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Show Me Something.....December 2012 edition

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:12 PM

 My steam switcher


Show me your smallest locomotive, steam or diesel.

Opps, sorry ken you said MORE than 8!  Ok the man wants a BIG locomotive...  :)

 

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Posted by middleman on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:22 PM

How about eight engines with more than eight driving wheels?

Show me an 0-6-0

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:09 AM

Here ya go!

Show me an outside braced boxcar.

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 twhite on Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:58 PM

I've got lots of those--here's one behind my 2-10-2 at Bassetts.

Show me a wood reefer

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Posted by BATMAN on Thursday, December 13, 2012 1:39 PM

MusicMusic One Wood-hood MusicMusic ReeferrrrrrMusicMusic

In the spirit of the Twelve days of Christmas, Show me Two of something.

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Posted by wp8thsub on Thursday, December 13, 2012 1:59 PM

BATMAN

In the spirit of the Twelve days of Christmas, Show me Two of something.

Here are two tunnels.

Show me three of something.

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Posted by Motley on Thursday, December 13, 2012 3:58 PM

3 Ethanol Tankers

 

 

Show me 4 of something. 

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Posted by middleman on Thursday, December 13, 2012 4:39 PM

4 SD7's

Show me 5 of something.

Mike

 

 

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, December 13, 2012 4:46 PM

5 Bays in the Roundhouse.

Show me 6 of something.

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

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:19 PM

6 freelanced boxcars (hope splitting between 2 photos doesn't break any rules Embarrassed)

Show me 7 things

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:41 PM

Seven locos idling.

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Show me eight. DJ.

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Posted by 0-6-0 on Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:10 PM

how about 8 light's a sparkling

show me 9 of some thing

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Posted by secondhandmodeler on Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:26 PM

Nine lives about to be lost if he messes with my trestle!

Show me ten of something.

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Posted by kbkchooch on Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:34 PM

10 cement hoppers

Show me 11 !

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Posted by Motley on Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:58 PM

An 11 car intermodal train.

 

On the twelfth day of Christmas, show me 12. 

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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:52 PM

On the 12th day of Christmas......

12 Reading Co. locomotives.

Please show me ...........something for the holidays.

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:21 PM

Surely somebody has a partridge in a pear tree?  Embarrassed

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Posted by wsdimenna on Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:35 PM

guess this is known as a tinplate rescue

Show me a snowy winter mountain side

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:24 PM

Wsdimenna, why is the snow RED? Ick!

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Posted by Rastafarr on Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:29 PM

cudaken

Wsdimenna, why is the snow RED? Ick!

Yes, seconded. The scene is gorgeous, but it looks like Santa's been dragging reindeer carcasses from door to door...

Streamlined steam, oh, what a dream!!

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Posted by wsdimenna on Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:45 PM

crushed candy canes on the sidewalks and driveway.  Note foreground fence of same. Just playing around with stuff.

  All white looks good also :)

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Posted by Rastafarr on Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:49 PM

wsdimenna

crushed candy canes on the sidewalks and driveway.  Note foreground fence of same. Just playing around with stuff.   All white looks good also :)

Yes, please don't get me wrong; the scene does look very good. Kudos!

Streamlined steam, oh, what a dream!!

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Posted by Motley on Friday, December 14, 2012 12:04 AM

wsdimenna

Show me a snowy winter mountain side

 

 

 

show me another winter scene. 

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Posted by cudaken on Friday, December 14, 2012 12:20 AM

 Santa Had A Ax, Gave A Reindeer 20 Hacks.

 Or did Grandma run over a Reindeer?

 OK I will shut up.

 My self, yellow snow would have been a better choices.

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Posted by secondhandmodeler on Friday, December 14, 2012 12:59 PM

PUNT!

It must be winter, look at all the white around the trestle!

Show me a progress shot from some time in your layout build.

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Posted by superbe on Friday, December 14, 2012 4:49 PM

Here's my asphault jungle

 

After some construction but still in progress

 

Show me some more before and after

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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Friday, December 14, 2012 7:09 PM

Before.......

After........

Please show me more .....Before & After.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, December 14, 2012 7:38 PM

Before ..... Union Station project while working on backdrop. (underneath is staging yard for freight trains.)

After ..... Union Station in service

Next, please show a freight terminal or freight yard. 

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Posted by cudaken on Friday, December 14, 2012 7:42 PM

 Starting

 

 Growing

 

 Getting There

 

 Looking Like Something

 

 Today

 

Let them roll

 

 So me some more start to finishes, like they are ever done! 

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Posted by Motley on Friday, December 14, 2012 10:51 PM

Before

 

 

After

 

Show me more before and after. 

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