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Posted by simon1966 on Monday, September 5, 2011 12:16 PM

Its been seen before but will at least get things moving

 

Show me something, anything, if you have not posted on the "Show me" thread before

 

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Posted by leighant on Monday, September 5, 2011 11:14 AM

Yawn.... good Labor Day morning.  Still morning here in CDT and finished the immediate chores my wife added to the ones I knew of in advance, so I can get backon "Show Me."

Sorry I shut down the board last night with an unmeetable request..  I thought "show yourself showing off your layout to a guest" would be an easier one than most.  I guess when anyone is having guests, he is too busy hosting, serving refreshments, keeping trains running, watching for trespassing fingers etc to take his own picture with the visitors.

Next time maybe I'll try to be a little easier, like asking for a one-of-a-kind car from an obscure railroad in a minority scale with a reporting mark that is a prime number in the Fibbonici series.

 

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, September 5, 2011 11:13 AM

If no one can find an ATSF FP45, how about showing me a Flying Yankee or Pioneer Zephyr?

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Posted by doctorwayne on Monday, September 5, 2011 11:02 AM

After all of the little side trips, we're still looking for a Santa Fe FP45, although the original request was made by BRVRR after posting a non-qualifying photo.  That one's time is up, but Bruce has re-requested the FP45.  Anybody?

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Posted by Colorado_Mac on Monday, September 5, 2011 10:13 AM

Since some people can't resist showing their prototype photos (you know who you are Wink ), here's an idea for a thread.  However, I am entirely too irresponsible to do it so I'm throwing it out in the wind:

Your model(s) and the prototype you modeled it on.  Could be a single model , a yard, or an entire city.

Sean

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Posted by howmus on Monday, September 5, 2011 10:05 AM

cudaken

 Jarrell, can we use videos? Only thing I can find with my FP 45 Santa Fe in it.

                  Ken

Ken....  Nope!  Videos were specifically banned to answer a request from the beginning. 

Dan the Man......  You didn't request anything!!! 

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Posted by cudaken on Monday, September 5, 2011 9:57 AM

 Jarrell, can we use videos? Only thing I can find with my FP 45 Santa Fe in it.

                  Ken

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Posted by Dan The Man on Monday, September 5, 2011 9:48 AM

It's been awhile sense I've been on here, when I got my Broadway Limited AC6000 I ran into a little problem with the clearance on my turntable.  The front end of the forward truck would clip the edge of the plate covering the gears, I so did some work and added a 1/4 of an inch clearance.  So my my AC6000 can be turned with no problem.

 

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, September 5, 2011 9:39 AM

 

Sorry Allan, no prototype photos.  Huh?

Please go stand in the roundhouse corner with Ken until the section foreman comes on.  Embarrassed

Looking for a Santa Fe FP-45..

Jarrell

BRVRR

How's this for wintery?

http://www.intergate.com/~acoates149/images/Railroading/AMTRAKEastbound.JPG

February 2007, Cleveland, Ohio.

If the above meets the criteria,

Show me a Santa Fe FP-45.

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Posted by MAbruce on Monday, September 5, 2011 9:04 AM

A wintery model scene:

Now back to a Santa Fe FP-45...

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Posted by BRVRR on Monday, September 5, 2011 8:56 AM

How's this for wintery?

February 2007, Cleveland, Ohio.

If the above meets the criteria,

Show me a Santa Fe FP-45.

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, September 5, 2011 8:22 AM

cudaken

 

 jacon12:

 

Ken, that's a no-no.  Smile

Still looking for a wintry scene.

Jarrell

 

 

 Jarrell, reason I did it is the way he said it. "Seriously, show me something more wintery than Christmas...". What is more wintry than Christmas? Now, if he had asked for another wintry scene would have kept my Keyboard Shut. Whistling

 I will go stand in the Round House Corner now. Sigh

   Ken

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Posted by cudaken on Monday, September 5, 2011 8:05 AM

jacon12

Ken, that's a no-no.  Smile

Still looking for a wintry scene.

Jarrell

 Jarrell, reason I did it is the way he said it. "Seriously, show me something more wintery than Christmas...". What is more wintry than Christmas? Now, if he had asked for another wintry scene would have kept my Keyboard Shut. Whistling

 I will go stand in the Round House Corner now. Sigh

   Ken

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, September 5, 2011 7:49 AM

Ken, that's a no-no.  Smile

Still looking for a wintry scene.

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Posted by cudaken on Monday, September 5, 2011 7:34 AM

 Well, it is none train related but this year it was February.

 I really don't know is more wintry than Christmas?

 Show me something with 2 horns! Big Smile That should be easy.

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Posted by stebbycentral on Monday, September 5, 2011 7:09 AM

What can be more wintery than Christmas?

 

Seriously, show me something more wintery than Christmas...

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 jacon12 on Monday, September 5, 2011 6:09 AM

Time is up!

Show me a Norfolk Southern locomotive!

Opps, see above!

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Posted by P&Slocal on Monday, September 5, 2011 6:07 AM

12 hours + and no new posts.....

Show me something..... wintery.

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:15 PM

The "classic" dog pose...Smile, Wink & Grin

Show me a Flying Yankee or Pioneer Zephyr

OOps - got beat by 2 min

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Posted by leighant on Sunday, September 4, 2011 4:13 PM

Scene with a caboose with a dog as unofficial "assistant conductor"

Show yourself SHOWING OFF your layout to guest(s).

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Sunday, September 4, 2011 2:57 PM

Crossing Hammer Creek. DJ.

Show me a scene with a dog in it.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, September 4, 2011 2:30 PM

NP F9 (diesel) behind 2 diesel powered tractor trailers. 

Please show some head end cars. 

GARRY

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Posted by Motley on Sunday, September 4, 2011 2:27 PM

Here's a 3 diesel consist, in front is an ES44AC, and two Dash 8-C44W.

 

Show me something that just came out of the paint shop or brand new.

Edit: Wayne beat me to it, see his request.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, September 4, 2011 2:22 PM

Nice photo, Bruce.

Here are four SW1200RS diesels on the point of a seventy-plus car train:

 

Show me a diesel and a diesel-powered truck.

 

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, September 4, 2011 2:15 PM

superbe

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this what a single sheath door looks like ?

 

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w15/superbe/BO2.jpg

 

Happy Railroading

Bob

Bob, that may be a "single sheathed Door", but I believe the poster was looking for a 50' single sheathed boxcar....

I have several 40' (50 ton) USRA Single Sheathed, outside Braced boxcars like this one right behind the loco:

But I don't have any that are 50' long.......

Now back to our regularly scheduled request....Smile, Wink & Grin

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Posted by superbe on Sunday, September 4, 2011 1:58 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this what a single sheath door looks like ?

 

 

Happy Railroading

Bob

 

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Posted by MAbruce on Sunday, September 4, 2011 1:27 PM

Bridge and tunnel:

Show me a multi-diesel lashup (3 or more).

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, September 4, 2011 12:52 PM

I know I probably should have stapled the wires instead of leaving them dangling, but this is about as "tidy" as my wiring gets. Smile, Wink & Grin  The main power connection to the layout:

 

cudaken

"Show me a single sheathed 50' wooden boxcar."

 OK Doc, we are not all RR experts. Whistling

Sorry, Ken, I wasn't trying to stump anybody.  I was merely curious if anyone else had purchased these Walthers cars:

 

Show me bridge and a tunnel in the same photo.

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Sunday, September 4, 2011 12:44 PM

A good way to spend a day off:

Show me some really tidy layout wiring.

Phil,
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Posted by MisterBeasley on Sunday, September 4, 2011 11:00 AM

I took this shot of the construction crew after they finished up the Penny Lane station.  They've moved on to more projects.  (After all, something is always being built in Moose Bay.)

Show me someone on his (or her) day off.

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

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