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WPF 1-9/1-12

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, January 9, 2009 10:13 AM

Yes, the lobster boat is in HO scale.  I made the decals myself. 

jguess733
  Mister Beasly, I could be wrong, but did you happen to get the name of you boat from the movie Perfect Storm? Wink  

Yes, that's where the name came from.  First, though, while casting about for names, I thought of naming the boat "Miss Penny," after my wife.  She already has a street and subway station on my layout named for her (Penny Lane) so I didn't feel too bad about the name change.  I did a bit of research on the Andrea Gail, and discovered, to my amazement, that when she was originally built, her owners named her "Miss Penny."

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, January 9, 2009 10:09 AM

This week I finished the two buildings in the McGraw Oil Co. (Walthers)

Jarrell

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Posted by mononguy63 on Friday, January 9, 2009 9:50 AM

I finally got scenery on part of the layout top the point where I can start thinking seriously about structure & tree placements.

Spotting a couple of cars at Woody's Lumber

 

The freighthouse on the outskirts of the town of Munee

 

Ol' Stumpy says things is kinda slow at the lumber mill just now, but things should pick up once they get a building to saw their wood in...

 

Jim

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Friday, January 9, 2009 9:28 AM

Jeffery:  A Pacer and Gremlin!  Got any figures with bell-bottom pants?

Mister B:  I'm digging your lobsta boat.  It's just sweet!  HO scale?

Phil,
I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.

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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Friday, January 9, 2009 9:07 AM

 Great photos so far everyone!  This is my new beast on my RR:   

  A Bachmann Spectrum 2-10-2. It is lettered for the Seaboard and will pull about 20 twenty year old cars.

 

- Luke

Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's

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Posted by BamaCSX83 on Friday, January 9, 2009 8:52 AM

Looks great, I really like the combination of older cars and newer cars in the shot.  Now, if only I could get that good with my stuff.

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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Friday, January 9, 2009 8:46 AM

Hey now...a Pacer and a Gremlin in the opening WPF shots. Very nice! Jamie

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Posted by jguess733 on Friday, January 9, 2009 8:24 AM

Jeff, I like the look of your pavement very realistic.

Mister Beasly, I could be wrong, but did you happen to get the name of you boat from the movie Perfect Storm? Wink

Jason

Modeling the Fort Worth & Denver of the early 1970's in N scale

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, January 9, 2009 8:09 AM

I finished up this Frenchman River lobster boat over the last week.

The figures are from Preiser.  The traps and lines were all included in the kit.  Rocks by Bragdon.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, January 9, 2009 7:55 AM

 Mine's just a retread of an industrial loading lot so it has some rough area. I think that adds to the character of it though. In this part of the country you seldom see a paved lot that doesn't have some kind area that's been busted up.

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Friday, January 9, 2009 7:52 AM

I'm always interested in seeing how others do pavement.

Dave

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WPF 1-9/1-12
Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, January 9, 2009 7:43 AM

 




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          Joined June, 2004

Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running Bear
Space Mouse for president!
15 year veteran fire fighter
Collector of Apple //e's
Running Bear Enterprises
History Channel Club life member.
beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam


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