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 Posted - May 20 2011 : 12:45:57 PM
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i came across a guy who has about 35 van hobbies/samhongsa locomotives,a few unpainted but mostly painted for cn or cp,will post them as they arrive,first few here,ken
van hobbies/samhongsa cnr 0-18a
van hobbies/samhongsa cpr d-10 on hold for member
this is a pfm/samhongsa northern pacific s-4 painted as for cnr,cnr roster show a 2-6-0 for this number,so at least that parts right
pfm/samhongsa boston&maine b-15
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Posted - May 20 2011 : 9:32:47 PM
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ARE THEY FOR SALE???????
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Posted - May 21 2011 : 05:59:15 AM
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good day ken,if there are duplicates,which he says there will be,i will sell those on to members here first (you can have first dibs on these 4)one little warning,who ever owned these originally,did not use them,as can be seen by the following photos,hence the low price i get them for,as they are sold to me as non runners,all come in original boxes with all original spares,will keep you posted,am hoping he comes up with a jubilee for you as its van hobbies/pfm who made it ken
i had to relace the rubber and lube all over but worth it
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Posted - May 25 2011 : 07:59:47 AM
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2 more,1 canadian,plus 1 other,ken
Van Hobbies/Samhonsa CNR J4e Pacific on hold for a member
Balboa/Katsumi Southern Pacific C-9 2-8-0,Painted up for Boston&Maine,very smooth runner
i think the guy was attached to railroad in and around canada,might see if i can remove decals and return to sp,also its a bit of a puzzle as this tender belongs to a sp pacific according to catalogue
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Posted - May 26 2011 : 12:30:56 PM
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out of 6 locos the only problem,has been to the flexible couplings,perishing due to age ken
if you look at the brushes ,they are like new
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 11:11:18 PM
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i really like the copperish goldish one. any extras on that one?
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Posted - June 01 2011 : 06:37:05 AM
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| hi smokie,as it came,a champagne colour for the main body parts,with a bright brass colour for add on parts,looks good i think,ken
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Posted - June 01 2011 : 08:50:20 AM
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Ken ; Your fleet of midsize locomotives now has its first pacific. VERY NICE !!!! In drive types you have a nice mixture of power. A 6 wheel switcher, 2, ten wheelers, a mogul, and now a consolidation and a big pacific. Six realy nice engines. They got to bring a smile to your face.
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** I can see them runnin in the back woods now. I'll paint the picture with words.
** On the line between Hollidaysburg and Williamsburg. The old Williamsburg Branch Rail Road. A ten wheeler pulls off on the siding at Springfield Junction. It is at the next to last station before Williamsburg, the end of the line. It is a mixed freight on a passenger run. As it stops at the Springfield Junction, the pair of box cars behind the combine are to be left on the siding to be delivered latter on today. Not much going on at this small station. 2 people got off, and 2 people got on. So as the cars are disconnected, a whistle is heard and a approaching train passes through the station heading in the opposite direction. A mogul pulling the morning milk train goes by, destination Altoona. It is a busy morning. Up on the hillside, on the Piney Creek spur, a consolidation is seen pulling the uphill grade leading to the yard where the line makes the 180 deg turn around Wapner Ridge, on the way to Hollidaysburg. A mixture of 2 bay hoppers carrying full loads of coal from the ore mines where the Post office is, up the hill from Morrell, and smaller oar cars with their load of rocks from the Blue Hole Quarry at Wertz, get the ride to the yards at Altoona.
** Now back at Springfield Junction Station the conductor approaches the steps on the combine. He checks his watch. He looks up towards the locomotive, then back to the end of the coach at the rear of his train. Looking back to the locomotive, directly at the engineer, he signals' to leave the station. The old ten wheeler blows its whistle long and short. The engineer releases the brake and opens the throttle. The steam fills the cylinder chest and a few long, slow, powerful chugs are heard, then quickly the drivers spin losing traction, just for a moment. The locomotive goes forward passing thru the switch points, back onto the old Williamsburg branch line, heading for its next stop at Ganister.
** It is quite a picture, here in my head.
frank
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Posted - June 01 2011 : 1:39:54 PM
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| frank,you have me going now,great picture you put in my mind,thanks for taking the time,really appreciate that,ken
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Posted - June 01 2011 : 3:23:31 PM
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Ken ; That is a for real place. It is where my Mom grew up in Blair county PA. Pinney creek ran right in front of her family's house. when you sat on the front porch to the left you would see the train bridge that crossed over Piney creek.
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Posted - June 01 2011 : 3:26:30 PM
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Hey Frank:
I'd be willing to bet no one ever saw a J-4e or an O-18a in that neck of the woods. Ironically most of the working steam at steamtwon are ex Canadian units! :P
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Posted - June 01 2011 : 4:26:23 PM
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gareth ;Before the PRR took over everything very similar 2-6-0's, and 4-6-0 ran there.
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Posted - June 13 2011 : 08:52:46 AM
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2 more arrived today,van hobbies cnr 2-8-2 s-2 mikado sold to member,and a nickel plate d&h 4-8-4 class k-62 made in japan by nkp,these need work,the cnr is missing loco/tender bar,and the nickel plate has a bent chassis,easy to straighten and missing a few small detail parts,ken
s-2 chassis and motor,again like new
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Posted - June 14 2011 : 12:23:59 AM
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Howdy guys; it's been a while since I've been here. Ken, that's a beautiful collection of brass you're building for yourself. I saw you had an AHM 4-8-2 in one of the LOTW threads. I had a recent discussion about AHM brass with some guys on a different group, and they pretty much raved about them having Rolls Royce-like running qualities, so congrats. I hope you have some silicone RC fuel line on hand to replace those rotted couplings.
I ran into Frank at his table of vintage HO stuff at the last Greenberg show, and had a long chat. Don't let him fool you, he's a super-nice guy.  I've been meaning to log back in since.
And Gareth, as for the Canadian roster at Steamtown, we had to find some way to get you Canucks to drive all that distance!
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Posted - June 14 2011 : 06:52:30 AM
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Hey NP:
Good to see you on here!
I was thinking of a visit to Steamtown this year. Any idea which of the steamers they are running at present. I'd also like to meet Frank at one of the shows. I wonder if he does the First Frost/Thaw ones. It would allow me to see Todd which I haven't done in a few years1
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Posted - June 15 2011 : 3:17:20 PM
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Hi Gareth,
Judging by the photo on their excursion page, it looks like they're running CN Mikado 3254, which has been very reliable over the years. I wish they would invest in getting more US steam up and running, but I'm sure the budget is tight these days.
The next Greenberg show is in August, IIRC.
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Posted - June 15 2011 : 3:35:58 PM
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Hey Nelson:
Thats a lot closet to Pittsburgh than I thought. I thought it was over Allentown way!
Shame Steamtown isn't using a Pacific or Hudson to pull their excursion train but as a Mike fan worth a trip for sure and not too far out of the way. Do you get any further East? Like Allentown way? Make First Frost?
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Posted - June 15 2011 : 3:47:48 PM
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Didn't mean to hijack this thread, but I do get out to Allentown now & then. I tried the show at the Merchants Square Mall a few months ago, which wasn't too spectacular.
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Posted - June 18 2011 : 08:42:36 AM
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quote:i really like the copperish goldish one. any extras on that one?
Originally posted by smokie - May 31 2011 : 11:11:18 PM
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hi smokie,snapped up within 5 minutes of posting any cnr/cpr you do not see with a hold on it is avalible cannot afford to branch out into another railroad ken
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Posted - August 16 2011 : 9:58:37 PM
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Are any of the 0-18a class 0-6-0 switchers still available? I would love to buy one as I am an avid CNR and Van Hobbies collector and this would make a fantastic addition to my roster, not to mention it is a model of my favorite steam locomotive! #7470 from the Conway Scenic Railroad.
Check out my railroad drawings I have for sale!
www.northeasternrailfan.webs.com
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Posted - November 28 2011 : 10:45:39 AM
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Just an update;
Ken's Van Hobbies J-4e Pacific and S-2 Mikado have now been repatriated so to speak.
Glad to have them here and appreciate the deal I got from Ken on these. 
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Posted - December 31 2011 : 3:13:18 PM
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Hi Ken. Is that 0-18a we talked about still available?
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