Recent content by West Virginia Midland Man

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    HOn3 locomotive shops

    Man, it has been awhile since I've been here. Been quite ill really, but on the rocky road to recovery. I'm looking for one (1) HOn3 70 ton conversion RTR. My dexterity won't let me build the bugger myself. I have HO for trade if you like, or plain old cash. As long as the body shell is any...
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    Beginner HOn30 layout

    The MDC Shay was offered RTR. I know cuz I gots one.sign1 Unfortunately, they run like crud. Usual culprit, bad gear towers.
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    Logging East Tennessee on the C&S RR

    With apologies for the very late post, the photo was originally of a Shay on the Lily Fork Lumber Co in West VA. You can find the original photo in William Warden's look on West Virginia logging and I think also in the Buffalo Creek and Gauley book as well.
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    HOn3 locomotive shops

    The biggest pile of brown & smelly MDC ever did was their RTR Shay. I got one off Ebay and it was shot from the git-go. The cheap gear towers were literally broken from the factory. I've never heard one good thing about them. I have one out being worked on. The good news: the GE 70-tonner is...
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    HOn3 locomotive shops

    Well Bill, a few years ago, I picked up a MDC 2-8-0 custom worked to look like a East Broad Top family loco. It has Tomar pickup shoes and the whole nine yards. On straight or curved track, it runs fine. Run it over a turnout...instant stall. There doesn't appear to be a thing wrong with the...
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