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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:07 PM

LOl... Matt, I thought it was real also and was just about to call you on it...  Embarrassed

Glad I didn't!

The current request is,

Show me a refrigerator car being loaded or iced. 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, September 1, 2011 6:32 AM

Icing a reefer:

Show me a bicycle.

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

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Posted by ARTHILL on Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:25 AM

Boys on bikes looking at girls on bikes, anyone remember those days?

Show me a tall cliff

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:10 AM

 Show me a water tower

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Posted by leighant on Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:16 AM

Water tower on a WWII blimp base, constructed of concrete to save steel for the war effort.  Scratchbuilt from prototype at abandoned Hitchcock, Texas base.

Show me an open-platform observation car.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:51 AM

Here's a GN open platform Observation. It's an Athearn with working marker lights added along with a the lighted Tomar tail sign.  

The 2-8-2 was common in the steam era. Please show one of them. 

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, September 1, 2011 12:08 PM

Two Steam Locos for the price of one.....  The Mike is in front with a Decapod bringing up the rear.

Show me a "true" Mallét (that means a Big Boy, etc) doesn't count.....

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, September 1, 2011 2:24 PM

 Y6 b, not a great picture, but I am trying not to use the same one over and over again.

 Show me something that can go over 100 MPH

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Posted by JLK on Thursday, September 1, 2011 3:07 PM

How about Herbie.

Show me something little.

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Posted by selector on Thursday, September 1, 2011 3:10 PM

The builder's plate on this Santa Fe 4-8-4 is pretty tiny in HO.

Show me a swamp.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Thursday, September 1, 2011 3:50 PM

A swamp at Blackwood Coal co. DJ.

Show me a Baldwin diesel.

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:05 PM

JLK

How about Herbie.

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc484/JLK96/Herbie.jpg

Sow me something little.

 Justin, Herbie could not do 100 MPH if you dropped it from a Airplane! Big Smile

 Not what I had in mind, but what the heck.

 By the way, this will.

 OK, sorry Ulrich. Back to train stuff.

 

 Being bad again, Cuda Ken

 

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:17 PM

The last request is for a Baldwin diesel.

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Posted by simon1966 on Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:57 PM

Here is a VO1000

Show me something from your layout that you would be embarrassed to show your mother

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Posted by csxns on Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:15 PM

Come on here show me some Double Stacks.

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Posted by leighant on Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:41 PM

Embarassed to show my mother...

the poster for the Bon Ton Burlesque Club-- top right in my sign printout.

My mom's gone now, but for the previous ten years, it would have been too small for her to see anyway.  She would probably ask me about the Dixie Darlin' girl.

I think there was a request for double stacks.

 

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, September 1, 2011 6:00 PM

csxns

Come on here show me some Double Stacks.

Ah.....  Russell....  Doesn't work that way.  You have to answer the last persons request with whatever that person asked for.  Then, and only then, do you get the right to ask fro something....

Jarrell, it might be a good idea to review the "rules" so that those coming in in the midst of the second rendition the the thread know what proper protocol is for the thread....

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Posted by JLK on Thursday, September 1, 2011 6:28 PM


These are the rules copied from the original.



In this thread a person asks to see something, related to model railroading of course, and the first person to respond by posting a picture that contains what the person asks for then immediately says "Show Me Something"..................

That person can ask to see, for example, a certain color.. or a shape such as something round or square.  They could ask to see something patriotic, or something angry or happy or sad.  They may ask to see something educational or inspiring or scary.  The request should be one word, such as "Show Me Something Humorous"

Particpants in the thread should give others a chance to join in.  For instance, let several requests/replies go by before jumping back in after you've participated UNLESS the thread drops off the first or second page and you'd like to bring it back.  In that case it would be fine to answer again.

Please..., NO LINKS to a picture on another website somewhere.  The answer MUST be posted in your reply.  If a participant does that it should be ignored and another person can reply.

There may be times when two or more people reply at the same time.  Any reply should be done to the FIRST person.

Edit;

 

2 Hour Rule

Guys, we're going to have to institute a time limit on replies to a request to keep things from bogging down .  From this point on if there as been no reply to a request within 2 hours of it being made the person making the request has to make another.  If not, and we all have lives to lead and can't be here 24/7.... it's anybodies turn.  I have a feeling that is what's happening, a person makes a request and has to leave for whatever reason, no reply is given and the thread, as I said, bogs down.

Duplicate requests 

It is perfectly fine to request something that has already been asked for, eg. anyone can request a turntable shot even though it was requested earlier.  Hopefully the person that replied to the earlier request won't answer thus giving someone else a chance.  Of course it would be ideal not to have duplicates but there are a lot of different turntable shots out there we haven't seen.   Smile

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Posted by csxns on Thursday, September 1, 2011 6:56 PM

Rules,wow did not know that, sorry for breaking the Rules.

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Posted by ARTHILL on Thursday, September 1, 2011 6:59 PM

Someone said, "show me rules". Then the rules were shown, but nothing new was requested. Are we done, or can I show breaking the rules and request something?

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:00 PM

csxns

Rules,wow did not know that, sorry for breaking the Rules.

Kinda thought you didn't.....Wink

We would love to have you join the fun and post in answer to a request from your home or club layout!  Then we will find something for you! Smile, Wink & Grin

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I think the last request was for double stacks..... IIRC  (top of this page).

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Posted by JLK on Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:55 PM

Let's try double stacks later. Show me something that goes over 100 MPH

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, September 1, 2011 8:01 PM

Well, I've got double headers:

...and double steaks (on the hoof):

...and stacks of lumber:

...I've even got double stacks of lumber:

...but I don't think any of those is what was requested. 

Since the two hour time limit has elapsed, show me a piledriver.

 

 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, September 1, 2011 8:04 PM

Oops!  Guess we're looking for something that goes over 100mph.  Anybody got a piledriver that'll do more'n a hundred? Laugh

 

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:21 PM

A 100MPH?

 

Show Me Something with the letter 'P' in the name..

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:22 PM

I'm pretty sure a 58 Corvette will do 100MPH+. DJ.

Show me a motor cycle.

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:24 PM

A P51 mustang

show me a culvert

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:29 PM

That gives new meaning to BUZZED, bet there is not any pigeons on that bridge now!!!

Culvert, on an in the works display base..

 

I'll honor the Motorcycle

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Posted by mikelhh on Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:32 PM

I might jump in with Springfield Terminal   

 

 

Show me something that USED to be white.

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Posted by mikelhh on Thursday, September 1, 2011 9:32 PM

Nope I was too late.

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