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Posted by David Barker on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 7:23 PM

AWESOME!

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Posted by phillyreading on Saturday, March 1, 2014 9:13 AM
Very good work Becky! I did notice the cars on the wrong side at the gate crossing but that's the only thing out of place. Another thing I noticed is the S gauge track on the inside loop. I do that too with my trains, O & S together on the same level. I bought my S gauge trains in Connecticut, and have had them since the late 1960's, didn't get a transformer with them so I chanced using my ZW at the time and they worked with it.
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Posted by jscola30 on Friday, February 28, 2014 10:52 PM

Excellent!

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Posted by charliebrown on Friday, February 28, 2014 6:48 AM

Four "m"s for McDonalds! I look over your pictures of the project two to three times. Then you post pics where you planned from and I have to go back and look again. You did a fantastic job!!!

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Posted by Boyd on Friday, February 28, 2014 2:13 AM

There must be room to place a Bigfoot doing some tree knocking.

Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:19 PM

Great display as always....love to see your work!!!Thumbs Up

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Posted by Penny Trains on Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:11 PM

Haven't got a clue!  I'm an AMERICAN tourist, I don't know the languages of the places I go!  Laugh

It was even more spectacular at night:

I never knowingly saw any trains while I was there so almost everything I know about Thai railroads has come from internet searches.  The station I built for the layout is based on the royal waiting room at Hua Hin.  I say "based on" because I omitted a roof level on the long ends.  (Should be 3 levels, I only did 2)

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Posted by webenda on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:08 PM

Becky,

Another wonderful display, thank you for sharing. I always enjoy your work.

Can you translate the sign? Looks like, "PROSPERITY" (ทรงพระเจริญ). I like that sign.

Do you use photos for ideas? Here is an image of Kui Buri railway station. I like the "Watch Out For Trains" sign where pedestrian walkway crosses tracks.

Watch Out for Trains photo Kui_Buri_Railway_Station_Thailand_850_zps8f64e871.jpg

 ..........Wayne..........

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Posted by Penny Trains on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 7:57 PM

The majority of Thais revere them in a way that's hard for us americans to understand.  Anyhoo, politics and religion aside, the sign on the pedestrian bridge was a real thing:

Becky

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Posted by Demay on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:19 AM

I like how you included a photo of the monarchy on the layout (2nd photo).  Every Thai restaurant I have eaten in has always had a photo of the king and queen.  I know it is against the law over there to say anything negative about them.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:19 PM

So, the bridges on the left side of the layout are over the River Kwai?

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:09 PM

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Posted by Penny Trains on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:06 PM

ChiefEagles

Great job.  Miami or LA.  Could be either.

Check the traffic flow, the cars are on the left side of the road.  Big Smile  It's Chon Buri, a little seaside town in southeast Thailand I'm very fond of.  Big Smile  Though I know they're not easy to see, almost all of the signage is in Thai.  Including the crossbucks.

Becky

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Posted by Rob412 on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 6:40 PM

Great layout!  It reminds me of Hawaii. Definitely a timely post for us in the Northeast with this winter. Thanks for sharing. 

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Posted by Waynestrains on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:18 PM

Thanks again for another impressive post. As usual, this should surely inspire more people to try a layout, Thanks again for sharing your work.      Wayne

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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:26 AM

This is why I'll be trading in the drab colors of late fall for spring, on my next layout.  As always, YesYesYesYes paws up!

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Posted by Demay on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:03 AM

Super cool Becky!  Thanks for sharing.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:35 AM

Great job.  Miami or LA.  Could be either.

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Posted by AF1963 on Monday, February 24, 2014 10:26 PM

NEAT!   Always impressive.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Monday, February 24, 2014 9:40 PM

Oh wow, tropical foliage and a steam engine to boot!  It's the Florida East Coast, Mr. Flagler's road in the glory days rollin' down to Key West! 

Mistress, you keep sending us back to school!  Well done, well done indeed!

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Posted by rrswede on Monday, February 24, 2014 7:50 PM

You have the eye and the touch. I love to see your work.

Thanks for posting

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Posted by rtraincollector on Monday, February 24, 2014 7:41 PM

Looking great as always glad to see your still hard at work doing it all.

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Welcome to the jungle...
Posted by Penny Trains on Monday, February 24, 2014 7:38 PM

...we've got fun and TRAINS!

The mighty Nickel Plate empire stretches all the way round the world!  (Around here at least! Laugh)

I don't normally use "sprinkle on" scenery methods on temporary layouts, but this time I decided to go for it so I could better decide what kinds of "plopable" scenery I should develop for next year.  Note the ballast and sand:

The ballast under the rails is glued, but the vegetation isn't.  It's a combination of moss and lychen with a bit of fine green foam sprinkled on to green it up a bit.

The tall buildings are a combination of scalescenes kits and wall patterns from other internet sources.

Becky

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