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Posted by Grampys Trains on Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:27 PM

K4s leads a local through Stoney Creek. DJ.

Show me a long passenger train.

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Posted by Lake on Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:09 PM

No Amtrak, but if there was it would stop at the station to the right side of this photo.

Show me any late 20th century or 21st century North American passenger service.

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, November 13, 2011 3:06 PM

 

 

Add my thanks to DJ and Gary also.!!

the last request for for Amtrak.

Jarrell

richhotrain

 

 Grampys Trains:

 

Guys, they are Realistic Backgrounds, (actual photos of Pittsburgh, Pa), available from Scenic Express and some hobby shops. DJ.

 

 

Thanks Heartland Division CB&Q and Grampys Trains for that lead.  They are not very expensive, by the way.

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Sunday, November 13, 2011 2:29 PM

K-36 #489 is a brass model (1:22.5 scale):

Show me anything Amtrak

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, November 13, 2011 1:16 PM

Rich ... You are welcome. DJ, thanks for the info. .... My freelance city has a Pittsburgh skyline, an Obama station, and streetcars with Los Angeles. ..... Rivit counters can look elsewhere when I run a Pennsy T-1 in Nebraska or when I run trains in a double track tunnel under a cornfield. Whistling Laugh

Who has a BRASS model to show?

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:29 PM

Grampys Trains

Guys, they are Realistic Backgrounds, (actual photos of Pittsburgh, Pa), available from Scenic Express and some hobby shops. DJ.

Thanks Heartland Division CB&Q and Grampys Trains for that lead.  They are not very expensive, by the way.

Rich

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:12 PM

Guys, they are Realistic Backgrounds, (actual photos of Pittsburgh, Pa), available from Scenic Express and some hobby shops. DJ.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, November 13, 2011 10:02 AM

Lumber yard ..

It was a Christmas present to me last year. It's the common Atlas lumber yard. I weathered it and built a dock on the back. Also, I added the lumber as a well as a figure inside not visable in this picture. The shed to the right in the photo from an old Campbell kit.

Please show something made of brass.

....................................

Rich and Jarrell: Thanks for comments. There are two groups of background buildings. One is photographic and these were purchsed at a model train store several years ago. I used 3 backgrounds end-to-end. Two are identical, and I placed the odd one between them. I see DJ (Grampy) has used the sqame one in the background for his city, and he might know who made them. The back side has the name of the company printed, but I forgot the name. I can't look now because of the adhesive holding them to the wall.

The second group of background buildinds was computer generated images. These are the onse behind Union Station and the ones for mail and express. I purchased them on Ebay. I saw the seller was still on Ebay when I looked recently. Searching on Eaby under HO trains for "background" or "Backdrop" should get a result. The seller allowed me to choose the words on the buildings.  

I painted the sky myself, and I will never be a classic artist.

 

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, November 13, 2011 7:57 AM

So as not to hijack this thread, I tried to PM Heartland Division CB&Q first, but for some reason, the PM would not take under the Conversations feature?

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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, November 13, 2011 7:49 AM

 

Yes, I really like this scene also.  How deep/wide is it... about 2 feet?

Wolfgang says Show me a lumber yard

Jarrell

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 Heartland Division CB&Q:

 

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/dgbseh/pictures%202010/unionstationGNCBQ1.jpg

 

 

 

HD,

Please tell me the source of those backdrop skyscrapers.  I love them.

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, November 13, 2011 6:38 AM

Heartland Division CB&Q

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u171/dgbseh/pictures%202010/unionstationGNCBQ1.jpg

 

HD,

Please tell me the source of those backdrop skyscrapers.  I love them.

Rich

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Posted by wedudler on Sunday, November 13, 2011 4:56 AM

The church / school house at Salina.

Show me a lumber yard

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:21 PM

Hydrocal Lite rocks. DJ.

Show me a church.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:58 PM

Construction

Nearing completion.

Please show us what you have made from plaster.

 

PS ... John Reid ... I like the photo. I bet that's not Z scale! Whistling

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:43 PM

Construction

Show me some more construction.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:30 PM

MOW Equipment... Maintaining the ROW. The ex-baggage car is supposed to be the Signal Dolly. The real NYCT signal dolly is much newer has an angled roof line and dual leaf doors that bend up above the roof line so that crews can work from the car on signals that are somewhat above them.

Anyway, this will have to do for my railroad. Show me some construction on your railroad.

 

BTW: the line here is running in an open cut, street level is above the trains and track walls.

 

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, November 12, 2011 5:14 PM

Were we on something over 200 scale feet tall?  How about a Crane too?

This was only a quick shot, so no photoshopping the shadow on the sky & wallpaper! Ha hah..

 

Show me some MofW (Maintenance of Way) equipment!

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Posted by JohnReid on Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:20 PM

howmus

Ah, John???

Don't see anything over 200 scale feet high in that!  I think maybe you should go to page one and read the directions.....

Still Looking for something over 200 scale feet high.

I was just delayed in responding to the 11:01 post,I had to answer the door.

 

Once Upon a time.........

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Posted by wedudler on Saturday, November 12, 2011 12:42 PM

I know it's hard to read, but the sign says:

Salina  ELEVATION 7000 ft.

Show me a structure over 200 scale feet high

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, November 12, 2011 12:27 PM

Ah, John???

Don't see anything over 200 scale feet high in that!  I think maybe you should go to page one and read the directions.....

Still Looking for something over 200 scale feet high.

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Posted by JohnReid on Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:51 AM

Just waitin at the train station for the 401 to take them to the big city for some R & R.

Once Upon a time.........

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:45 AM

N-scale hand-laid 4-turnout fixture (two curved, one straight one wye):

And on the layout:

 

(into a hand-laid 3-way turnout)

Show me something over 200 scale feet high.

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:37 AM

How about this one?  It was a work in progress when the shot was taken.

Show me Hand Laid Track.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:02 AM

This shed at Blackwood Coal made from styrene scraps. DJ.

How about another real wood structure?

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:32 AM

The section foreman's house is a wood kit.

Show me something, a structure.. made of styrene!

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Posted by stebbycentral on Saturday, November 12, 2011 7:20 AM

Real wood,...well the engine house is a laser cut wood kit.

Show me another wood kit

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, November 12, 2011 6:39 AM

Hmmm..... no  "Railroad Roman".

Show me something made of real wood.

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Posted by leighant on Friday, November 11, 2011 10:20 PM

It's been two hours and no roman numerals.  Sooooo,

anybody have anything lettered in "Railroad Roman"?  Show me.

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Posted by leighant on Friday, November 11, 2011 7:24 PM

Ground Zero- dismantling the old layout.

We have now been through letters, and numbers (arabic).

Show me something with ROMAN numerals.

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Posted by twhite on Friday, November 11, 2011 6:57 PM

Yellowstone.

It's "Z" time.

Tom

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