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What do Model Rail roaders look like PART TWO.

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:48 PM

If at first you don't succeed.

Here's my other picture. If I thought you'd take offense I wouldn't post it.

PS My wife is faster in the draw than me. She drawed the picture.  

 

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Posted by Rotorranch on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:51 PM

Here's a link to the locked thread.

And a pic of me.

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Posted by nscale1969 on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:05 PM

Here I am...Warts and all...Big Smile [:D]

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:22 PM

Cover your eyes ... ... Here's mine ... again.

 

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Posted by radar on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:23 PM
Here's Me at the ENID OK,train museum !
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Posted by Red Horse on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:00 PM

Very Cool, thanks guys for helping me start this one up again.

Hey Space Mouse....want to play cow boys and indians....LOl!

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Posted by Big Ugly Waz on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:03 PM

Hi Jesse,

Glad you didn't give up !

I'll get in early this time, my pic is in my avatar, but here's one of me and my latest addition....

Jake born on the 2/12/08, HAPPY DAY !!!

You can clearly see why my username is Big Ugly Waz !!! Laugh [(-D]

Cheers,

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Posted by twhite on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:07 PM
 davidmbedard wrote:

Remember....Opera Singer

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GREAT shot!!  Just out of curiosity, would I be more likely to hear you singing the role of Duke of Mantua or Boris Gudonov--or possibly my ultimate hero Hans Sachs?  Just curious.  Smile [:)]

Okay, here's a repeat of me watching "Tosca" with Wiley.  I think Baron Scarpia just got his clock cleaned. 

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Posted by selector on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:24 PM

Here am I and my wife in Mexico in February. 

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Posted by highhood63 on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:36 PM

This is a cool Idea, but do you think we can despense with the pre op nude Beriactric surgery picts this time?....no one wants to see that.  Hats off to anyone brave enough to under go it, but lets try to keep it tasteful...please?

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:37 PM

Runnin' trains with my nephew, Jonah:Photobucket

 Got an award for my bug at Peach Days:Photobucket

Interesting how many train guys are also car guys.

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Posted by saronaterry on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:46 PM

I'll try again,too.Smile [:)] Me my son and his GF and the "Future of the hobby" on our way to get fish:

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Posted by Tjsingle on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:48 PM

me and goofy

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Posted by bostonboxer on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:52 PM
Mr Bedard, Google searce tells me the last time you sang anything was Marriage of Fig on Feb 4/02 at Hamilton Place. How come goggle has not updated your bio? Don M
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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:53 PM
 Red Horse wrote:

Very Cool, thanks guys for helping me start this one up again.

Hey Space Mouse....want to play cow boys and indians....LOl!

I actually participated in the Indian Uprising during the casino wars at Akwesasne (Saint Regis Reservation to the white people in here).  I was on the government's team.

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:09 PM

Here's a shot my wife took of me with my two sons last summer at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA.  The ex-PRR GP30 we're standing on was the very last locomotive to be painted Conrail Blue at the Juniata Shops in Altoona.

...you know you're getting older when Conrail is a museum piece!

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Posted by highhood63 on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:17 PM
 Dave Vollmer wrote:

 

Here's a shot my wife took of me with my two sons last summer at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA.  The ex-PRR GP30 we're standing on was the very last locomotive to be painted Conrail Blue at the Juniata Shops in Altoona.

...you know you're getting older when Conrail is a museum piece!

 

Hey Dave...not to Hijack the thread but I'm thinking of taking the family there this summer can you PM me whn you get the chance? I have a few questions.

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Posted by Tjsingle on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:20 PM
 highhood63 wrote:
 Dave Vollmer wrote:

 

Here's a shot my wife took of me with my two sons last summer at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA.  The ex-PRR GP30 we're standing on was the very last locomotive to be painted Conrail Blue at the Juniata Shops in Altoona.

...you know you're getting older when Conrail is a museum piece!

 

Hey Dave...not to Hijack the thread but I'm thinking of taking the family there this summer can you PM me whn you get the chance? I have a few questions.

 

Hey Highhood

this place is awsome i go there atlaeast once a year with my family, great museum

You can get some great pictures

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Posted by BlueHillsCPR on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:21 PM
 Phoebe Vet wrote:
 Red Horse wrote:

Very Cool, thanks guys for helping me start this one up again.

Hey Space Mouse....want to play cow boys and indians....LOl!

I actually participated in the Indian Uprising during the casino wars at Akwesasne (Saint Regis Reservation to the white people in here).  I was on the government's team.

Ok but where's your picture? Wink [;)]

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Posted by BlueHillsCPR on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:27 PM

The last thread went bad before I could get in on the action.  Hopefully that won't happen too quickly this time.

This is me and the latest addition to our family.  He was born July 28/08.

 

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Posted by Grog on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:37 PM

My 2 year old son and I at the Lakeland Community College trains how. He just passed out.

 

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Posted by conrailpolice on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:48 PM

Heres me and my girl.. 

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Posted by RedSkin on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:50 PM

Well in support of the new thread here is my pic

and here is one that is more train related

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:51 PM

Working on a kit at Springfield.

"Train Surfing"

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Posted by rolleiman on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:55 PM

Here's the only one you'll get of me (I'm the only one taking any family pictures these days)..  

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Posted by Pruitt on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:08 PM

Here's me:

(anybody wanna go for a spin?)

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:10 PM
 Red Horse wrote:

Very Cool, thanks guys for helping me start this one up again.

Hey Space Mouse....want to play cow boys and indians....LOl!

I only ring steel. Even then, every once in a while, one will jump back and bite you. But I wouldn't do well with arrows. I'm allergic to pain. Nope, don't like it at all.

Besides everyone knows, I'd never see you until after I was a pin cushion.  

Here's me shootin, those same Remmies in competiton in my BP days. Notice my 92 Winchester and Lil Cricket on the "rock" in the foreground.

And following Ken's lead, this is what happens to boys that play with guns on my layout.

 

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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:10 PM
 Grog wrote:

My 2 year old son and I at the Lakeland Community College trains how. He just passed out.

 

I can tell why!

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Posted by jfallon on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:15 PM

    You asked for it, you got it.

 

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Posted by lvanhen on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:25 PM

OK Here we go again!Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by fiatfan on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:28 PM

I'll try a different picture this time.  Here's me standing on UP's Southern Pacific Heritage unit.  Directly behind me is the MKT Hertiage unit.

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Posted by SD60M on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:37 PM

This is one of my favorite pic's! Me on a well worn UP GP50!

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:40 PM

OK let's try this again...

First, an April 2003 pic of me in my native environment, the top platform of a [now-defunct] McClouth Steel Co. blast furnace in Trenton, MI:



...and one side of my layout:

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:47 PM

My family on vacation in Maine a couple summers ago.

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Posted by robengland on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9:07 PM

there are five 1:1 scale steam museums within fifty miles of here so where else would the photo be set...

(that's a New Zealand Railways class J 3'6" gauge 4-8-2 named Gloria. I've driven her a whole hundred yards!)

and here's son Jack (and friend) on an even bigger KA class 4-8-4

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Posted by SteamFreak on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9:57 PM

This me from last October. In case your confused, I'm the gorgeous blonde on the left. Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:18 PM

Here's one of my wife and I just after finishing the Virginia Beach Half-Marathon

 

 

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Posted by tstage on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 11:16 PM

Sorry for the temporary lock, everyone.  I needed to put out a fire this evening on the forum and had to create a "fireline".  This thread was that fireline.  Things are under control now.  Thanks for being patient.

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Posted by R. T. POTEET on Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:19 AM

They look as ugly in PART TWO as they did in PART ONE!!!!!

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Posted by Paul3 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:53 AM



'Tis I, at Steamtown, Scranton, PA, July 2006.

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Posted by loathar on Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:16 AM

Had to dig deep for these.

Back in the mullet days!Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by rolleiman on Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:38 AM
 loathar wrote:

Had to dig deep for these.

Back in the mullet days!Big Smile [:D]

Is that yours?? How fast?? 

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Posted by loathar on Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:13 AM
I wish! My old bosses. Injected alcohol small block. Around 180mph in the 7's. He was building it to run on Nitro and then the NHRA banned that class. I used to help him a lot on it. Never got to drive it.Sad [:(]
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Posted by tomkat-13 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:27 AM

I stopped in Nashville to see the "King" on the way to Florida last summer!




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Posted by Fergmiester on Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:48 AM

Unfortunately I couldn't find the key to start it!

 

Just me passing through Gorham this past January

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Posted by AltoonaRailroader on Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:00 AM

DING! DING!    ROUND Two!

This is me and my Grace at the Pittsburgh Train Expo January a year ago. She loves daddy's trains and she's only 2.5. Wink [;)]

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Posted by OzarkBelt on Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:07 AM

I'm on the Right!!Whistling [:-^]Wink [;)]

Actually, I wish I could have armor like that. Oh well.

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Posted by wm3798 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:10 AM

Here I am bagging another "No Trespassing Moment" on the old WM bridge in York, PA.  Photo by Ed Kapuscinski.

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Posted by stebbycentral on Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:44 AM

My daughter and myself at the RR Museum in Boone, IA.  From several years back.  You'll have to use your imagination, the wife got a little far away trying to get the whole locomotive in the shot.  Here's a closer shot from the same trip...

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Posted by rogerhensley on Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:45 AM

Here I am. twice. 

 

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Posted by cwclark on Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:04 AM

One more time, donned in a big SP hat and a pinch of Skoal between my cheek and gum...I guess you could say I'm a poster child for an East Texas Redneck....(notice the Navy tatoo on my right arm...how it got there i haven't a clue)   ....chuck

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Posted by Arjay1969 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:09 AM

Once more unto the breach? Smile [:)]

 

Okay, here I am in the cab of FP45 #92 at the Illinois Railway Museum.

 

And here I am celebrating my first anniversary (over a year ago!) with my lovely wife/train addiction enabler. Big Smile [:D]

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:16 AM

 R. T. POTEET wrote:

They look as ugly in PART TWO as they did in PART ONE!!!!!

Nice RT.  Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:55 AM

 I am the one with the big smile.

 

 Here I am cleaned up just a tad. My daughter is on my left.

 

 Seems to be more than one car person on the site.

 

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Posted by pike-62 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:05 AM

I am the big guy in the middle.

 

cudaken...

motor head here too, 68 GTO ragtop.

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:07 AM
CudaKen, count one more motorhead!
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Posted by tattooguy67 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:05 AM
Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!
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Posted by leighant on Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:09 AM

Disclaimer: this is what this model railroader USED to look like.  The only train related photo of myself I can find that justifies criteria to be hosted on railimages is 22 years old.  Taken in 1986, as I was on the Texas Mexican Railroad in Laredo, Texas, pretending to board the loco of the Tex-Mex Express . 

What the train and 1880-something station looked like.

Train was discontinued and I have gotten older.  But at least, station is still there, last I hear.

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Posted by tattooguy67 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:11 AM
and one more here, me and my little friend!.
Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!
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Posted by tattooguy67 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:15 AM
ok lets try that again shall we!.
Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!
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Posted by BlueHillsCPR on Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:36 AM
 loathar wrote:

Had to dig deep for these.

Back in the mullet days!Big Smile [:D]

I like the truck!  Is that yours?  While I am not a car guy I AM a truck guy!  64-66 Chev or GMC trucks to be exact.

Trucks and trains...need I say more! Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by sfcouple on Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:44 AM

At Cass, WV last October....actually got to ride in the cab of this Shay.

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Posted by loathar on Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:48 AM
BlueHillsCPR-Yep. 1964. I restored it from the frame up about 15 years ago. It turned out really nice, but it was terrible on snow!
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Posted by Kenfolk on Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:33 AM

 My wife took this photo of me on our trip to Hawaii last year.

 

 

Here's a view of part of the layout  (using a "campaign season" setting) :

 

 

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Posted by Packers#1 on Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:47 AM

I've since gotten a haircut, but i'll post that l8r.

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:18 PM

At the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, Ca.

Thats Disney animator Ward Kimball's narrow gauge 2-6-0 "EMMA NEVADA" in the background.

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Posted by AltoonaRailroader on Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:31 PM
 cudaken wrote:

 I am the one with the big smile.

 

 Here I am cleaned up just a tad. My daughter is on my left.

 

 Seems to be more than one car person on the site.

 

                           Cuda Ken

               

Really nice Ken, I can dig a burn out anytime. But I'm sure some of the neighbors would disagree. LOL  Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:15 PM

Gentling down a couple of young Miniature Zebu bulls before they were picked up to become a miniature wagon team.  Rob

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Posted by bpickering on Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:21 PM

Not train-related, but at least has a predecessor of trains!

Recent family vacation to England, we stayed most of the week on the boat in the background, while travelling a portion of the Trent & Mersey canal.

Full-size image, along with the rest of the album, at:

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Posted by 0-6-0 on Friday, April 11, 2008 11:08 AM

Hello well this is me and my little girl in the train room.

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Posted by jaartrip on Friday, April 11, 2008 3:17 PM

 Me (another car guy here): 

 My current Project:

 

It's got a 360 4 barrel,34" tires, dana 60's, NP435 4 speed and NP205 T case in it right now, but Im going to yank the 360 and replace it with twin turbo, fuel injected 5.9L magnum... Hoping for north of 600 HP...Big Smile [:D]  Im gonna stick 40's under it, and modify the 205 transfer case to make it all wheel drive with some parts from a 203 Transfer case and locking differentials..  Im a car guy that happens to like trains.

 

 

 

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Posted by SleeperN06 on Friday, April 11, 2008 11:30 PM

My job

My Hobby

My Wife

 

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Posted by jackn2mpu on Saturday, April 12, 2008 10:28 AM
 twhite wrote:
 davidmbedard wrote:

Remember....Opera Singer

David B

David--

GREAT shot!!  Just out of curiosity, would I be more likely to hear you singing the role of Duke of Mantua or Boris Gudonov--or possibly my ultimate hero Hans Sachs?  Just curious.  Smile [:)]

Okay, here's a repeat of me watching "Tosca" with Wiley.  I think Baron Scarpia just got his clock cleaned. 

Tom


Funny coincidence - I'm sitting here reading this thread and I've got Gilbert & Sullivan on the cd player. Personally, I see David singing the role of the Major General.
And to twhite - I had a cat that is long gone who loved classical and opera.

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Posted by David Woodard on Saturday, April 12, 2008 11:23 AM

Me at the Dryfork # 3 tunnel near Amonate Va one day a week or so ago:

My Son helping build his layout:

Have a blessed day!

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Posted by dragenrider on Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:38 AM
 tstage wrote:

Sorry for the temporary lock, everyone.  I needed to put out a fire this evening on the forum and had to create a "fireline".  This thread was that fireline.  Things are under control now.  Thanks for being patient.

Tom

Hmm, a fire, you say?  That's my line of work! Captain [4:-)]

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Posted by Packers#1 on Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:55 PM

In front of some Norfolk Southern F-9 units on their exe. train.

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Posted by TheK4Kid on Sunday, April 13, 2008 10:51 PM

 Me and my other hobby and below is my best friend in the world, Debbie.
The airplane is a 1946 Ercoupe with a Continental 4-cylinder 85 horepower engine in it.
Flies at a solid 95 to 100 mph on 4 1/2 gallons of fuel an hour.
Not bad mileage when you consider your doing 100 mph.
Think car gas is expensive???? Try 100 octane low lead aviation gas at about $4.75 to $5.00
per gallon!
Ercoupes are an affordable and fun airplane to fly!
In nice weather slide the cockpit windows open and fly open cockpit, GREAT FUN!!!
LOW N SLOW!!! 

 

 

 

In this next picture, Debbie is "showing off" my 2006 Mustang powered by a 210 horespower V6.

 She likes my involvement with both my train hobby and my flying hobby, and
is always encouraging me with them!
A guy just couldn't ask for a better friend!

 

 

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Posted by modelmaker51 on Monday, April 14, 2008 12:58 AM

...hey, I'm woirkin' here!

 

...late to the party, as usual.Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by AggroJones on Saturday, May 17, 2008 1:34 AM

I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!! 

 

Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by selector on Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:15 AM
wew!   Aggro, you been tipplin' on that Foquil again?
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Posted by jackn2mpu on Saturday, May 17, 2008 6:22 AM
I'll bet the train wreck clean-up crews could use this guy instead of a crane!
Is this Paul Dillet by any chance?

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Posted by Ballantrae Road on Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:11 PM

It 's not pretty but is is real.LOLCool [8D]

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Posted by Medina1128 on Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:55 PM

I have a buddy that works for a power plant, and he's always dumping coal loads with a rotary dumper. He called me up because the locomotive crews wouldn't be back for the empties until morning. You have NO idea of the sheer size and power,  until  you're actually in or on a locomotive.

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Posted by conagher on Sunday, May 18, 2008 5:07 AM

Sometimes I wear an engineer's cap when operating trains....but rarely

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Posted by wraitheau on Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:57 AM

This one of me is a rare one... I hate photo's of myself, so your privilaged...

And for the car lovers, this is my ute(aussie term) its a V8(boys drive 6's) and the bar on the front is for any bugger that gets in me way....

I got lost in thought, it was unfamiliar territory...
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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Sunday, May 18, 2008 11:37 AM

Conagher,

Hmmmm......you certainly bear a very striking resemblence to actor Sam Elliot!

 

"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"

 


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Posted by conagher on Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:13 PM
 AntonioFP45 wrote:

Conagher,

Hmmmm......you certainly bear a very striking resemblence to actor Sam Elliot!

Yeh....I get asked for "Sam" autographs all the time....here's a link to my web site:

Cam MacGregor - ReelACT.com

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Posted by Maurice on Monday, May 19, 2008 9:35 AM

Not that I post much here, but just to be neighborly.

 

 

I am the guy with the hat on. This was a class sponsored by the Railroad to familiarize emergency personnel with the basics of railcars and locomotives. We toured the cab, I got to shut the engine down and we crawled over some tank cars, a covered hopper and boxcar.  

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Posted by mustanggt on Monday, May 19, 2008 8:43 PM

 Me in my Goodwrench monkey suit (get to wear a Ford one as of tomorrow)

 

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:28 AM
This was taken on the Durango and Silverton RR in Colorado, June 2006.
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:55 AM
 AggroJones wrote:

I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!! 

 

Laugh [(-D]

Forget the layout, I wanna see where you get yer shirts from...Laugh [(-D]

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:14 PM

Since there are so many Musicians hanging around here, I thought I would post one of what happens to old singers (Eastman School '68) when both their voices and ears get worn out (Actually the voice is just fine, the ears are just about shot and I can't sing well with the hearing aids...)

This shot (at least the old connie) seems to be popular here:

 

 

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We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by jackn2mpu on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:12 PM
 howmus wrote:

Since there are so many Musicians hanging around here, I thought I would post one of what happens to old singers (Eastman School '68) when both their voices and ears get worn out (Actually the voice is just fine, the ears are just about shot and I can't sing well with the hearing aids...)


Ray:
It is possible to get hearing aids that will still allow you to hear well enough in various frequency ranges to sing. A generic hearing aid won't do that for you; essentially what I'm talking about is a hearing aid that works in multiple bands. A regular audiologist won't really be able to help you; get one that specializes in working with musicians (they do exist). It will take a little bit of looking but will be worth it. Take it from a long time (50 year+) musician.

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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:22 PM
 jackn2mpu wrote:
 howmus wrote:

Since there are so many Musicians hanging around here, I thought I would post one of what happens to old singers (Eastman School '68) when both their voices and ears get worn out (Actually the voice is just fine, the ears are just about shot and I can't sing well with the hearing aids...)


Ray:
It is possible to get hearing aids that will still allow you to hear well enough in various frequency ranges to sing. A generic hearing aid won't do that for you; essentially what I'm talking about is a hearing aid that works in multiple bands. A regular audiologist won't really be able to help you; get one that specializes in working with musicians (they do exist). It will take a little bit of looking but will be worth it. Take it from a long time (50 year+) musician.

I go to a lady who has a doctorate in Audiology and is thee best around these parts.  I have Seimens Digital Music Pro(s) with 3 different settings built in.  I could sing with them but the problem is it just doesn't sound right and it's not fun to sing.  I sound way too loud to myself. I still can sing without the hearing aids, but as I said no longer "fun" to sing.....  You are absolutely right about going to someone who really knows what they are doing, she does work with some musicians as a part of her business BTW.  Unfortunately I probably would have to drive or fly several hundred miles to get a "specialist" and I really don't plan on singing for a career anyway (retired school music teacher having too much fun doing other things at this time of life).  I have just purchased my 3rd. and last Classical Guitar, a Spanish Cordoba hand made with built in electronics.  So I am very content to get going and get the guitar back under my fingers.

Thanks for the suggestion! 

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

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Posted by Bergie on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:31 PM

You been working out, Aggro?

 

Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Flashwave on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:48 PM

-Morgan

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Posted by trainfan1221 on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:44 PM
You people are all lucky,  I don't have the facilities to post my mug on the internet.
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Posted by SteamFreak on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:58 PM
Aggro, you might want to consider switching to a larger scale, something with fewer fragile details, like 1:1.
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Posted by modelmaker51 on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:21 PM
 wraitheau wrote:

This one of me is a rare one... I hate photo's of myself, so your privilaged...

And for the car lovers, this is my ute(aussie term) its a V8(boys drive 6's) and the bar on the front is for any bugger that gets in me way....

Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forum! Always glad to see another female join us guys here.

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Posted by Red Horse on Thursday, May 22, 2008 5:24 AM

Hey Guys...LOOK, one of those rare Female Model Rail Roaders....see, I told you there were some out there.....now if we can just attract more to the site we might have some new ideas here....not that we don't, but I'm getting kind of tired of the tree house being filled with just boys!

I'm going to take down the "Boys Club" sign and put up a new one! "Boys need Girls on trains", ahhh, growing up, priceless!!!

Please visit my Photobucket pics page. http://photobucket.com/Jesse_Red_Horse_Layout I am the King of my Layout, I can build or destroy the entire city on a whim or I can create a whole new city from scratch , it is good too be the King.
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Posted by jep1267 on Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:22 AM
 cudaken wrote:

 I am the one with the big smile.

 Seems to be more than one car person on the site.

 

                           Cuda Ken

               

Well you can add me to the gear head gang too

Here's me

...and the other (only) woman Laugh [(-D]

John P.

 

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Posted by AltoonaRailroader on Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:15 AM

 SteamFreak wrote:
Aggro, you might want to consider switching to a larger scale, something with fewer fragile details, like 1:1.

Or even 2:1. LOL  I was wondering how he does those fine weathering details with guns like that. Shock [:O]

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Posted by johncolley on Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:37 AM
Lovely Sheila, the bars keep the "roo doo" out of the radiator core. It's a real bugger to clean out. G'day. jc5729 John Colley, Port townsend, WA
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Posted by twhite on Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:40 AM
 AggroJones wrote:

I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!! 

 

Laugh [(-D]

Now you people know why I never argue with Aggro if we end up at our LHS at the same time looking at the same locomotive!

Tom Shock [:O]

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Posted by Packers#1 on Thursday, May 22, 2008 3:11 PM
That's one good-lookin' Chevy, Jep. Is it a Camaro or Chevelle. Lotta chevelles in Aiken.

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Posted by Rotorranch on Thursday, May 22, 2008 4:48 PM

 Packers1 wrote:
That's one good-lookin' Chevy, Jep. Is it a Camaro or Chevelle. Lotta chevelles in Aiken.

packers#1...you ARE a young'n! Wink [;)]

1969 Camaro SS/(RS?)

Looks pretty sano outside! Thumbs Up [tup] Red line tires, dog dish hub caps, (non)-vented hood.

Sweet ride!

I'll bet Jep can fill us in on the details. Big Smile [:D]

Rotor

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Posted by Don Z on Thursday, May 22, 2008 5:25 PM

Here's a 1969 Chevelle.....

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Posted by SteamFreak on Thursday, May 22, 2008 5:28 PM
 AltoonaRailroader wrote:

 SteamFreak wrote:
Aggro, you might want to consider switching to a larger scale, something with fewer fragile details, like 1:1.

Or even 2:1. LOL  I was wondering how he does those fine weathering details with guns like that. Shock [:O]

Yeah, airbrushing and 'roid rage don't mix. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by jep1267 on Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:41 PM
 Rotorranch wrote:

 Packers1 wrote:
That's one good-lookin' Chevy, Jep. Is it a Camaro or Chevelle. Lotta chevelles in Aiken.

packers#1...you ARE a young'n! Wink [;)]

1969 Camaro SS/(RS?)

Looks pretty sano outside! Thumbs Up [tup] Red line tires, dog dish hub caps, (non)-vented hood.

Sweet ride!

I'll bet Jep can fill us in on the details. Big Smile [:D]

Rotor

Thanks guys, good eye Rotor...I can't really add many details that won't bore everyone here to tears. It is an all original 69 SS/RS 350 Camaro...and give Packers#1 a break, I can't tell you how many people want to know what year my Mustang is Banged Head [banghead] and to keep this train related I have crossed railroad tracks in it and have driven it to a hobby shop or two Laugh [(-D]. Also it's the reason I won't have a layout in my new one bedroom condo...the garage is saved for the Camaro and there is nowhere else to put a layout.

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Posted by loathar on Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:23 PM

jep1267-LOVE the stock rim, red line look!!! VERY classy!Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

(Chevelle???Confused [%-)]Laugh [(-D] It's obviously a Nova!Whistling [:-^])

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Posted by my05hammer on Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:17 PM
 loathar wrote:

jep1267-LOVE the stock rim, red line look!!! VERY classy!Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

(Chevelle???Confused [%-)]Laugh [(-D] It's obviously a Nova!Whistling [:-^])

 

 

In my day we called those stock hub caps "Poverty-caps". 

They are really cool now though. 

 

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Posted by markpierce on Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:29 PM
 modelmaker51 wrote:

Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forum! Always glad to see another female join us guys here.

She is a newcomer?...with 1435 post in the last 3-minus years?  You are very late with your welcome!

Mark

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Posted by corsair7 on Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:30 PM

I would post my picture, but I don't know how.

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Posted by loathar on Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:39 PM
 markpierce wrote:
 modelmaker51 wrote:

Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forum! Always glad to see another female join us guys here.

She is a newcomer?...with 1435 post in the last 3-minus years?  You are very late with your welcome!

Mark

Your looking at Modelmaker51's stats. Wraitheau just joined and only has 2 posts. (from down under!Wink [;)])

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Posted by markpierce on Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:52 PM
 loathar wrote:

Your looking at Modelmaker51's stats. Wraitheau just joined and only has 2 posts. (from down under!Wink [;)])

I apologize for my error.

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Posted by jep1267 on Friday, May 23, 2008 7:03 AM
 corsair7 wrote:

I would post my picture, but I don't know how.

Irv

It's quite easy Irv, Just set up a Photobucket account...its free...upload your pictures to them. When you veiw your "album" there will be a list under each photo, just paste the image code into your message. It should be [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/......etc. 

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Posted by corsair7 on Friday, May 23, 2008 7:54 AM
 jep1267 wrote:
 corsair7 wrote:

I would post my picture, but I don't know how.

Irv

It's quite easy Irv, Just set up a Photobucket account...its free...upload your pictures to them. When you veiw your "album" there will be a list under each photo, just paste the image code into your message. It should be [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/......etc. 

J.P.

Thanks.

I'll try that later today.

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Posted by railroadnut675 on Friday, May 23, 2008 8:43 AM

That was at Latin Forum.

And this is my trusty sidekick, Katie.

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Posted by Driline on Friday, May 23, 2008 9:12 AM

What are u lookin at?

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Posted by wraitheau on Friday, May 23, 2008 10:26 AM

Thanks Modelmaker51,

My interests are more in the scenery side of things but have been too busy and not enough room, but thankfully my son and I made room for a bit of fun, we shall enjoy making another small Diorama,  with a bit of track to run the small loco and a few wagons(oops cars for you guys) on and at least I shall have lots of fun detailing everything...

We are making it so it can be extended at a later date, but it will be a hwile till we can work out extra room...So its stuck to being 12 ft long, 2ft 6 wide with an extra bit at the corner of another 3ft...

My son is the only other in our family that likes trains so we are exiled from everyone most of the time...

Cheers "W" 

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Posted by lvanhen on Friday, May 23, 2008 11:25 AM
 Driline wrote:

What are u lookin at?

Nice pic Driline - I didn't think you looked that good!! Whistling [:-^]

Lou V H Photo by John

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