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You know you're a model railroader when...
Posted by tbdanny on Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:26 AM
You know you're a model railroader when...
  • You see a set of letters on a car's number plate (MKT, BLI, NYC, etc.) and immediately think of the railroad/model railroad company they represent
  • You have a one-track mind...and it has trains running on it
  • You see a sign that looks like it may be for a hobby shop, and climb several flights of stairs only to find it's a fashon model agency
  • Someone tells you they're looking at tenders for a contract, and you think of fuel & water for steam locos
  • You have your favourite locomotive's whistle/bell/horn as a ringtone on your phone

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Posted by steinjr on Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:40 AM

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:21 AM

Police check you out because you go into fields and such----goldenrod and sedum are your targets for making trees and such---some people think other stuffWhistlingLaugh

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:31 AM

 You can stare at U-Tube for hours, watching trains on other people layouts.

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Posted by wholeman on Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:38 AM

Whenever you hear the words "model" "train" or "railroad" your ears perk up.

Will

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Posted by BRAKIE on Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:45 AM

After 55 years in the hobby you still get excited over your newest locomotive or freight car-just like you did with your first purchases.

Larry

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Posted by West Coast S on Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:26 AM

You just aquired several 1:32 scale  steam locomotive drawings and say to yourself " I could build one these using supplies from the Home Depot" Laugh

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:01 AM

 You want to change into The Hulk when, after telling someone you're a model railroader they respond with "Oh, that's cute! I didn't know you played with trains!"

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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:12 AM

 When you drive down a county road and think to yourself, now this would make a good scene to model.

When you drive by a building and say,  (sometimes out loud) man that would make one heck of a train building.

When your in Walmart and give a kid intimidating look so he walks away from the little cars and trucks that you want for your layout.

 When your in a first name basis with the ladies at A.C.Moore & Micheal's craft stores.

Want to hug the mailman when he brings you your latest copy of Model Railroader. ( come on you can admit it)

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:40 AM

When you keep a disposable camera in each of your vehicles' glove compartments, so you'll have it for one of those once-in-a-lifetime proto-photo opportunities.

-Ken in Maryland  (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)

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Posted by C.P.C.S. on Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:45 AM

When you prefer to stare at your collection of trains rather then eat or sleep.

You look at a train and know what states it went through.

You go into a hobby shop and you want to buy all the trains in there.

You go into a hobby shop and pass all the other stuff, go straight to the back(or front) of the store skipping all the new stuff and staring at the trains.

You would rather be with other train collectors and look,talk, and test each others trains out instead of throwing a football party.

You know your in love with model trains when you visit the hobby shop regulary. Does it mean I am a train addict when I am running one of my trains at 10:30pm?
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Posted by sschnabl on Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:26 PM

When you get a tour of a friend's new house and all you really want to see is the basement so you can envision what type of layout would fit in it.

 Scott

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:03 PM

CSX_road_slug

When you keep a disposable camera in each of your vehicles' glove compartments, so you'll have it for one of those once-in-a-lifetime proto-photo opportunities.

 

One of my New Year Resolutions last year was to never leave the house without at least my point-and-shoot camera with me...not just to shoot trains, but that was a big reason!

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Posted by Packer on Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:38 PM

When you get a pet goat, and name it Rocky.

When you go into restaraunts and take a bunch of straws for pipes.

When you wife answers the door, and tell them exactly where you are.

You are on this forum.

When you never wash or re-paint you car because it makes it look more rail-roady.

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Posted by jjbmish on Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:48 PM

When you name your cat "Chessie"  and try to name the dog "Peake"

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:36 PM

When a "supermodel" is one that is properly weathered and equipped with a Tsunami.

When you decided where to buy coffee based on the kind of stirrers they provide.

When you look down from a high bridge and study the roof details.

When a real steam whistle will rouse you out of a sound sleep.

When "making tracks" has nothing to do with leaving.

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

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Posted by HaroldA on Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:54 PM

You want to name your baby daughter, Soo.

You train your dog to come by blowing one of those wooden train whistles.

Your house smells like Lysol from the ground goop recipe.

Rust doesn't bother you.

 

 

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Posted by Geared Steam on Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:06 PM

1)  When your standing in the "Make your own" jewelry aisle of Hobby Lobby, (with a bunch of young girls) thinking that bronze necklace material would work to chain your logs down to your cars, and those split rings and small studs could work for hardware on your gallows turntable.

2) Your wife knows the difference between ballast and "plain old dirt"

3) You have a knuckle coupler on the bumper of your truck when the ball isn't being used.

4) You have a Milwaukee Road logo besides the 88 Dale JR sticker on the rear windshield. 

5) Your GPS has all of the LHS's saved for 25% of the continental USA.(and you have visited them)

 

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Posted by paxton58 on Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:07 PM

 When you see a building in disrepair and admire the weathering job.

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Posted by tbdanny on Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:46 PM
When you consider painting your car in the colours of your favourite railroad

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Posted by NS AS-416 on Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:52 PM
... you seriously contemplate swapping out your car's factory horn for the air horn your favorite RR uses.
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:09 PM

you have more emery boards and tweezers than your wife.

Enjoy

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Posted by twhite on Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:39 PM

When your computer screen at school ignores the Faculty e-mails and goes directly to the MR Forum. 

When the Drama department at school announces that they're doing "The Mikado" as their Spring musical and you forget all about Gilbert and Sullivan and wonder where they're going to find that full-scale steamer. 

When the bill at the grocery store comes to $28.84 and the first thing that comes to your mind is an Akane Yellowstone.

When your favorite student comes into class and tells you, "My brain's off-track today" and all you can think of is that Walther's Pullman with the troublesome wheelset you bought the other day.

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Posted by wholeman on Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:01 PM

When you get chill going down your spine when you hear the rumble of a diesel....oh wait I'm standing outside with no coat on.

When you look at a prototype train car and say, "I bet I can model that"

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Posted by Flashwave on Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:06 PM

...you post a thread about knowing when you're a model railroader.

...you reply to it.

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:10 PM

jjbmish

When you name your cat "Chessie"  and try to name the dog "Peake"

BIL has 2 cats--"Chessie" and "CN". Laugh

You need to have another cat----name of "Ohio"Whistling

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Posted by Packer on Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:18 PM

twhite
When the bill at the grocery store comes to $28.84 and the first thing that comes to your mind is an Akane Yellowstone.

When your total comes up to anything that would be a whyte notation (4.84, 4.64 and 4.22 are common where I work), you think if said engine type. 

Vincent

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Posted by ns3010 on Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:55 PM

You watch a movie about RR crossing safety in Driver's ed, but you only pay attention to the trains and not the cars.
I know I did! And it's not like I didn't already know that stuff anyway...

Someone talks about something, and you can relate it to trains.

You are in school and you're bored in English class as your teacher lectures you for 40 minutes on the proper use of commas, and all you can think about is trains.

In Spanish class, you get excited because Chapter 1 is about trains (el tren).

You have to go somewhere, and you ask your parents if you can take the train.

You take the train to school, even though you can take the bus for free (I wish I did, but I can't drive yet, and my mom wouldn't get me to the station in time).

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Posted by RedLeader on Friday, November 20, 2009 8:14 AM

1. When you ask your g-friend/wife with an evil grin "wanna visit the hump yard?..."

2. When you call your fridge  "the reefer".

3. When you're bored in your office and start lining up stuff on your desk and start making "choo choo" sounds.

 4. When your the only grown up that still receives "toys" in Christmas.

 

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Posted by tatans on Friday, November 20, 2009 11:38 AM

++You have no more room to store those 300 brass locomotives you keep buying.

++You let a CAT in the same room as your layout, and now you rebuild for the 34th time.

++ You attend train shows and come back home with another car full of more "stuff"

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