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Posted by Oakhurst Railroad Engineer on Sunday, May 9, 2010 6:18 PM

Need a way to honor your Mother AND the Mother of your children on Mother's Day? Take them both (and the children too) on a special Mother's Day double-header excursion on the Oakhurst Railroad.

Or maybe I should stop taking pictures of my model railroad and call my Mom!

Marty

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Sunday, May 9, 2010 6:40 PM

 Nice Shay's

Springfield PA

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, May 9, 2010 6:58 PM

 

Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana
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Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running Bear
Space Mouse for president!
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Running Bear Enterprises
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beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam


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Posted by Oakhurst Railroad Engineer on Sunday, May 9, 2010 7:24 PM

Margaritaman

This is a picture of my "trainhouse" but I also get to show you my gardening efforts that are starting to pay off.  So while I wait for something to dry or set on the layout, I go work on the plants.  The trainhouse was my daughter's playhouse that I built six years ago, but since reclaimed due to her outgrowing it.

I did help the kids plant a few flowers in the backyard and sprayed a little liquid Miracle Grow on the bushes ... but it looks nothing like your backyard ... your backyard looks perfect for sipping a few Margaritas ...

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Posted by Great Western Rwy fan on Sunday, May 9, 2010 7:29 PM

Here's what I accomplished today, I painted a Musket Miniatures Train Engineer. After making a couple of modifications, I had to chop off part of his legs, And bend him into a sitting position. Then I discarded the P2K original engineer and placed the new guy in the seat. Now My Engineer has one arm on the window sill and is reaching for the control panel with the other...

 And here is a Shot of Great Western #121 pulling a short MolasasTank Car train to the Sugar Plant..Still fresh out of the paint shop and awaiting Marking letters...

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Posted by rclanger on Sunday, May 9, 2010 8:56 PM

Lee.

That is very creative modeling. Hats off.

I could use a couple.

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Posted by UncBob on Sunday, May 9, 2010 9:15 PM

 Made a couple of frames for my Alvin Staufer prints that will hang above my layout

Still need painting 

 

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Posted by Margaritaman on Sunday, May 9, 2010 9:28 PM

Driline

Margaritaman

This is a picture of my "trainhouse" but I also get to show you my gardening efforts that are starting to pay off.  So while I wait for something to dry or set on the layout, I go work on the plants.  The trainhouse was my daughter's playhouse that I built six years ago, but since reclaimed due to her outgrowing it.

 

 

Is that a jacuzzi in the center or a humoungus firepit? That train house would never fly in Iowa. -20 degree's and 2' of snow. That would be one cold trip. So how large is the train house?

Jacuzzi that never gets used, needs a refurb, and will in fact become a firepit this summer.  Trainhouse is 7' x 11' outside, 6' x 9' inside.  -20?  No thanks.  There is a reason I live out here and put up with L.A. city life.

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Posted by wedudler on Monday, May 10, 2010 1:31 AM

 

and a video.

Wolfgang

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Posted by jbmerv on Monday, May 10, 2010 9:08 AM

Finished ballasting the tracks to my passenger terminus

 

And for those wondering about the huge plant in the background, it is to hide my layout from my wife!

The whole terminus scene

 

Looking down the tracks

 

Justin

 

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Posted by 0-6-0 on Monday, May 10, 2010 10:21 AM

Hello a lot of great work this weekend.

DJ I would like to know more about your crossing

Grampys Trains

Good work, everyone.

ABBA lashup  WB passing Stoney Creek. DJ.

 

  

How did you make the boards? Are they single boards glued or was it a plank cut to fit? Either way it looks great. I have been working on a crossing like this and would like it to look more like yours. Thanks Frank
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Posted by Grampys Trains on Monday, May 10, 2010 11:57 AM

 Thank you, Frank. They are individual planks, glued with WS Scenic Cement, weathered with alcohol/India Ink wash. DJ.

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