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I picked a train lot up off the Bay last week for relatively cheap. The only thing I really wanted were the Tyco F7's...I don't think I even looked at the other pictures before bidding.  Anyway, the lot got here today and it turns out all the cars are Tyco/Mantua. There's even a matching PC caboose! I'll have to go through HOSeekers catalogs and see if this is a factory set.
The engine bodies are in excellent shape and should clean up nicely. Everything else looks salvageable, although I'm not sure what to do with the freight cars yet.
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Posted - April 04 2014 : 6:39:33 PM
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well the WM flatcar holds the crawlers
I likes it tho
Looks like one truck on the loco is missing a side & thats a easy repair but still a good find 
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Posted - April 04 2014 : 11:52:30 PM
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| The powered engine is missing a coupler, horn, and a truck frame. All the ladders are intact on both engines though, that's the important part.
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 12:14:37 AM
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Great set! Love the paint scheme.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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 Posted - April 05 2014 : 12:33:08 AM
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Nice looking set and layout.
quote:The powered engine is missing a coupler, horn, and a truck frame.
Originally posted by DaCheez - April 04 2014 : 11:52:30 PM
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Keep it that way; it's Penn central, after all. Knock the wheels out of gauge so it derails a lot, too.
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 01:10:29 AM
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| Heh, after seeing the other thread, it seems that would be appropriate!
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Posted - April 05 2014 : 01:34:49 AM
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After some digging it appears that my new set started life as a 1971 Twin Diesel Freight
Photo is linked from Tony Cook's resource.
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Posted - April 09 2014 : 5:02:15 PM
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Nice set. I am sure you can find the parts you need on the cheap.
If you are not having fun, you are not doing it right.
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Posted - April 09 2014 : 8:14:19 PM
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| Very Nice, Eric...
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 1:40:17 PM
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Very nice Eric. I am sure some of us have similar Tyco equipment.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 1:48:48 PM
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https://youtu.be/kbpTeRFVGIk
Love that set. LMK if you need a truck side frame. I have spares.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 2:24:19 PM
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Hey WKS, yup, that's the definition of a basic Tyco set. A fun, colourful lot!
There should already be some spare sideframes kicking around here, Chops. I know I still have this set, but I can't remember if I ever fixed it.
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Posted - July 06 2020 : 7:33:05 PM
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| Looks great! Just needs a truck cover.
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