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Which railroad do you model

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Posted by timthechef on Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:52 PM
I model in HO and my railroad is a fictional branchline of the B&O. Most of my stuff comes from LHS. I'm fortunate enough to live not too far from Mainline Hobby in Waynesboro PA. It is the greatest LHS that I've seen. They have practically the entire Wathers cataloge in stock!
Life's too short to eat bad cake
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:14 PM
I'm in N-scale, and I model C&O/Chessie, Southern, and Clinchfield prototypes mostly. Out of some 12-15 planned engines and 12 planned cabooses in those road names, there are 3 engines and 3 cabooses that are available factory painted. So, I am painting the rest myself. But since I modify/detail most of my engines anyway, that's not as inconvenient as it seems at first. Additionally, I can pick up any deal on an engine at my LHS or online, regardless of paint scheme.

---jps
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  • From: Corpus Christi, Texas
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Posted by leighant on Friday, March 19, 2004 2:21 PM
Mostly Santa Fe. Plus freelanced logging rr based on Texas & South-Eastern, Kirby Lumber Co., Moscow Camden and San Augustine and W .T. Carter & Brother Lumber Co.

I have been gathering my N scale equipment for over 30 years from various sources. Recently got a Protex tank car from a well-known auction site. Saw a pix of the model on somebody's layout pictures on a website, and didn't realize someone had produced a model I have been wanting for several years. I missed the original run and it seemed not to be available from any hobby dealer. I wanted a Protex tank car on my East Texas railroad because they used lignosulfate byproduct from Texas-Louisiana paper mills and marketed it as a dispersing agent for settling Portland Cement.
I get stuff from train shows, mail order, visits to cities that have train stores. I live in a place with 250,000 population that calls itself a city but has no train store. Lots of decalling and a little kitbashing (more often from ready-to-run that isn't than from kits!) to get what I want.

Kenneth L. Anthony, Santa Vaca & Santa Fe Rwy, Corpus Christi, Texas
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  • From: North Central Illinois
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Posted by CBQ_Guy on Friday, March 19, 2004 1:20 PM
What RR do I model?

Guess!

Where do I buy my stuff?

99% now comes from my LHS. Initially, a much higher percentage came from model rr swaps.
"Paul [Kossart] - The CB&Q Guy" [In Illinois] ~ Modeling the CB&Q and its fictional 'Illiniwek River-Subdivision-Branch Line' in the 1960's. ~
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Posted by dano99a on Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:50 PM
HO Scale modeler. Chesapeake & Ohio. I get most my stuff from a hobby shop down the street and various places on the internet who have good pricing and free or reasonable shipping. Once and a while I will buy from ebay.

DANO
C&O lives on!!!  
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:32 PM
I'm an N-scale modeler, and I model the E,J & E, Great Northern, Santa Fe, and Kansas City Southern. Most of my stuff I purchase from First Place Hobbies and at train shows.
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Which railroad do you model
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:52 PM
[8D][:)]WHich RR do you model and where do you get you stuff.[:D]

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