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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, February 6, 2011 10:59 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, February 5, 2011 1:05 PM

Here is a flat background building of a power sub-station & a brick wall made for a feed mill. Also some smaller buildings, Power & Light Co., Cafe, Saloon, Barber Shop, & run down brick shed.

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by EM-1 on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 12:46 PM

Yow!  Crystal Beach! That's a name out of my past, if it's the same one I'm thinking of.  There was a Crystal Beach amusement park outside of Vermillion, Ohio, maybe 15-20 miles West of where I live, on the Sunny Southern Shore of Lake Erie (well, maybe not so sunny right now)!   They closed sometime in the early 50s, before I had a chance to get there.  Opened in 1907, a miniature railroad built about 1924, a roller coaster was built in 1928 for $50,000, park closed in 1958, and the roller coaster sold at auction in 1962 for $400, along with a number of other park buildings.  Kind of a nostalgia trip, there.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 8:26 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:52 AM

mecovey

Thanks again for your efforts! This link http://s1131.photobucket.com/albums/m547/mecovey/ has some of my budding efforts at scenery and all of the signs came from you. Thanks again

NICE!......   I always enjoy seeing how others use the signs. I will keep on looking for more signs & billboards. Lets see some more photos from others. Tkat.

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by mecovey on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 8:30 AM

Thanks again for your efforts! This link http://s1131.photobucket.com/albums/m547/mecovey/ has some of my budding efforts at scenery and all of the signs came from you. Thanks again

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:31 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, January 29, 2011 8:58 AM

Here are some building flats I made with photos & added some signs & doors to them. I printed them on card stock, cut them out, trim away the background. You can mount them right on your backdrop or add a stiff backing to the card stock to make a stand-alone scene.

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:57 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:26 PM

tomkat-13,

Just wanted to say thanks for the signs. I have saved most of them to my computer system and even used a few on recent projects. I thought you might like to see how they were put to use:

Here are a couple of pictures of my General Store:

 

There are a few more pictures on my website. Thanks again and keep them coming.

Remember its your railroad

Allan

  Track to the BRVRR Website:  http://www.brvrr.com/

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, January 23, 2011 11:28 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:08 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, January 21, 2011 5:42 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, January 20, 2011 11:32 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, January 17, 2011 7:37 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Sunday, January 16, 2011 1:53 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Friday, January 14, 2011 4:53 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:33 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:35 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, January 10, 2011 3:49 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, January 8, 2011 10:36 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 4:49 PM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by barrok on Sunday, January 2, 2011 5:58 PM

I have most of the signs as well.  I plan on using them on when I start getting some buildings done.  Thanks Tomkat-13 for all your work putting these sign sheets together!

Chuck

Modeling the Motor City

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 11:08 AM

I model MKT & CB&Q in Missouri. A MUST SEE LINK: Great photographs from glassplate negatives of St Louis 1914-1917!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/glassplate.htm Boeing Employee RR Club-St Louis http://www.berrc-stl.com/
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Posted by OracleUsr on Friday, December 31, 2010 4:22 PM

the North East Rail Modeler

 

 OracleUsr:

 

Not yet for me, but soon I will have a good number on my layout as well.

 

 

Same here for me.

I have several pages printed out, I just need to find time to place them on my layout.

 

In my case, I need to have a layout first.  I'm still gathering the trackwork for the layout.

 

But, yeah, these awesome signs are going on some buildings.

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Posted by tcf511 on Friday, December 31, 2010 3:39 PM

I have them on my hard drive as well. I've printed some sample pages and shared some with a friend who is in O Scale 2 rail. Mine will be HO.

Tim Fahey

Musconetcong Branch of the Lehigh Valley RR

 

 

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Posted by the North East Rail Modeler on Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:57 PM

OracleUsr

Not yet for me, but soon I will have a good number on my layout as well.

Same here for me.

I have several pages printed out, I just need to find time to place them on my layout.

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Posted by OracleUsr on Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:27 PM

Not yet for me, but soon I will have a good number on my layout as well.

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:28 PM

St Francis Consolidated RR

Fess up everybody......am I the only one in this internet community that has dedicated part of his hard-drive to downloading every dang one of Tom's sign images?????

I have them all on my hard drive also!!!!

I have started to ad a few to my layout as needed. If you have any photographs of your sign usage feel free to add them to this thread.

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Posted by mikebo on Thursday, December 30, 2010 2:01 PM

I'm  saving them too, and now I'm starting to use them to put signs on my layout. Photos will follow in a few weeks.

 

Mike

Mike Modeling Maryland Railroads in the 60's (plus or minus a few years)

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