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Posted by dadret on Monday, April 7, 2008 7:05 AM

Its a pretty good show but the information is fairly basic and I don't think there have been any new episodes in quite a while.  It was on here in the Kansas City area at 4:30 on Sunday morning so I DVR it but apparently its off the air now as my recording yesterday morning was a gardening show.  Some of you mentioned the show about the layout with a tornado - I've seen this layout as it belongs to a modeler here in Kansas City.  Its a very impressive layout with a lot of special effects-in addition to the tornado it has sunrise and sunset going from one side of the layout to the other and its a walk in layout. 

You can go to www.DIYNetwork.com and get print versions of the episodes but I just checked and the show is no longer on their broadcast schedule. 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 7, 2008 2:53 AM
Yea I seen the tornado one. very unique he also had a tree that fell down and someone yelling timber. Not a bad show, I don't think. I still consider myself a beginner so I might actually learn something...
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Posted by Dallas Model Works on Monday, April 7, 2008 1:52 AM

It's on at about 4AM -- thus I DVR it.

Not much there, though. In one episode they had a guy who has a tornado on his layout (yes, a tornado) but they hardly showed it or explained how he achieved the effect.

Lots of cameos by MR staff as well.

Get some Allen Keller videos if you want fairly in-depth model train stuff.

 

Craig

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Posted by lvanhen on Sunday, April 6, 2008 4:09 PM
Sign - Ditto [#ditto]  it's not available on cable here in north Jersey, but it's on satelite.  Don't know about the rest of the countryConfused [%-)]
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Posted by wm3798 on Sunday, April 6, 2008 9:33 AM

I think they stopped producing it over a year ago.  It was basically a series of episodes where they built a Woodland Scenics layout kit.

Nice for the beginner, not much there for anyone with some experience.

Lee 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 6, 2008 9:22 AM

DIY=Do It Yourself.  It is a tv channel. I'm not sure about the whole streaming thing.

www.diynetwork.com is the website, you might be able to find out something there.

Basically it's a tv show about model railroading. I find that it can be interesting at times...

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Posted by loathar on Sunday, April 6, 2008 9:01 AM
I've heard of it but never seen it. Is DIY a TV channel? Can you stream them on the internet somewhere?
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Working on the railroad
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 6, 2008 6:49 AM

I was wondering if anyone watched DIY's "Working on the Railroad" and what your thoughts on the show are?

 

Norman....

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