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Sunday Photo Fun - Father's day
Posted by stebbycentral on Sunday, June 20, 2010 7:49 AM

I told myself that I would stop collecting rolling stock when I ran out of shelf space.  Then I realized that the lower shelf was wide enough it could accomodate two lines of cars, I just had to add an additional "track". 

I now have room for four more pieces!  Next up is a flatcar so I can properly display my tractor load.

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Posted by Hudson#685 on Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:13 AM

That is real slick and cool. Good thinking.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:13 AM

Stebby......nice shelves!  Are those formica or painted.  Look really clean.  Some day my overflow will be on shelves.  Did you catch Laz'?  He has his lit up!

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Posted by stebbycentral on Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:35 AM

RockIsland52

Stebby......nice shelves!  Are those formica or painted.  Look really clean.  Some day my overflow will be on shelves.  Did you catch Laz'?  He has his lit up!

Jack

The shelves are those melamine-clad kind that you find in the shelving section of any big box store.  The 'tracks" are made from pine door stop that is tacked to the shelf and painted gloss white.  I deliberately made the lower shelf wider so the trains woudn't be in the shadow cast by the shelf above.

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Posted by Timboy on Sunday, June 20, 2010 1:28 PM

 

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Posted by stebbycentral on Sunday, June 20, 2010 1:37 PM

I can't help but note that there is a signal lack of photos in the Sunday Photo Fun thread

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Posted by dougdagrump on Sunday, June 20, 2010 2:04 PM

Stebby,

You "never" run out of shelf space, it just leads to another shelf expansion. Again, again, again, ad infinitum. Just finished an expansion but I still have most of my rolling stock in plastic tubs.

All train shelves ar double track except the one with the Chessies, they are triple deep. Photos aren't very good, used the ancient digital.

 

 

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, June 20, 2010 3:10 PM

As Doug said you never run out of space you just add another shelf

I started with this

then slowly progressed to the following

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Seayakbill on Sunday, June 20, 2010 3:37 PM

Northern Pacific F-3's in the new freight colors from MTH

 

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Posted by dougdagrump on Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:28 PM

Bill,

Those new F-3's look great.

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Posted by Seayakbill on Monday, June 21, 2010 11:30 AM

Bill,

Those new F-3's look great.

 

Yep, MTH did a terrific job on them

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Posted by Jeff78rr on Monday, June 21, 2010 12:33 PM

My new intermodal area is coming along- more to follow soon-

 

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Posted by Seayakbill on Monday, June 21, 2010 1:58 PM

Hey Jeff, intermodal area is a looking pretty darn nice. Are the Hi-Jacks operational ??

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Posted by Jeff78rr on Monday, June 21, 2010 2:01 PM

Bill, thanks- the cranes do work, as my boys enjoy using them. Mostly used for smaller containers as some larger ones are too heavy - however, quite a cool effect when in use-

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Posted by dougdagrump on Monday, June 21, 2010 3:16 PM

Part of last friday's motive power for the museum run, Lionel FT ABA, two powered A units and a dummy B pulling the K-Line Woodside Reefers.

 

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