Like-Like General Store

Life-Like 7406

Life-Like calls this a General Store, but I call it a Country Store and Boarding House. It is their model 7406. I have the instruction sheet.

It is hard to see in the photo, but on the other side is a small glass front store. 

This is mounted on an odd shaped section of scenery. And, as shows in the photo, something is missing at the front. My guess is that there was either a row or bushes or perhaps some gas pumps out front as the instructions show some gas pumps.

The wires at the back of the photo are for lights that are mounted inside the building. 

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Model Power Trackside Mini Station and Star Journal Building

Small town newspaper building

Model Power 1510

Model Power 1510

My mother, Rita Winters, was an editor at the Muncie Star and growing up I delivered its sister paper The Muncie Evening Press. When I saw this small town newspaper building model 25 years ago I had to have it. I still work with newspapers, but the the paper my mother and I worked for looked nothing like this. However when I worked in Louisiana I visited many small papers there were several that looked quite similar to this building. The model has a clock tower, which I didn't add to my version. I've worked in nearly 100 newspaper building and I only recall one, The Salisbury Post, having a clock tower.

Extra parts, and the instructions are included in the original box.

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Small Freight Depot

Model Power 1520

One of the worst picture I've posted. Sorry about that.

This was sold as Model Power Number 1520.

This is a cute little freight depot. It comes mounted on a small circle of my original layout from 20+ years ago.

The instructions and extra parts (gutters, downspouts, loading platform for other side, extra fright doors) are in the box for the Star Journal Building above.

It has been in a box with the two other scenery sections from my layout 20 years ago.

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Coaling Tower

I'm pretty sure this is a Bachmann model. No box and it had previously been installed on a layout about a 20 years ago.

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Small Town Street with 10 Buildings

This is one set of buildings. All should go to the same buyer because some are partly constructed and many bases are setup together.

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Heljan 602 - Two store buildings
Heljan 604 - Two store buildings
The 4 buildings at the left are from these two sets. I have the boxes and extra parts.
Heljan Con-Cor 609 - Lyric Theater
This is the right most of the above street scene. As above I have the original box and extra parts including all the parts for the theater marquee including letters for the current movie.

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IHC “Your Town USA” 5 Homes of Yesterday and Today

From the IHC set, I have buildings 14 through 18 but just three of the original boxes with the parts and instructions combined. These fit onto the bases attached to that street section pictured at the top of this page. Closeup photos of the partially constructed homes are below.

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Barrier Strips

Connect up to 78 pairs of wires with all these barrier strip sections.

There are 4 uncut sections with 12 pairs of connections and then various setups with 1 to 4 connections as pictured. Some still have screws attached -- a small bonus.

It looks like Radio Shack currently sells these for $2.99 for 12.

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UPDATE on 2011.09.09: I found another full barrier strip. That adds 12 more pairs of wires bringing the total to 90.

Spools of Wire

Three Spools of 14 gauge stranded copper wire

Each was originally a 500 foot long spool. The 'white' spool is nearly completely intact. The 'green' is missing the most but still looks like it has hundreds of feet. And the 'black' is somewhere in between.

I didn't have an operational layout but I had started building a staging yard and was using this wire for the feeders.
The label says this supports up to 600 volts and 14 gauge will usually handle a full 15 amps, so this is well suited for DCC feeder wires. Plus it is stranded wire so it bends easier than solid.

This is heavy 14 gage stranded copper. Heck the copper alone would be worth a lot right now. I just checked Home Depot and a 500' spool sells for $50.00.

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1 spool of 20 gauge twisted pair wire

This is what remains of a 500' spool of 20 gauge twisted pair 'thermostat cable'. This stuff is ideal for feeding motor based switch machines such as the Tortoise brand, but fully suitable for twin coil switch machines too. Super simple to track polarity as one wire is red and one is white. Click the picture for a closer look.

Hundreds of feet remain. Likely this sold for about $0.12 a foot.

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Digitrax® UR91 Universal Receiver (Radio & IR & Loconet)

This is a fascia mounted universal receiver. It provides a radio transceiver and an IR receiver for Digitrax Radio equipped or IR equipped throttles such as the DT100 I have. It can support up to 10 radio throttles at the same time.

It also has a convenient Loconet port on the front and two ports on the back.

The front panel also has status and activity LEDs.

The Digitrax page on this unit is here. The current MSRP of the unit is: $149.99. The lowest price I could fine for an unused model like mine is $120.

Also included in the package is a 12V power adapter to power the device. The current model doesn't include a power adapater and Digitrax sells it for $12.95.

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Assorted Power Supplies

18V 2 Amp Power Supply

This is a basic power supply. It consists of a powercord, a fuse, a transformer, and a 3 position barrier strip. The transformer is center tapped and can provide two 9V outputs or a single 18 volt output. That 18 volt output makes it ideal for DCC purposes.

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Two Bachmann HO and N power supplies

The standard low frills, basic, in the box, power supplies in Bachmann and related kits. One has had the power plug clipped.

According to the label they provide up to 17VDC and 20VAC. But only 7 watts or about 1/3 Amp.

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Model Power Hobby Transformer

According to the label it puts out 19VAC and a variable DC up to 18VDC at 5.5VA. That isn't much power ~ 0.5 amps at 12 Volts if I'm estimating correctly.

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Digitrax® BDL16 Occupancy Detector

This is a 16 block Occupancy detector. I bought it and the DS54s and the PM4s to automate a staging yard. I'll post yard photos at some point in the future.

This BDL16 is unused and has been returned to its original packaging after the photo was taken. It has a manual, a special mounting instructions addendum, and an LT5 Detection Tester (on right).

Digitrax LT5 Detection Tester

A pdf version of the manual is here. This model has been replaced twice. First with BDL162 and then BDL168. The product information page is here for the model BDL168.

I don't have the original price of this item, but the replacements sold for $125.00 and $149.99 respectively.

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Digitrax® LT-1 Decoder and LocoNet Cable Tester

This decoder and cable tester came as part of my original Digitrax Chief set. It has never been opened. Digitrax has a page on the product here. The current MSRP is $4.95.

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Digitrax® BD-1 Block Occupancy Detector for use with LocoNet

SOLD

I have two of these. Neither is used, though one was removed from the package for a better photo.


These are used to indicate when a train has traveled into a block a then throw switches with the DS54. Or it can be used with a reversing loop section for occupancy signals.


Digitrax has a pdf here and it is the same as the card you see in the image above.


The current MSRP is $9.95 each, thought I paid only  $9.25 each for my two.


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Digitrax® PS515 15VAC 5 AMP Power Supply

I've got two of these powerful 15 Volt 5 Amp power supplies from Digitrax. One is opened, see photo above, and the 2nd is still boxed, though the box looks rather rough.

They are overload protected. If you short your track or try to draw too much current they will shut themselves off to protect your decoders and other electronics. Just unplug them for 60 seconds and then plug them in again to reset them.

The original price on one of these on 15 April, 2000 was $45.95. The current MSRP is $49.95 and can be found on Digitrax' site here.

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Chooch Enterprises 9740 N Scale Single Cut Stone Tunnel Portals

Two painted and ready to install single track tunnel portals.

One of the two is still shrink wrapped. The second has been cut loose, but was never installed.

Original price of the pair was $5.25.

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Various Cabooses

Bachman ATSF Caboose

All three of these are unboxed cabooses have metal wheeled trucks, body mounted rapido couplers.

Road Numbers:

ATSF 999628
ATSF 999628
ATSF 999628 (all the same)

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Trix Baltimore & Ohio Caboose

Unboxed. Body mounted rapido style couplers and mixed plastic wheeled trucks.

Road Number:

B&O 4068

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Model Power Caboose

I know very little about this Caboose. It appears to be in its original Model Power box and both the caboose and the box are marked 'Yugoslavia'. Body mounted rapido style couplers. In perhaps the best shape of this group of 6 cabooses.


Road Number:


9153 (no road name)

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Arnold Caboose

This little guy is in sad shape. It is missing one axel and I don't have any spares to fit it. And the trucks are constructed in such a way that I can't slip on another set with my spares. The end railings are broke. Truck mounted rapido style couplers. Unboxed.

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Bachman B&O F unit

I've got no idea where I got this beat up unit. No box. No rear coupler. No spring in the front coupler pocket. No horns on top. Just sad.

Woodland Scenics Foam Landscape Material

Two sets of Woodland Scenics foam building bases. 

The Subterrain foam creates gentle slopes for roadbed.

The Sheets are 4/8", 3/8", and 2/8" in thickness. I've also got other pieces of foam that go along with these sets.

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Car Weight Indicator and Coupler Height Gauge

This is a neat little gadget. Place the end of the car at the line marked 'Car End'. then look at the opposite end of the car. The number below that is the total weight that the car should be when measured in ounces.

The coupler height gauge snaps onto the track and gives you a reference point for mounting magne-matic couplers. Mine is marked item 1055, but the current item number seems to be "988 00 032" and its MSRP is now $9.95.


My set is in the bag I bought it in and includes an instruction sheet. It was manufactured by “Model Train Design, 222 Louise Dr., Newport News, VA 23601”

Both are easy to use.

The original price listed for the set was $15.50.

This item is now posted at: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-Trains-coupler-gauge-and-N-scale-car-weight-measurer-C-8-/181626620460?

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Peco Code 55 Wooden Tie Flex Track

18 pieces of unused Peco code 55 flex track in a box. In stores and online they are more than $5 each.

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0-4-0

This is a cute little 0-4-0. It was given to me as a gift about 35 years ago. I remember it doing a decent job, thought it doesn't have much traction for going up inclices because it is reasonably light weight.

It has absolutely no markings. Power pickup is from the tender wheels. The rear coupler is a rapido style. The front coupler looks more realistic, but I don't recall if it mates with a modern knuckle style coupler.

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Burlington Northern Locomotives

Two copies of the same locomotive.

Road Number:

BN 2803
BN 2803 (the same)

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