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Emmett Kelly Circus Train

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Posted by g. gage on Monday, September 1, 2008 9:38 PM

Never thought of myself as a collector, now I guess I am one by default. I buy stuff to run it.

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Posted by powlee on Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:14 AM

Brian

Thanks for the info. The livery on the car looks very acceptable so I will keep that and alter the new stock.

Ian

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Posted by altterrain on Friday, August 29, 2008 6:38 PM

There never was an "Emmett Kelly Circus", so that livery was fictitious to start with. He primarily performed with the Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus (1942-56) and a few other circuses including Clyde Beattie's prior to the RB&B. So, make up your own decals or labels and re-liver it!

 

-Brian 

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Emmett Kelly Circus Train
Posted by powlee on Friday, August 29, 2008 5:59 AM

This question may have been asked before but here goes. 

I recently picked up a Emmett Kelly Jackson Sharpe coach and intended to add to it with the rest of the cars like the ones I saw on display in many of the gardens during the Arizona Convention. Bachmann now list them painted as Bachmann Brothers. Scouring the web, I see Kelly ones for ridiculous prices at auction. Does one assume that these cars are now discontinued in favour of an unauthentic livery? Does that mean I will have to mix and match my car with the Bachmann ones or go broke?

Ian P - If a man speaks in a desert where no woman can hear, Is he still wrong?

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