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Garden railroad, take 2

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:06 PM

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:27 PM

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:32 PM

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:41 PM

 Very easy to change themes at will, depending on my mood....

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:15 PM

 My daughter has made some progress on her mural. I'm still in relaxing mode...

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:20 PM

 I unofficially call this railroad "Paul's Narrow Gauge". Even my European trains are narrow gauge. It's the common thread.

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:26 PM

 " Take 're back gently, boys !!"

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:31 PM

 First revenue train in a week. Welcome to narrow gauge country !!!

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:38 PM

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:43 PM

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:49 PM

 25 has been kept roadworthy by shop forces scavenging parts from defunct locomotives. Rumor has it that a railroad spike is welded across a crack in her frames as a patch...

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:59 PM

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Friday, March 27, 2020 12:05 AM

 Lake Brienz, or Trout Lake ? I guess it could be either. I had not planned on a dual purpose backdrop, but it should work out very well for my purposes.

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Posted by PVT Kanaka on Friday, March 27, 2020 2:57 AM
You do realize, of course, you now have twice as many ways to spend your train money! Just when I was starting to focus on Americanizing / Hawaiianizing things, the local museum let go of an LGB 2080. Now I "have" to get some matching Euro-style freight cars!
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Posted by Postwar Paul on Friday, March 27, 2020 11:24 AM

Wow ! LGB 2080, the Hartz engine. What a beauty! Yes, matching cars are necessary !

I need to get some proper RhB coaches for my engine as well....

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Posted by chocho willy on Friday, March 27, 2020 12:23 PM

Please do

 

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Posted by PVT Kanaka on Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:19 AM
"Please do?" You talking to me or Paul, Bill?
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Posted by chocho willy on Sunday, March 29, 2020 10:20 AM

To Paul, he must have edited the post because it originaly said he needed to post some pictures but there was none ther and I replied "please do"

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Posted by PVT Kanaka on Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:58 PM
I figured! I was looking for an excuse to start hunitng Harz Rwy equipment, and I needed someone to blame if I got caught!
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Posted by Postwar Paul on Sunday, March 29, 2020 4:52 PM

 I guess you could say my railroad exists in a " box canyon". Contemplating what I have so far, and what my next move will be...

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Sunday, March 29, 2020 4:59 PM

 I have to be careful not to " step on" any scenes, that is to obscure the views we are trying so hard to create.

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Sunday, March 29, 2020 5:08 PM

One project on my list is to build a stand for my transformers, instead of this cardboard box. A cover to shield against a sudden downpour would be nice, also...

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Sunday, March 29, 2020 5:17 PM

 This engine smokes like a bandit, but very hard to get a decent shot of it smoking.

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Sunday, March 29, 2020 5:22 PM

LGB 18 vol t smoke unit.

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Sunday, March 29, 2020 5:27 PM

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Posted by Postwar Paul on Sunday, March 29, 2020 5:32 PM

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