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have decided now i have stripped em to leave em,both run well but as they are my oldest mantuas and boxed gonna leave em ken
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thanks for seconding erich,all i want now is a brass headlamp,bell and whistle for general ken
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refering to the eras these locos were made in
Thats quite a difference in 60 years makes
The 4-4-0 is tiny compared to the bigger 2-8-2
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hi ben both were made in early 50s,love the diecast/brass locos plenty of weight,yeah the general looks like it shrunk in the wash ken
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I said ERA
The General was made in the early 1860s?
& the 4-8-4 was made 1930s?
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OOPS i bow to you oh majestic one ken
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i like that raw look. i really like unpainted brass.
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quote:
i like that raw look. i really like unpainted brass.

Originally posted by smokie - January 18 2011 :  3:25:23 PM



"BRUTE RAW" with the smell and taste of the good old days! - Erich
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