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A Tale Of Three Hudsons........

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A Tale Of Three Hudsons........
Posted by highrailjon on Monday, October 27, 2008 6:37 PM

Once again Scott Mann of 3rd Rail has raised the bar on fine brass Hudson's!!!!! This is my third Hudson from him and I can't wait for the fourth- the Super Hudson. I'll let the pictures do the talking!!!!! :wink:

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Posted by jonadel on Monday, October 27, 2008 6:48 PM

 

Jon-- 


I always enjoy your photo's, they are the best, thanks. Great looking engines, wow.

 

 

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Posted by Deputy on Monday, October 27, 2008 7:06 PM

Wow!!! They certainly are spectacular! But I'd have to win the lottery to pay the price ($1300 samolies).
I especially like the #5300.

Dep

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Posted by highrailjon on Monday, October 27, 2008 8:01 PM

Dep, I couldn't afford them either!!! My three girlfriends each picked one style out to get for my birthday.Wink

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Posted by Deputy on Monday, October 27, 2008 10:57 PM

3 girlfriends and 3 scale Hudsons. It just doesn't get any better than that!! Big Smile

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Posted by Boyd on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 2:44 AM

 A 4th one and you would surpass the value of my pickup,, and I'm still making payments on it.

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Posted by Berk765 on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:57 AM

You have a beautiful layout, and three beautiful hudsons, like I said give me steam locomotivesBig Smile or give me death.Dead You one lucky son of a gun!!!Smile,Wink, & Grin

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:13 AM

highrailjon

Dep, I couldn't afford them either!!! My three girlfriends each picked one style out to get for my birthday.Wink

How did you explain the sudden appearance of 3 Hudsons to each of the contestants when they just got you one each?  Whistling  WOW, nice units!!!!  The engines, that is.

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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:20 AM

RockIsland - Perhaps we should call him highrailjuggler...

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Posted by highrailjon on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:30 PM

 Boyd, I guess I've been pretty lucky in the truck dept. I've been driving this one since '91 That's over 15 years now without a a truck payment. The biggest expense over the years has been 2 tyranny rebuilds for $700.00 each. But heck, that's equal to a few car payments these days. And yes- the picture was taken just this year. Also thanks for the nice comments guys. I forgot to mention the 4th girlfriend getting me the 4th J3a Super Hudson coming out this spring! there's just something about trucks down south that drive women crazy, maybe!!!Wink

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Posted by CSXect on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:25 PM

 WOW awsome Hudsons, truck I am a Ford fan my self but I do own a Trans Am w/RamairLaugh

And some women perfer the car and others the truck but they are more interested in driving the car most of the timeLaugh

 

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:30 PM

Hello Jon!

 Those are very nice Hudsons you have there. The Truck is not bad either.......Imagine what you could do if you owned a Corvair!Thumbs UpClown Take Care.

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Posted by highrailjon on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:37 PM

Sure, sports cars and motorcycles are nice... but when I round up my dates for the all you can eat buffet...well.. I really need a truck!Big SmileWink

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Posted by CSXect on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:53 PM

DeadDeadDeadDead

 

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Posted by Jim Duda on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:30 PM

 BigJon - you babe magnet, you!  The only way to make your cuties look any hotter would be if they would have some Texaasss BarBQ sauce slathering down their bellies!  Where is your (their) favorite All You Can Eat Buffet?  Expect a crowd of jealous oglers...

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Posted by rtraincollector on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:32 PM

I'm glad the bathroom is straight across the hall from me when I'm in hereWhistling

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Posted by mdainsd on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:28 AM

 that is a beautiful set of locomotives!

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Posted by runtime on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1:58 PM

Something about those girls seems not to scale; surprising choices for a hi-rail scale modeler.Wink

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:28 AM

Jon......you're in trouble, even before the buffet.   The payload capacity for a GMC 1500 is under 2,000 pounds.

Jack

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Posted by highrailjon on Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:10 PM

LOL, Jack!!! Ya got me there!!!!!!!Laugh

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Posted by Berk765 on Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:43 PM

highrailjon

Sure, sports cars and motorcycles are nice... but when I round up my dates for the all you can eat buffet...well.. I really need a truck!Big SmileWink

 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....................................OOOOOOOOK. Berk, step away from the screen slowly and.....well......just........STOP LOOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Laugh

Oh, nice truck!!! I am a Ford fan myself but it is a nice picture that belongs in a truck calender!! My mom has a nice Ford Ranger she bought new in 1998 and it's still running strong also. That's good ol' yankee engineering for ya!!

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Posted by HighPlains on Friday, October 31, 2008 5:11 AM

 Beautiful!! Way past my price range but I can always dream.

 

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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, October 31, 2008 7:52 AM

Jon, I'm curious. How do they run? Do you prefer one to the other?

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Posted by laz 57 on Friday, October 31, 2008 8:46 AM

Jim Duda

 BigJon - you babe magnet, you!  The only way to make your cuties look any hotter would be if they would have some Texaasss BarBQ sauce slathering down their bellies!  Where is your (their) favorite All You Can Eat Buffet?  Expect a crowd of jealous oglers...

  JIMBO a BIG WELCOME back to DA FORUM!!!!!

As far as CHICK MAGNETS YOU DA MAN, JIMBO!!!  Are ya still cutting those neighbor ladies lawns in TEXASS?  Nice to see you again JIM!  I see you're still under a 1000 posts.  You made that resolution on New Years a few years back.

  JON as always YOU STILL DA MAN, VERY NICE!!

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Posted by 3railguy on Friday, October 31, 2008 12:45 PM

Sure, sports cars and motorcycles are nice... but when I round up my dates for the all you can eat buffet...well.. I really need a truck

Jon, could you please send one my way for the winter? The belly tickler in particular. It gets deathly cold up here in Northeast Sconsin.

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Posted by highrailjon on Friday, October 31, 2008 1:59 PM

 Doug, The EOB makes for some realistic nice slow running!! I'll do a video of the three soon!

 John, You can have her!! But I don't deliver!! Customer pick up only!Wink

Here are a few more shots on the North side of town.....

 

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Posted by 3railguy on Friday, October 31, 2008 2:07 PM

Jon, Awesome!!!!! You and Norm cut the cake. I got the third rail catalog yesterday with the cab forward announcement. $1500. Ouch! Does the belly tickler have a job????

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Posted by highrailjon on Friday, October 31, 2008 3:03 PM

 John, She sure does!!! She's a human auto theft deterrent!Big Smile

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Posted by Berk765 on Friday, October 31, 2008 3:17 PM

I prefer the J1-e without the shroud and the Dreyfuss J3-a Super Hudson.

Give me steam locomotives or give me DEATH!

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