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rschaffr		#1 Posted : 17 October 2007 17:57:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		I have been looking for a "B" unit to round out my 3060/4060 AT&SF "Warbonnet" F A-A consist for about a year. I have been watching on eBay and I visited every second hand store I could find on my recent trip to Germany to no avail. At the suggestion of one of the vendors at the recent MEA swap meet, I contacted Robert Frowenfeld at RJF last night and he had TWO in stock! Score another one for Robert! My B unit is in the mail and on it's way to me!
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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MarioFabro		#2 Posted : 17 October 2007 20:08:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/10/2001(UTC) Posts: 793 Location: Pittsburgh,		I want that tooo!!!!
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Tamrac		#3 Posted : 17 October 2007 20:38:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/11/2003(UTC) Posts: 197 Location: Frenchtown, New Jersey USA		Congrats on the find Ron[^] I asked Robert to keep an eye out for a 4062 NH "B" unit to go along with my 3062/4062 1960's set. I should check back with him again.
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steventrain		#4 Posted : 17 October 2007 23:13:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,716 Location: United Kingdom		Very good find, Ron.
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Larry		#5 Posted : 18 October 2007 03:44:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/11/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,443 Location: Northeast Ohio		Unbelievable. I stopped even thinking about a "B" unit for the AT&SF F7.
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rschaffr		#6 Posted : 18 October 2007 05:50:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Larry: I have been watching on eBay for over a year now to no avail. Robert had two...he had someone interested in the other, but if that falls though it may be available.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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drstapes		#7 Posted : 18 October 2007 18:45:52(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2004(UTC) Posts: 764 Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk		hi, there is a new haven B unit on ebay now. http://cgi.ebay.com/Mark...WDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem regards
		Regards Geoff (UK) marklin HO from the 50's and 60's
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rschaffr		#8 Posted : 18 October 2007 19:06:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		My AT&SF "B" unit just arrived. It is beautiful! Can't wait to get home and put it 'tween my "A"'s
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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biotechee		#9 Posted : 18 October 2007 23:15:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/12/2006(UTC) Posts: 338 Location: Doylestown, PA		Congrats Ron! I enjoy dealing with RJF too! It's nice to have a few good M dealers nearby to say the least...
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intruder		#10 Posted : 19 October 2007 00:15:42(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway		Congratulations, Ron. Photos, please!!
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rschaffr		#11 Posted : 19 October 2007 02:58:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		I will assemble it all this weekend and get some pix.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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rschaffr		#12 Posted : 21 October 2007 21:01:20(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Her it is, all assembled: [image]http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/images/emd01.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/images/emd02.jpg[/image] It is sitting on one of the sections of Atlas code100 flex track I bought to try out the PECO SL17 stud strips I bought at ETS on my trip to Germany. If it works well, it will be a much cheaper solution for hidden areas than Marklin track.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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ulf999		#13 Posted : 21 October 2007 22:41:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/05/2005(UTC) Posts: 1,908 Location: Stockholm, Sweden		mm, it sure looks nice Ron! What's your opinion of the Peco stud strips?
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rschaffr		#14 Posted : 21 October 2007 22:48:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Too soon to tell. They are still in the bag. I just bought the track the other day. I am going to make a test strip where this engine is sitting. I plan to do it some night this week. I will post my results. The cost of the strips and the Atlas track is about 1/3 per given length of the Marklin track.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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steventrain		#15 Posted : 22 October 2007 00:22:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,716 Location: United Kingdom		Very nice, Ron.
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intruder		#16 Posted : 22 October 2007 02:44:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway		Thanks for the photos and the track information, Ron
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Brakeman		#17 Posted : 22 October 2007 07:23:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 304 Location: Southern California		Way to go Ron! -juha
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hmsfix		#18 Posted : 22 October 2007 11:56:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 06/02/2005(UTC) Posts: 1,383 Location: Darmstadt,		Very nice consist. These F7 ABA (and ABBA, ABBBA,...) simply look great. Hmm, few years ago I remember there were quite a number of F7 B-units in various liveries offered on mrr fairs, new and 2nd hand. Got my own F7B at such an occasion, too. But on the most recent fairs which I have visited this year I have seen none any more. Hans Martin
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rschaffr		#19 Posted : 22 October 2007 16:07:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		They are getting harder to find.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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MarioFabro		#20 Posted : 22 October 2007 18:08:44(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/10/2001(UTC) Posts: 793 Location: Pittsburgh,		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by rschaffr <br />Too soon to tell. They are still in the bag. I just bought the track the other day. I am going to make a test strip where this engine is sitting. I plan to do it some night this week. I will post my results. The cost of the strips and the Atlas track is about 1/3 per given length of the Marklin track. Ron, keep us posted on this. I am quite interested for my hidden areas as well but.. how do you deal with switches? just put the atlas on the straight lines? Also (on the B unit): how about using a US made "B" unit (such as Athearn) "sandwitched" inbetween Marklin "A" units (possibly permanently coupled)?
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rschaffr		#21 Posted : 22 October 2007 18:19:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Don't see why not. I have an Athern AT&SF red warbonnet "B" in the attic...hadn't even considered using that. I do have the above consist permanently coupled, by the way. The B unit came with links and shoulder screws so I used them. My next project with it is to build PC boards for the front of the two A units to separate number board, headlight and Mars lights. I have a Loksound decoder in it so I have the functions available.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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steventrain		#22 Posted : 22 October 2007 18:50:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,716 Location: United Kingdom		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by rschaffr <br />They are getting harder to find. Yeah, You are quite right.
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