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Colonel Mar 29, 2013

  1. Wojo

    Wojo TrainBoard Member

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    New Bachmann PRR GG1 # 4807. Now all I need do is build a catenary system.
     
  2. N-Jineer

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    Now I get the CN Zebra Stripes - that was a pretty cool idea for its time

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  3. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    CN Zebra stripes - one of my favourite paint schemes. Very striking and distinctive.
     
  4. RayD8630

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    I found this one at a train show recently. It was being sold with a set Bachmann Amfleets. Since Im running Superliners (based on the Empire Builder) in Phase IV set in the late 90's I was able to talk the guy into separating it from the set. Saved $70 over buying it when the next release of Athearns come out around the same time pigs learn to fly (they have pushed the release date from July to September).

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    But if we are going to talk new you can't run a BNSF piggyback train without a way to load the trailers. So here is my Wheels of Time PC-90 Piggypacker.

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  5. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Acquired another Alcos off eBay, this time an Atlas RSD-4. Will show picture when it arrives. Love these six-axle units! :)

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  6. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    The RSD5. Will be repainted in AW scheme

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  7. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    One more I could not resist! Undec RS1

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  8. N-Jineer

    N-Jineer TrainBoard Member

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    New Additions

    Another Loco:

    Intermountain S40-2W w/DCC + Sound

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    Atlas 50' Single Door Box Car

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    Atlas 50' Berwick Box Cars
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    Atlas 42' Coil Steel Cars

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    And I've got an Athearn Genesis CN GP40-2W coming any day :cool:
     
  9. N-Jineer

    N-Jineer TrainBoard Member

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    New Arrival

    The GP40-2W has arrived! :love:

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  10. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Looks superb! :)

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  11. montanan

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    In an attempt to keep up the progress on my final town, I picked up Walthers "Merchants Row IV". Near completion in these pictures. I have to make a few signs and it should be ready to go.

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  12. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I like the '55 Nomad cruising through town.
     
  13. N-Jineer

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    Lucky Show Find!

    I was at the Crawley Model Railway Society's Annual Show yesterday; found this on the club's Second Hand Stand for £75

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    It's a DCC Ready KATO :cool: with all its detail parts in the box and Unnumbered, so I can avoid KATO's mistake regarding road #s (they did #2502 and #2503, which in the real world have the Canadian 4 window cab).

    I'd forgotten to visit the ATM before I left home and didn't have enough cash on me; fortunately one of the traders was happy to help by doing a 'cashback' on my Debit Card along the purchase I was making.
     
  14. Nick Lorusso

    Nick Lorusso TrainBoard Member

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    Very nice find.

    Today I went a put on layway an Intermountain ES44AC w/loksound decorated for NS's Central of Georgia. This is my first intermountain HO loco. Seemed to test run & Sound great. Will just need to mess with the horn sounds.
     
  15. YoHo

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    My only problem with my intermount GEVO us the default speed curve is ridiculous.
     
  16. N-Jineer

    N-Jineer TrainBoard Member

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    Thanks Nick.

    I've already got the Kadee couplers sorted; painted the step edges yellow and have the necessary Microscale Decal sets are on order - the sill stripe is supposed to be yellow, not orange - and there's no way I'm painting that when I can use decals instead.

    Now I've just got to settle on a DCC w/Sound option - and whether I can live with the Ditchlights under the porch instead of on it; oh, and find paint for the grabs and handrails to match the CN orange now that both my LHS have closed down :headspin:
     
  17. traingeekboy

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    In preparation for this summer's garden railway work I decided I needed a new loco. I had been looking at lots of european steam engines, since last year I got a really great deal on some 1930's german passenger cars, but then I saw this really colorful loco by Lima. I have a weak spot for electrics, there's just something about a box on wheels with pantographs that really grabs my attention.

    http://www.oogardenrailway.co.uk/gallery/image.php?image_id=2432

    The seller had listed it as lima, but after I requested more photos I discovered it was actually a Roco model and a fairly new and not so common one too.

    In my usual non prototype way I bought another engine, just because it was "pretty". It should look nice running with a mixed set of my international coaches.
     
  18. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    An SJ Rc? Nice locomotive.
    Did you pay Lima price, or Roco price? ;)
     
  19. traingeekboy

    traingeekboy TrainBoard Member

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    I paid much less than what I saw the same second hand loco go for on ebay.co.uk I'll go ahead and say I paid 86 bucks for it. Considering new locos by roco are generally between 170.00 and many are upward of 270.00$, I feel like I spent too much, but at the same time if I hadn't cranked my bids up I would probably never own one of these.

    I don't purchase from europe anymore because shipping is always in the 20.00$ range adding to overall price. I also got burned on exchange rates, unintentionally by a friend in europe. He had me pay him via his daughters paypal. Price was fixed at X number of pounds. I sent the payment promptly, but his daughter never clicked the receive button. The payment was rejected and I had to redo it. When I redid it the exchange rate was nearly double what I had originally agreed to. I ended up paying premium prices for some fairly cheap passenger coaches. You win some, you lose some. :)

    I am not a huge train purchaser anymore. I have more trains than I need so this may be my one purchase for the year.

    What do you think? Too high a price for a Roco with one buffer missing and no box?
     
  20. traingeekboy

    traingeekboy TrainBoard Member

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    Looks like I got a DC version not a DCC. The yellow plows is 43629 from 1991 to 1997.

    http://www.bahn.hfkern.de/Roco/SJ_Rc.html

    I really liked the color of it. I had been resisting newer european models due to the prices and my collection is mostly hornby and lima from the 70's to 80's.

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    ok here is a recent analog model of an RC2: http://www.reynaulds.com/products/Roco/73450.aspx

    Alan, I just realized what make your MAV is. Really fine looking loco, but yours is a ACME! OUCH, even looking at product list makes my checkbook feel ligher. ha ha
     
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