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Posted by selector on Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:27 AM

Been a long time, so I guess I will contribute this one:

Show me a cliff face.   Doesn't have to be a towering cliff, maybe 100 scale feet?

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:25 PM

Inside the roundhouse

 Show me your turntable or engine house.

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, January 21, 2012 10:26 AM

Interior of the roundhouse at Hopwell junction o the SLOW...

Show me a 40 year old man working on a hose fitting on a 2-6-0 inside an engine house on the NYO&W railroad's Northern Division.....  Uh, no probably not... Whistling

How about another interior of any railroad building.

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:36 AM

No Sugar Beet Industries, why am I not surprised...  Smile

Show me something you haven't posted before in this thread.

 

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Posted by Great Western Rwy fan on Friday, January 20, 2012 7:20 PM

Okay, Here's a roof I'm still working on. I scratch built this one room school House from an old photo of a Colorado School house. I like the Bell on the roof.

Show Me A Sugar Beet Industry...

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Posted by pomperaugrr on Friday, January 20, 2012 3:30 PM

mcfunkeymonkey

 

 

 

Show me a bridge over no water.

 

 

Letourneau Gorge on my layout.

 

Show me a detailed roof on one of your structures.

 

Eric

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Friday, January 20, 2012 3:14 PM

A bridge over (dusty) water:

 

Show me a bridge over no water.

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Posted by Motley on Friday, January 20, 2012 1:47 PM

Rock cut....

 

Show me a bridge over water.

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Posted by pomperaugrr on Friday, January 20, 2012 1:36 PM

Here's something white.  My new kitbash project.

 

Now, show me a train passing through a rock cut.

 

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, January 20, 2012 11:08 AM

A red Merril transport truck and tanker trailer

We have had red and blue, so the logical progression is show me something white

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Posted by Motley on Friday, January 20, 2012 10:44 AM

Green containers....

 

Show me something red.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Friday, January 20, 2012 8:57 AM

Lots of blue in this shot. DJ.

Show me green.

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Posted by Motley on Friday, January 20, 2012 8:14 AM

I had the autoracks.....

 

Still looking for something blue....

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Posted by secondhandmodeler on Friday, January 20, 2012 8:06 AM

Brownish boxcars.

Please show me something blue.

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, January 20, 2012 6:58 AM

No loaded auto racks.

Show me the color brown.

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Posted by wm3798 on Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:05 PM

Here's the computer generated mock up.

Here's the "real" model!

Show me some loaded auto racks...

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Posted by leighant on Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:46 PM

I thought a mockup would be easy.  Been too long.  Show me a REAL model on your layout.

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Posted by leighant on Thursday, January 19, 2012 4:49 PM

I may have to hedge a little.  Here is Bay Point "mocked up" with a private beach house.

Better picture of house on photo diorama

Show me a mockup on your layout.

 

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Thursday, January 19, 2012 3:22 PM

BATMAN
Show me your favourite MRRing slave! As in child or grandchild workin on the railroad.

This one's kinda dated, but it's my now-13yr-old daughter on her 7th birthday, holding up a built-up house I got her for 'her own' section of my previous layout.

Show me a mrr scene with a private residence in it

-Ken in Maryland  (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)

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Posted by BRVRR on Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:53 PM

Sorry about that. Too slow!!

Remember its your railroad

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Posted by BRVRR on Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:52 PM

Here is an image of an RS-32 from my website:

NYC #8038 is an Atlas Trainman Locomotive.  I installed Soundtraxx DSD-101LC decoder and a mini-oval speaker. 

Show me your ALCO PAs.

Remember its your railroad

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Posted by BATMAN on Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:07 AM

How about two!

Show me your favourite MRRing slave! As in child or grandchild workin on the railroad.

 

                                          BrentCowboy

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:58 AM

A pair of GP-9s pulling a train under a signal bridge:

 Show me a Fairbanks-Morse locomotive.

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

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:30 AM

 

Alco RS

 Show me an EMD locomotive

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, January 19, 2012 9:10 AM

GE 70 ton... Diesel or Electric, the backbone of the NYCT maintenance fleet.

Show me an ALCO

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:57 PM

As close as I can get is a GE 44.0 ton loco, MEC 14

Show me a GE 70 tonner

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Posted by UncBob on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 2:12 PM

Here is sorta weird

 

 

Show me an old time 440

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Posted by Motley on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:01 PM

Look for the "Safety First" sign in the back building above the door.

 

Show me something weird.

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Posted by leighant on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:20 AM

Smiling at the hillbilly's somewhat plain daughter can be dangerous.  She's overdue to be married, and he has a shotgun.

Show me something SAFE.

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:52 AM

A utility pole

 show me something dangerous

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