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 Posted - December 26 2010 : 8:38:44 PM
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I made this one a few years ago my dad wanted it.
 
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Posted - December 26 2010 : 8:58:04 PM
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Nice!!!
That is a sweet looking locomotive.
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Posted - December 26 2010 : 9:12:53 PM
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that a neat loco too 
Got this one from a member last week & I forgot who 
Now I just need a matching caboose
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Posted - December 27 2010 : 9:14:54 PM
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No better authority than The Man in Black said "it's a mighty fine line", and thanks to Athearn's latest "fantasy" offering - as a Christmas gift from my wife - it truly is.
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Posted - December 27 2010 : 11:07:02 PM
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hey spider I think that the same loco as Iowa Interstate did Yes DO love the Rock Island
Also do have a Bachmann The Rock U-boat too
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Posted - December 28 2010 : 6:39:19 PM
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quote:
No better authority than The Man in Black said "it's a mighty fine line", and thanks to Athearn's latest "fantasy" offering - as a Christmas gift from my wife - it truly is.
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â December 27 2010Â :Â 9:14:54 PM
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Fantasy or not, that's a beautiful loco.
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Posted - December 28 2010 : 7:38:18 PM
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| very true Tho IF I had the money I'd buy one undecorated & have someone do it up in The Rock scheme
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Posted - December 28 2010 : 9:42:22 PM
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Okay, so I guess I know what to go with for this week:
I HATE this paint scheme. I gave this loco and the couple pieces of rolling stock I had to my daughter, who loves it. The loco was $2 new at a train show. The only good thing I can say is that it runs better than most Bachmanns I've come across.
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Posted - December 28 2010 : 10:47:26 PM
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ohhhh c'mon B77 I loves that paint scheme of The Rock Island Wish I could afford to get that trademark Worse I needs for mine is the horn 
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Posted - January 03 2011 : 10:30:43 AM
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I love the bankrupt blue Rock Island paint scheme!
So much so that I even bought the Bachmann E60 electric in the scheme!
Carl T.
President of the Cape James Terminal RR.
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Posted - January 03 2011 : 10:43:17 AM
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no rock island but i have ups like this bachmann ken
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Posted - January 05 2011 : 11:40:37 PM
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quote:/tyco/forum/uploaded/spiderj76/20101227211300_RI_modern2.jpg
No better authority than The Man in Black said "it's a mighty fine line", and thanks to Athearn's latest "fantasy" offering - as a Christmas gift from my wife - it truly is.
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â December 27 2010Â :Â 9:14:54 PM
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Yea...keep telling yourself its fake...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=311425&nseq=113
;) How does that run? I've REALLY wanted the Chessie version since I saw it last year.
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Posted - January 06 2011 : 10:29:08 AM
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SEE?? I knew it wasn't a fake, spiderj76 What other schemes that loco come in? 
Think I've seen that UP loco IRL, ken
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Posted - January 08 2011 : 9:46:28 PM
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quote:
No better authority than The Man in Black said "it's a mighty fine line", and thanks to Athearn's latest "fantasy" offering - as a Christmas gift from my wife - it truly is.
Originally posted by spiderj76Â -Â December 27 2010Â :Â 9:14:54 PM
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I read in one of the Trains magazines that UP was going to be painting several of their locos in what they were calling a heritage series. Basically locos that would be running primarily on routs previously run by fallen companies would be painted in those colors. There was a picture of an UP loco painted as an MKT loco. It did not even say UP on it. Yours may be one of those.
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Posted - January 08 2011 : 11:12:31 PM
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hey tkruger the Heritage Units DO say UP on them Like this real CNW unit does 
I Apologize for this not being a model train But had to show tkruger how the Heritage Units were painted There are WP, SP, CNW, MKT, Rio Grande & MP Heritage Units Yes you can get these in most model scales too
Edited by - microbusss on January 08 2011 11:13:17 PM
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Posted - January 09 2011 : 10:15:01 PM
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quote:hey tkruger the Heritage Units DO say UP on them Like this real CNW unit does
I Apologize for this not being a model train But had to show tkruger how the Heritage Units were painted There are WP, SP, CNW, MKT, Rio Grande & MP Heritage Units Yes you can get these in most model scales too
Originally posted by microbusss - January 08 2011 : 11:12:31 PM
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You are right, I was looking for a UP log or something somewhere. Was not visible in the picture I saw. Glad UP is painting them like that. Wish CSX and BNSF would do the same.
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