's only yellow boxcars were insulated - but it sure looks nice. Similar graphics to the ubiquitous Bachmann 50' plugger. Indeed, some unique traits to this particular Ches-C logo peg this as a Kader-made item.
There's also one major goof on this car. Or maybe a bit of clairvoyance? At any rate it seems AHM accidentally predicted the merger that formed CSX some 10 years before it happened:
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Posted - November 30 2010 : 12:28:25 AM
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Tyco by Christo. I love it!
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Posted - November 30 2010 : 10:59:56 AM
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where did you get the chains eaglerock?
Did you notice spiderj76 that the Chessie boxcar has TWO reporting marks? on the side its C&O & where it says "excess height car" it has SCL!
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Posted - November 30 2010 : 1:25:20 PM
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quote:Did you notice spiderj76 that the Chessie boxcar has TWO reporting marks? on the side its C&O & where it says "excess height car" it has SCL!
Originally posted by microbusss - November 30 2010 : 10:59:56 AM
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*ahem*
quote:| There's also one major goof on this car. Or maybe a bit of clairvoyance? At any rate it seems AHM accidentally predicted the merger that formed CSX some 10 years before it happened: |
Family Lines (SCL/L&N/etc) renamed themselves to Seaboard System... and merged with Chessie System to form CSX.
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Posted - November 30 2010 : 11:35:01 PM
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This week I'm going for the Union Pacific Maintenance of Way light car by Bachmann. I always thought this looked so cool as a kid. I remember how disappointed I was when I saved up and got it and realized the light barely works, is super touchy and only really puts out light if the transformer is turned almost all the way up. 
I wonder if I could put it on an isolated siding powered by a separate transformer and have a crew doing some work.
~CamdenLine
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Posted - November 30 2010 : 11:38:46 PM
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| Cars like that light car really capture the spirit of the ready-to-run 80s era. I know I spent hours drooling over Bachmann and Life-Like ads featuring numerous action accessories and scenes, only to find the reality less than desirable. But it was still a lot of fun, and got me hooked on the hobby.
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Posted - December 01 2010 : 11:08:37 AM
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yeah even the Tyco one doesn't put out much light either Maybe putting a LED in might help?
here are my 2 Tyco Searchlight cars 
still need to find the Durango streamlined caboose version
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Posted - December 01 2010 : 11:29:28 PM
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I decided a few days ago it was time to switch things up a little bit and get a new passenger train on the tracks. So off come the black and white streamliners, and on come these green beauties
This is one of my Athearn heavyweights.
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Posted - December 02 2010 : 02:38:00 AM
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Those CN heavyweights are gorgeous, Cheez. They go well with the autumn colors.
The Tyco Depot
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