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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
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QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse FYI, I'm planning a cattle drive through Train City to the loading docks. Won't be a lot for forced perspective. (They don't sell off the bulls.)
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QUOTE: Originally posted by bukwrm Originally posted by SpaceMouse I would be afraid of the cost of buying enough scale cattle to model even a small drive. You could probably buy a good locomotive for that money. Have you thought about casting your own? I have 25, six of the black, 16 of the brown, and 3 cast. Oh, and two longhorns.--Not counting Mongo's Bull. It's a narrow street. With 6 cowboys riding herd, it might look reasonable. If not, I'll get back on eBay. I got the 16 Walther's for $5 and $3.85 shipping. Chip Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos. Reply howmus Member sinceDecember 2004 From: Finger Lakes 10,198 posts Posted by howmus on Sunday, December 11, 2005 1:10 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo The brown ones could be steers. They sell them along with the other cattle. Actually the vast majority would be steers. Ranchers kept most of the heifers so that they would have more (steers) to sell next year. On dairy farms, you keep the heifers also........ (those turn into Cows and give milk after they "freshen") You sell Bull Calves for Veal. On Beef operations, you castrate the bulls (Then they are called Steers) and those are the ones that get sent to market under normal circumstances. At fairs, we always had the mommy that would tell her children how to tell cows from bulls. "That one has horns, so it's a bull". We used to delight in telling mommy and the kids that horns are not the way to tell them apart, and used to show them the equipment that made them different. "See, the bull has these two things hanging between the legs, this here's a Bull! Now the cow has different equipment way up here under the tail........" LOL Well, I was only 14 at the time [;)] If you are going to use the black and brown ones, I would keep the longhorn for some other scene on the layout. Just my [2c] Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO We'll get there sooner or later! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 11, 2005 5:26 PM It's easy to see you ain't a country boy. You ever seen cows that were all the same size on a farm? Yer thinkin too much again. Do you do that about EVERYTHING????? Reply Edit joeyegarner Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Lauderdale Co, Alabama 612 posts Posted by joeyegarner on Sunday, December 11, 2005 5:44 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by On30Shay It's easy to see you ain't a country boy. You ever seen cows that were all the same size on a farm? Yer thinkin too much again. Do you do that about EVERYTHING????? True how true... You can paint the big ones off white (Charlais) Spelling?? And the small ones Could be Black angus, a much smaller cow. Pay attention to what you read here, you may actually answer someone's question! Reply Cox 47 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: East central Illinois 2,576 posts Posted by Cox 47 on Sunday, December 11, 2005 5:52 PM This sounds like a lot of Bull....To me ...Cox 47 ILLinois and Southern...Serving the Coal belt of southern Illinois with a Smile... Reply SpaceMouse Member sinceDecember 2004 From: Rimrock, Arizona 11,251 posts Posted by SpaceMouse on Sunday, December 11, 2005 8:33 PM I do have a bull. I forgot to mention it. [:D] Chip Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos. Reply Subscriber & Member Login Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more! Login Register Users Online Search the Community ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Model Railroader Newsletter See all Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox! Sign up
Originally posted by SpaceMouse I would be afraid of the cost of buying enough scale cattle to model even a small drive. You could probably buy a good locomotive for that money. Have you thought about casting your own?
QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo The brown ones could be steers. They sell them along with the other cattle.
QUOTE: Originally posted by On30Shay It's easy to see you ain't a country boy. You ever seen cows that were all the same size on a farm? Yer thinkin too much again. Do you do that about EVERYTHING?????