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Posted by ARTHILL on Sunday, September 11, 2011 2:45 PM

A few Astilbe trees and one WS figure and Uncle Tom's  Stairway in Yellowstone looks pretty finished on a simple foam-carved cliff.

Show me another great single tree.

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Posted by leighant on Sunday, September 11, 2011 2:16 PM

1,3,6,7 are kitbashed and/or repainted/lettered

Show me a scene that looks finished even though it has little or no details.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:45 PM

Hmm, Everyone with big Electrics must be out, like time, it is out..

MofW team ckecking the ROW...

Show Me Something MofW  [Maintenance of Way]

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, September 11, 2011 11:07 AM

How about an 0-4-0? 

 

Show me a big electric (GG-1, E-44, Little Joe, etc.)

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Posted by simon1966 on Sunday, September 11, 2011 8:26 AM

A wheelbarrow standing on its end under the lean-to

Show me a small steamer 0-6-0 or 0-8-0

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, September 11, 2011 6:45 AM

jacon12

Clouds in the background, me arguing with myself in front.

http://www.pbase.com/jarrell/image/109722447.jpg

show me a wheel barrow

Jarrell

Wow, what a couple of crabby guys.  How do you two guys manage to monitor this thread?

Laugh

Laugh

Laugh

Rich

OK, show me a wheel barrow

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, September 11, 2011 6:41 AM

Clouds in the background, me arguing with myself in front.

show me a wheel barrow

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Posted by selector on Sunday, September 11, 2011 12:36 AM

It is hard to see, but the tender on this TTT-6 has "Union Pacific" on the side.

Show me some clouds.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 11:33 PM

How about a Full Moon on the Hiawatha?   There are folks seated enjoying the ride, & a few walking about & in the rear taking pictures out the back.. I added the red tail light, although nextime I will use an eschusion to isolate it from the clear canopy..

Show Me Something with the Letter 'U' in it!

[edit:] I need to go model something, but I wanted to Thank Everyone for their participation & contributions to this site & this thread, I think it is really cool that something like this is successful & enjoyed by all.    Thanks Everyone!!!

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Posted by wm3798 on Saturday, September 10, 2011 11:07 PM

The Laurel Valley recently took delivery of two more GP20's (the fresh looking ones on the left)

Show me a lit and detailed interior...

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Posted by Motley on Saturday, September 10, 2011 10:07 PM

I would have to say, my most detailed scene right now is the farm.

 

Show me something new.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Saturday, September 10, 2011 9:24 PM

How about coal, stone, and sand? DJ.

Show me your most detailed scene.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 9:14 PM

Ray,

I don't care how you show that, it is still so dang incredible!!!

Great work!!           We all want some of THAT!!

Now back to Ray's req: 

Show me piles of stone.

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:57 PM

Engine House at the quarry.... Almost finished.

Show me piles of stone.

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

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:30 PM

When is the last time you saw anyone giving effort to a BQ23?  My initial base paint color is down, & has a few more color paint coats to go, it is also sitting on a newer 'borrowed' Bachmann chassis, I plan to scratch build one with correct Blomberg trucks. 

She be mighty uglylike, so much so, that I actually like it now...     Maybe...

Show Me Something you have Work in Progress!

 

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:39 PM

Livestock:

Sticking with the previous, show me something you think is your ugliest locomotive.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:08 PM

Uhh.. Sorry....  You asked!!!!

My 'Live' stock... Keeper o' Katos (do wanna try taking that from her??) [not declawed]

Show Me Something that you think is your Ugliest Locomotive!

However, if you feel my my request is invalid,  "Show me your Livestock!!!!"

This is a limited time either / or offer. First come first served! 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:26 PM

Looks like the racoon has expired.  About the closest I could've come would be a horse, so here's a couple:

 

Show me some other livestock.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:08 PM

Hey,

Racoons? Well, has anyone made them, or an Opossum we could artistically paint & flock it's tail? Since Prototype pix are disallowed, & family orientation (G & PG) are in order, I can't show (& didn't photo) the last one I saw anyway.     So, Preiser, come to NE IA for Raccon Research!!!    I got some!

Also, I spent an hour or so shooting my version of rain, a 'wet' water bottle in font of a fill flash set at every conceiveable camera & flash setting, & only got one -extremely over exposed shot where I could make out about 5ish droplets!  -Only if a person tried hard to imagine it may be rain, in the shot..  Sorry, not gonna get that...   I think it would better off shooting though a big spider web that was misted...!

Anyway, I used the rest of the afternoon to catalog models that I had not before, cuz they were not finished, one will be in WPF soon...    Later..

Back to the last request, please...  (Sorry for the distraction..)

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Posted by ARTHILL on Saturday, September 10, 2011 5:48 PM

No racoons, but that is one nice tree. I may try that again to findanother nice tree. About rain, I was thinking backdrop, but the bathtub sounds good. I do have a friend that runs his track though his bathroom to the laundry room.

Weare still looking for a racoon

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 4:47 PM

Quote:

Hey, I model rain in my bathtub layout.  Umbrella

Rich

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Hey, how does that work out with DCC????  

(Covered Bridges??)

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Saturday, September 10, 2011 3:54 PM

I don't know if this is great, but I like it. DJ.

Show me raccoons.

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Posted by selector on Saturday, September 10, 2011 3:51 PM

Motley

A TTX autorack train. And the tankers are UTLX.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dXxz6yStYF4/TmuoWPbuwWI/AAAAAAAACtQ/eZlp7XfFxQo/s800/P1000646_1.jpg

 

Show me some fallen flags.

Michael, I think you have a very fine photograph there...it really works for me.

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Posted by ARTHILL on Saturday, September 10, 2011 3:50 PM

Hobo My grandson wanted a hobo cave. This was the first thing we ever carved out of foam.  This is what he made.

Show me one great model of a tree.

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Posted by richhotrain on Saturday, September 10, 2011 2:56 PM

G Paine

 cudaken:
 OK Art, how do you model rain? Wet ground I understand and have seen, but the rain it self?

             Ken

Ken, There was a recent article in MR on how to model rain, I believe it was the April issue. Wink

Hey, I model rain in my bathtub layout.  Umbrella

Rich

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Posted by simon1966 on Saturday, September 10, 2011 2:41 PM

Show me a hobo

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Posted by ns3010 on Saturday, September 10, 2011 2:28 PM

New Jersey Transit:

Show me something with the letter 'Q' in it.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 2:16 PM

'B' as in BC Rail!

Show Me Something with the letter 'J' in it...

(Yeah sorry, I have run out of great ideas to request, & am playing on letters, & in a way I really like it!)

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, September 10, 2011 2:07 PM

Fallen flags:

Maine Central

Boston & Maine

Conrail and ex Penn Central

Baltimore & Ohio

Show me something with the letter B

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Posted by Motley on Saturday, September 10, 2011 1:44 PM

A TTX autorack train. And the tankers are UTLX.

 

Show me some fallen flags.

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