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I got this General off ebay!!!
I am now trying to restore it.As you can see it is just about all apart. I will repaint and rebuild the motor.Thanks to Ken (from over there) I now have all the new parts I need on order and by the time I have the paint job done they should be here. I will post some pictures when I finish
Thanks again Ken for your help.
Ken(from the cold country)
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Posted - February 03 2011 : 7:37:30 PM
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hi ken glad your getting your bits sorted,i got my bits from a good friend over there and its up and running ken
really tempted to paint it but like it as is
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Posted - February 03 2011 : 9:22:45 PM
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Hi Ken,
Nice job I hope mine turns out 1/2 as good. I will paint mine but I'm not sure what colour yet. I'm leaning to red and black.
What do you put on the brass to keep it nice and bright?
I got new rods for the hand rails should make it look good.
I'm having fun with this and that's what its all about.
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 05:19:56 AM
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| hi ken,believe it or not this locos brass work,was like it is when i got it,the only exception is the front rails,otherwise original,so i suspect it was stored in a dry place,damp air causes most problems ken
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 08:46:52 AM
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Tyco-Mantua Generals
* These locomotives were made over 50+ years. With Model Power remaking the line and a good following of modelers making occasional purchases keeping the manufacturing going. A steady supply of new locos and parts will stay available. What is missing is copies of original stickers or decals applied to the locomotives. These replacement stickers should be made slightly different so as not to make it easy to forge copies of a particular locomotive. Because collector value seams to match new loco prices this doesn't seem to be a true issue. All I would like to do is make a reasonable copy of say the blue locomotive. I do know for the American Flyer ( A C Gilbert ) Mantua made set, stickers are available. That is only one set. Is there anyone making copies or decals of the USMRR or CofG locos. I could do the USMRR from lettering and line sets. but at 65 be constantly annoyed every time I look at the poor work I have done.
* frank
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 08:57:26 AM
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hi frank got a couple of these in the box,i would think with age only good for show ken
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 09:36:07 AM
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Ken ; If it can be scaned and put on thread, others can copy it and possiably use it.
frank
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 09:38:16 AM
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ok frank will give it a shot ken
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 10:44:42 AM
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| anyone wants a copy take it or email me and will be happy to send a scan ken
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Posted - February 04 2011 : 8:32:57 PM
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Hi Guys. Here one of the Generals I have. This is a Early Model... 
Numquam Immoderatio Satis Est
(Too Much Is Never Enough )
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 08:53:01 AM
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hehe another loco I'll look for at show  Engine in Tender eh? Is the newer 4-4-0s Made that way today? 
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Posted - February 05 2011 : 09:26:52 AM
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* Hey Buss ; The General, If it is still made, it has the motor in the rear. There are some small motors that can fit in the cab. It would take some work. I am sure someone has done it somewhere. Or at least attempted it. This is a hard loco to put chip in, and may cause its demise.
* You should have little trouble find one. There are thousands out there. Good luck Buss.
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 3:23:13 PM
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| So I was at a small local train show today not expecting to find anything exciting. And low and behold I stumbled onto a General! The paint is in bad shape and peeling off. I'm really leaning towards just stripping it down like the others in this thread and shining it up. But my God does it run good. I have noting with a old open frame motor that runs as good as this does. I'll get some pictures later on.
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 4:22:36 PM
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quote:So I was at a small local train show today .... And low and behold I stumbled onto a General! The paint is in bad shape and peeling off. ... I'll get some pictures later on.
Originally posted by ChrisCÂ -Â February 20 2011Â :Â 3:23:13 PM
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So, was it a steal? Or at least a deal? Good find, anyway. waiting for photos ....
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Posted - February 20 2011 : 10:16:20 PM
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This is my one and only General. I took this guy apart and got it as clean as I could, it was gunked up a bit and just wreaked of petroleum, proabably a WD40 overdose victim. These buggers are solid. It runs well and has good weight for it's size. I was surprised to find that common pittman motor inside the tender, only in a transverse mount. That's the same motor used in the mikados and pacifics.
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Posted - February 21 2011 : 12:38:56 AM
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quote:
So, was it a steal? Or at least a deal? Good find, anyway. waiting for photos ....
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â February 20 2011Â :Â 4:22:36 PM
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I don't think it was a total steal, but not bad either. $35 bucks for the engine and a Roundhouse beer reefer. Not too shabby for a days work. The paint peeling & chipping doesn't bother me. Mechanically its in good shape and I have no problem painting stuff into something new. Looking over the site I noticed Toptrain has a bunch of these in different colors. So maybe I will paint it I guess we'll see.
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Posted - February 22 2011 : 2:40:45 PM
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got a mint general unmade tyco today,paid a little bit to much for my liking,but only 2/3rd of what he really wanted ken
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Posted - February 22 2011 : 6:43:03 PM
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How come I find a deal like.
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Posted - February 22 2011 : 7:04:28 PM
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| hi ken theres a scrap one coming up soon will keep you posted for your spares ken
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Posted - February 23 2011 : 12:16:45 AM
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Well here I go. I just picked up a General on ebay.Paid too much for it but I need it for parts. I will now be able to finish my project.i can hardly wait until I get it finished it should look cool.
Happy.
Ken
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Posted - February 23 2011 : 12:32:14 AM
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Finally got a picture of the little bugger. My friend has been scouring ebay looking for a few of his own now he likes mine so much haha.
As you can see its definitely rough around the edges. But it just runs so smooth. Literally you'd think there was a can motor pushing it along.
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Posted - February 23 2011 : 10:26:39 AM
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o.o Hey Ken! That the set I saw for $45 at the last train show! IF I sees one again should I buy it??
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Posted - February 23 2011 : 11:47:00 AM
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| i would if you can afford it kits are rarer than the made up ones,and that price is dead on from what i have seen lately ken
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Posted - February 23 2011 : 12:59:38 PM
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Hi Guys,
Where did all the Generals come from. I see a lot on ebay these days.
I love the little guys they are great.
Ken
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Posted - July 31 2015 : 9:26:57 PM
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| Just got one of these today. My first Mantua! Its painted all black, so someone had to have done that at some point in time. Its an early verson of the General. any veteran owners out there with advice on operation and restoration?
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Posted - August 01 2015 : 10:11:04 PM
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This is the one I refinished for my step-grandson for christmas a few years back. This is the original
Mantua version of the model.
The decals are available from Microscale for around $8.00.
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