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 Posted - October 11 2020 : 12:36:08 AM
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 09:11:05 AM
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My COTW will be my new 1950s Mantua Metalworks bobber caboose. I purchased in an original box with some very incredible paperwork.
An original Repair receipt from 1955! Meaning this thing was older. It is likely from the same age as my Orange Tyco Sharknose. I got this from the same seller as the sharknose too, which to me confirms the legitimacy of the sharknose even more, as this is completely authentic. I think the seller just had some near mint pieces that had been stored away for years.
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 11:25:01 AM
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BuT AaRon, THeRe Is ThE loOmINg pOSsiBIlitY sOmEbODy cOUlD HaVE pHOtOcoPiED tHaT rEpAIr sLIP. I DonT tHiNK iT is AUthEnTiC
Are you going to paint the chassis black or leave it as is?
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 12:11:10 PM
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Very cool piece!!
The paperwork looks old, what's up with that?
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 2:16:24 PM
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This thing has had a wheelset change out at the factory under warranty in 1955. And Blaxand there is no way it's photocopied. The paper is far too old, and the dates are stamped on. It's definitely from the 50s. And I wouldn't paint this thing for love nor money. It's another pristine Tyco.
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 3:14:29 PM
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| I agree with Aaron, the paperwork looks authenic. I have some of the old Tyco papers... Nice piece! I would paint or change anything on it! :)
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 3:16:49 PM
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| I was kidding guys, because whenever there is something that is this old and pristine, everyone seems to think it is fake.
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 3:54:19 PM
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I got Alex's joke immediately.  Very nice bobber caboose, Aaron, and authentic paperwork. Nice Smuckers car, Chops.
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 4:02:07 PM
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AHM's Reading box car. Had one on my original layout! Had to have this one that I bought several years ago...
   
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 4:05:23 PM
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quote:I got Alex's joke immediately. Very nice bobber caboose, Aaron, and authentic paperwork. Nice Smuckers car, Chops.
Originally posted by RP model railroads - October 11 2020 : 3:54:19 PM
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So did I.. It was cute BUT this is a forum where members are known to discuss pieces as they show up. Like all forums do.
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 7:10:51 PM
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I'm going to double-down this COTW....
Up first is this a Bachmann Great Northern blue flat car w. 2 log load.
2nd is a LifeLike Weyerhaeuser thrall-door box car.
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 7:40:15 PM
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quote:I was kidding guys, because whenever there is something that is this old and pristine, everyone seems to think it is fake.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â October 11 2020Â :Â 3:16:49 PM
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I kinda figured that. I know enough to know what's real. My guess on my Tyco Sharknose is that it was done by hand at the factory, and it may have been some meticulous employee who painted like I do. Until another surfaces, we will never know...
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 8:57:51 PM
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| I'm with you on that.
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Posted - October 11 2020 : 9:02:29 PM
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Posted - October 12 2020 : 12:17:53 AM
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Nice pieces! Take a ride on the Reading! Um, I'm still leaning towards
the shark being a factory job from the earliest production run. Of all
the paint schemes to go after, it just doesn't seem likely that someone
would go after the plain pennant design. I've not seen it done elsewhere,
but then Tyco stuff always surprises me. Just when I think I've seen it
all...
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Posted - October 12 2020 : 12:35:26 AM
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2 NMN cars ex-Virginian by Tyco
a boxcar with NMN would be nice 
fully detailed like a new car heh
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Posted - October 12 2020 : 12:55:56 AM
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quote:I was kidding guys, because whenever there is something that is this old and pristine, everyone seems to think it is fake.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â October 11 2020Â :Â 3:16:49 PM
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And it's old and pristine because....you just KNOW it is, right?
No one is out to ruin anyone's day, Blax. I just tend to look at stuff from a collector's perspective. The point is, what can we learn to increase our knowledge about Tyco items, especially the old stuff? It's sites like this one that folks look to for information.
So if something pops up that no one has seen before, it's natural to question, and the questioning isn't necessarily bad. It's the way science used to be back in the old days 
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Posted - October 12 2020 : 02:50:48 AM
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You are soo right Crown Vic. Years ago I joined a classic Chevy Club that I really enjoyed. I love the old Chevys that are correct in every detail including the under carriage. New details were being discovered, and some I didn't like. But I finally understood if I want the correct old Chevy, I must go forward with the experts of these cars. It's an education... However, I am not an expert on Tyco trains or 55 Chevies, but I have a fair amount of knowledge about both.
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Posted - October 12 2020 : 07:29:35 AM
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I know I know, good points. 
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Posted - October 12 2020 : 12:23:30 PM
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| Like those customized Virginians. Have a great look to them.
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Posted - October 13 2020 : 09:14:18 AM
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| I agree. Gives me an idea, as I now have one from the lot you sent....
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Posted - October 14 2020 : 04:23:34 AM
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quote:Nice pieces! Take a ride on the Reading! Um, I'm still leaning towards
the shark being a factory job from the earliest production run. Of all
the paint schemes to go after, it just doesn't seem likely that someone
would go after the plain pennant design. I've not seen it done elsewhere,
but then Tyco stuff always surprises me. Just when I think I've seen it
all...
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 12 2020Â :Â 12:17:53 AM
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There is more than one like it in this scheme. I've seen two others in pictures.
Look in here.
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7544.
Aaron Anderson
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Posted - October 14 2020 : 9:33:07 PM
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This debate continues to intrigue me. The overspray
is problematic.
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