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? The most unique car or accessory?
Posted by Boyd on Monday, December 1, 2008 1:22 AM

Whats the most unique 3 rail car or accessory you have seen? 

Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.

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Posted by rlplionel on Monday, December 1, 2008 2:17 PM

 There are a lot of unique items in our hobby. One car in my collection that has always stood out is a KTM trolley, made in Japan during the 1960's. Here's a couple of pics:

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Posted by Berk765 on Monday, December 1, 2008 2:54 PM

Well, the most unique accessary I have ever seen is Gabe the Lamplighter, and the most unique car I have seen is the American flyer mail car where the car throws the mail out and picks up another bag. American Flyer had the coolest accessaries.

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Posted by Berk765 on Monday, December 1, 2008 2:56 PM

Whoops sorry, you ment three rail, well the only thing I can think of is the automatic gateman. Those things are pretty neat.

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Monday, December 1, 2008 3:38 PM

Gabe the Lamp lighter

718 Mail car

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Posted by mersenne6 on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:10 AM
1. The Marklin O gauge "train wreck" train - slam on the brakes and the individual car bumpers trip springs inside each of the passenger cars and parts and pieces of cars and passengers go everywhere. 2. The hanky waving woman on the back of the Marx observation car. Never made it to production but the two samples are really something to see.
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Posted by envfocus on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 3:06 PM

I've got to give the nod to the Europeans when it comes to accessories. For a trackside accessory, I've always like the destination boards.  German manufacturer's Karl Bud and Bing have two I've seen.

 

For a building, I like Bing's newstands..

 

And for a car, in honor of our winter season, I think tinplate snowplows are pretty unique (yes, I know Marx is U.S.)....

 

 

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Posted by Ole Timer on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 4:10 PM

Not sure of the scale ... but fantastic detailing !!

 

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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 6:49 PM

My favorite is the Lionel Hobby store.  There are 3 working layouts,2 diesel and one steamer, and 11 people inside along with all sorts of hobby stuff hanging around.  Everytime I look at the inside I find something new.

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Posted by RRCharlie on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:54 PM

The Hobby Shop is neat and so is the Lionelville Ford Dealership with the revolving display platform inside.

I also have a personal preference for Mel's Diner!!!

 

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Posted by underworld on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:57 PM

 Love the snow plows!!! Hadn't seen the Marx one yet! ;)

This Marklin loco is one of my favorites.....

Marklin Elektrik

 

but I don't own one......YET!!!!

Actually, I'm scratch building a few varieties of this. All in 1/32 scale...one in gauge 1 (same width track as G), one in meter gauge (same width track as O) and one in really narrow gauge on HO track.

 

 My World Map

 

underworld ;)

 

 

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