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Posted by Motley on Friday, November 18, 2011 6:31 PM

Times up on the scratch built cars.

Coal Mine

 

Show me another coal mine.

Michael


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Posted by richhotrain on Friday, November 18, 2011 6:49 PM

Why bother to show another coal mine, Michael, yours is too cool.

Rich

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Friday, November 18, 2011 8:45 PM

Hello?

Show Me a Custom or Unique Frog or Trackwork, ah, not this kind!!!

 Show Me a Custom or Unique Frog or Trackwork...

PS: I know real ProtoType pix are not allowed, however, I do not claim this in as train or layout related!   Humor, was it's only intent! 

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Posted by richhotrain on Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:31 AM

Time's up.

Show me a weathered Rio Grande girder bridge !

Rich

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Posted by twhite on Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:22 AM

Here's two:  Lightly weathered.

Show me a Pennsylvania Truss bridge.

Tom

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, November 19, 2011 4:21 PM

No Truss Bridge. Here is some fancy track work. Ok, maybe not all that fancy.

 

Show me some of your fancy track work.

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Saturday, November 19, 2011 4:27 PM

I did this trackwork 30+ years ago in N-scale:

By the way, the ground throws were scratch-built, too.

Show me a class A shay (two truck/two cylinder).

Phil,
I'm not a rocket scientist; they are my students.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:06 PM

A Shay You Say......

This is an Iron Horse Models (Precision Scale) 22Ton, I added My sisters Lab w/her pink collar, the Eagle, Rerailers, & did trim painting.

Show Me Something with Lights On!!

PS: Really excellent photos & great modeling, I really enjoy seeing all the incredible contributions! Keep up the great work!   Thank you all for sharing!!!!!

Chad L Ryan
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Posted by BIG JERR on Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:58 PM

Lights are on and the the big wheels are turning 

Devil sorry I broke the rules,I must start reading the instructions ..Sorry

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, November 19, 2011 6:18 PM

This is a comparison shot I took of an MEC HW coach with "incandescant" lighting and "new" P/S LW MEC 244 with "fluroescent " lights

The lighting kits are Miniatronics with yellow glow LEDs for incandescent and bluewhite LEDs for the fluroescent.

Show me a lightweight sleeper car

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, November 19, 2011 6:23 PM

George,

Thanks, WOW, that shot really does show the tone difference, thanks for showing us that, it gives a good direction to look at for the type & ara of car being modeled! Something you have to see side by side as your picture shows!

Now, back to;

Show me a lightweight sleeper car 

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Posted by Motley on Saturday, November 19, 2011 7:30 PM

The Sunset Limited at dusk.

 

Show me something Yellow and Black.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:24 PM

Yellow and Black on the NYCT

 

Show me a Yellow Caboose!

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Posted by selector on Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:54 PM

Green caboose/van/way car please.

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, November 20, 2011 8:59 AM

Does Jade Green count?

If so. Show me street scene.

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 20, 2011 9:18 AM

6" by 6" turned into a street scene on my N scale mini-modular layout.

Show me a N scale articulated steamer.

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:03 AM

Times up on the N Scale; let's make it any articulated steamer in any scale

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by twhite on Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:06 AM

HO okay?  Here's one of my 3 Yellowstones.

Show me your favorite 'little' steamer.

Tom

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Posted by wedudler on Sunday, November 20, 2011 11:36 AM

Blackstone C-19, Hon3 of course. Smile

Show me your smallest diesel.

Wolfgang

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Posted by steamfreightboy on Sunday, November 20, 2011 12:00 PM
Bachmann 70-ton. I think a coffee grinder may be quieter, by she runs.
Show me your largest engine.
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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, November 20, 2011 12:24 PM

Proto 2000, with QSI sound, lettered for NP Z-4 4501.

 

Show me a logging photo.

Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.

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Posted by wm3798 on Sunday, November 20, 2011 4:53 PM

How about a pulpwood yard?  That's got some logs in it. 

And just to prove that N scale articulateds do in fact exist, here's a sampling:

A Life Like Y6B

Athearn's Challenger

And an old Rivarossi Challenger to round out the bunch.

Show me some more black and white layout shots.

Lee

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Posted by selector on Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:15 PM

I like your hardware, Lee, engines and bridges.  Nice layout.

Why not some sepia tones?

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Posted by steamfreightboy on Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:19 PM

selector

Why not some sepia tones?

How's this?

Show me a steamer on a grade.
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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, November 20, 2011 8:00 PM

Shay coming down a 3% grade.

Show me a weathered gondola.

Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Sunday, November 20, 2011 10:49 PM

Four carrying iron ore. DJ.

Show me a weathered blue box car.

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Posted by wedudler on Monday, November 21, 2011 6:25 AM

Private roadname car with light weathering.

Show me a heavy weathered car.

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Posted by leighant on Monday, November 21, 2011 12:36 PM

TWO heavily weathered Arnold Rapido N scale 2-bay covered hoppers, Santa Fe class GA-52, as supposedly would have appeared in 1957.

 Real GA-52 in 1981, converted for ballast service.

Show me a weathered PASSENGER CAR.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Monday, November 21, 2011 3:36 PM

Sorry, looks like time has passed on that request, I do have something close but very little of the car can be seen, but I did dust & weather it!  I have also used that photo too many times, already, so how about we chage it up? As modelers we often are painting, so whay not do "out of the paint shop?"  (sorry you may be sick if this already too...)

Here is my fictional Kato GP35...

Show Me Something out of Your Paint Shop!

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Posted by Motley on Monday, November 21, 2011 4:06 PM

Here's an SD45 I recently detailed and weathered.

 

Show me something COLD.

Michael


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