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Imported Brass - equal time
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bob turner
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Don't want to slight the high end brass collectors. Unfortunately all I have is KTM:
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Beautiful!
Dan Weinhold
Dan Weinhold
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If you don't want it ,.. You could give it to me!!! 
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Looks pretty good to me Bob. Maybe if I were armed with a bunch of Prototype pics I could compare and find faults, but without those, no dice. I can look at the EMD stuff and tell you if I like it or not almost immediately, but the PA's not so much.
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Nice. Here is another of mine:
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LV 116, Alco HH660 by TCW
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bob turner
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Weaver counts as imported brass! 2-railed by my brother:
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HHS,
Tell us more about your switchers please! Thanks!
Tell us more about your switchers please! Thanks!
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bob turner wrote:Don't want to slight the high end brass collectors. Unfortunately all I have is KTM:
Stunning paint work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BH
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bob turner
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Overland factory paint.
The following photo was added in an edit - it has nothing to do with the comment, and I cannot delete or move it. I tried three times. Not a big deal; it is a nice photo of an Overland with my paint.
The following photo was added in an edit - it has nothing to do with the comment, and I cannot delete or move it. I tried three times. Not a big deal; it is a nice photo of an Overland with my paint.
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postby E7 » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:16 am
HHS,
Tell us more about your switchers please! Thanks!
"We have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo Possum
E7 and all,
The Car Works (TCW) diesels are imported brass with Weaver drives. TCW imported models in HO and O scale. In O both standard gauge and On2.
The also had log loaders and cars, steam shovels. They also had a big selection of trolley and elevated items.
From what I can see on line, they did two versions of Baldwin switchers, a DS4 and the VO, and two versions of the Alco HH series 600 & 660 HP, an RS1, and also a FM switcher in O standard.
Picked mine up second hand. All had the typical cracked Weaver gear or sprocket, sometimes both. For me, easy replacement work.
Both had already been painted very nicely.
Hugh
HHS,
Tell us more about your switchers please! Thanks!
"We have met the enemy and he is us!" Pogo Possum
E7 and all,
The Car Works (TCW) diesels are imported brass with Weaver drives. TCW imported models in HO and O scale. In O both standard gauge and On2.
The also had log loaders and cars, steam shovels. They also had a big selection of trolley and elevated items.
From what I can see on line, they did two versions of Baldwin switchers, a DS4 and the VO, and two versions of the Alco HH series 600 & 660 HP, an RS1, and also a FM switcher in O standard.
Picked mine up second hand. All had the typical cracked Weaver gear or sprocket, sometimes both. For me, easy replacement work.
Both had already been painted very nicely.
Hugh
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Adding on to Hugh's list, Stan also did the four Alco S-classes, the S-5/6, the T6, the HH900 and HH1000, and FM H-15-44/H-16-44 road switchers in quite a number of variations.
There was an assortment of odd traction and PRR cabins as well.
There was an assortment of odd traction and PRR cabins as well.
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I bought this Car Works FM H16-44 from Bill Davis. I added better headlight lenses and DCC... it runs like a charm.
Robert
Robert
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Carey Williams
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Hello Imported brassers.
Imported brass got off on the wrong foot with International Model Products (IMP) about 1949 + - ... quality lacked ...in the drive train .. and detailing ..some interesting models were offered filling a niche for cheap O scale offered for 2 and 3 rail . It has been written that the builders were scattered around Tokyo? each working on a particular model or line ...so quality varied from item to item wildly . 1952 IMP advertised for special order only the Challenger requiring a $50.00 deposit ..two weeks for construction and balance of $145.00 ( total price $195.00) upon delivery . So we can assume the best builder (s) were used for the Challenger .
Here we have two Challengers ... one is twice the weight of the other ... one has brake shoes none on the other... heavier one much heavier gauge brass than the other .... etched numbers and UP on cab and tender ... drive appears to be the same more or less ... so are they both IMP? built on different kitchen tables ? ..... the heavy one is pretty decent for the much maligned IMP reputation.... the light weight one falls more inline with the IMP Pacific and Atlantic ...basic, brass and cheap.
Any insight much appreciated .
Cheers Carey
The heavy one ... much better detail save the lack of brake shoes and hatch on cylinders as found on the light weight one
Now the light weight one .... ladder big enough for King Kong on side
Imported brass got off on the wrong foot with International Model Products (IMP) about 1949 + - ... quality lacked ...in the drive train .. and detailing ..some interesting models were offered filling a niche for cheap O scale offered for 2 and 3 rail . It has been written that the builders were scattered around Tokyo? each working on a particular model or line ...so quality varied from item to item wildly . 1952 IMP advertised for special order only the Challenger requiring a $50.00 deposit ..two weeks for construction and balance of $145.00 ( total price $195.00) upon delivery . So we can assume the best builder (s) were used for the Challenger .
Here we have two Challengers ... one is twice the weight of the other ... one has brake shoes none on the other... heavier one much heavier gauge brass than the other .... etched numbers and UP on cab and tender ... drive appears to be the same more or less ... so are they both IMP? built on different kitchen tables ? ..... the heavy one is pretty decent for the much maligned IMP reputation.... the light weight one falls more inline with the IMP Pacific and Atlantic ...basic, brass and cheap.
Any insight much appreciated .
Cheers Carey
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The heavy one ... much better detail save the lack of brake shoes and hatch on cylinders as found on the light weight one
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