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My SOTW is a set that I just purchased off of the Bay from a Japanese seller. The seller (like a lot of Japanese sellers selling old stuff) labeled this as "junk", which usually just means they haven't tested it (Japanese to English is weird, put simply). It's a KTM (Katsumi) set made sometime in the 1960's or 1970's, based on the packaging and styling of everything. Looking forward to seeing it. The other KTM loco I have of this style is an exquisite runner, so this one should (hopefully, based on the photos) not be too much different. I got this for like $130 with shipping just earlier today. These photos are from the listing.
-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 - May 15 2022 : 5:03:13 PM
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| Exquisite. Trains from around the world!
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Posted - May 16 2022 : 01:37:42 AM
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quote:Exquisite. Trains from around the world!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 15 2022Â :Â 5:03:13 PM
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Yeah, I got stuff from all over the place. England, Italy, France, Germany (West and East), China, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, USA, Brazil, and probably a few other places I'm missing.
-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 - May 16 2022 : 03:13:32 AM
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| Brazil???
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Posted - May 16 2022 : 06:35:54 AM
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quote:Brazil???
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 16 2022Â :Â 03:13:32 AM
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Frateschi is a maker of model trains in Brazil. For a while they made some things for Model Power.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - May 16 2022 : 3:41:55 PM
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quote: quote:Brazil???
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 16 2022Â :Â 03:13:32 AM
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Frateschi is a maker of model trains in Brazil. For a while they made some things for Model Power.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - May 16 2022 : 06:35:54 AM
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Yep. I was about to say that.
-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 - May 16 2022 : 6:52:02 PM
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| Please show!
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Posted - May 16 2022 : 7:05:38 PM
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quote:Please show!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 16 2022Â :Â 6:52:02 PM
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I'll post it to the LOTW.
-Steve
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Posted - May 17 2022 : 12:43:04 AM
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Thank you, Steve! I will be looking for it! This matching pair of the New South Wales Railway
of Australia took me years of searching. Posted in honor of one our newest members, Kaptain
Kaos of Australia!
Eventually, I hope to find the VR version. Maybe take another ten years, I dunno.
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Posted - May 17 2022 : 05:20:14 AM
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My SOTW will be another Tyco what-if train set. Introducing the Tyco "Grand Trunk".
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Posted - May 19 2022 : 01:14:05 AM
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THAT is FANTASTIC! Is that really a GT by Tyco?? Matched up with
the IC & DTI and general caboose that makes for a brilliant set. It
would have flown off the shelves had Tyco had your imagination.
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Posted - May 19 2022 : 12:05:05 PM
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quote:THAT is FANTASTIC! Is that really a GT by Tyco?? Matched up with
the IC & DTI and general caboose that makes for a brilliant set. It
would have flown off the shelves had Tyco had your imagination.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â May 19 2022Â :Â 01:14:05 AM
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yes & the 4301 number proves it is a Tyco!
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Posted - May 19 2022 : 1:37:33 PM
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Yes, all by Tyco, of course! Even the DT&I hopper.
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Posted - May 20 2022 : 10:09:48 AM
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So, as it turns out, they don't have the actual set. The seller said they looked around the factory but couldn't find it. Ah, well, it is what it is.
-Steve
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Posted - May 21 2022 : 9:11:37 PM
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Posted - May 22 2022 : 06:53:11 AM
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Here is a big set I made of my Varnney old metal cars
toptrain
" It's a Heck of a Day " !!!
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Posted - May 22 2022 : 5:58:33 PM
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