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My layout is still under construction so I could use just about anything from rolling stock to scenery. I am a do-it-yourselfer, hence I have a large workshop, and enjoy scratch building almost anything, real or scale. To get some ideas for the scratchbuild off, I have been looking through back issues of MR mag. at the layout pics with a little different perspective - I look at each item in a layout picture and ask myself "I wonder if I can build that." When I find something that I think I would like to build I go to google's "image" search engine (http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=) for more pics of the item. I found in doing this that I came across a lot of original photos which have given me some great ideas to keep in mind while I build and detail my layout. From what things look like weathered, to balast and weeds in the tracks/ties, to how deep and wide a ditch should be in differing situations. My layout will be set in the transition period - late '40s thru early '50s - because I want to run both steamers and early diesels. I think I am going to try my hand at building a water tower - I understand that steamers get thirsty now and again. [:D] Judging by this photo, no matter what mine turns out like it should look okay. [;)] [img]http://members.cox.net/dbhuff/images/RGwater_small.jpg[/img] Colorado and Southern Railroad - Leadville, CO. Photo taken by: unknown I had thought about building a tank car, for steamer fuel oil, but haven't found any pics of one that is lopsided like this water tower. [:D] What are you going to build?
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