Oldies but Goodies. The Old Stuff.

olamat

New Member
Hello again!
Why not make it a rusty old wreck at an enginehouse or on a track i the middle of a park as a museum object... After all it's too nice to be boxed in a closet...:wave:
Olav in Norway
 

TrainNut

Ditat Deus
I'd love to have it out on display but I don't want it to be a dust collector as I don't have one of them fancy glass display cases. I've got plans to have a working HO loop soon. Perhaps then, I can run it in DC mode and perhaps that will motivate me to pursue the conversion.
 

brakie

Active Member
Hello again!
Why not make it a rusty old wreck at an enginehouse or on a track i the middle of a park as a museum object... After all it's too nice to be boxed in a closet...:wave:
Olav in Norway

Blasphemy! Pure blasphemy that such a beautiful locomotive be reduce to a old scrap heap!!
 

shaygetz

Active Member
Beautiful piece there, TrainNut. It looks like a PFM/United Sierra #38. I have an ad on my Photobucket page. Did it ever have a trailing truck? That old open frame motor would spank any DCC chip---and most modern transformers--- like a bad school boy, they just don't make buzzers like that anymore.:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

My one brass piece...an HOn3 C&S 2-6-0 Mogul done by PFM/United in the early 70s...

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TrainNut

Ditat Deus
Did it ever have a trailing truck?
Good eyes! My initial response was, "Well yeh, it's a 2-6-6-2!" Then I got to staring at the pictures a little bit and noticed the trailing truck was not there... DOH! Then it occured to me that when I reassembled the loco last time, I did not put it completely back together as I intended to pursue the conversion a bit more and never did. Therefore, one of those parts is the trailing truck. I guess I better reassemble that thing before they get lost.
 

shaygetz

Active Member
I guess I better reassemble that thing before they get lost.

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:Been there, done that...and I assure you that the PFM/United parts store is most definitely not available at the moment.:thumb:

The ad is from MR and has a weathered one in it done by the late John Allen.
 

toptrain1

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Marx 40' Box cars.


Here from my collection are a few of the Marx 40' Box cars. As you can see the Great Northern is in two colors. The Santa Fe is a standard box car and a Sears Box car.
 

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toptrain1

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The Riverossi Cresent Limited Pacific


Maybe not a oldie oldie but just a plain oldie.

A photo before repair. Missing front pilot and the trailing truck.
I replaced the the frame and rear trailing truck. I lost the cresent detail on the cylinders. I don't have a replacement rivet for the cylinders to attach to the frame.
frank
 

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toptrain1

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Poultry Cars


Here are two different ones! frank
 

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toptrain1

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The Riverossi PRR E7a


Here is a old engine I got form a long ago store "Two Guys from Harrison". The Riverossi E7a in a Pennsy green.
 

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toptrain1

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Lindberg Great Northern stock car


Here is a oldie. But it has younger family members. Mantua, and now Mantua classics still make this car.
 

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steamhead

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This is a great collection for us more "seniors"....The oldest batch of cars I have are metal (and a Varney plastic hopper) Athearn cars from my ol' man's collection...all from late 40's to very early 50's....The good ol' days....
 

toptrain1

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Get moving Gus

Comeon Gus get some photos in on your cars. Their are a few threads here for old stuff. We like to see your stuff.
frank
 

toptrain1

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post 96

Oldies box cars


Some of AHM's not so often seen 40' boxcars. Not exactly UP, Santa Fe or PRR.
 

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toptrain1

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John English - HObbyline


A Pennsylvania Railroad 0-4-0 A5 Was made by them, HObbyline in plastic powered and nonpowered kit versions. In cast metal by John English ready to run and kit. I have several of them, Plastic and cast and all of mine still run. Two of them, kits, John English, still have original boxes.

The first is Hobbyline #94, the second is John English #3893. The Third is John English #1545
frank
 

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toptrain1

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The Gilbert Exploding box car


Gilbert made this exploding box in this yellow version 33806,the Mine Car, and a black TNT car. You needed to stop it atop a special track to make it explode. It also came with a push button switch.
frank
 

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toptrain1

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New York Central #999


The Speed record holder for the USA was this 4-4-0. It was a brass model made in the early 1960's for what would become AHM.
 

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toptrain1

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Old Tyco Milatary 40' box car


A recent aquatision,this is a little worn but not abused.
 

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