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Sunday Photo Fun 7-17-05

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Sunday Photo Fun 7-17-05
Posted by spankybird on Sunday, July 17, 2005 6:36 AM













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Lets have some fun [:D] [:)] [8D] [:p]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 17, 2005 6:50 AM
Me when I was a young boy.




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Posted by csxt30 on Sunday, July 17, 2005 8:36 AM
Here's a monster crane at 28 inches high, probably too high even for standard gauge! Has a clamshell bucket & several motors. Only says made in Japan in it.
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Posted by pbjwilson on Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:38 AM
Having fun in the garden!



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Posted by jonadel on Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:59 AM
Trolley pulling into town for a Saturday night party


Last trolley of the night


UP not stopping tonight


Stay cool, another oven like today, better temps tomorrow.

Jon

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Posted by zwbob on Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:03 AM






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Posted by dougdagrump on Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:24 AM
Mornin' All, Our weather has been ***** as well and supposed to get even hotter, but the humidity is supposed to go down. Don't know know if that is really a good or bad thing, when it gets hot and dry it seems to wake up the kooks who play with fire.
On to a more pleasant note:

You just never know who you might run into on a station platform these days.



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Posted by IronHoarse on Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:00 PM
Hi, I have never posted on this thread before so I thought that I would try one since I now have a new engine.

[image]http://www.moranweather.com/trains/sd80closew.jpg [/image]
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Posted by tgovebaker on Sunday, July 17, 2005 4:42 PM
Since the baby only turned 4 weeks old today, I haven't had a ton of time to do much, though I do get a chance to do some detailing work.

A few months ago, I picked up this pair of Lionel SD-50s on eBay, both from 1995. In one decade, the level of detail in the industry has gone through the roof, so these needed some work.



Using some Microscale decals, some paint, and some chalks, I took a crack at detailing and weathering one of them. The white paint on the grab irons makes a big difference, as does the orange snowplow.



I recently picked up my first Rail King box car while on a business trip on the East Coast. When I got it home I realized that it didn't have much in the way of realistic detail (to say nothing of scale sizing).



I actually tried to unload it on eBay, but found no takers. Feeling guilty, I decided that it deserved a little TLC. A little silver paint on the roof and some yellow chalk to dull the paint made it look better. Some darker chalks added a layer of grime.



Its still not the right size, but now we have a relationship...

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Posted by cnw1995 on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 8:27 AM
That Railbox looks just like the ones I just passed in North Ave. yard - there's also a Southern boxcar - with the logos Serves the South - gives a green light to Innovation.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:12 AM
Great photos guys. Tgovebaker, you did a good job on all the items. I've done some of the "redoing" and etc. Works great. Ironhorse, now you are on the right track. [:)] Got that NS SD80.

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Posted by cheese3 on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:41 AM
Nice pictures everyone. I need to get my lionel Pre war to the repair shop. After I get it Fixed up nice I will post some pictures.

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