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Lionel TMCC Crane Car Video: Must See TV!

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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:39 AM
 Buckeye Riveter wrote:

I saw Jamestown Tom's crane car in operation.  It is cool! 

If you have not seen a Hot Box Reefer in person, you will like that too.  It is one of the most obnoxious car ever built and unsuspecting layout visitors can get panicky when the smoke pours out.

BUCKEYE,  maybe TOM should get the smoking box car?  With all that smoke from his MTHs for sure it will be real foggy at his place.Wink [;)]  Cough cough cough!

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Posted by daan on Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:18 AM

The actual remotely operatable crane is $319, only without the controls (and movement) the unit is $209.. Even $319 is an incredible price for a working model like a crane. Roco also offers one in h0 and it costs 350 euro's, without sound. (but also completely working by remote)

I like the combination of sound and movements, a very nice machine! (but TMCC doens't work on 50Hz, so not for me..)

 

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:17 AM

I saw Jamestown Tom's crane car in operation.  It is cool! 

If you have not seen a Hot Box Reefer in person, you will like that too.  It is one of the most obnoxious car ever built and unsuspecting layout visitors can get panicky when the smoke pours out.

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Posted by laz 57 on Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:47 AM

NICE Video.  I don't think I can use it on my layout.

Cool to watch though.

laz57

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Posted by tmcc man on Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:41 AM
Nice. When I finish my layout, maybe I will try to get my hands on one.
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Posted by phillyreading on Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:09 AM
 jaabat wrote:
 phillyreading wrote:

So when are you going to get your car jaabat?   You seem to like it so much!

Lee F.




Like it? I LOVE it, Lee. LOVE it!

But I toss nickles around like manhole covers. $209 for one car is a little much for me. Besides, I have not 1 but 2 post war crane cars.

Jim

Like you mentioned $209.00 for a crane car is out of my ball park too for a crane car, all that electronic stuff is too much for me.   I have a post war crane car # 6560. 

Looking for a nice locomotive in Reading Lines roadname or older Lionel Reading Company passenger cars # 15101, 15102, 15103, 15105 from 1996.   I have # 15104 & 15106, want to make the set more complete.

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Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:54 AM
 phillyreading wrote:

So when are you going to get your car jaabat?   You seem to like it so much!

Lee F.




Like it? I LOVE it, Lee. LOVE it!

But I toss nickles around like manhole covers. $209 for one car is a little much for me. Besides, I have not 1 but 2 post war crane cars.

Jim

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Posted by phillyreading on Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:48 AM

So when are you going to get your car jaabat?   You seem to like it so much!

Lee F.

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Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:38 AM
Very neat but really the hard way to rerail an engine!  ;-)
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Lionel TMCC Crane Car Video: Must See TV!
Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:05 AM
Has any one here seen the CTT video of the Lionel TMCC crane car? Wow!!! Super nice. Cool stuff, Lionel!

http://www.trains.com/ctt/default.aspx?c=a&id=695

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