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Great Model Railroad Car Journey.
Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, January 31, 2021 5:19 AM

Let's see if anyone is interested?    The Great Model Railroad Car Journey.

 

The idea is to send a model of a car to each participant in turn.   Seeing it on their layout.  Once photographed  and posted on here, send the car onward  (by pm - ing the next person for their address).

If interested enter your name   on this thread.

I can supply a car.

 

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Posted by nealknows on Sunday, January 31, 2021 5:46 AM

It's a great idea - If you can get folks who don't know you to share that information. 

I've been doing this 'car sharing' with 2 other guys I know and we have virtual operating sessions for many years now. We have the exact same freight car and we 'move' them from industry to tindustry. We take photos of them departing and arriving on our layouts. Once photographed, we post the pics and videos on our blogs for our friends to read and enjoy. 

Good luck!

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, January 31, 2021 7:18 AM

I would participate. I don't know how cooperative the MR messaging would work to share addresses, though.

Some of the members here can not or will not post photos so there's a big chunk of participants that can't join in the fun.

Last time I sent a package just 350 miles away to HOn3 Critter it took a detour to Sydney, Australia, and a three-month holiday!

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Sunday, January 31, 2021 8:43 AM

The way the postal system has been, you sure you want to do this?  Laugh

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Posted by chutton01 on Sunday, January 31, 2021 9:35 AM

Well, since 2020 was the year of virtualism, and 2021 is starting off the same...
Create a pdf (or equivalent) of the originating freight car using images taken of it from a number of angles. Have the pdf available for download or email it out, whatever. Participants in this activity then create a mock-up of the freight car (finally using all those 'make 2D look 3D' articles written over the years), and pose it on their layout/module (again, posed so it looks like a model - likely photographed straight on, but some are skilled enought to create and assemble a card model like our predecessors sometimes did in the pre-1930s era) and off we go.
Failing this, just photo-shop and image of the freight car on the layout/module.

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Posted by PM Railfan on Sunday, January 31, 2021 7:14 PM

David) I like the idea. I cant participate, but i like the idea. So if it happens, I will be following it with great anticipation.

Reminicent of when MR did a similar thing with the Hiawatha. I think that was back in '84...

Still, i like it!

 

 

Good Luck!

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Posted by Overmod on Monday, February 1, 2021 11:08 AM

chutton01
Create a pdf (or equivalent) of the originating freight car using images taken of it from a number of angles. Have the pdf available for download or email it out, whatever. Participants in this activity then create a mock-up of the freight car (finally using all those 'make 2D look 3D' articles written over the years), and pose it on their layout/module (again, posed so it looks like a model - likely photographed straight on, but some are skilled enought to create and assemble a card model like our predecessors sometimes did in the pre-1930s era) and off we go. Failing this, just photo-shop and image of the freight car on the layout/module.

I like this idea, and I think it should be tried whether or not we start the 'visiting car' mail arrangement.

But...

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Posted by Overmod on Monday, February 1, 2021 11:09 AM

chutton01
Create a pdf (or equivalent) of the originating freight car using images taken of it from a number of angles. Have the pdf available for download or email it out, whatever. Participants in this activity then create a mock-up of the freight car (finally using all those 'make 2D look 3D' articles written over the years), and pose it on their layout/module (again, posed so it looks like a model - likely photographed straight on, but some are skilled enought to create and assemble a card model like our predecessors sometimes did in the pre-1930s era) and off we go. Failing this, just photo-shop and image of the freight car on the layout/module.

I have a grim suspicion that this would turn into memes.

First bet: how long before someone photoshops Tom Hanks next to Bernie on top of the car?

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Posted by Harrison on Monday, February 1, 2021 11:57 AM

Interesting idea on this, but I can't say I would be all that eager to participate. Primarily due to shipping costs. While it's cool to see a train car travel the world to different layouts, I feel it's a waste of money to send a car to someone when they're just gonna send it to someone else. For those of you who want to do this project, please do and I'll be watching with interest.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, February 1, 2021 12:09 PM

I am all-in on this.

I do not have a layout, but I can assemble a diorama and pose a good picture to share.

If I am way down on the list of participants, I might have part of a layout in time. Or I can go twice... All kinds of possibilities.

In fact, since David already has my address, I will volunteer to go first, and get the ball rolling in a big way... I just had an inspired thought...

Also, if Thomas wants to participate, he is close to me, and I could drive it to his layout.

This is sounding like an exciting idea!

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Posted by L. Zhou on Monday, February 1, 2021 3:12 PM

I'm interested, however shipping costs and such are a big hurdle, as it isn't cheap. Chutton's idea seems like the most viable way to go.  

"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." -Lin Yutang

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, February 1, 2021 5:05 PM

chutton01
Failing this, just photo-shop and image of the freight car on the layout/module.

L. Zhou
Chutton's idea seems like the most viable way to go.  

Nope nope nope.

We need a real model or it isn't a special event.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, February 1, 2021 5:33 PM

My layout is no where near up and running, but I can see what would happen, some people would get the car, take a pic and send it out the next day and some people would take a month or two to turn around the car. 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:19 AM

BigDaddy
I can see what would happen, some people would get the car, take a pic and send it out the next day and some people would take a month or two to turn around the car. 

Yes. Things like this will happen, and eventually the car will disappear. But, it will be fun along the way.

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Posted by BATMAN on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:40 AM

When I was working, at Christmas time we would take a photo of our crew at YVR (Vancouver International Airport) and tape it to the inside of one of these AAA cargo cans. Others crews from all over the world would do the same and eventually, some of the cans made their way back to Vancouver, sometimes years later. It was really cool to see all the places in the world that AAA had visited and so many crews took the time to add a photo of themselves. Being a Federal Government crew we would send stuff on military aircraft sometimes to some remote places and getting pics back from those was really cool.

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I like the travelling railcar idea, though I will not participate as I currently have no internet presence and wish to keep it that way. I will enjoy watching the little guy roll (fly) his way around to the layouts of the world though.Big Smile

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 11:34 AM

BATMAN
I currently have no internet presence

Um... where did you think this forum group was located?

Huh?

-Kevin

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Posted by BATMAN on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 11:42 AM

 

Meaning, if I Google my name absolutely nothing comes up.Thumbs Up The police/public safety professionals in the family use that term when hunting down the bad guys or want to keep a low profile which is very hard to do these days. Even my Facebook account is an alias.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 11:47 AM

BATMAN
Meaning, if I Google my name absolutely nothing comes up

I just Googled Batman, and you might be surprised how much information came up.

Laugh

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Posted by BATMAN on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 11:57 AM

Well, the secret is out now so I may as well post a photo.

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Posted by TheFlyingScotsman on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:14 PM

I think it's a terrific idea. A breath of fresh air. Reminds me of BBC TV's The Box when they painted a shipping container and folk around the world snapped it on it's non-predetrmined trip in 2008-09.

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:19 PM

BATMAN

Well, the secret is out now so I may as well post a photo.

ArtStation - Old Batman, Joc Millet

 

 
Is that Batman without his false teeth?
 
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Posted by BATMAN on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:26 PM

riogrande5761
Is that Batman without his false teeth?

Yep, I had to send them in to be fixed. Never use your teeth to strip wire.Whistling

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Posted by PM Railfan on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 3:36 PM

Off Topic

I cant post quotes, but i just had to post some Laugh here at Kevin and Batman.

Hilarious!

 

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:19 PM

I'm interested.  The issue for me is the scale.  My layout is N Scale.  I can set an HO car on the layout, but it will look like something from a cheap movie.

I still would love to do this.

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Posted by BATMAN on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:46 PM

York1

I'm interested.  The issue for me is the scale.  My layout is N Scale.  I can set an HO car on the layout, but it will look like something from a cheap movie.

I still would love to do this.

 

Maybe identical cars in HO and N could be shipped together and you could place the car that fits your scale on the layout. Lots of people have both scales (and more) I don't think it would cost any more $ in shipping if an N scale car was put in the box as well.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:49 PM

John... not a real problem. Pose the HO car on a piece of HO unitrack on a small platform near the front of the layout. Sprinkle some ground cover around, and make a "forced perspective" shot.

This is remarkably easy to do.

-Kevin

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Posted by thomas81z on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 6:08 PM

SeeYou190

I am all-in on this.

I do not have a layout, but I can assemble a diorama and pose a good picture to share.

If I am way down on the list of participants, I might have part of a layout in time. Or I can go twice... All kinds of possibilities.

In fact, since David already has my address, I will volunteer to go first, and get the ball rolling in a big way... I just had an inspired thought...

Also, if Thomas wants to participate, he is close to me, and I could drive it to his layout.

This is sounding like an exciting idea!

-Kevin

 

kevin , im all in Cool

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