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An Experiment
Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:11 PM

Here's a 30 second video I shot of a Christmas set-up on the dining room table with my 259E set outboard and my N Gauge "State of Maine Potatoes" spud run inboard.

Here goes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aC04HfaMEY

Eureka!  This could open up a whole new world!  We'll see!

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Posted by philo426 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:34 PM

Pretty cool and running well!Why did you turn off comments to the vid,too many trolls?

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:37 PM

I got confused with the selections!  First-timer's anxiety!  

Trolls don't bother me, I've got DEMONS!  Devil

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Posted by philo426 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:54 PM

Lol check this out! https://youtu.be/CXV0us9tnU0

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 1:11 PM

https://youtu.be/CXV0us9tnU0  

I don't know, it's black, can't see a thing. 

https://youtu.be/CXV0us9tnU0  

Still no good.  I don't know what's wrong.

 

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Posted by philo426 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 1:49 PM

Played ok for me!

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 2:18 PM

philo426

Played ok for me!

 

I tried going in the "back door" and punched in the web address.  I've got sound but no picture.  NICE music though!  

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Posted by philo426 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 2:37 PM

Thanks !I was playibg my Ovation copy!

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Posted by philo426 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 2:39 PM

The one hanging below the ship model!   regions bank locations in georgia

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Saturday, March 25, 2023 3:30 PM

Rob

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Posted by fifedog on Saturday, March 25, 2023 3:55 PM

Love the trains. YesCool

Buuuhhhht, where do you eat...? Dinner

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Posted by pennytrains on Saturday, March 25, 2023 5:34 PM

Flintlock76
This could open up a whole new world!  We'll see! Add Quote to your

Yes, a boxcar... 1600 series passenger cars.. .Ives... Flyer.....next thing you know you're plopping down a stack of Benjamins for a 400E Blue Comet set!  Wink

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:40 PM

fifedog

Love the trains. YesCool

Buuuhhhht, where do you eat...? Dinner

 

  Thanks!  We ate in the kitchen, there's just the two of us and Winston the Attack Basset.

And thanks Rob!  

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 6:43 PM

pennytrains
next thing you know you're plopping down a stack of Benjamins for a 400E Blue Comet set!  

Don't I wish!  Everytime I see one at a show it takes my breath away!  

However, I'm going to start looking for some passenger cars for that 259E.  I've got a boxcar but what I'd REALLY love to find is the Baby Ruth boxcar with the sliced candy bar on it.  Maybe at York, and if the price isn't too extortionate. 

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Posted by pennytrains on Sunday, March 26, 2023 7:09 PM

The Ives derived cars are a good size match for your loco.

The early 1690 and 1691 passenger and observation cars have "vermillion"  bodies and brown roofs.  Later cars had a more cheerful red body with a matching roof.

The uncataloged 1692 and 93 passenger cars are often described as "blue" but all the ones I've come across look green to me.  All 3 sets will go great we with the early cars being available with both Lionel or Ives Lines markings.

The Baby Ruth car is the 1679 with latch couplers or the 2679 with box couplers.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Sunday, March 26, 2023 8:12 PM

Thanks for the information Becky!  It'll come in handy!

By the way, my set has the box couplers.  Coupling them was easy, getting them uncoupled took a bit of puzzling, but I figured it out. 

"Never use force, get a bigger hammer."

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Posted by Northwoods Flyer on Monday, March 27, 2023 9:27 AM

Flintlock,

Keep looking, they are out there, and you could have a whole consist of 1679s.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, March 27, 2023 10:42 AM

Northwoods Flyer
Keep looking, they are out there, and you could have a whole consist of 1679s.

Yep, them's the ones.  Thanks!  

 

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Posted by pennytrains on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 8:18 AM

The late red roof car doesn't have the candy bar but it's still a good little boxcar.  I have the 1679 with the peacock (some say turquoise) roof.

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