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Sunday Photo Fun 12-3-06

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Posted by perry1060 on Monday, December 4, 2006 12:53 PM
Nice pictures everyone! Great snow shots. No snow here in Phoenix  (((Sad [:(])))  ... but it's plenty cold!
Enjoy the hobby Perry
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Posted by jonadel on Monday, December 4, 2006 10:35 AM

Grandma--I really like it when you and Grandpa take care of me because I know the first stop when we go shopping will be Caboose Stop Hobby store, YEA!!

 

Jon

So many roads, so little time. 

 

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Posted by darianj on Monday, December 4, 2006 4:15 AM
Nice pictures everybody!
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Posted by RR Redneck on Sunday, December 3, 2006 7:11 PM
I love all these here christmas layouts.

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Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Sunday, December 3, 2006 7:08 PM

That is me (lower right), my lovely wife (lower left), Lauren, and Nathan.

 

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Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Sunday, December 3, 2006 7:07 PM
 kpolak wrote:

Hey Jim...

Those people look almost real...

Where did you find them?

Kurt

 

I "found" them in my digital camera.  Then $100 for photoshop elements and away you go!

 

Jim 

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Posted by Dr. John on Sunday, December 3, 2006 4:26 PM
Yeah, Frank. #60 does seem to get around, doesn't it? Smile [:)]
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Posted by Frank53 on Sunday, December 3, 2006 4:21 PM
 Dr. John wrote:

With flanges squealing on the icy rails, Trolley #60 prepares to cross Main Street.

 

 that's a keeper - by the way Dr John, that #60 Trolley must have the longest route in history, it was recently seen on my layout.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, December 3, 2006 3:29 PM
I love Christmas photos posted on CTT every year .  Bow [bow]  I copy many of them and send them on to friends and family. 

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

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Posted by Dr. John on Sunday, December 3, 2006 2:31 PM

A view down Main Street. Father and son admire their purchase from the hobby shop.

 

With flanges squealing on the icy rails, Trolley #60 prepares to cross Main Street.

 

A postwar 2037 approaches the Girard station.

 

Layout progress to date:

That's all folks! Smile [:)]

 

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Posted by kpolak on Sunday, December 3, 2006 1:32 PM

Hey Jim...

Those people look almost real...

Where did you find them?

Kurt

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Posted by weldman87 on Sunday, December 3, 2006 12:24 PM
Great pictures everyone. Looks like the museum lay out is coming along great.   nice job on the cars fj and g. jimhaleyscomet looks like your family is really standing by the train. Buckeye Riveter I like the great picture of your lay out.  Great job everbody keep up the great work.
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Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Sunday, December 3, 2006 12:13 PM

I forgot to say on the post today....

 

As you can see we really "get into" our trains.

 

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Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Sunday, December 3, 2006 12:12 PM
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Posted by FJ and G on Sunday, December 3, 2006 9:17 AM

 

 

Building a 25” long boxcar for my 7/8n2, representing a 22’ long shorty boxcar

 

 

As for my 7/8n18, which runs on O gauge track, I built a (sorry for banned words) flatcar based on prototypical photos on handlayed track.

 

The entire car is made from a single Lionel truck. The axleboxes are actually the trucks cut into 4 pieces and nailed to the wood from. Using link and pin couplers, with the link coming from Lowe’s (AGR Test #41 offset link, replacement part).

 

 

 

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, December 3, 2006 8:36 AM

Due to all the great advice I received this week concerning the feeding and care of an RMT BEEP,  it was put on the front end of AMTRAK 805 as it left Roger's Corners, Ohio.   Big Smile [:D]  It's next assignment is to pull about 100 hoppers full of Ohio coal to Roseyville, NC.  Smile [:)]

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Sunday Photo Fun 12-3-06
Posted by spankybird on Sunday, December 3, 2006 7:21 AM

Work is continuing on the Christmas layout at the museum. The one outside loop now is expanded to the other leg.

tom

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