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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 8:26 PM

That is a nice loco...Bow [bow]

Looking forward to the photos!

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Posted by EJE818 on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 8:22 PM

The EJ&E SD38-2 is now officially owned by me! Smile [:)] I won it for $144, which is about what a Kato SD38-2 is worth. This was was actually scratch built and has a non-working red strobe, stripes on both the front and rear, and even the sill stripes along the frame. I'll try to post some photos of it and my EJ&E fleet when the 663 arrives at its next destination! It looks pretty cool, if you look quickly you can still see some photos of it on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220279635692&category=19134&sspagename=rvi:1:1v_. It was worth every cent! For comparison reasons here is the prototype version of 663. The model is pretty accurate of the prototype.

EJ&E 663 passes HLCX 6519

Robby Gragg - EJ&E fan Railpictures photos: http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=5292 Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24084206@N08/ Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=EJE665 R-V videos: http://www.rail-videos.net/showvideos.php?userid=5292
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Posted by WCfan on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 5:39 PM

Well good luck with your purchase Robby. I hope I can get one of the two Algoma Central SD40s.

We missed TMRP's first Birthday 11 days ago! Shock [:O] Happy B-Day [bday] An idea by a couple of teens on a forum, and now look what it turned out to be!

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Posted by Packers#1 on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 5:31 PM
 EJE818 wrote:

Well, the SD38-2 is up on ebay so I'm going to hopefully win it to add another EJ&E engine to my colloection, yes I have quite an extensive collection of HO EJ&E engines, what a surprize! Laugh [(-D]

Oh and one favor, nobody go on Ebay and try outbidding me on this engine when I get my bid in! Wink [;)]

Well, don't worry about me, I'm in N scale and got pretty much ZERO money. Pics of your fleet?

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Posted by super cheif n on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 5:06 PM
I understand Alex and it was an N scale Atlas SD24-2 with a digitrax decoder.
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Posted by Railfan Alex on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:44 PM
Haha, I promise, I won't!

And Robby, the guys over at Elliot's want you back!

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Posted by EJE818 on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:05 PM

Well, the SD38-2 is up on ebay so I'm going to hopefully win it to add another EJ&E engine to my colloection, yes I have quite an extensive collection of HO EJ&E engines, what a surprize! Laugh [(-D]

Oh and one favor, nobody go on Ebay and try outbidding me on this engine when I get my bid in! Wink [;)]

Robby Gragg - EJ&E fan Railpictures photos: http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=5292 Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24084206@N08/ Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=EJE665 R-V videos: http://www.rail-videos.net/showvideos.php?userid=5292
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Posted by Railfan Alex on Monday, September 15, 2008 2:54 PM
Welcome!

Yea, I know, that came across a little weird... Sorry, no hard feelings meant there super cheif n.

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Posted by clinchfield36 on Monday, September 15, 2008 2:49 PM

 Railfan Alex wrote:
Perhaps you won't like me saying this, but this is not MSN or AIM, this is a forum.

PLEASE use commas and CAPITAL Letters in your sentences.

Besides that, what locomotive and decoder did you use?

someone forgot their meds this AM.... :D

figured id make an appearence... i'm 17 (18 on the 23rd) and i'm in the precess of tearing one (crappy) layout down, but i don't think i'm gonna build another for a while. i'm off 2 college in a year, so it's not really worth starting one until i'm done with that. dorm rooms aren't exactly gigantic, you see.

For what it's worth, I have a fish decal on the back of my pick-up... so let's hope that I act accordingly. Modeling the Clinchfield sooner (or later) when I get the space
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Posted by Railfan Alex on Monday, September 15, 2008 2:12 PM
Nice Ty! I can not wait to get my camera fixed, then, for sure I will start my layout.

Alex

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 15, 2008 7:26 AM

 Railfan Alex wrote:
Perhaps you won't like me saying this, but this is not MSN or AIM, this is a forum.

PLEASE use commas and CAPITAL Letters in your sentences.

...and "LOL"s don't really fit either IMHO...

I think I saw the locomotive on another thread, I'm pretty sure it was an Atlas SD40-2. Am I right?

 


Since we're reviving it, I'll post some photos of what I've been busy doing, starting to rebuild the Concord, NH yard.

 

Before:

After:

Yup, I've been busy...and I still don't know what the new yard plan will look like! I think the classification tracks may be stub-ended, but I'm not sure.You can count on longer locomotive servcicing tracks and a long siding to store "junk" and the MOW equipment. I've been slowly gathering that kind of stuff. Here's my "junk"/MOW roster, most of which never gets used.

Ex-CN FP7 used for spare parts...

40-foot boxcar used for MOW service...

Possibly this wooden coach...

This snowplow...

This flatcar, which is now patched for the White River Southern Railroad.

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:50 PM
Perhaps you won't like me saying this, but this is not MSN or AIM, this is a forum.

PLEASE use commas and CAPITAL Letters in your sentences.

Besides that, what locomotive and decoder did you use?

Alex

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Posted by super cheif n on Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:31 PM
i am glad to say i may have succesfully instaled a dcc decoder for the first time.
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Posted by Railfan Alex on Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:28 PM
Revival of TMRP in progress...
...












Now up and running!
Let's keep this place alive people!

Alex

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Posted by WCfan on Saturday, September 13, 2008 3:17 PM

Well I got back from marching in another parade today.

SD60M, bench work looks good, make sure to add a layer of foam, it really helps.

Robby, good luck on the SD38-2.

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:53 PM
Well good luck!

Alex

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Posted by EJE818 on Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:49 PM
Yeah, I normally know I post on TRP and not here, but I do have some important model information. I'm looking into purchasing a EJ&E SD38-2 in the new chevron scheme! It is the 663, but the seller forgot to mention what scale it was, and I requested that he e-mail me a couple pics of it. It is $70, and if it is as cool looking as I hope, I consider that a steal for a Kato EJ&E SD38-2! Hopefully everything works out so I can purchase it!
Robby Gragg - EJ&E fan Railpictures photos: http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=5292 Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24084206@N08/ Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=EJE665 R-V videos: http://www.rail-videos.net/showvideos.php?userid=5292
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Posted by Animal on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:58 AM
just be glad you have a table, i have to use the layout itself cause the shelfs and racks i have are all full
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Posted by Railfan Alex on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 2:21 PM
I don't have much table space, and much of my work is done on one of the 'self-healing' cutting boards, so I don't worry too much about ruining the nice ol' IKEA table. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 8:03 AM
Another solution would be to clear off the desk and paint it one color, I reccomend white. It's easy to find small parts on a white desk as they stand out! Plus it looks neat, at least until you spill more paint on it... (my work has a bunch of drips of black, brown and grey on it, and I spilled most of a bottle of silver as well...Whistling [:-^])
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Posted by Guilford Guy on Monday, September 8, 2008 9:01 PM

 Railfan Alex wrote:
Solution:

Take the same can, and spray it out!

Well Alex, if I still had the spray paint you can be sure I would have...

Alex

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Monday, September 8, 2008 8:35 PM
Solution:

Take the same can, and spray it out!

Alex

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Monday, September 8, 2008 5:32 PM
No, my friends found a Testors Spray Can in the paint and decal drawer...

Alex

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Posted by Animal on Monday, September 8, 2008 6:55 AM

 i hope you didn't write what i think you wrote on your table cause that would be very.....weird

though i did learn an expensive lesson a couple days ago, if you don't have time to ballast your points and wait till they dry, don't get the heat gun out and try dry the water out of the cement cause you end up with a melted turnout.......it was a peco curved tunout as wellGrumpy [|(]

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Posted by Railfan Alex on Sunday, September 7, 2008 8:48 AM
Woo! Lots of reading to do then...

And finally, 3 days later, I'm back... Having no internet for so long is hard, especially when you are at home!

Alex

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Posted by Bapou on Sunday, September 7, 2008 8:05 AM
Wow, I see you guys have posted a lot in my summer break, page 30 to page 59...
Go NJT, NJ Transit, New Jersey Transit. Whatever you call it its good. See my pictures and videos here: http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/Bapouthetrainman/
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Posted by Guilford Guy on Thursday, September 4, 2008 2:42 PM
Depends which side you view it from Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 4, 2008 9:17 AM
Um... Where'd the number on 1701 go? It used to be under the cab window, but now there's a WRS there...Whistling [:-^] That bobber caboose is pretty neat!
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Posted by Guilford Guy on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 9:47 PM

Here's some pix of recent projects... And some of my workbench and parts selection in case anyone needs anything...

Polly Scale Blue went on VERY thick...

Waverly & West Hamilton Caboose

Next Project

WWH's rebuilt pulpwood car

Workbench!

Details and Trash in Drawer 1

Paint Decal and Weathering in Drawer 2

Trucks, Couplers, and Tools

Athearn Repair Drawer

Alex

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Posted by Packers#1 on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 8:55 PM

 SD60M wrote:
Well i made it through Gustav and this is the first pic i have ever posted of progress on my benchwork! All i have to do is drill the plywood in and get some foam and im good to go guys! Also as of now i have 4 DCC equipped locos BN SD60M, BN SD40-2, UP AC6000Cw, and UP SD40-2T! I cant wait to have all this DONE!

LOL, that's some good-lookin' benchwork. Can't wait to see what you'll be putting on top of it, lol.

Sawyer Berry

Clemson University c/o 2018

Building a protolanced industrial park layout

 

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