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Sunday Photo Fun 1/15/2012

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Posted by hectorgonzales on Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:09 AM

jeffrey-wimberly

Two of my projects this weekend have been patching a GP9 for the L&A and mounting a Varney metal F3B shell on an Athearn F7 powered chassis. One was easy, the other not so easy.

The GP9 is a Walthers GP9m, single flywheel, standard DC.
http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/scott-running-bear/P1010130.jpg

The F3B is a Varney die-cast metal shell on a stock Athearn F7 chassis with a hard wired DCC decoder. The F3B is #2 in a three loco consist of all powered F units representing Stewart, Varney, Athearn, NWSL and Life-Like. The unit still has to be painted but is operational.
http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/scott-running-bear/P1010132.jpg

Nice patching on the GP9.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:52 AM

You guys don't know how much enjoyment you supply each week.  Thank you!   And Spanky, I think the engineer must have missed a signal and hit something due to distracted operation......and it wasn't a ghost that distracted him.  Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by srguy on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:42 AM

Better late than never -- an NP ore train lost in NJ

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Posted by Seayakbill on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:46 AM

Lionel JLC Scale GG1.  I paid $475 for it.

SantaFe158, very nice GG-1 and a very good price.

I have noticed that the JLC big steamers are selling at very attractice prices since the Legacy steamers started making their appearance. I have seen 50% or more off the original selling price.

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Posted by srguy on Monday, January 16, 2012 9:46 PM
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Posted by srguy on Monday, January 16, 2012 9:38 PM

My first try at photo fun ..... A NP ore train lost in NJview.sfly?fid=352cfb8415d927efc7e45aad1e0cdff4

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Posted by SantaFe158 on Monday, January 16, 2012 12:05 PM

My new toy.

Lionel JLC Scale GG1.  I paid $475 for it.  It looks almost brand new (it was slightly used) and runs/sounds great.

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Posted by Seayakbill on Monday, January 16, 2012 9:44 AM

Jim, I have been using both Photo Bucket or Shutter Fly for years with no problems.

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Posted by srguy on Monday, January 16, 2012 9:05 AM

Bill:

What photo services can I use to import pictures.  I forget which on I went to but they wantrd too much personal info for my taste.

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Posted by Seayakbill on Monday, January 16, 2012 5:35 AM

Bruce - You couldn't be more right. Bill deserves alot of credit for his efforts every Sunday. It makes my second cup of coffee all the more better.

Bill - Thanks!

Ray

 

Thanks guys, I just like looking at electric train pictures, videos, and layouts from other folks. Whether its a $2.00 automobile to a $1500 locomotive its always fun to see how they are incorporated into a layout. We had some neat pictures and videos in this thread for this week, but I really enjoyed the Ghost Busters scenes. The Sunday Photo Fun is a great diversion from the real world issues that face all of us beginning on Monday morning's. Certainly would like to see more participation in the Sunday Photo Fun.

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Posted by AF53 on Sunday, January 15, 2012 7:19 PM

Bruce - You couldn't be more right. Bill deserves alot of credit for his efforts every Sunday. It makes my second cup of coffee all the more better.

Bill - Thanks!

Ray

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Posted by wallyworld on Sunday, January 15, 2012 6:47 PM

Bill,

I am not bailing out on you  and I think this thread and all the examples therein , all the variations of this hobby are a weekly treat for me. Hope you have a great week and thanks for keeping a tradition going.

Bruce

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:47 PM

Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum. Smile, Wink & Grin

Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..

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Posted by dwiemer on Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:22 PM

Laz, is that ECTO 1?

Nice photos guys.  Thanks for posting.
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:15 PM

Two of my projects this weekend have been patching a GP9 for the L&A and mounting a Varney metal F3B shell on an Athearn F7 powered chassis. One was easy, the other not so easy.

The GP9 is a Walthers GP9m, single flywheel, standard DC.


The F3B is a Varney die-cast metal shell on a stock Athearn F7 chassis with a hard wired DCC decoder. The F3B is #2 in a three loco consist of all powered F units representing Stewart, Varney, Athearn, NWSL and Life-Like. The unit still has to be painted but is operational.

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Posted by spankybird on Sunday, January 15, 2012 8:25 AM

Who are you going to call! 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sunday Photo Fun 1/15/2012
Posted by Seayakbill on Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:05 PM

The AmTrak Cascade passing through on the S&Y RR mainline

 

Bill T.

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