Tiffany...the Texas type would be fine. my 15 plus pound brass challenger fits perfect.
And thank you for the compliments!
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theteejmiester posted:
Hello theteejmiester
That Challenger is about 32 inches long ? How wide is the hutch as I would like put in the Texas and 10 cars in mult-levels in hutch in something like 3 scale cars per level if that's possible ? I once had a 1970 dodge Challenger back in 1976. The U.P. Challenger is a good looking engine my second favorite steam engine. I am surprised that the glass plates can handle 15 plus pounds without breaking as my Texas is about almost 13 pounds with no weights added. Thank you for showing me that it can be done
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Tiffany
The B&W video is great. I have the same engine but 813. I got to get it on the layout for some new photo's
franktrain
Months after finding the first one, which l kit bashed into a coal dump truck, l found two more Matchbox 1937 Internationals. These trucks were everywhere when l was a kid, and l wanted another for a box milk truck as picked up milk cans at my grandfather's farm gate. John Willy, a local unwashed character not allowed to ride in the cab due to his aroma, will be depicted riding on the tailgate as he used to ride into Louisville, Ky. in the 1940's. Not sure what l will do with the second one, make a stock truck or sugar beet truck.
No sooner had l tracked down the two lnternationals cited above, than in floats, shipped very fast, the second of two released 1/43 Grahams for my dealership. This is the 1937 version to add to the 1933. Interesting that it still used the cloth top insert, when GM had gone to all steel bodies in 1935, two years earlier. Wonder how much all steel affected sales then? Next Brooklin needs to offer the "ugly Hupp" 1934-36 Hupmobile, which like the VW bug, is so ugly it is "cute". Other Hupps worth modeling are the distinctive cycle-fendered 1932-33 models. None of the major dealers had either of these Grahams. And l await 1930's-1940 Chevrolet's.
Never rains but it pours. A flock of Graham used cars for my Graham dealership, then l found two elusive Matchbox 1937 Internationals after looking for months, AND, this morning found two more! I better start saving up for my three rail McKeen car, Mack railbus, Little River 2-4-4-2, and small two truck Heisler. They must be coming shortly ��.
Where can I purchase Atlas RSD15 Santa Fe? Very cool looking engine.
Just picked up my Long Island 4-6-0 G5s #35 from Charlie at Nassau Hobby. #35 was one of the last steam engines to run on Long Island in the fall of 1955. It will hopefully be restored as part of the Oyster Bay Rail Road Museum project. This just became my favorite engine. What a beauty!
Andy
Just a Sunset 3rd Rail PRR H6sb..........
Steamer posted:
I know you've been looking and talking about this for awhile. What's the story on getting it? I've got a superb one coming soon from a collection and was going to offer you my very nice one. I don't know you, but I could feel your passion for them so you were going to get the first chance. I know that feeling.
yeah been wanting one for a while Matt. Never really got serious, I'd watch them on the bay, and usually that would get above my budget pretty quick. There's been a few lately in my range, but with the tender separate. I figured I'd just build a Vandy tender like I did for my 225E, but the more I looked the more I wanted that 2226w. Got this one off the bay today,seller dropped the price enough and I got myself a Christmas present.Missing a few trim pieces, but Jeff Kane will take care of that.I've seen some go for less, and some for a lot more. I think I did OK. Now I'll have the triplets...224E,225E,and the 226E. I really appreciate you're thinking of me.
Steamer posted:yeah been wanting one for a while Matt. Never really got serious, I'd watch them on the bay, and usually that would get above my budget pretty quick. There's been a few lately in my range, but with the tender separate. I figured I'd just build a Vandy tender like I did for my 225E, but the more I looked the more I wanted that 2226w. Got this one off the bay today,seller dropped the price enough and I got myself a Christmas present.Missing a few trim pieces, but Jeff Kane will take care of that.I've seen some go for less, and some for a lot more. I think I did OK. Now I'll have the triplets...224E,225E,and the 226E. I really appreciate you're thinking of me.
I could tell you're like me, not loaded with cash. Sucks to have been born good looking instead of wealthy, eh!
I've amassed a pretty nice collection over many years. All through either luck, trades, great people letting me make payments, or some other method than being able to sling out cash. Gotta get crafty when one is not loaded. I always find a way, at least most of the time. I'll have money someday, just don't know when! I'm on the right track though......I think.
you've got that right.I've got plenty of ready to run engines, so I usually scrounge the jink boxes looking for projects. met some great people this way. I bought some stuff off of here, and even the bay, and the seller shipped before I could pay. doesn't happen very often, but it's good to know there are some you feel that you can still take a man at his word.
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