Re: Replacing a brass frame on a Bowser H9s ??
So what happened Doug did you get it fixed or is it still awaiting parts.I have some parts for the H9.
Does this look like what you need.
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: Hobbyline trains, by the John A. English Co.
Here is what I found and put together on the HObbyline train sets. It is information on 29 of them and on only two sets #1 and #2 did I not find a set name. I am certain that I don't have them all. 2
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: Mantua Reading 4-6-2
The PA's only camelbacks were E1 class Atlantics Which did everything they were designed to do namely be faster then the Readings on the Atlantic City runs of which they were..The Readings very fast
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: Silvine B&O 0-4-0t # 25 and the two other mystery 0-4-0t Locomotives. 2 are still Mystery locos of a unknown verified distributor of model trains.
My last post here in April wasn't responded to and the Mystery of who released the two different 0-4-0 saddletank locomotives has not been solved. Somewhere something was written about these two
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: IHC GG1 Adventure
Thanks for sharing... Good story...
Jeff
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rcjge
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IHC GG1 Adventure
Hello list,
I've been rebuilding a mid-1980s IHC GG1. ?The model started out life as a Tuscan Red unit numbered 4828.
My grandfather had displayed the model and he ran it infrequently. ?I wanted to
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Doug Kisala
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Re: HObbyline Erie passenger set "Lake City Express"
“Lake Cities Express”
Of the ERIE Railroad
HObbyline set #451
Historic Note: One of our model train magazine’s the Railroad Model Craftsman in the past published Builders Plates, which are
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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HObbyline Erie passenger set "Lake City Express"
Here is a very old train set from 1955. It is powered by twin Alco FA-1's in Erie's green and gray paint scheme. I have since found out that the gray color was in fact a light green. The colors were
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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MDC HOn3 Kit identification
New here to this list, have a question:
With the closing of NWSL soon, I want to get a few regear kits for my unbuilt MDC kits.? NWSL has a couple of different kits, including one that doesn't fit
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Mike Conder
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Re: Yardbird motors
Yes, I agree the original motors are pretty good but I did replace one of those motors in another 0-6-0 Mantua tender along with a sound DCC decoder and improvements in the pickups and it runs so
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Bradt Family
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Re: Yardbird motors
The motor you're looking for is very common and used in most Mantua Tyco steam locos. from 0-4-0's to decapods and includes old time 4-6-0's and 4-8-0's. For quite a while both the locos you mentioned
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: Authenticast Gantry Crane,
Yep. Been around since the 50’s I believe. I would really like to find one that a normal person can afford. Neat but scarce and not cheap.
John Hagen
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 6:49 AM
To:
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John Hagen
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Authenticast Gantry Crane,
Authenticast Gantry Crane, The producer of HO scale relates cast metal railroad cars, loads, also makes a powered crane. This die cast metal Crane is a one of a kind. It is a transfer crane for
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: Yardbird motors
You may want to bounce that question also off the
- [email protected] </g/RepowerAndRegear>
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Regards,
Walter
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Walter
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Yardbird motors
New to the group and this question may be old hat too many members so apologies up front.
Several years ago I purchased a motor to bring back to life a Mantua 0-6-0 tender engine.? My first kit
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Bradt Family
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Re: N1S 2-10-2
Walter, a atter is a ladder when one has missspeled the word and missed putting in the L in a place without spell check to catch the mistakes.
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: N1S 2-10-2
What is the "atter"?
Regards,
Walter
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Walter
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Re: N1S 2-10-2
My big air tank can be from any material. Brass plumbing pipe, plastic tubing, wood, card stock tubing. Small pipes are just wire. flat surfaces, plastic. The ladder was something in my parts
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toptrain2100 <toptrain2100@...>
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Re: N1S 2-10-2
Sorry. Haven't been on here for a while. I just saw your older post about having to scratch build the platform.?
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Jeff Pellas
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Re: N1S 2-10-2
Thanks for sharing these photos. I have many parts for building one of these but still missing a few. The hardest item to find was that big fat air tank on the front but I actually found one for sale
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Jeff Pellas
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