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Posted by Motley on Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:19 PM

My project right now is the extension room layout. Still laying track at a slow pace, but it's coming along.

 

Show us even more projects currently working on.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00 PM

I am installing stone retaining walls made by Chooch Enterprises. I use the Medium Cut Stone Wall, and these are in flexable sheets of 3.4" X 13.25" . My walls are longer than 13.25", and so there are joint lines that I fill with putty. I use acrylic paint to hide the putty and to enhance the colors on the stones. The color looks great as is, but I blend in the painted putty with the rest of the walls.

 

 Please show another Work In Progress .

GARRY

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Posted by wedudler on Sunday, March 25, 2012 3:59 AM

Most time I have more than one project.

Here's a Durango Press water tower:

Show me a finished water tower

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Posted by G Paine on Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:22 AM

Water tank in the servicing area on the Boothbay RR Village layout

Show me more loco servicing

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

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Sunday, March 25, 2012 5:54 PM

Show me a yard shot. DJ.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:20 PM

Here is my unfinished Switch Yard, as used in the 'Video Camera for Trains' thread.

Please Show Me Something More Prototypical!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, March 25, 2012 8:06 PM

Prototypical...

R-17s at South Ferry. It does not get more prototypical than this.

Show me your prototypical place

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by wm3798 on Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:12 PM

 

The Hard Hat in Newport, PA.  A favorite watering hole when railfanning the Middle Division...

More prototype locations on your layout...

 

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Monday, March 26, 2012 2:40 PM

* Reset Button *

Show me another Rio Grande Southern engine...

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, March 26, 2012 9:23 PM

Time's up on the  Rio Grande Southern engine.

Show me something red.

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Posted by zgardner18 on Monday, March 26, 2012 10:25 PM

Red VW

Show me something faded

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Posted by Motley on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:45 AM

Faded (and rusted) D&RGW SD45.

 

Show me something that just came out of the paint shop.

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Posted by G Paine on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:37 AM

GP-7 MEC 572 pulls a short passenger train past Mid State Machine in Greenvale

As a bonus, recently shopped and re-painted 30+ year old SW-1 BM 1129 spots a boxcar at the Greenvale Junction engine house

Show me a red locomotive

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Posted by jacon12 on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:02 PM

ohhhh, ohhhh.... I have one!

 made in the early day of my present layout.

Ok, I hate to do this to you... it's a hard one..

Show me a BLACK locomotive!!

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Posted by BATMAN on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:25 PM

Show me Hogwarts Express, or any other famous movie or TV model you may have on the layout.

 

                         BrentCowboy

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Posted by UncBob on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:07 PM

 

show me a firetower

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:03 AM

No fire towers?  Imagine that.

Show me something square.

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:03 PM

IN the background, to the right: the square Greenvale Junction interlocking tower

Show me something with a dog or cat

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Posted by howmus on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 1:36 PM

Mr. Cooleys Dog is in the lawn in front of the Ice House.  Helps keep the cats away!  He hated cats!

Show me a wild animal.

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

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:30 PM

So much for Mr. whosie's dog.(*you* asked for a wild animal)

Show me some chickens.

 

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:13 PM

BroadwayLion
Show me some chickens.

Lion must be hungry!! Pizza

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Posted by Lake on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:30 PM

No chickens here either. This darn lion ran through here and ate them.

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Posted by leighant on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10:53 PM

N scale Chickens under the hillbilly's porch bird-bashed from HO scale pigeons.

Show me something from 1 scale used in another scale.

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Posted by hon30critter on Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:06 AM

Here is my critter shown in my avatar. It started out as an N scale 4-4-0 steamer and is now an HOn30 diesel switcher:

 

Show me another radically kitbashed/scratchbuilt loco!

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:49 AM

Scratched this boxcab / speeder / Toby thing for my N scale Mt. Coffin & Columbia River layout.
Fits over a Bmann 44Tonner mech:

 

Show me another boxcab!

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, March 30, 2012 10:23 AM

A long wait for a boxcab, so let's make it a boxcar. CR146248 is a PennCentral patch job from shortly after the Conrail takeover. Using an old Walthers decal set

SHow me something else Penn Central

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Posted by UncBob on Friday, March 30, 2012 8:10 PM

 

Show me a Central of NJ engine

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:28 AM

No Central of New Jersey engines?

Ok, show me something with a small wheel attached to it.

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Posted by UncBob on Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:36 AM

Guess I have to answer my own request

Show me a NH engine

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:59 AM

Doesn't appear to be any NH Engines either.....  So I'll show what Jarrell asked for.  Lots of small wheels here:

Show me and engine facility.

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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