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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Thursday, March 7, 2013 9:23 PM

Well.........since I keep showing these three GP30`s......I guess they qualify as my favorite things on my layout....

Please show me............your favorite locomotive.

Dennis Blank Jr.

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Posted by twhite on Friday, March 8, 2013 12:09 AM

Well, hands down, it's this one.  My earliest (1964) brass loco, and still one of my best and most powerful runners, an Akane model of the Missabe M4 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone.  This one's decalled as a 'never was' Rio Grande 3900 series.

Tom

 

Let's see some more favorite locomotives.

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Posted by zgardner18 on Friday, March 8, 2013 12:28 AM

My Favorite Locomotive:

I have many but this one is special. MRL #680. Though it's more like a "B" unit, I fell in love with it the moment I laid eyes on it in Livingston, Montana lashed up with a couple other SD45 and F45.  You got to love MRL's old helper sets. This is my HO version that I created.

 photo 680.jpg

Show me your aged SD45.

--Zak Gardner

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, March 8, 2013 10:36 AM

It's 7 hours out on the SD45, so lets change it to any SD series locomotive

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

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Posted by kbkchooch on Friday, March 8, 2013 2:59 PM

SD24's

Show me an Alco RS sumpthin

Karl

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Posted by bogp40 on Friday, March 8, 2013 2:59 PM

These are not only SD's but some of my favorites  SD50's

Show me some of your favorite Geeps

Modeling B&O- Chessie  Bob K.  www.ssmrc.org

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Posted by middleman on Friday, March 8, 2013 4:34 PM

bogp40: Nice scenes...I really like that 2nd shot.

Genesis GP9's

Show me a steam switcher.

Mike

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Posted by UPinCT on Friday, March 8, 2013 8:08 PM

One Steam Switcher just for you Mike.  This belonged to my father.  Can anyone id it?  I checked again tonight, no markings on the bottom.  The newest this could be is 1970 and it could be from the 50"s.  Dad passed on in 1994 so I can't ask him.

 photo IMG_0650_zps75833d3a.jpg  photo IMG_0649_zps791c0e4e.jpg

Show me another favorite thing on your layout

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Friday, March 8, 2013 9:11 PM

This ore boat is one of my favorite things.

Show us the newest (most recently acquired) thing on your layout

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

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Posted by rlayman on Saturday, March 9, 2013 7:54 AM

I would love to see more pics of your steeel mill as im currently detailing mine and thinking about a steel mill on my new RR. Thanks in advance.  that is a great looking model you have there.

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Posted by Motley on Saturday, March 9, 2013 9:44 AM

My most recently aquired thing I got, during the holidays, was this PRR Excursion train.

It's a BLI M1b 4-8-2 and 7 passenger cars by MTH.

Show me a big overview, or overhead shot of your layout.

Michael


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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Saturday, March 9, 2013 10:02 AM

An older shot ......before early scenery and the extension.

Please show me another overhead view of your layout.

Dennis Blank Jr.

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Posted by middleman on Saturday, March 9, 2013 10:28 AM

West end:

East end:

Let's see another overview of your layout.

Mike

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, March 9, 2013 10:54 AM

Here are some overall shots on my layout:

Central St in Sheepscott, a progress photo with buildings added in using Photoshop (need to update this, I have made some additional buildings and finished the roads Embarrassed)

Moving to the left, Greenvale Junction. This area is just about finished - just a few more buildings.

Further to the left is Greenvale. This is the area I am currently rebuilding. Everything in the lower left corner and center top have been removed. It's a composite if about a dozen photos I stitched together using Photoshop.

Show me some more overall layout photos or something that you are rebuilding

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

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Saturday, March 9, 2013 10:28 PM

G Paine
Show me some more overall layout photos or something that you are rebuilding

OK here's a few of my new layout, still under construction (pardon the mess....Embarrassed)

First, the track plan:

...and here are the pix, starting from the northwest corner and going clockwise.  I omitted photos of the steel mill since that was saved intact.

Show me some of your track plan and/or layout (overall shots).

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

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, March 10, 2013 7:14 AM

Let's sea more of these!

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by bogp40 on Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:22 AM

Club layout and new construction pics

Show me more new construction

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Posted by leighant on Sunday, March 10, 2013 3:43 PM

Track plan of my layout I would have halfway built if I spent more time building instead of foruming...

Overall blimp's eye view of a small portable Navy blimp base layout.

Show me something you wish was further along if you didn't spend so much time foruming...

 

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Posted by twhite on Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:00 PM

No way can I show overhead shots of the entire layout without taking the roof off of the garage, lol. 

Here's Sierra City and the Sierra Buttes:


Deer Creek and yards (before further revision)

Yuba Pass:

Wagon Wheel Gap:

Bullards Bar and Malakoff Dry Diggings (under construction)

Anyway, as you can see from these shots, there's not a flat enough space to get a good bird's-eye-view, lol!

Tom

Show me some more overviews.

 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, March 11, 2013 8:19 AM

Simple is answer! Get an unmanned recon vehicle to fly through your garage taking pictures. 1:87 CIA is looking at you!

ROAR

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by superbe on Monday, March 11, 2013 9:13 AM

Hi Lion,

CIA not needed.  Check this out and only for the price of a DCC W/S locomotive.

Tom, we will be looking for your areial photos.

EDIT  Posted wrong link ...Be back

New Link

http://www.helipal.com/storm-drone-ff-flying-platform-body-only.html?gclid=CJabmIfu9LUCFQnNnAodE2UAvA

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Monday, March 11, 2013 1:22 PM

More overviews:

HO Scale Layout:

O Scale Layout:

Show me more layout overviews.

Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, CO
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Posted by BRVRR on Monday, March 11, 2013 8:05 PM

Here are two shots of my BRVRR:

East end:

West end:

Show me another layout.

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by middleman on Monday, March 11, 2013 8:33 PM

Allan:   A lot of great stuff going on in a relatively small area...Nice job!

Mike

Back to more layouts...

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Posted by Motley on Monday, March 11, 2013 11:09 PM

Main layout

And extension room layout (just to the right of this photo)

Keep it rolling with more layout photos.

Michael


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Posted by kbkchooch on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:14 PM

21 hours, I think its time we move on

Here's a group shot of some Midland GP38's

Show me another group shot.

 

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 9:29 PM

Here y'go Karl:

Lets see another group shot

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

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Posted by middleman on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 11:06 PM

I got your group shot...

Another group shot,please.

Mike

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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:08 AM

  Good weathering, Mike... from what I can tell from this far away.

Man wants another group shot please.

 

 

middleman

I got your group shot...

Another group shot,please.

Mike

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 10:39 AM

Will a group of LIONS do?

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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