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Show me something - March 2012 Edition
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:29 PM

Welcome to this month´s "Show me something" - picture thread!

How it works..

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"

Participants 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.

The last request was for something cheesy.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:55 PM

This is a pretty cheezy front end loader.

I replaced it with this one. DJ.

Show me construction equipment.

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Posted by Mark Watson on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:28 PM

My CG N scale Telescoping Boom Forklift.

 

Show me something sentimental.

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:50 PM

Last year on my birthday my then-nine-year-old daughter said, "Dad, let's go to the train store," where she proceeded to pick out the Southern Pacfic  "Rosie the Riveter" boxcar for me:

 

Very cool, as the Rosie the Riveter National Park is close by in Richmond, CA, and SP is "our" historical line, especially here in the SF Bay Area.

It also fits great on the late 1940's N scale Alameda, CA switching layout she and I built together over the past year.

So everytime I see that boxcar, I think of my "We Can Do It!" daughter.

Show me a guilty pleasure.

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Posted by Motley on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:29 PM

Guilty pleasure huh....

Well I bet the bartender is pouring some drinks in this B&O Business car....

 

Show me your longest train.

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Posted by selector on Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:24 AM

This is part of it...the first third, roughly.

Show me a crossbuck with working red blinkers.   Or, just a crossbuck.

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:59 AM

An 'old' style crossbuck..

 I'll renew Crandells request for crossbucks with blinking red lights!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 1, 2012 7:09 AM

Well, the blinking red lights don´t show well, but they are there...

Show me a (working) wig-wag!

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, March 1, 2012 10:08 AM

This probably is not the type of wig-wag Sir Madog had in mind, but he is working on that hydrant

Since it's snowing on the mid-coast today, show me something white.

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

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:35 AM

 Show me something else embarrasing to have on your layout.

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

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Posted by Motley on Thursday, March 1, 2012 12:59 PM

G Paine

Since it's snowing on the mid-coast today, show me something white.

White? Snow white? Like this?

Sorry I couldn't resist. Now back to our regular scheduled programming, previous request...

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Posted by leighant on Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:25 PM

Embarassuing what I have UNDER and AROUND my layout and not (done) ON my layout.

Show me something DONE.

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Posted by jlineopr on Thursday, March 1, 2012 9:27 PM

How about my recently completed first caboose

 

 

Show me a switch ladder

Don, 

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Posted by Mark Watson on Thursday, March 1, 2012 9:49 PM

How about something UN done?

The finished Burlington O-4 Mikado conversion needed a decoder replacement.

Show me a flat car.

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Posted by hon30critter on Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:34 PM

mcfunkymonkey:

That is a really nice story.

Not exactly your standard flat car, but flat enough.

 

This is an old Roundhouse snow removal unit that was actually pulled in reverse to clear snow away from the sides of the right of way. The wings spread out under load and carved the snow banks away. It would likely have been followed by a rotary snow plough to blow the loosened snow out of the way.

Show me a critter (Darth Santa Fe you are not allowed to post on this one!DevilSmile, Wink & GrinBow)

Dave

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Posted by twhite on Friday, March 2, 2012 12:30 AM

Here's a couple of 'critters'.  Mom-cat is contemplating lunch further down on the mountainside, but the doe will prove to be faster.  Back to hunting rabbits for Mom-cat.

Show me some more wildlife.

Tom

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Posted by Motley on Friday, March 2, 2012 11:02 AM

Oh uh, that mountain lion is staking the deer! Poor Bambi...

Some black bears....

 

Show me a passing siding.

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, March 2, 2012 11:13 AM

hon30critter
Not exactly your standard flat car, but flat enough.

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy132/HOn30critter/P2050099.jpg

 

This is an old Roundhouse snow removal unit that was actually pulled in reverse to clear snow away from the sides of the right of way. The wings spread out under load and carved the snow banks away. It would likely have been followed by a rotary snow plough to blow the loosened snow out of the way.

I have that old Roundhouse 3-in-1 kit too, that thing is called a snow crab. I never finished it when I realized that they were not used in Maine.

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

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Posted by saronaterry on Friday, March 2, 2012 1:33 PM

103 holds the siding as 418 cruises past:

 

 

Show me a swamp area.

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Friday, March 2, 2012 2:45 PM

Small swamp at Blackwood Coal Co. DJ.

Show me cows.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, March 2, 2012 3:09 PM

Cows are in the background ...

 

Please show some horses. 

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Posted by UncBob on Friday, March 2, 2012 3:26 PM

 

Here are some sad looking horses

 

 

Show me field of flowers

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Posted by leighant on Friday, March 2, 2012 3:52 PM

The admiral's headquarters at a Naval Air FIELD with flowers.

Show me something businesslike.

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Posted by leighant on Friday, March 2, 2012 6:03 PM

Been over an hour (I'm cooking chicken so aware of the time...)

Nothing businesslike, not a business car? or a no nonsense loco?

Show me something powerful.

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, March 2, 2012 7:14 PM

George

Thanks for reminding me of the proper name for the 'snow crab'. It had slipped my mind (like a lot of other things tend to do).

Dave

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Posted by Mark Watson on Friday, March 2, 2012 10:02 PM

Here's something powerful. :D

 

Show me some tank cars.

 

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, March 2, 2012 10:04 PM

 

Opps... Mark is first!  Forget the rocks, let's see the tank cars!

Something powerful..

 My SD 70 starting up a long grade with a long train.

Show me some rocks.

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Posted by wedudler on Saturday, March 3, 2012 10:24 AM

Show me some rocks with another color.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, March 3, 2012 10:38 AM

Here is some rock strata with another color. 

Please show us your favorite caboose.

GARRY

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, March 3, 2012 10:49 AM

My favorite caboose is MEC 646 which MEC built from a boxcar. I kitbashed an Athearn BB boxcar and wide vision caboose to model it

Show me your favorite steam locomotive

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

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