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Midweek madness!!!

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grandeman
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Posted by grandeman on Thursday, June 9, 2005 6:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by csxguy

Hey, grandeman, they're on my website: www.freewebs.com/csxlowellcountydivision


Cool web site csx. Man, that gives me ideas (wheels spinning)![:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:55 PM
Hey, grandeman, they're on my website: www.freewebs.com/csxlowellcountydivision
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grandeman
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Posted by grandeman on Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:45 PM
Can't see them csx.guy. Hope you can get them fixed.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:43 PM
Layout construction week


Building one of the tables


The finished Phase 1 tablework


Laying out the sample track plan
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Posted by grandeman on Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:18 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by oleirish
would like to know what you used to weather your engines?[:D]


JIM


Jim, here's a gondola that just got the weathering treatment. Takes about 10 minutes.

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Posted by simon1966 on Thursday, June 9, 2005 4:07 PM
I havn't had a chance to do a thing to the layout this week. I went to see Kathy Mattea in Nashville instead. What a singer!!!!

Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum

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Posted by grandeman on Thursday, June 9, 2005 8:57 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by oleirish

QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man

I guess. I'm still a little new around here...
Your work is great,would like to know what you used to weather your engines?[:D]

OLE'IRISH
JIM


Thanks Jim.

The weathering is just dull cote and chalk. I usually "soot" them with black, dull cote them and then go back with dust, rust, etc. I'm pretty simple about weathering so far.
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Posted by oleirish on Thursday, June 9, 2005 7:56 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by grande man

I guess. I'm still a little new around here...
Your work is great,would like to know what you used to weather your engines?[:D]

OLE'IRISH
JIM
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Posted by ac4400fan on Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:59 AM
Heres An update on that midweek project....







Have a great week guys

carl.....
GO> Chicago NorthWestern.BNSF& Illinios Central, AC4400 ALLTHE WAY! DREAM IT! PLAN IT! BUILD IT! Smile, Wink & Grin
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 11:30 PM
It must be mid week for me all the time because I'm always mad...

I took my pet frog to the vet for a check up the other day because he wasn't looking too good. The vet said I'd have to leave him over night so he could run some tests. Shortly after I got home from the vets' office, the vet called and said my frog had croaked...

trainluver1
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Posted by ac4400fan on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 10:41 PM
Got That right grande man..btw ,loved the photo album you posted ,what great pics,

carl
GO> Chicago NorthWestern.BNSF& Illinios Central, AC4400 ALLTHE WAY! DREAM IT! PLAN IT! BUILD IT! Smile, Wink & Grin
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Posted by grandeman on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 8:39 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ac4400fan

Its That Time Guys ,,Heres An Area Im Working On This Week,,The incline To The CoalMine,,,,,




Looks great Carl. I can tell you're a man on a mission.

Since you started this...[:D][:D][:D]

The sun rises in the east and that's exactly where this loaded coal train is headed shortly after daybreak.


A long day switching comes to an end...
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Posted by ac4400fan on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 8:35 PM
Its That Time Guys ,,Heres An Area Im Working On This Week,,The incline To The CoalMine,,,,,






Have Agreat Week Guys .....
carl...
GO> Chicago NorthWestern.BNSF& Illinios Central, AC4400 ALLTHE WAY! DREAM IT! PLAN IT! BUILD IT! Smile, Wink & Grin
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Posted by grandeman on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 8:02 PM
At this point in my career Tuesday is starting to feel more like Thursday.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:59 PM
It's madness I tell you!!! It's so extremely crazy that it doesn't even need to come mid week!![:D]
Andrew
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Posted by grandeman on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:51 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

WOW[:D]!!! That slide show is awesome! I love first and early second generation diesels[:)].


Thanks, and I like your sig line. Everything except the part about the cats...[:D][:D][:D]
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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:49 PM
WOW[:D]!!! That slide show is awesome! I love first and early second generation diesels[:)].
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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Posted by grandeman on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:43 PM
I guess. I'm still a little new around here...
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Posted by AggroJones on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:41 PM
Ain't that supposed to come on Wednesday?

"Being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses"

EXPERIMENTATION TO BRING INNOVATION

http://community.webshots.com/album/288541251nntnEK?start=588

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Midweek madness!!!
Posted by grandeman on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:29 PM
Anyone up for some mid week madness???
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