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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, September 10, 2011 1:39 PM

Ohhh, the APRIL FOOLS Issue!!

Well here was my 'April Fools Model'  (the scheme)

Well it looks like time is up on rain & what-not,    so..... 

Show me Something with the letter 'X' in it.... 

(Sorry, on this thread I like adding pix in my replies!)

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, September 10, 2011 1:00 PM

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

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Posted by leighant on Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:32 AM

Digression.

Some recent requests were for a cement truck (actually I guess that should be a concrete mixer truck) and something red, white and blue.

I recall during the bicentennial, there was a local ready-mix company that had its trucks painted red, white and blue, blue with white stars on the front, and red and white stripes spiralling around the mixing drum.

Stars and stripes forever set in concrete!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled request which was rain,  (We need some of that kin South Texas too, as well as on this thread...)

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Posted by MAbruce on Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:20 AM

Well, this is a close as I can find to rain.  More of a photo effect than actual modeling:

If this passes, then show me a hobby shop on your layout.

If not, then let there be more rain...

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Posted by cudaken on Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:12 AM

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

             Ken

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Posted by ARTHILL on Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:51 AM

White man making Blue furnace filter on a stick trees on the Red Christmas table cloth. OK??

Show me rain

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Posted by richhotrain on Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:47 AM

I don't like these time frames.

Here is a cement mixer truck.

OK, show me something red, white, and blue.

Alton Junction

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Posted by JLK on Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:44 AM

Show me something red, white, and blue.

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:20 AM

Times up on the cement (mixer) truck!  Anybodies game!!

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Posted by selector on Friday, September 9, 2011 11:06 PM

You funny guy....I guess I should have said cement mixer truck. Laugh

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Posted by doctorwayne on Friday, September 9, 2011 7:26 PM

selector

Show me a cement truck...any scale will do.

 

I don't have one made out of cement, but since the two hour limit is up, will a plastic truck do?

 

Show me a sail boat.

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Posted by scoutII on Friday, September 9, 2011 7:15 PM

Southwest Chief

 

 scoutII:

 

Where does one find that fine camper??

 

 

City Classic's Roberts Road Mobile Home (a kit).

Roberts Road Mobile Home

Thanks for the info and ordered one.....

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Posted by selector on Friday, September 9, 2011 5:15 PM

Are we still looking for a turntable?

Show me a cement truck...any scale will do.

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Posted by stebbycentral on Friday, September 9, 2011 4:54 PM

cudaken

 Show me something you Sold that you wished you kept.

 Simon beat me, so a turntable pleases.

I don't have a turntable, but I do have something that answers Ken's request.

This is the train I had when I was a kid.  I sold it in my teens when I changed to N-scale.  Today I have it back, thanks to swap meets and eBay.

I have figured out what is wrong with my brain!  On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!

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Posted by cudaken on Friday, September 9, 2011 4:04 PM

 Reason it is my favorite? It is the only engine I have owned that did not need ANY WORK Period for well over 400 hours of run time. Talk about pulling power and slow speed at the same time! Sound, well it the best I have ever heard.

 Show me something you Sold that you wished you kept.

 Simon beat me, so a turntable pleases.

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Posted by simon1966 on Friday, September 9, 2011 4:01 PM

Atlas Trainmaster, Wabash with an after market QSI decoder

 

Show me a turntable

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Posted by fondo on Friday, September 9, 2011 3:52 PM

Show me your favorite locomotive?

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Posted by BRVRR on Friday, September 9, 2011 3:45 PM

Hows' this?

Show me telephone poles and power lines.

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Posted by simon1966 on Friday, September 9, 2011 3:42 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q

Simon says ......

I hate that game.   It does not work, ask my wifeWink

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, September 9, 2011 3:25 PM

Simon says ...... Show me anything CB&Q

 

Please show PRR. 

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Friday, September 9, 2011 3:03 PM

scoutII

Where does one find that fine camper??

City Classic's Roberts Road Mobile Home (a kit).

Roberts Road Mobile Home

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Posted by scoutII on Friday, September 9, 2011 2:36 PM

 

Where does one find that fine camper??

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Posted by simon1966 on Friday, September 9, 2011 2:33 PM

Show me anything CB&Q

Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Friday, September 9, 2011 2:18 PM

D&RGW K-36 #489 crossing a road:

Show me anything Union Pacific

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Posted by Motley on Friday, September 9, 2011 2:03 PM

Some deer....

 

Show me something D&RGW

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, September 9, 2011 1:56 PM

BATMAN
Show me the thing you had the most trouble with on your layout.                                                BrentCowboy

I thought someone would post a picture of a cat!

Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh

Now back to the deer

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Friday, September 9, 2011 9:33 AM

Short coal drag. DJ.

Show me deer.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, September 9, 2011 8:44 AM

Sorry, yeah, it's a prototype.  But I took the picture with a film camera.  Do I get extra credit for that?

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

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, September 9, 2011 8:40 AM

When I placed the engineer in the E5, I tried to make it look as he is waving.

Please show a small train on a branchline.

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, September 9, 2011 8:12 AM

Hmmm... well Mr. B?   Surprise  Did you sneak one in or is that the best subway model ever?

the last request was

Show me an engineer doing the engineer wave out of a loco cab.

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