dedm30junk
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« on: December 10, 2008, 03:48:52 PM » |
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Pick up Atlas C-420 LIRR engines today at trainland they were going fast.
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diffusedmind
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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2008, 05:44:41 PM » |
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What scale, HO? Supposedly N models are supposed to be coming out soon, I can't wait.  |
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scopelliti
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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 05:46:33 PM » |
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These are HO. Looks like Atlas went the extra mile.. the LIRR ones have the horns placed properly and the smoke deflectors too.
Just got word that my two with sound will be ready to ship tomorrow. Should be noisy around the basement soon!
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alcoAL
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« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2008, 07:26:49 PM » |
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There are already some on ebay, even undecorated. Those would make a nice project to remove the smoke deflectors, move the horn back to the cab & kitbash the original smaller tanks for an early as delivered unit. It's too bad they didn't make them with the correct fuel/water tanks. The photos show the tanks with the stenciling they had when new. They'd look great as just delivered units for the later numbers.
Either way, they're a great addition - now you can have a whole fleet of all the Alcos the LIRR had. Actually, any diesel they had/have.
Maybe a modeler's photo contest of LIRR diesels is in order?? A nice transition era diorama would be cool - FM to Alco, Alco to EMD, even geeps to the DE/DM's. Or a mix of Alcos from the World's Fair image to MTA.......Just use one of Tim's photos as a guide!
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rs31556
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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2008, 11:43:08 PM » |
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I was in Trainland last Wednesday and saw some of those go. I wonder if that was you?
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RetiredLIRRConductor
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« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2008, 10:39:35 PM » |
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They also had them at willis hobbies In Mineola, a stack of them. They were available with or without sound. Hope they have one left after New Years, I'll buy one for display then. They were demonstraiting one while I was there, sounded like the real thing. They also had Ho scale Gp-38's made by atlas, In LIRR Blue wave design.   |
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nyar271
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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2008, 09:13:24 AM » |
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Hmmm, Really nice RLC. I'm recreating my layout that has been shoved in my grandparents garage. Since O scale Lirr models are not easy to some across, I am going to switch over to HO.  |
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Dump The Air
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« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2008, 09:24:43 AM » |
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Those Atlas 38's are sharp, they need some detail work, but are great looking shells and since there Atlas drives, they run like a clock.
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nyar271
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« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2008, 09:28:24 AM » |
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I do wish they had the Rock Crushing plow on the 38's and the Batman style plow on the Alco.
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Dump The Air
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« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2008, 09:32:01 AM » |
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Atlas was selling a Chessie style rock plow not too long ago, I picked up a few of them for my C&O GP-38's. Details West I think also makes them.
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nyar271
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« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2008, 09:33:29 AM » |
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Thanks a lot DTA, I'll look into it.
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RGlueck
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« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2008, 06:03:53 PM » |
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Anyone taken a picture of their C420 in LIRR colors?
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scopelliti
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« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2008, 08:06:56 AM » |
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My two units (202, 208) showed up yesterday... I'll try to get a photo posted tonight. It's gonna be a loud basement, both have sound! |
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Block Limit
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« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2008, 02:46:36 PM » |
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MU the 2 they will not disappoint!
I have all 3 w/sound and MU'd and decided to haul a 20 car freight, they sound great! I did read in the owners manual a short blurb about some models had a city and country horn and a CV value for that but I did not try to play with that as of yet, The blurb is toward the back of the manual and is a sentence or 2.
What size drill bit do I need to use to tap out the holes for the smoke deflectors and horn? which are brass parts. the horn is also a Nathan M3.
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