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Let's See some of your locomotives

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Posted by selector on Saturday, September 1, 2007 9:35 PM

Here is an image that I like. Lionel Challenger 3984.  Wonderful puller, tracks very well.

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Posted by tstage on Saturday, September 1, 2007 11:21 PM

Instead of posting them to the forum, this will make it easier:

http://home.earthlink.net/~tgstage/id6.html

The two that are B&W photos are one's that I'm still waiting for.  Clicking the pictures will cause them to enlarge.

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Posted by batterymule7 on Sunday, September 2, 2007 2:05 AM
Boy that engine sure looks good in that tuxedo.  An SD70 M-2 would look just as good I think.  Very nice!
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, September 2, 2007 2:15 AM

Athearn BB F7A, KCS gray scheme. DCC equipped.

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Posted by wedudler on Sunday, September 2, 2007 2:55 AM

This H0 Life Like weathered my friend Peter. He "poured out his bucket with dirt over this engine". His words!

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Sunday, September 2, 2007 8:28 AM
 pcarrell wrote:
... And I made a little handcar from scratch (thats my 12yr old son's hand)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/N%20Scale%20Trains/8-2-071.jpg

...

Phillip, now that's what I call a postage stamp train! Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Alex V. on Sunday, September 2, 2007 9:09 AM
GREAT looking locos!  ARTHILL - I love your "Last Kiss" diorama!  But, I envy you for your Bachmann Climax.
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Posted by Alex V. on Sunday, September 2, 2007 10:49 PM
Bump Smile [:)] .
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Posted by pcarrell on Sunday, September 2, 2007 11:05 PM
 CSX_road_slug wrote:
 pcarrell wrote:
... And I made a little handcar from scratch (thats my 12yr old son's hand)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/N%20Scale%20Trains/8-2-071.jpg

...

Phillip, now that's what I call a postage stamp train! Laugh [(-D]

Optivisor is your friend!

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Posted by myred02 on Monday, September 3, 2007 12:03 AM

Well, here's a itty-bitty sneak peek of my motive power roster. (to be honest, I really don't have that many locomotives)

It's a Atlas Dash 8-40CW in CSX YN2 paint. It's got DCC, but no sound. I'll get to that at a later date.

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Posted by myred02 on Monday, September 3, 2007 12:03 AM

Well, here's a itty-bitty sneak peek of my motive power roster. (to be honest, I really don't have that many locomotives)

It's a Atlas Dash 8-40CW in CSX YN2 paint. It's got DCC, but no sound. I'll get to that at a later date.

-Brandon

Modeling (and railfanning) the CSX mainlines since... ah fudge I forgot! http://myred02.rrpicturearchives.net/ http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=myred02
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Posted by mikelhh on Monday, September 3, 2007 1:03 AM

 My entire US roster - an Atlas SD26, HO scale.

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Posted by ford86 on Monday, September 3, 2007 1:42 AM

First set is a SD70ACE all scratch built with styrene except for the kato frame and part of the walkway, Second is a sd90mac Phase 2 the front of the nose and some other parts are scratchbuilt, and last a BN tebcu6

 

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Posted by UP2CSX on Monday, September 3, 2007 2:18 AM

Ford86,

Those are good looking locos but you've got post smaller pictures. They took about five minutes to load on broadband and you have to scroll around to see the details once they are loaded. I suspect most people on dial-up just gave up waiting for them to load. You have one picture that is over 2.1 Mb and the resolution about 3500x1000 pixels, way more than almost any monitor can use. Your goal should be about 800x600 resolution and a picture size of about 70k. There are several easy ways to resize pictures. If you don't have a tool to do so, let me know I'll give you some more information.

Regards, Jim
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Posted by Steve_F on Monday, September 3, 2007 2:48 AM

It's not until you try this you realize the difficulties in taking a clear photo, not to mention how the photos show up defects that I was previously unaware of.

I have a new respect for those with the really good photos and a new understanding of why some photos seem not so good.

This is my HO Atlas RS11 I have painted to represent CNW 4251; it was originally Seaboard Coast Line.

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Posted by canazar on Monday, September 3, 2007 1:47 PM

Ford,

 

Amazing man.  Just amazing.  Outstanding job on those units.

Best Regards, Big John

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Posted by Alex V. on Monday, September 3, 2007 11:28 PM
Bump.  Guys, if this thread is losing its steam, just tell me.  But I think it might be a good thread, so I'll probably keep bumping it if it doesn't stay up by itself.
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