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What part of the hobby is your favorite to do?

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Posted by carl425 on Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:07 AM
My favorite part of the hobby is complaining about the unavailability of the models that the manufacturers don’t produce and the price and quality of the ones they do produce. Big Smile 

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Posted by BRAKIE on Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:30 AM

csxns
 
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Athearn and Bev-Bel/Athearn.

 

Are they the same shade of green and i never knew Athearn did one or is it a different boxcar than Bev-Bel and living close to the GRN the boxcars were lighter green.

 

 

 

Russ,The two I have are dark green..The Athearn is a RTR former BB.

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH7064

I'm still looking for several road names including the Bev-Bel/Athearn Aberdeen & Rockfish 50' ACF boxcar. I've been told by a Bev-Bel/Athearn  collector only 2,500 was made in a single run.. I have  the Walthers A&R waffle side boxcar that was released in kit  form years ago.

 

 

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Posted by angelob6660 on Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:22 AM

Mine is considered to collecting freight cars, coaches and locomotives. The other one is designing track plans.

When I have enough track and space. On a spare space is available I like running trains.

Modeling the G.N.O. Railway, The Diamond Route.

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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:57 AM

carl425
My favorite part of the hobby is complaining about the unavailability of the models that the manufacturers don’t produce and the price and quality of the ones they do produce. Big Smile 
 

Well, well, well.  An honest answer.Laugh

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Posted by andrechapelon on Thursday, August 11, 2016 12:32 PM

carl425
My favorite part of the hobby is complaining about the unavailability of the models that the manufacturers don’t produce and the price and quality of the ones they do produce. Big Smile 
 

 

That's amazing! My favorite part of the hobby is pointing and laughing at people who complain about models that don't get produced and the price and quality of models that actually do make it to market.  

Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by CGW121 on Thursday, August 11, 2016 12:49 PM

I enjoy all of it. Best part to me is basic scenery, screen wire and plaster,not too fond of ballesting tho. 

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Posted by BRAKIE on Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:08 PM

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andrechapelon
 
carl425
My favorite part of the hobby is complaining about the atunavailability of the models that the manufacturers don’t produce and the price and quality of the ones they do produce. Big Smile 
 

 

 

 

That's amazing! My favorite part of the hobby is pointing and laughing at people who complain about models that don't get produced and the price and quality of models that actually do make it to market.  

Smile, Wink & Grin

Andre

 

Maybe,just maybe they are those pointing and LOL at you?  Smile, Wink & GrinLaugh

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Posted by carl425 on Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:20 PM

BRAKIE
LOL at you

If you can't take getting laughed at you're in the wrong hobby. Smile

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Posted by tatans on Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:12 PM
I'm not surprised that a lot of members quote actually building and finishing individual projects was the number one response, I am surprised by the number that did NOT respond with buying far too much "stuff' and hoarding boxes and boxes of unfinished kits that can never be completed in 3 lifetimes (and you know who you are, don't you)
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Posted by BRAKIE on Thursday, August 11, 2016 4:04 PM

carl425
 
BRAKIE
LOL at you

 

If you can't take getting laughed at you're in the wrong hobby. Smile

 

 

I fully agree with that.Big Smile

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Posted by csxns on Thursday, August 11, 2016 4:05 PM

BRAKIE
The Athearn is a RTR former BB

I missed that one and the color looks right in that photo.

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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Thursday, August 11, 2016 4:09 PM

tatans
I'm not surprised that a lot of members quote actually building and finishing individual projects was the number one response, I am surprised by the number that did NOT respond with buying far too much "stuff' and hoarding boxes and boxes of unfinished kits that can never be completed in 3 lifetimes (and you know who you are, don't you)
 

No No No.  I am not a Hoarder, it just looks that way. 

I am really a Collector.  Collectors don't build things, they just collect them.  It only looks like hoarding to the un-informed.

Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh

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Posted by Tracklayer on Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:38 PM

My favorite parts of the hobby are trying to make scense that appear as realistic as possible. I also like gluing people figures in for some reason and have a layout population of about fifty people, three dogs, several horses, two deer and a mountain lion all of which were carefully placed as they might appear in the real world. My absolute favorite thing to do however is to try out a new engine...

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Posted by JEREMY CENTANNI on Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:32 PM

Just got in two 4 packs of Branchline Yardmaster cars in :-)

I can now put my postal scale, wheel weights and 6 yr old to useBig Smile

I also enjoy working on engines, at least the ones you can take part without fighting 100 different wires and too fine detail.

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