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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2011, 11:53:49 AM »
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"Not marked but identical to Atlas".

Pretty sure the Atlas C420 is a little bit higher quality than that thing  ;)

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2011, 12:22:30 PM »
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Is that an old Life Life?
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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2011, 12:58:45 PM »
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Loods like someone tried to kitbash a couple of old units.  Looks suspiciously like a F45 rear and front of a C420.

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2011, 01:44:18 PM »
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Looks like what would have been if NJ Transit had C420's rebuilt into commuter locos by MK or another builder, it would be something like an F420PH-2B

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2011, 01:54:16 PM »
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I like this seller...he won't ship to Canada and on behalf of 35 million of my friends, I'd like to thank him for that.......... :D
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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2011, 02:08:36 PM »
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That looks like an MRC or Model Power C-420.

You just got to love the sellers who put stuff up to sell and have no clue as to what they are selling.  Not to mention the vague descriptions.    :facepalm:

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2011, 02:14:25 PM »
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That's what I was thinking - MRC/Model Power, not Life Like.

one of these, perhaps?

http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/loco/c420.html
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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2011, 02:25:27 PM »
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That's what I was thinking - MRC/Model Power, not Life Like.

one of these, perhaps?

http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/loco/c420.html

Yessir, That would be the creature.  :D

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2011, 02:35:59 PM »
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OMG - With that big honking weight in it ... I bet it would put at least 100 Trainman cars !

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2011, 02:37:11 PM »
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I remember a few years back one of our members while on vacation stopped by to see the Arkansas & Missouri.

When he got back he was determined to model one of their C-420.  He showed me the article where someone used these shells as a starting point and retrofitted them onto an Atlas U25B chassis with decent results.
A few years later Atlas released their C-420's and  he promptly thew his shells in the trash and ran to the LHS and ordered all three numbers.

The best thing he said he ever did.   LOL 

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2011, 02:42:45 PM »
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OMG - With that big honking weight in it ... I bet it would put at least 100 Trainman cars !

Not really!  Even though two of the wheels had traction tires, only the front truck is geared.

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2011, 02:46:06 PM »
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I had one of those MRC units and it was the biggest dog of a unit I ever owned.  I somehow lucked out and sold it to someone who really wanted one before Atlas came out with theirs.

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2011, 03:10:36 PM »
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Grading:    C-6 Very Good

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Re: Monday Morning Ebay Comics...
« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2011, 06:37:56 PM »
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If you only had to pay the shipping you would be in good shape.............well maybe!!
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