SHOW ME YOUR F3 COLLECTION

This subject comes up every now and then, but it never gets old. I think the F units are without a doubt the best looking diesels ever made. Here are some photos for you.

 

 

The only F3 units I have; MTH SP A-B-B-A

 

 

F-3's and F-7's

 

 

Scott Smith

I got the one on the right wet, and it shrunk ….



K.C.

Union Pacific F3 A-B-A, by RailKing • On an elevated line.

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Why are the points of the turnouts AGAINST the units closest to them?

 

Way to go Hot Water.  Welcome to the digital age.  And just last week you told me you didn't know how to post pictures.

 

What's next, a web page with movies of your layout?  I'll be looking for the videos next week at this time. 

Don't hold your breath on THAT, Jim. We don't have a video camera anyway. I did finally figure out how to post photos here on the OGR Forums, however.

Why are the points of the turnouts AGAINST the units closest to them?

 

Just to give you something to notice.

Scott Smith

 

Thanks for the "non-technical" answer.

Union Pacific F3 • A Unit • Up close on an elevated line.

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Here's some more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 - Mike

Mike Caruso's • From his layout the Alaska Railroad • 1516 • Well done.

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Here are some of mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I did finally figure out how to post photos here on the OGR Forums, however."

 

Good for you, Jack. Hope you post other photos of your spectacular layout.

You had to do this, Mike. You had to wet my appetite again. I had learned to put the Yellow Warbonnets on the back burner until next year when 3rd Rail puts them into production. Now I have to start the back burner process all over again. 

 

Here's a few from Postwar all the way up to Legacy's (and an Atlas"O" B&M pairing...).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only Williams models (and a modern Lionel FT, but Fs are Fs!

Well by crackity now ya'll went n' did it ,    2 can play this game , Ha! ha

 

OH,  AS A SIDELINE OF INFORMATION,  MY BILLFOLD BLAMES BRIAN (PTC) FOR ALL OF THIS

HE TOLD ME TO DO IT AND I WENT OUT AND DONE IT,  TWISTED MY ARM NOW !!!!

Lionel F units are so cool !!   Have a NYC pair that run great. Also have video of the old Bessemer units working  their last days hauling coal.

I can't be the only one that would love to see Lionel make one of these engine scale sized;

K-Line represented here...with a bit of added detail.

 

Bruce

Missed this one earlier

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Atlas' first issue F2's

Bruce

Here is a video of my mth chessie F3 powered and dummy engine.

Looks great.  By the way, I sent you, Bruce, an email using the address in your profile and it came up undeliverable.  My email address is in my profile; send me your email address and I'll resend my email.  Thanks.

 

Carl

 Sorry about that, Carl.  Profile with current email updated.

 

Bruce

OK. I'll add these to the party.    My Boston & Maine premier ABBA set. 

 

 

MTH F7s

 

 

 

No fair John  -  these photos belong on the Real Trains Forum 

I am so sad because I don’t have any F3s  I want a scale ABBA phase 2 set in the Pennsylvania freight scheme (Brunswick green/DGLE, single stripe), but with the newest electronics.  MTH and Lionel have not done one since 2006/2005 respectively, and Atlas O has yet to do one in their F3 series.  I’d prefer Atlas since it might be cheaper than buying two sets of F3s from MTH/Lionel to get two powered A units, but any new release would be nice.  So I guess I will just sit here and wait some more.

Bruce, the email address in your profile is the same one I tried earlier, and it again did not work.

 

I'll just ask here:  what detail did you add--handrails,etc.?

 

Carl