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Check this!!! Modern-day V&O? Best appalachian scenery ever?

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Posted by rrinker on Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:45 AM

 I dunno, in the second picture some crazy aliens have left these giant rectangular things all over the landscape and even in some of the rollign stock... Big Smile  Big Smile  Big Smile  Big Smile  Big Smile  Big Smile

I may not be able to do tha,t but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy looking at the work of those that can. That's truly some spectacular scenery.

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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Saturday, June 27, 2009 8:38 AM

 I want to know where he bought the machine that shrinks everything down to 1:87 scale incredible work I don't care how long he's been doing it.

Just my 2 cents worth, I spent the rest on trains. If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:50 AM

 It is a long and rocky road to become a master model railroader, but it is work like this that keeps us endeavouring!

I know that I´ll never make that far, but that does not stop me from going in this direction!

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Posted by cuyama on Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:24 AM

I believe this is Gary Siegel's Eastern Kentucky Division (formerly Ashlan Subdivision) of the Louisville & Nashville. Fantastic layout. It's been around a long time, so it's not clear why you are suddenly flummoxed by it. It's not set in the modern day, don't know where you got that idea.

It's based on a prototype, not completely freelanced as is the V&O. Although Gary says he was influenced by McClelland.

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Posted by grizlump9 on Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:11 AM

how much experience did the guy have vs your own?  what did his work look like when he first started?  i am a long way from being an accomplised model railroader but i keep a few of my earlier pieces around just to see how far i have progressed.

the great thing about quality work like this is it gives us something to shoot for.  many of us tend to copy the work of other modelers and that is ok, but, who wants to use the products of an eight year old amature as an example?

i never sounded like chet atkins but i still enjoyed picking on the guitar.

grizlump

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Check this!!! Modern-day V&O? Best appalachian scenery ever?
Posted by DeadheadGreg on Friday, June 26, 2009 11:53 PM

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oh heck....   I don't even wanna try anymore....

will you look at this crap?

http://www.pbase.com/rbarnes11/image/45404018

http://www.pbase.com/rbarnes11/image/45403977

http://www.pbase.com/rbarnes11/image/62948576

and this is just the 2nd page...

here's the homepage:  http://www.pbase.com/rbarnes11/lnekdiv

 

i give up.  i'm done.  who wants all my stuff?   haha

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