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@pennsyfan posted:

Happy FEF here is my just arrived from Trainworld,  MOW Rail Bonder. I would have gladly given up Command Control for a horn and bell.

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I was in the Lynbrook store this week Bob. They have all varieties of these critters in the display case. I'd have grabbed one but the trolley pole won't clear my upper level.

Have to go back for my RMT LIRR ore cars next week ( almost 2 year pre-order).

And a Babylon trolley may just follow me home 😁😁

As for the sound, I may add a RS board to my TMCC speeder.

Bob

@jgtrh62 posted:

Happy FeF and weekend everyone!

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800 is in for maintenance, I managed to toast the motor in it, and 2 other locos that were in a consist with it for that matter. I use a NCE DCC system and inadvertently bumped the throttle the 1 position, which let the consist crawl undetected until it stalled against a safety bumper at the end of the line. That wouldn't have been a big deal, but I got distracted for several hours and started working on a home renovation project, and forgot to power off the layout, When I realized I'd left the layout on I tried moving the consist but each one of those locos would shut down, anything 4 or higher on the throttle. Initially I thought I had fried its DCC board, but after troubleshooting determined it is the motors that are damaged. Lesson learned, never leave my layout unattended. Now to try to find some Pittman 8413B668 or equivalent 12v motors.

Love the photo, hate the back story.  Good luck hunting down the requisite number of motors.

Well here is my F.E.F. input, a day late.  Had a long day yesterday with an all day meeting then a dinner afterwork .  So here is my input for Friday (on Saturday).  This is a Konrad Dressler, 0-4-0 Clockwork locomotive from the 1950's.  Dressler started his company in 1917 made many different things including household items.  His clockwork trains began about 1936 but were interrupted by the war.  After the the war he brought out 0 gauge trains until about 1962 and then went into HO, the company ceased trading in 1970.

Dressler loco and tender side view

Here she is on my layout pulling a pair of Heinrich Wimmer, Nurnberg (logo HWN) from the 1950's as well.  These are quite lightweight so are an easy pull for the clockwork Dressler.

Dressler Loco

Happy Front End Friday (a day late)

Don

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@Sitka posted:

Joe, bought those K-line AA had to be mid 90s they are nice looking for the money and great pullers, they pull 4 Rail King passenger cars with no issues. They are crazy in price now seen them go for 200 bucks. Mark

I've got two sets.  I paid $125 and $149 new for them.  They looked so much nicer than the Lionel NYC FAs available at the same time.  I sacrificed one of the unpowered units so I could have an AA set of Wabash FAs.  I had one powered and found a shell on eBay.  I have an unpowered Williams F3B and a powered RMT BEEF B unit so I have plenty of options, original A-A and Powered A- unpowered F3B, Two powered As and Unpowered A-powered BEEF B any number of arrangements.

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