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leapinlarry posted:

TRAINPLACE, If you would like the IT Green matching Lionel Standard O Caboose, I have one you may purchase. If interested, my email is (Larrylevin71@yahoo.com). I can send pictures, it's brand new in the box...That's a beautiful engine. Happy Railroading...

Thanks Larry, but already got one.  Surprised how "faded" the lionel green is on it compared to MTH!

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I found this giant 4' x 6' movie poster that was originally displayed in a city bus shelter.  I confess I've never seen the movie and don't intend to... the animation creeps me out (uncanny valley).  Anyway, it's a cool image and will definitely be a conversation piece once I get my dedicated train room going in a few years

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Garrett76 posted:

I found this giant 4' x 6' movie poster that was originally displayed in a city bus shelter.  I confess I've never seen the movie and don't intend to... the animation creeps me out (uncanny valley).  Anyway, it's a cool image and will definitely be a conversation piece once I get my dedicated train room going in a few years

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Too bad you haven't seen it.  Its pretty good!   And that film put new life into Lionel!

Jim

leapinlarry posted:

Brad Rock, that's a beautiful 773 Hudson, is it a 1950 Version? Thank you for posting.  Yes itit is, 1950 production with a die-cast 2426W tender. Bought it a a recent local train meet from a gentleman set-up across the asile from me at the meet. I waited until the show was about to end before making an offer. I passed on a 1964 version at the October York and am much happier with this one, guess it was just ment to be.   Now on the hunt at York for the matching  1950 Madison  passenger cars with the window sihouettes.

Garrett76 posted:

I found this giant 4' x 6' movie poster that was originally displayed in a city bus shelter.  I confess I've never seen the movie and don't intend to... the animation creeps me out (uncanny valley).  Anyway, it's a cool image and will definitely be a conversation piece once I get my dedicated train room going in a few years

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I counted my chicken before it hatched...  the post office delivered a battered package which was opened and no poster inside.  D--- you USPS!!!

PRRronbh posted:

My suitcase is packed!

 

What is inside?

It even has an optional venting system.  You can simply vent it out a window.

The only thing wish they would have designed the vent system to be a quick attach system instead of removing and re-installing  four screws.

What is this called and where do I get one?

Tom M posted:
PRRronbh posted:

My suitcase is packed!

 

 

 

What is this called and where do I get one?

Hi Tom,

Fortunately the local toy train shop had one (set) in stock.  This is a "Micro-Mark" product. #86104  Not sure if it is made for them or they just sell them.  The MSRPs are $120.00 for spray booth, $18.00 each for vent set and five extra replacement filters set.  Last week I noted that Micro-Mark had the Spray Booth on sale for $100.00 on their web-site.

Ron

Mark: If you're going to use the H-34s as flatcar loads, prototypical practice would be to remove the main rotor blades and ship them separately on the flatcar (also makes going through tunnels easier....).

Just missed flying these (our squadron had just upgraded to Hueys). I had an instructor that flew them; he said that R-1820 radial up front was one good bullet-bouncer....

Mark, at 1:48 scale that may wind up being a bit big for a flatcar load.  I bought a 1:48 model of Huey a long time ago for the same purpose and it was longer than the 10-1/2 inch flatcars available in the early 90's.  It might work on the scale flats or maybe even the 14 inch Menards flats.  I think the helos used by Menards are actually smaller than 1:48.

First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for their dedication and service to this great country. D&H 65. Thank you for the info on proper shipping procedures. I will do as you suggested. My plan is to use Weaver bulkhead flats for the main body and rotor transport. I measured the body and it looks like about 12" long from nose to tail rotor. Once I start this project I will post photos as I progress. I'm not a rivet counter and I do not mean to offend anyone. I'm not sure if the Weaver bulkhead flats are the correct cars to use, but I have a few  extra PRR bulkhead flats that I will use.

Mark

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Dan Padova posted:

I purchased a 350 Transfer Table for $99.00 incl. shipping, that needed some help.  It didn't take much to get it working.  Just waiting on some small parts from The Train Tender to complete the task.

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Looks like a great addition, are the parts readily available? I've seen a few for refurbishment around the Bay; but as my time is limited I've not got up the nerve- fully functional ones are too dear. 

 

I found some parts on the Train Tender's site and he sent them to me in a flash.  The red lamp cover I found on Ebay for a reasonable price.  The only parts I am having trouble finding are the "Track adapters".  Part number 350-62, for O and O27 track.  They are nothing more than bent wire that slips into the rails of tubular track.  They are held to the transfer table by the Adapter brackets.  

The adapter set and the wire harness are available from Just Trains, as is a controller. I bought one on EBay; can't wait to get it up and running.

Mark Zeigler posted:

First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for their dedication and service to this great country. D&H 65. Thank you for the info on proper shipping procedures. I will do as you suggested. My plan is to use Weaver bulkhead flats for the main body and rotor transport. I measured the body and it looks like about 12" long from nose to tail rotor. Once I start this project I will post photos as I progress. I'm not a rivet counter and I do not mean to offend anyone. I'm not sure if the Weaver bulkhead flats are the correct cars to use, but I have a few  extra PRR bulkhead flats that I will use.

Mark

Amen to what Mark said!  Thank you everyone for serving our country!

Mark, it sounds like you have a plan well in hand for hauling these beasts!

Just got all this stuff in the mail, the trucking company stuff is made by Mohawk Designs, the same outfit that makes a lot of those other ET&WNC related t-shirts. 

The builders plate is a plastic casting, scored off eBay. It weighs next to nothing, and it won't take much touch up to make a really good looking wall hanging out of that thing.

It is a very good copy of the number plate that was on ET&WNC number 9, which that plate actually still exists. A collector yanked it off of the locomotive as it got scrapped, and it's in a collection today.

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Thanks, Mike!

Here's the plastic number plate hung up above the layout. I just had to do some touch up paint and get a hanger onto the back of it.0324172302-1_resized

From the angle, and that it would be a few feet away from anybody getting close enough to it, I think it could actually fool some people into thinking it's an original one.

Not bad for 21 bucks, including postage.

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