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Craftsmanship
Posted by FJ and G on Monday, May 24, 2004 10:36 AM
Making your own trees, structures, or even trains can be fun as well as challenging; and often, the costs are less than out-of-box stuff. In the process you will learn a lot about craftsmanship and as a bonus, your custom-designed item will be unique.

Is there anything on your layout you can point to with pride and say: "I made it myself?"

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Posted by spankybird on Monday, May 24, 2004 11:30 AM
I can say about half of my trees I have made. The trucks were from flowers that I bought at Wal-Mart and I removed the leaves and added the glue and flowage.




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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 12:09 PM
I have built most of the structures on my layout and am very proud to tell people that. Some are just made up completely, some are based on real buildings.
Here are a few of my scratchbuilt structures and some other scratchbuilt items.

Pipe Company (made with vinyl vertical blind material to simulate corrugated metal):


Lumber Company office and shed, based on Walthers kit:


Pop machine:


Power substation:


Garbage dumpster:


Recylcing plant (again with vinyl vertical blind material):


See my website for other structures and things...
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Posted by FJ and G on Monday, May 24, 2004 12:34 PM
Mark,

I recall the pipe co. I saved my old venetian blinds to copy what you did. Very lovely!

Also, really like the recycling plant; nice angles to it add interest.

My someday dream is to build an oil refinery.

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Posted by spankybird on Monday, May 24, 2004 12:38 PM
Nice work Mark,
You have to join us on the Sunday Photo Fun next week.

tom

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Posted by daan on Monday, May 24, 2004 1:57 PM
@mark, I like the small pepsimachine most of all. It's a nice idea to rebuild them in 0 size..
I built a goodsshet, metal crane to unload gondola's, metal bridge (still have to find a place on the layout) and a signalbox based on english prototype, which won't be on this american layout obviously..
Daan. I'm Dutch, but only by country...
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 4:22 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 4:26 PM
sORRY ABOUT LAST POST STILLTRYING TO LEARN TO COPY AND PASTE ? how do you pull down your photos and add to replys
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Posted by spankybird on Monday, May 24, 2004 5:07 PM
HI Scratch B rules,

send me an e-mail, and I will send you instructions on posting pictures.

tom

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, May 24, 2004 6:28 PM
Mark, don't you want to take a little vacation to NC and help me build my layout? Very excellent job.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 6:01 AM
Thanks for the nice comments all. With 3 kids money is tight, so I do what I can with what I have available.

Tom, I'll try to join in some week!

Daan - if you would like a copy of the graphics send me an e-mail and I can send them to you. I have Pepsi, Dr Pepper and Coca-Cola graphics.

Chief Eagles - thanks for the invite, my wife has an aunt in South Caroline that she would like to visit someday.
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 6:55 AM
Hey Mark, no email address listed with forum. Wanted the Pepsi graphics. Thanks

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Posted by FJ and G on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 10:31 AM
People these days either do not have the time (thanks to our workaholic culture) or inclination to build stuff or to even break a sweat.

Professionally built layouts, out-of-box accessories, structures, trains, and even trees are becoming the norm.

It's not just this hobby. More and more, people are prone to just sit on their duffs, whether in front of the Internet or in front of the TV watching American Idol or Extreme Makeover.

Even kids are becoming averse to exerting energy, preferring motorized bikes or scooters over things you pedal; and game boys and play stations over those nasty trains and track that you have to put together by hand.
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Posted by spankybird on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:31 AM
Hi Scratch B rules

If you send me an e-mail (click icon below) I will send you instruction on how to post pictures

tom

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:08 PM
Chief Eagles,
I just added my e-mail address to my profile. How do I send you and e-mail with an attachment. When I click e-mail I just get a pop-up to send you a text message but no way to send with an attachment.
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Posted by spankybird on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:08 PM
Hi Mark,

With the forum e-mail service, you can not add attachments. If you send Chief a e-mail saying hi, he will have your regular e-mail and he can respond so you will have his and then you can add attachments via Outlook express, etc.

tom

I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com 

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