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must be legal in Georgia

Postby ScaleCraft » Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:46 pm

because somebody is smoking it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-O-Scale ... 2825079406

Near as can be seen from the junk photos....this is most likely cardstock with wood ends.
One window mullion is cracked and pushed in, nicks indicate color of cardstock underneath.
One vesibule end blown out. Step missing. One wheelset missing, one wheelset knocked out of journal, car is just flat filthy.

But, for "custom" (obviously this is what they say when they don't want to expend the effort to, you know, actually find out what it is) at $123.18 + $20.87 to ship, just absolutely one heckuvadeal.
Purchase, ship, then repair, and you still have...a cardstock passenger car with wood ends.

At least they haven't yet claimed "Fischer". Yet. Last two cardstock passenger cars I got, better than this, were "here, take this old POS out of here".
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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby Chris Webster » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:50 pm

Here's another, which I would describe as "glue not included": Custom O Scale New York Central REA Baggage Car #5615 - 2-Rail

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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby ScaleCraft » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:36 pm

Good old tin sided Walthers. Boy, all the passenger cars I have, I'm gonna be rich.

I see more of their overpriced, poor quality stuff. Anymore, most is "custom". Had one the other day (I can post it), "Custom Cast", I really thought that was a carey-style obscure manufacturer. Nope. "Custom" and "Cast", altho it isn't.
LOOKED like a Kemtron Geep with what looks like A-N trucks (no towers) fed from a central gearbox. Lousy assembly, poor quality, horrible paint (as in, you paint that with a broom?), but as you look at it, you realize it's a Lionel shell on a probably homemade frame with a mishmash of bits to make it run. Same $123.18, which seems to be the current pricing for anything labelled "Custom". There are several listings with that color blue body and red cab.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Cast-Ke ... 3615035278
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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby bob turner » Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:05 pm

"Custom" seems like a tag for a specific consignment customer ar Trainz. Like Billy Davis' "No Reserve." My guess is Trainz is humoring the consignment customer - they have plenty of experience and know what sells at what prices.

Um - Opinion.

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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:10 pm

bob turner wrote:"Custom" seems like a tag for a specific consignment customer ar Trainz.


Maybe, or maybe it's what they use whenever they cannot be 100% sure of what it is - CYA description.
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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby J. S. Bach » Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:06 pm

The drive in that GP is probably worth the total price; GP/shipping/tax. If I had had a need for a eight-wheel Blomberg drive, I might have bought it.

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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby ScaleCraft » Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:25 pm

Maybe. Not sure of the center tower, and the way they fit the fuel tanks around it is...special. Custom.
IF hose are cut down A-N, maybe....if I needed nose units for an A unit or two.....but we're not sure based upon the lousy photos and "custom" description.
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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:37 am

J. S. Bach wrote:The drive in that GP is probably worth the total price; GP/shipping/tax. If I had had a need for a eight-wheel Blomberg drive, I might have bought it.


Possibly, but I have no need; have gear boxes but could use rest of drive parts minus the truck side frames. Would have to be a lot cheaper so I could afford to trash the rest of it.
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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby ScaleCraft » Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:59 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
J. S. Bach wrote:The drive in that GP is probably worth the total price; GP/shipping/tax. If I had had a need for a eight-wheel Blomberg drive, I might have bought it.


Possibly, but I have no need; have gear boxes but could use rest of drive parts minus the truck side frames. Would have to be a lot cheaper so I could afford to trash the rest of it.


Sold. I was hoping one of you eagle-eyes would comment....but, no. Those were sprung journal sideframes. No idea who made them.
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Re: must be legal in Georgia

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:54 pm

ScaleCraft wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
J. S. Bach wrote:The drive in that GP is probably worth the total price; GP/shipping/tax. If I had had a need for a eight-wheel Blomberg drive, I might have bought it.


Possibly, but I have no need; have gear boxes but could use rest of drive parts minus the truck side frames. Would have to be a lot cheaper so I could afford to trash the rest of it.


Sold. I was hoping one of you eagle-eyes would comment....but, no. Those were sprung journal sideframes. No idea who made them.


Hurray! One less temptation.......
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