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JLK
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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 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....

73

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We'll get there sooner or later! 

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

Come on here show me some Double Stacks.

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

The last request is for 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 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 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 JLK on Thursday, September 1, 2011 3:07 PM

How about Herbie.

Show me something little.

Justin

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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 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 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. 

GARRY

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

 Show me a water tower

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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 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 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 Southwest Chief on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:50 PM

cudaken

Well Matt, after looking closer I was wrong and in a good way. I did not notices the fact there was no smoke. Heck the trees look pretty much in scale. Great Job.

Cool that you thought it was real.  That is probably the best compliment I could get, thanks.

Yes, as others mentioned, it's our large scale layout (outdoor).  1:22.5 scale trains with 1:1 scale trees Wink

 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:48 PM

LifeLike (Proto-No-Thousand)  RS-11.  This one's a dummy, with the motor removed from the lone powered truck:

 

Show me a refrigerator car being loaded or iced.

 

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:40 PM

How about a dune buggy? DJ.

Show me an Alco RS11.

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Posted by simon1966 on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:34 PM

ARTHILL

Any one like these too. My DCC radio throttles. Best toy in thetrain room

Show my your favorite Lazar cut building kit - finished

Art, I fixed yout IMG link

Show me something that we have not see yet.

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Posted by ARTHILL on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:27 PM

Any one like these too. My DCC radio throttles. Best toy in thetrain room

[IMG]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/ARTHILL/switchlocaction3.jpg[/IMG

Show my your favorite Lazar cut building kit - finished

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Posted by cudaken on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:13 PM

 Well Matt, after looking closer I was wrong and in a good way. I did not notices the fact there was no smoke. Heck the trees look pretty much in scale. Great Job.

 Something I have coming in the next few day.

 Show me what is your favorite train thing

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Posted by ns3010 on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:36 PM

Here's my newest acquisition:

Show me something.

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Posted by Lake on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:27 PM

simon1966

 

 cudaken:

 

 Chief, we cannot use prototype photos. If we could I would post a lot more.

 

 

Ken, I think only the forest is prototype the train is a large scale garden type loco.

That's what I got from it. Real forest, large scale model train. I just looked at the forest type debris to see the difference.

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Posted by simon1966 on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:19 PM

cudaken

 Chief, we cannot use prototype photos. If we could I would post a lot more.

Ken, I think only the forest is prototype the train is a large scale garden type loco.

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 JLK on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:17 PM

All the fire truck guys must be on vacation. Show me something new.

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Posted by cudaken on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 5:16 PM

 Chief, we cannot use prototype photos. If we could I would post a lot more.

 Now post what the Chief was looking for.

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:33 PM

How bout a real forest next to a track Wink

 

Show me a fire truck

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