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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:10 PM

superbe
How about the medals MR has given us. Mine are black but some day maybe they will be red like yours

Better get to postin'. They turn red somewhere between 4K to 5KLaugh

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I found the entire series of Extreme Trains to be interesting. I was looking for them to do another series but I guess the numbers weren't good enough.

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Posted by Train Modeler on Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:26 AM

I liked those too.  Still remember them changing the wheelset from under one of the refers. 

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Posted by tstage on Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:23 AM

Looks like they've skimmed a few.  I had just over 11K before the upgrade.  Whatever...

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:11 AM

superbe

How about the medals MR has given us. Mine are black but some day maybe they will be red like yours

Put your pointer on the stars and it'll show you the post count. Mine is close to 20K.

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Posted by superbe on Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:41 AM

jeffrey-wimberly
Being the show was probably aimed at the younger crowd it was likely deemed as adequate

Hey Jeff,

Now I know I'll like it.

How about the medals MR has given us. Mine are black but some day maybe they will be red like yours

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:37 AM

They go around regularly on PBS.

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Posted by tstage on Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:33 AM

Yea, the host can go a little overboard sometimes in his enthusiasm.  I saw an episode or two and found them interesting and educational - for the most part.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:23 AM

I have the 'Extreme Trains' DVD also. I got it last year at a good discount as a History Channel Life Member. Matt Bown is no great shakes as a host but he got the job done. Being the show was probably aimed at the younger crowd it was likely deemed as adequate.

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Posted by superbe on Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:21 AM

Hey Marlon,

Based on your reccomendation I ordered the video from Amazon.

From the reviews it sounds like that the video would be excellent choice for modlers who have children. Today most of us never see a real live train much less any steam. It would be easier to introduce children to train modeling if they saw what the prototypes were all about.

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Extreme Trains
Posted by Medina1128 on Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:40 AM

I just happened to catch four episodes of the PBS shows called "Extreme Trains". WOW! Those were neat! All four episodes were so good, that I looked (and found) them on DVD at Amazon.com. I wish there were more show running now. The ONLY train show I've been able to find on TV here is "Thomas and His Friends", and the latest ones are CGI, instead of running on the actual layout like the older episodes.

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