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Kirk R posted:

Good thread and stimulating discussion.  We each have fun in our own way and we all need a good laugh or some whimsy now and then.  As for a non-stop commercial it would NOT make me buy Coors Light... it's one of the best light beers around but the genius at Coors is really their marketing.  

Making this into an alien/Area 51 train sounds intriguing... who's got pictures or video???  With Halloween and spooky stuff around the corner it's a perfect opportunity.

Kirk

This was the only picture I could find but I know he had a video as well.  I cannot remember the details but he replaced the contents of the car and it was really cool to watch the doors come open to reveal the contents.  I want to say they were aliens floating in chambers or something.  This was done by a very talented member Keith, who has done a lot of customizations to the Polar Express cars as well.

I've always thought that the Lionel Batman Phantom would be a cool one to mod for an Alien theme as well.

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Tinplate Art posted:

That FUN train aside, just maybe the "animosity" is directed at one of the worst American beers ever fostered on an unsuspecting public! If you drink Coor's Light, you might just as well drink water! LOL!

Yea, Yea, that is "WHY" folks hauled it back east by the boat load before it was more widely distributed!

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Tinplate Art posted:

That FUN train aside, just maybe the "animosity" is directed at one of the worst American beers ever fostered on an unsuspecting public! If you drink Coor's Light, you might just as well drink water! LOL!

Yea, Yea, that is "WHY" folks hauled it back east by the boat load before it was more widely distributed!

Well... hauling it back East (Coors, not necessarily Coors Light) spurred a movie that grossed $300M worldwide starring dearly departed Burt Reynolds!  Likely a boon to Coors, who I don't think had anything to do with it other than allow the name to be used.

To be honest, last time I checked, there wasn't an option.  I'm going to take really good care of mine to make sure I don't lose the board.  Before it runs again, it gets a TVS across the pickups and a new supercap battery substitute.

John, I just bought this set at the Greenburg Train Show in Chantilly, VA.  30-1433-1.  Is this a 3v or 8v system?  I'm going to pull the battery and replace it with a SuperCap substitute as you do. Thanks.

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