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Tramp
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Postby Tramp » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:22 pm

Jon, Gary kept telling me it was one of their best models. I've never been attracted to the thing, but most streamliners leave me cold.

I think Will makes a great point about the sheet metal being almost impossible to reproduce.

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2railjon
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Postby 2railjon » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:56 pm

The die cast models have a dense perfect inpenetrable hardness to the shells. This is hard to describe, but the engines just aren't as flat as the models depict them.

I agree. There is just something about the diecast shell that gives it a dense look with no crispness.
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2railjon
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Postby 2railjon » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:40 pm

Here is a pix of 3rd Rail's PRR S-1.

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2railjon
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Postby 2railjon » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:52 pm

There's one new in the box at Norm's O Scale for $1,295.00.

http://www.normsoscale.com/
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hev52
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Postby hev52 » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:05 pm

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penncentral8885
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Postby penncentral8885 » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:12 pm

What do ya think Jon? Gonna pop?
http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/

Turn to the dark side!,,,,Penn Central 1968-1976

"from there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.",,,,,Dr. Seuss

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2railjon
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Postby 2railjon » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:38 pm

It's a beauty, but I would have to witness one rolling around a 72 dia. layout before I made a decision!!!!!!
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penncentral8885
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Postby penncentral8885 » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:23 am

My T1 looks OK on a 72" turn,That engine's not that much longer!
http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/

Turn to the dark side!,,,,Penn Central 1968-1976

"from there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.",,,,,Dr. Seuss

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2railjon
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Postby 2railjon » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:34 am

My T1 looks OK on a 72" turn,That engine's not that much longer!

Actually it is!!! By about 5 inches!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
S-1: 36 3/8"
T-1: 31 1/2"
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penncentral8885
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Postby penncentral8885 » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:43 am

No problem! what's 5 inches? I tell my wife that's equal to a foot!
http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/

Turn to the dark side!,,,,Penn Central 1968-1976

"from there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.",,,,,Dr. Seuss

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Postby 2railjon » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:09 pm

I'm buyin' bo's, who's in? :wink:
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penncentral8885
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Postby penncentral8885 » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:48 pm

I'm in dude! Hey,Where did you post that picture of the water tower?
I was telling the other suprevisor about it, Were gonna look for ya some tonight!
http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/

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2railjon
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Postby 2railjon » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:52 pm

Excellent!!! :D
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Will
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Postby Will » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:38 pm

Beautiful, hev. Thanks for posting those.

Jon, I'll have that drink now. What a day!! Included a stint in Home Depot hell. Two and a half hours to cut and thread 6 pieces of black pipe. The kid, who it turned out was up at 4:30 and worked a full day before coming in to the Depot at seven, cut them all and threaded them before he realized the machine's teeth were all loose and he had to redo them all. By then he was flustered and next to useless. He spent 15 minutes just looking for a china marker and the threader was spewing oil everywhere.

What a store! :roll:

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Postby buckthorne » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:23 am

Any leads on one, anyone??????/

Jon,
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kindof like this one?


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