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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:09 PM

Guys, let's do try to hold the entries to photos instead of videos.  Maybe someone could start a video thread?

Thanks!

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Posted by leighant on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:15 PM

I think the last valid request was for a hobby shop.  It's been four hours, so I will stretch a poijnt, mor maybe shrunk it.

DOLLS was my mother-in-law's hobby.

If this is acceptable....

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Posted by howmus on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:26 PM

I got a "Bridge to Nowhere..."

It is long since now gone, as the area is becoming a quarry instead of a logging road.

Show me something you have changed.

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Posted by SMassey on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:52 PM

How about my train room.  it went from this:

 

 

To this in just a few weeks.

 

How's that for a change?

 

Let me see a track crew working on the rails.

 

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Posted by MonkeyBucket on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:40 PM

A compact layout. The crew is out to lunch. Seeing as the time has lapsed...

 

Show me how much you can fit into a tight space on a layout.

 

Cheers...

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Posted by Lake on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:43 PM

Massey, how do we know it is a train room if there are no trains?Hmm

I see one plastic building and lots of tools, but notrains.Grumpy

It must be one of those, if you build it the trains will come, type of spaces.Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by SMassey on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:48 PM

Lake

Massey, how do we know it is a train room if there are no trains?Hmm

I see one plastic building and lots of tools, but notrains.Grumpy

It must be one of those, if you build it the trains will come, type of spaces.Smile, Wink & Grin

 

OK fine!

I was looking for pictures that were of the same angle or close to the same.  Here is the same area of the layout with trains!!

 

There happy!  It is my yard, with trains on it, and that is the same spot as the first picture just a different angle!

 

Now where is that track crew? I believe my last request is still valid

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Posted by Lake on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:04 PM

Yes! You made my evening.Geeked

We still need a track crew working on the rails.

 

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:14 PM

Track crew working on rails, must be really strong guys Wink

Show me a passenger station

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Posted by SMassey on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:19 PM

 

My Little Atlas station.

 

Um... Lets see a Hobo camp!

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Posted by MAbruce on Thursday, September 22, 2011 5:26 AM

jacon12

Guys, let's do try to hold the entries to photos instead of videos.  Maybe someone could start a video thread?

Thanks!

Jarrell

Sorry for breaking a rule, didn't realize videos were out.

Why deal videos out?  Seems to me it could help breath a little more life into this by offering another medium to participate with.  Maybe the request shouldn't be specific to videos, but a video of the request could be submitted?

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Posted by HaroldA on Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:16 AM
MAbruce

 jacon12:

Guys, let's do try to hold the entries to photos instead of videos.  Maybe someone could start a video thread?

Thanks!

Jarrell

Sorry for breaking a rule, didn't realize videos were out.

Why deal videos out?  Seems to me it could help breath a little more life into this by offering another medium to participate with.  Maybe the request shouldn't be specific to videos, but a video of the request could be submitted?

I really enjoy this thread and especially this video - it was great and I bote for more. Just my two cents.....

There's never time to do it right, but always time to do it over.....

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:07 AM

 

 

There is nothing wrong with videos, but..... I'm not at all sure all members will sit through a video of any length, especially one 5 to 10 minutes long, to see if what was requested is actually shown.  For instance, someone says Show Me a coal mine and in reply another person posts a 4 minute video of trains going around and through their layout and indeed the coal mine is seen briefly, 3 minutes into the video.  I think that's a lot to ask of members that may only have a few seconds to check and see what the next request is so they might participate.

While I also like videos I don't think this is the right thread to post them.  As I said earlier there could easily be another thread called Show Me A Video Of....

 

Jarrell

MAbruce

 

 jacon12:

 

Guys, let's do try to hold the entries to photos instead of videos.  Maybe someone could start a video thread?

Thanks!

Jarrell

 

 

Sorry for breaking a rule, didn't realize videos were out.

Why deal videos out?  Seems to me it could help breath a little more life into this by offering another medium to participate with.  Maybe the request shouldn't be specific to videos, but a video of the request could be submitted?

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Posted by MAbruce on Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:41 AM

Okay then, no videos.  I removed it from my previous post.  Sorry again for breaking the rules.

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Posted by Philip H. on Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:22 AM

Since we're WAY out of time for the Hobo camp request - and I don't have one - here's a photo of a kitchen utensil pressed into service to build a flatcar:

Now Show Me your most unique flatcar load!

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Posted by Motley on Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:08 AM

Here's one of my flat car loads....

 

Show me your best (most used) switcher.

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Posted by fondo on Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:12 AM

Here is, my atlas HO MP15DC Missouri Pacific

 

Show me your loco with lights on, and in a dark scene!

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:47 AM

"Clare de Lune"  O&W #402 makes a night passenger run under a bright moon on the SLOW.

[edit] Just want to add that I completely agree with Jarrell on the video thing.  I almost never click on and watch the videos as they take way to much time, and with some notable exceptions tend to be poorly done as in mostly out of focus, jerky, over compressed, scenes showing all kinds of non layout stuff....  Just my My 2 Cents  Lets keep it Photos only for this thread and those who just love videos start another thread for it.

Show me a Black and White photo of your favorite scene.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:01 AM

 

Show me some earth-moving equipment.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:05 AM

Earth moving!

Show me a colorful lashup!

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Posted by Motley on Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:51 PM

A colorful lashup....

 

Show me a warehouse.

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Posted by ARTHILL on Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:17 PM

Plumbing warehouse near skidrow

Show me cute little town scene.

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Posted by superbe on Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:18 PM

Here is a warehouse

 Show me ateam track

EDIT: Art beat me to it so lets honor his request

Happy Railroading

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Posted by ollevon on Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:34 PM

 

This is my little town scene. Its early morning as the sun rises.        Show me a your town hall

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Posted by simon1966 on Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:41 PM

Someone likes JL Innovative, very nice scene.

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Posted by ollevon on Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:47 PM

Thank you, Simon   I really do love those kits. I have every one of them so far.

 Thanks

  Sam

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Posted by simon1966 on Thursday, September 22, 2011 4:05 PM

I agree, JL kits are great, they have a real craftsman feel without the steep prices.  I think they are one of the best kept secrets in the structure market.  Picorelli's is one of my favorites.

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:21 PM

Time is up on the town hall, it's anybodies game!

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Posted by SMassey on Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:29 PM

Motley, where did you get those ship boilers?

 

That is just too cool of a load for a flat car.

 

Massey

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:29 PM

Oh, I thought this was a discussion of craftsman kits?????  WhistlingWhistlingWhistling

So.....  Show me a Craftsman Kit you built. Big Smile

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