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Posted by richhotrain on Monday, September 19, 2011 10:00 PM

SMassey

Guess that was kinda aimed at me too...  Sorry I did not have any cardboard train related stuff but as a modeler I thought that other modelers would enjoy the cardboard ships.  Next time all trains I promise.

 

Massey

Rules aside, I thoroughly enjoyed the photos of the ships.  Remarkable !

Rich

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Posted by doctorwayne on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:03 AM

leighant

Show me a model you made as a GIFT for another modeler or for an organization or public display.

 

I believe the last allowable request is the one quoted above.  Even though it's long past the two hour limit, here's an X-29 boxcar that I built for a good friend as a retirement gift.  It's a Red Caboose kit, detailed to match a prototype car owned by the railroad of which he was General Manager.  I painted and lettered it to match that of the real car after it was rebuilt in 1934, then weathered and lettered it for a car in-service in the late '40s, the era represented on his Pennsy layout,

 

Show me a mainly white freight car or diesel.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 6:35 AM

Mainly white.  Mainly rediculous, but that's another thing.

I believe this is the one with the upside-down horrn-hook coupler on one end, too.

Show me a model of children playing.

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

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Posted by jacon12 on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:21 AM

This is the closest I have to children playing, the little boy trying to get his dog to play fetch..

show me an overall photo of your layout

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Posted by fondo on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:49 AM

Here is mine!

 

Show me another overall photo of your layout!

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:34 AM

Stoney Creek. DJ.

Show me a funny scene.

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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:35 AM

An attempt at doing a panoramic shot on one portion of the layout

 

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Posted by ARTHILL on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 11:49 AM

I thought this was funny. The loggers are shooting pheasants off a platform roped down to a log car.

Show me something you were surprised turned out so well.

If you think you have it right, your standards are too low. my photos http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/ARTHILL/ Art
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Posted by howmus on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:00 PM

Scratch Built Engine House....

Show me something you scratch built.

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 dominic c on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:06 PM

 I didn't think a1:72 scale airplane would size up as good as it did.

Being from Pittsburgh, show me a P&LE anything

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Posted by doctorwayne on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:38 PM

How about a P&LE boxcar?

 

Show me something Lehigh Valley

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Posted by dominic c on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 3:02 PM

How about a P&LE boxcar?

Dude that river water is perfect!  Everything is right about it

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Posted by JLK on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:25 PM

Time's up again. Show me something red.

Justin

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Posted by Motley on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:28 PM

dominic c

How about a P&LE boxcar?

Dude that river water is perfect!  Everything is right about it

Quoted for truth. I thought I was drifting down river in my raft for a minute! Excellent Wayne.

 

ok times up on Leigh Valley.

 

Show me something COLD

 

Edit: Justin beat me to it.

 

Something red.

Ok it's dark red, not brown. But who's being nit picky...

 

Now show me something COLD

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Posted by ollevon on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:55 PM

Wow where is the time going.? Federal Cold Storage Co.  Show me something HOT

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Posted by ollevon on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:59 PM

That is show me something Hot, but be careful with that one.

  Sam

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Posted by ARTHILL on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:09 PM

The Valley Girl's sport car club visits Aunt Betty's gift shop. Its the cars that are hot

Show me something cool.

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Posted by wm3798 on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:18 PM

Bicycling down the C&O Canal in the spring can be cool...

Show me the local watering hole...

Lee

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Posted by doctorwayne on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 11:34 PM

Dominic and Motley, thank you both for your kind words.  Smile   When the opportunity presents itself here, I'll try to post a wider view of the Maitland River.

 

Wayne

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:12 AM

local watering hole

Show me a wider view of a river.

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:11 AM

Times up, it's anybodies game!

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Posted by BATMAN on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:53 AM

How about a frozen pond with hockey players on it.

 

                  BrentCowboy

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Posted by P&Slocal on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:53 PM

Time's up.

Show me a Hi-Rail pick-up truck.

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:24 PM

Time's up.

Show me Video of your layout

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Posted by Motley on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:35 PM

Here's one of my videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkE53l7PdkI

 

Show me another video of your layout.

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Posted by secondhandmodeler on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:36 PM

Since there hasn't been any photos in this photo thread, I think I'll post something.  It's an evolution of my Red Jacket River Valley.

Bench work installed

Foam stacked, carved, and bridges test fitted.

Sculptamold applied.

Basic ground foam applied.  Bridges installed.

Trees installed.  Road installed.

Now I need to pour a river.  I'm dragging my feet as you can tell!

Please show me something that makes you smile every time you see it!

Edit: Or a video of your layout!

 

Corey
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Posted by JLK on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:42 PM

Well, I hope this counts. Show me something Ho scale ( or a video of your layout ).

Justin

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Posted by MAbruce on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:25 PM

Here's a video I made of my layout (N-scale) last June.

(Video removed - against topic rules)

Show me a hobby shop on your layout.

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Posted by P&Slocal on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:21 PM

I thought video was verboten. Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by Lake on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:23 PM

MA: Nice video and sound production! The scenery shots along the way made it come alive.

Ken G Price   My N-Scale Layout

Digitrax Super Empire Builder Radio System. South Valley Texas Railroad. SVTRR

N-Scale out west. 1996-1998 or so! UP, SP, Missouri Pacific, C&NW.

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