Joe runs some American Flyer trains
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thats cool
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I have a 303 Atlantic I used to run more than any other locomotive when I was a kid. That train sat in my mom's basement for about 40 years. I started playing with it again last year. It ran and smoked right away with no issues. I have more expensive locomotives, but I still find myself using the 303 more than anything else because it smokes, it choo-choos, and it can negotiate tight turns better than my diesels and Pacifics can. Will have to pick up a Franklin set someday, they are cool!
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I have that same Atlantic Locomotive. Its runs always under my Christmas Tree.
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epic they go FAST! i hope my works like that when i get it working :P
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BEAUTIFUL Joe ! 5* !!!
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Cool! Love your layout! Could've been an American Flyer showroom setup! Thanx fur sharin'! 5 thumbs up!
Really cool layout - I wish you were my neighbor so I could run over and operate some of my Flyer locomotives at your place. What was that tan colored steam locomotive pulling the 2 passenger cars? Was it something you custom modified? It looks like an Atlantic you painted and modified the smoke stack.
MartyInLa 6 months ago
@MartyInLa Dad says: It is a gold colored set I bought through the mail 30 years ago. It is an Atlantic and I made the old-timey stack out of a funnel they use at the doctors office to check your ears. The cars are from the Franklin series and I have another car that goes with it. I put contact wheels on them so they would light up. It is a really good engine and a real smoker. modelrailroadman@yahoo.com
oooraeooo 6 months ago
Wonderful. What type of smoke do you use and how many drops do you put in at a time... very nice. My AF trains make the same great sounds from the baffle, but mine ain't smokin' as much!
Dave121299 2 years ago
@Dave121299 My dad says: I use lamp oil the kind you get at Dollar General. I think they still have it. Used to be $1 a quart. You can put in a good amount to make sure the wick is covered.
I have about 15 smokers and some do real good and some are weak. They have a repair kit for them that is a new wick that you wrap around the main wire. I have heard you can use angel hair if you can find it.
oooraeooo 2 years ago