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my loco this week is a alco brass mp-15ac,ken
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 11:37:16 AM
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My Loco of the week is this little plymouth switcher. Ive owned it since new in the early 80s. I think it was made by Model Power, Bachmann or Life Like but not sure as the original box is long gone ,its dressed in the Hersheys company paint.
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 11:38:19 AM
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| Sorry for the fuzziness, I think its time to clean my camera.
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 11:57:01 AM
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it ok, royal blue Just use the Flower Icon on cam to get unfuzzy pix or take loco outside & take pics 
Here are my 2 Tyco locos On left is RSO The right is Tyco Made for the Rambo set 
Was the RSO loco a outsource for Tyco?
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 12:18:56 PM
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quote: Thanks Micro,also The GI Joe brings back alot of memories as my brother and I basically destroyed that set--- IF I had only known now lol.
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 1:05:21 PM
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| well, RB I only have the G.I. Joe loco But the Rambo set I do have sans stickers
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 2:23:21 PM
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Here is my switcher for the week.
If you are not having fun, you are not doing it right.
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 4:16:41 PM
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My LOTW is something tired, something used, it's a Varney but doesn't look abused. Haven't tried it on the test track yet, but it's a nice heavy unit, with bronze gear, guy said it was a 1940's model. Will try it tonight.
I'm getting quite the affection for these little shunters/switchers, not sure why. But they are cute.
Jerry
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 4:23:13 PM
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Gutzold BR52. tender powered locomotive. Kinda runs like a diesel.
frank
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 4:51:15 PM
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I managed to pick up a second Aussie QR 430. Both versions I have have the 4301 herald on the nose. The one Spider76 posted does not have the herald. Tyco oddity from down under. I'll add the front and rear handrails later this week.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/eaglerock109/20111218164414_100_2631.jpg
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Below is a link to Spiders posting.
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9423
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Posted - December 18 2011 : 6:44:53 PM
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Bachmann Mike...not the best runner but one of my favorites nonetheless...
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Posted - December 19 2011 : 11:02:19 PM
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This is my LOTW:
BRASS KEN KIDDER 0-4-0 INSPECTION LOCOMOTIVE
Soon (eventually) to be restored!
Sean
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Posted - December 19 2011 : 11:12:48 PM
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Nice of you to clean that up Sean after obviously backing over it with one of those Ford Dinosaurs you so love!
-Gareth
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 07:32:10 AM
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| Nice loco, Sean. That's a steam donkey, a small switch engine for working in the streets, disguised as a trolley car to keep the horses from freaking out, one of the few truly rare pieces of HO.
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 11:50:43 AM
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quote:Nice loco, Sean. That's a steam donkey, a small switch engine for working in the streets, disguised as a trolley car to keep the horses from freaking out, one of the few truly rare pieces of HO.
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Thanks Shay! I have heard to it referred to as a Steam Dummy, but not donkey. It came in with a pile of stuff and in the listing there were several engines and a bunch of cars and a big pile of track. This one is an HOn3 model. The last picture showed this pile of junk:
Now the image you are looking at is about 2.5x the actual size of what it was in the listing and I immediately spotted this:
Funny thing, I immediately knew what it was, having only seen one once before. Ironic thing is, my friend Brian who does the brass restorations for me, purchased this HO version off of the same seller a week earlier:
Sean
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 11:58:37 AM
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Cool Peice, Sean! Is that a Green and white trolley I see?
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 1:42:49 PM
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Hey Sean;
proto pic for you...
-Gareth
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 3:37:13 PM
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| You're right, Sean..."dummy" is the proper term, "donkey" refers to stationary engines on skids...
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 4:55:21 PM
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Egads Man!
We could call you Loki ! Gawd of Chaos! You certainly embrace it.
The closest I come is this:
-Gareth
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 5:07:18 PM
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Talking about some lead! Heres my first Tyco engine that ran ('til the PT torqued out!) Then 3-4 years later, it sprang out of my parts box when I got a 0-8-0 for 50 CENTS! The last owner painted it up in rather silly paint. Was originally a Clementine.The engine came in a box for free 8 years ago spawning my interest in model trains again!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 8:29:33 PM
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| Gareth is that an old Alco HH I see? What are your plans for it?
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 8:38:32 PM
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| the loco was used as a track inspection loco, romcat & Sean
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 9:11:03 PM
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Hey Ant-man!
Yup;
I plan to put a Varney Switcher drive under it, shape it and pain tit either Hoboken Manufacturers or EJ&E. The former is most likely. It's a Walthers unit and based on the edge on the casting meaning the mold wasn't worn out yet as they became, It's been suggested it's from the 40's. I was offered an original Walthers drive but it was produced after that option was dropped. Athearn drives were common under these in the 70's and later but I figure someone who came upon this and bought it in the late 40's-50's would have chosen the Varney Yard Switcher (NW-2) drive.
Ben;
and you were thinking maybe I thought it would pull a huge string of rolling stock!? I know their history, Ben it's why I had the picture available to share... the Berliner pages used to have quite a history on the Steam Dummies, though I can't find my info at present... as someone noted they were shrouded like that just as some Shays were that worked in Manhattan with lead horse riders to prevent the drives from frightening horse and horse drawn carriages in the streets.
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 9:14:17 PM
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quote:Talking about some lead! Heres my first Tyco engine that ran ('til the PT torqued out!) Then 3-4 years later, it sprang out of my parts box when I got a 0-8-0 for 50 CENTS! The last owner painted it up in rather silly paint. Was originally a Clementine.The engine came in a box for free 8 years ago spawning my interest in model trains again!
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - December 20 2011 : 5:07:18 PM
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Nice loco,I got a fleet of Chattanooga's,A clementine and a fleet of Royal blues and I love them. Of course The Royal Blue is my favorite--hence my screen name.
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 9:47:58 PM
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quote: "...but it's a nice heavy unit, with bronze gear, guy said it was a 1940's model. Will try it tonight.
I'm getting quite the affection for these little shunters/switchers, not sure why. But they are cute.
Jerry"
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â December 18 2011Â :Â 4:16:41 PM
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They are small little critters that can get in and out of sharp corners, and pull a modest cut of cars.
I've got a corral of these:
Silver Red #59 is 1st run Athearn Loop-n-hook couplers
Blue Navy Yard is last run Lionel Kadees applied
#98 1st run RivaRossi separate grab-irons
No # 2nd run RivaRossi molded/moulded grab-irons
GN is Mantua Booster
Red is Mantua Lil' Six
After many hours of maintenance, all run like a top.
I figure, after a long hiatus since I last visited, I stick in my shifters as a set.
enjoy 
John
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 10:40:56 PM
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Man, I need to get some "MORE D'OH" railroad, docksiders!
Carl T.
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Posted - December 20 2011 : 11:52:45 PM
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quote: Man, I need to get some "MORE D'OH" railroad, docksiders!
Carl T.
Originally posted by choochin3Â -Â December 20 2011Â :Â 10:40:56 PM
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It works on locomotives that have "...AND..." in the road title.
On some freightcars, I scratched out the "... & ..." and made them "BO"... yeah, I was a little board, er, unboarded but bored at the same time. I got a Bachmann Spectrum 0-6-0 tank steam loco' that was "Santa Fe"... and it being a Six-Wheeler, I scratched out the "S" and "a", and "Fe", like a insect, it is now brandishing "ANT"... so fitting a locomotive name.
John
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Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - December 22 2011 : 5:24:11 PM
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Here's my LOTW. A Bachmann F40PH Spectrum with two Lima Amtrak sleepers.
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Posted - December 22 2011 : 9:11:51 PM
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| I see a couple that I have in my collection, and several really nice pieces. Awesome stuff! I never got around to posting this week, and at this point I think I'll just wait until next week. It's kind of a busy time around here.
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Posted - December 23 2011 : 10:12:23 AM
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my little critter a brass Suydam "juice jack" in PE prewar colors
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
Edited by - rgcw5 on December 23 2011 10:13:22 AM
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Posted - December 23 2011 : 3:57:18 PM
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quote:my little critter a brass Suydam "juice jack" in PE prewar colors
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I like that one rgcw5!
Sean
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Posted - December 24 2011 : 02:48:12 AM
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thanks Sean, she's been a restoratin pill though. I still need to replace the tube shaft with a u joint drive...but as of now shes a good puller as is
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - December 24 2011 : 6:34:52 PM
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The Freight Brute! My first Tyco loco is a Chessie System high-nose Alco Super Century 630, from a collection of unboxed Tyco stuff I picked up yesterday. First impressions are positive; good condition, runs well and not crazy fast like I thought it would. Replacing the rear truck with another PowerTorque® drive will greatly improve pulling power, I should think.
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