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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 2:10 PM

 Here are 2 building kits from COLORADO MODELS that i just finished today  ,i have another one to do , putting the kits together went better then i thought they would.  BEN

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Posted by ttrigg on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 3:42 PM

Benny:

Now you need to go to Larry G Scale and get your lady and bathtub for the blue house.

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Posted by John Busby on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 3:25 AM
 ttrigg wrote:

Benny:

Now you need to go to Larry G Scale and get your lady and bathtub for the blue house.

Hi ttrigg Nah has to be different how about artist and modelSmile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

regards John Busby

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Posted by enginear on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 2:51 PM
Hey Ben, I see you got the buildings together. Nice job. You do like loud colors! They'll look good I bet, Joe
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 3, 2008 2:59 AM

Those you will not be able to miss on the track plan. You going to weather?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 3, 2008 8:24 AM

 Tom   not sure on the bath tub and lady.   john no artist .

 Joe- yes i like brite colors and the 3rd building i'm working on might be dark brown with  lite tan windows and black roof.

Toad - you will not miss the buildings at my lay out , why hide them , not sure on weathering them .        BEN Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 6, 2008 4:41 PM

 I have the third building over half done ,after i paint it i'll post a picture of it . next week  i hope , if we get good weather to paint out side .    BEN

 

 

 

   

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Posted by CandCRR on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:45 AM

Ben,

I see nothing wrong with bright colors.  My house is bright orange - yes orange with bright yellow doors and window frames.  Cool [8D] You would think people would notice a bright orange house, people I know that drive by the house every day never noticed the color until I pointed it out to them.

I did see one other house the same color.  It was in the Naples Florida area.  I saw it from route 75 south bound.

 Here's to loud colors,

Thank you, Jaime
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Posted by ttrigg on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:55 AM

 CandCRR wrote:
I see nothing wrong with bright colors. ...  Here's to loud colors,

I agree, bright colors just might keep a klutz like me from stepping on a building.

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Posted by Dick Friedman on Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:54 PM

Nice job Benny.  I've put together the switch tower, after converting it to 1:32 scale.  That just involved making the doorways about half an inch shorter, so they measure 7 feet in 1:32 (2 5/8 inches).  I cut all the walls down by that much, then trimmed the doors to be the right height.  Doors are too wide, but door widths vary a lot in real life.  Didn't fool with the windows, as they are all sizes! <G>

Couldn't figure out how to post my picture, but I did send it to Colorado Models to include.  Do know if they've done it yet.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:02 PM

Dick Friedman

 I don't have the switch tower , YET,  i'm going to send for it maybe tomorrow .   is your lay out out side or in side????  what state are you in ???  do you have a pond in yours ???  ben

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Posted by Expresslane on Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:04 AM

     Looking good Ben. Are they going outside or inside? Can't wait for the other new buildings. Thanks for shareing.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:31 AM

  Expresslane

yes the buildings are for out side and i just sent for the switch tower on Friday, when i get it and painted and put together i'll put them out .  the truck picture looks like another trucker i know ???? BEN

JAIME

THANKS for the building colors  comment .  Ben

 

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Posted by Expresslane on Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:41 PM

   Ben    It is the same one. Only one like it.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 21, 2008 7:27 PM

Well i got my three buildings put together and painted ,  today my switch tower came and i started to put it together, when i have it finished i'll take a picture of all 4 of them and post it .  Ben

   

 

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