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Posted by jacon12 on Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:17 PM

My GM and O sd 40 from a few years ago.

 Ok, how about a road name with an H in it.

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Posted by twhite on Sunday, April 15, 2012 10:47 PM

Chesapeake and Ohio.

How about an "I"?

Tom

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Posted by wp8thsub on Sunday, April 15, 2012 11:39 PM

Illinois Central boxcar.  Actually all roadnames in this string have an "I."

Siding Sketch 1

Show me a roadname or other marking with a "J."

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Posted by G Paine on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:05 PM

OK, just to get beyond the difficult "J", a Jeep Eagle boxcar Wink

On to the more easy something with  "K"

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

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Posted by Mark Watson on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:59 PM

NebrasKa Belt #902.

Well, since we skipped a few letters anyway I won't feel bad about breaking the alphabet chain.  *ducks*

Show me something up high.

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Posted by Motley on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:46 PM

I've got something up high. The Moffat Tunnel is at 9,200 ft. elevation.

 

Show me something at sea level.

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Posted by ollevon on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 3:52 PM

The B&M at sea level.

 

Show me a train going by a beach.

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Posted by wm3798 on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:01 AM

Show me downtown.

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 1:26 PM

Downtown Greenvale Junction

Show me a farm that has not been shown before in Showme

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

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:11 PM

Since we can't scare up an entire farm, how about a corn patch.

 Show me a convertible automobile.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:37 PM

Have 2 convertibles ... They are small

Please show some track maintenance workers .... (Gandy Dancers)

GARRY

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:49 PM

These guys are doing double-duty:

Both fixin' the track and making sure no trains take the 600-foot plunge off the end of my detachable extension to the concrete garage floor below.

Show me something the gandy dancers should be working on.

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Posted by wm3798 on Friday, April 20, 2012 6:57 AM

It's the end of the world as we know it!

Show me your favorite "crowd pleaser" on your layout.

Lee

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Posted by cudaken on Friday, April 20, 2012 9:47 AM

Whats not to love when it comes to Y6 b's.

 Show me some trees and rails

       Cuda Ken

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Posted by leighant on Friday, April 20, 2012 11:25 AM

JUST trees and rails.  Everything else was removed first when I dismantled my old layout.

Show me your previous layout.

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Friday, April 20, 2012 1:33 PM

This poor thing never got beyond being what you see and still sits in the basement in storage...

Show me a Helix being used...

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, April 21, 2012 4:39 PM

Looks like we are stalled out on a helix, so I will show you a large scratch build project in progress.  (yes, I know I just put it in WPF, but this instead of saying "BUMP")

The building acutallly represents 4-1/2 buildings in front, a  compressed street, and 4 buildings in back against the backdrop. The track will go underneath from Sheepscott, through a scene divider into Greenvale Junction. I have the basic paint done, but need to do detail painting as well as painting the rooms visible through the windows. Then add people and lighting

SHow me something else scratch built

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

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, April 21, 2012 5:40 PM

Hmm, I scratchbuilt a gon body for a Centerline Track Cleaning car.  It was a spur of the moment thing & I wish I would have spent more time on it, after painting I liked it & kept it. Then decaled, & accessorized it.

Show Me Something You Scratchbuilt, Kitbashed, or Modified! 

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Posted by Packer on Saturday, April 21, 2012 5:52 PM

I hope this counts:

 

It's an in-progress shot, from before my extended absence.

Show me something you weathered yourself.

Vincent

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2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:03 PM

Done put some weather on it all by myself....

Show me some trackside details.

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

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:08 PM

Snake Eye Bennett's place is a bit detailed

 Show me a flag.

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Posted by Mark Watson on Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:24 PM

Here's a flag on the American. 

Show me some scenery.

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Posted by IVRW on Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:48 PM

Here is some scenery:

On a logging railroad, it is quite hard to avoid trees.

This was part of an "Ultimate Photo" that I staged, trying to put as much scenery, prototypical action, interest, mini-scenes, and notes of my accomplishments into one photo as possible.

Seen here, you have No. 3 switching the loaded log cars out from Camp 2, while recently bought No. 9441 from the AT&SF brings in a new cut of cars for Camp 3 at the upper left (logs through the trees).

During all this, the yarder operator takes a break, the photographer stands on a take car of water for the yarder, a flatbed truck heads into the woods to check on the felling, and Chief Engineer John Gardiner steps down from No. 9441, as she slows down in the work area, to go over to the conductor on No. 3 to belay the instruction of the log cars going to Camp 3.

These are both my locomotives, I modified the cars in the foreground from their factory state to take rested logs, the 4 disconnects behind No. 9441 are all kit built with a scratch built draw bar in the middle to hold their length, allowing the same rest-on-top philosophy required for an operationally oriented logging railroad, and the Camp 3 Log Deck (upper left) and work car behind No. 3 are both completely scratch built.

Show me another Ultimate Photo.

~G4

19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Sunday, April 22, 2012 4:45 PM

Ultimate? Well perhaps not, I've really liked this photo, due to the efforts I put into the build. It 'will be' a BC Rail -8, built to their -9 specs, (as in, it didn't really exist, the -8's were Draper Tapers, carbody units). I think I modeled it well, tried & learned new things, & put quite an effort into it, & that is why I like the photo. OK enough Sappiness!

Since we are on on the topic;
Please Show Me One of Your Favorite Modelling Projects!!! 

PS: George, thanks for mentioning "Show Me" in WPF, Ive seen new contributions & that was a good call, Thanks!
Jarrell, what a wonderful idea the "Show Me" thread is, I really enjoy contributing, & having fun here, Thank You!!

 

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Posted by Packer on Sunday, April 22, 2012 5:37 PM

I happen to like Open autoracks and this it one of my favorite things I've done. The hard part was finding the cars (a total of 36 life-like chevy citations). I would have loved to have 36 Busch/Herpa mustangs, but the fox body ones are hard too find.

Show me something with a load.

Vincent

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Posted by wm3798 on Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:40 PM

I was busy all weekend, so I missed the request for the helix...  Better late than never!  If the loaded hopper off in the distance isn't adequate for the current request, I'll follow up the HO auto racks with some N scale ones...

Show me a rail fan park.

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, April 23, 2012 6:48 AM

Looks like we have a shortage of railfan parks.

Show me pickup truck, no matter the brand..  Big Smile

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Posted by GAPPLEG on Monday, April 23, 2012 7:14 AM

 

Truck fleet for my ficticious TMI railroad

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Posted by mcfunkeymonkey on Monday, April 23, 2012 7:41 AM

Since there was no "show me" requested, I'll throw in another pickup, with Lucky getting a ride through late 1940's N scale Alameda:

And show me another "dog gone" scene.

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, April 23, 2012 9:26 AM

From the fishing village on teh Boothbay RR Village layout: A bit hard to see, but the pickup truck is the WS Hall & Duke http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/Item/AS5521/page/1

Show me something with horses

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

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