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What a convoluted layout

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Posted by dinwitty on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:17 PM
its quite the layout it seems, but I wouldnt do a layout so far fetched like that
One fellow decided to get rid of all his stuff, cheap starting bid, but the bids grew, I think he got his money's worth, and he had some really good equipment.
no, no layout.

I generally want a layout with purpose, not just run it anywhere.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 21, 2005 5:58 PM
Let this be a warning to us all...


Thanks for sharing

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Posted by tstage on Friday, January 21, 2005 4:31 PM
"Look, honey!...the trains GOIN'! Sure makes a difference when you clean the tracks! Now you won't have to leave after all!..."

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, January 21, 2005 3:49 PM
"Either that train goes or I do! And I'm keeping the house!"

Sure am gonna miss her...

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:41 AM
I know what happened.

"Either that train goes or I do. And I'm keeping the house."

Chip

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Posted by rockythegoat on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:35 AM
That's pretty cool, in a sphaghetti-kinda way. I'll bet he had a good time building that puppy over the years.

And the track around the bed is great idea. Hook up the layout to a timer , have a sound equipped engine come by your head in the morning, horn at full volume, and you have quite the alarm clock![(-D]
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Posted by darth9x9 on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:25 AM
I believe the auction is truly for the rolling stock, locos, structures, and hardware. You can take what you want of the layout. I'm sure he will chuck whatever isn't taken.

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Posted by cacole on Friday, January 21, 2005 6:21 AM
Notice, too, that you have to pick it up -- no delivery available. And the first bid is only $9.99. This appears to possibly be a layout from an Atlas layout book where the idea was to use as much track as possible and have only minimal scenery.

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Posted by TurboOne on Friday, January 21, 2005 1:02 AM
Wow, back when I was a kid, I would have liked the train going over and around my bed.

You think with all that track , they would have run that train around the wall.

Thanks for sharing the pics.

Tim
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Posted by twhite on Friday, January 21, 2005 12:35 AM
[^]Convoluted? Maybe. Crowded--YOU BET! Kinda reminds me of everything I wanted to put in before some railroading friends of mine told me to PLEASE PUT ON THE BRAKES!!
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What a convoluted layout
Posted by dragenrider on Friday, January 21, 2005 12:12 AM
Check out this unusual HO scale layout for sale on eBay. You have to look at all the pictures to get the idea of the unusual build. Pretty neat! [:D]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19131&item=5951535390&rd=1

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