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Show me something.......July 2013

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, July 13, 2013 10:48 PM

Wow Chad! ... That's dramatic!

Connecting the Great Lakes region with the West: CB&Q. NP. and GN. Great Lakes Region includes Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. CB&Q operated in all 3 of those states. NP and GN operated in Minnesota. 

Please show something to, from, or in New England (or at least the northeastern region of USA. )

GARRY

HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, July 13, 2013 9:31 PM

ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
No One has a picture of anything related to the Great Lakes Region, the most heavily Railed (& Modeled) Region in the entire World???

This is a 'Crisis Situation Scenario', much like this one;

H E L P ! ! !
Lady in Distress!!!
Tied to the Tracks!
Do not let this happen!!!!
Please Save Her!!!
Stop the TRAIN!!!
Only YOU can Help!!!
Reply Now!!!!

To faithfully request;
Please Show Me Something else from the Great Lakes Region!!!

Chad L Ryan
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Posted by ChadLRyan on Saturday, July 13, 2013 3:03 PM

Here is something from the Great Lakes, well the Southwest of Lake Michigan, Elgin Joliet & Eastern.



Please Show Me Something else from the Great Lakes Region!!!

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Posted by oregon shay on Saturday, July 13, 2013 2:21 PM

Shayfan,

That's a nice collection of brass locos you have there.

Show me something from the Great Lakes area.

Wilton.

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Saturday, July 13, 2013 1:36 PM

Got to get the thread back to page one.

 

No Atlantic, but I've got a Columbia (2-4-2):

Show me your favorite wooden bridge. 

Phil,
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Posted by GP-9_Man11786 on Friday, July 12, 2013 9:21 AM

Some ATlantic Coast Line Equipment. I believe their main line in Florida followed the gulf coast. Show me a PRR E6 Atlantic.

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.

www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com 

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Posted by superbe on Friday, July 12, 2013 8:13 AM

Wilton,

Thanks for the compliment, but I'll have to confess that it is one of my eBay purchases that I doctored up.

We're still looking for something from the US Gulf Coast.

Bob

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Posted by oregon shay on Thursday, July 11, 2013 3:54 PM

Bob,

Nice grain elevator.      A boxcar on the waterfront siding in Grays Harbor, WA.

Show me something from the US Gulf Coast.

Wilton.

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Posted by superbe on Thursday, July 11, 2013 9:54 AM

From Canada

Pictured is a grain car on a siding at Miller Milling Corp.in Winchester, VA.

Let's see another something from Canada but here in the lower 48.

 

Bob

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:25 AM

Yep. Easy it is. .... Ore cars are short. 

Please show something from, to, or in Canada. 

GARRY

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Posted by jacon12 on Thursday, July 11, 2013 7:48 AM

THAT should be easy.... anyone?

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Posted by kbkchooch on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 8:29 PM

Its a small diseasel!Laugh

Show me a short freight car!

Karl

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Posted by UPinCT on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 8:08 PM

Here is a small Steamer for Jarrel

 photo IMG_0649_zps791c0e4e.jpg

Show me another small engine

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Posted by cowman on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 6:44 PM

G Paine
On the Boothbay Railway Village layout, as guests walk by the fishing village, a sound effect of water, bell bouy and birds plays. Turned on by a motion detctor, and off by a timer

What!  No fog horn.  My wife is from the south coast of MA, misses the fog horn during a snow storm.

Have fun,

Richard

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Posted by jacon12 on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 5:01 PM

My 0-8-0 switcher

show me another small steam locomotive!

 

 

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Posted by G Paine on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 10:06 AM

On the Boothbay Railway Village layout, as guests walk by the fishing village, a sound effect of water, bell bouy and birds plays. Turned on by a motion detctor, and off by a timer

Show me a small steam locomotive

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

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Posted by leighant on Monday, July 8, 2013 3:20 PM

Western scene

The request was for something that makes a sound and does NOT run on rails. 

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Posted by jacon12 on Monday, July 8, 2013 2:50 PM

Ok, time to give up on a western scene.

Show me something that makes a sound and does NOT run on tracks.

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, July 7, 2013 8:57 PM

GARRY

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EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Sunday, July 7, 2013 2:07 PM

Nice work everyone, & thanks again for such an interesting thread, keeps interest & stunning models & photography alive.
So, here is a unique trestle I made on the Plastic base of those common Dispay Bases/Covers. you can get these in different lengths & this is is what happened when I decided to cut the center out. Yes, the Acrylic cover will still fit it, but I do not display it that way.
I placed it in front of my other display diorama for the background effect..
We used to have quite a lot of these in small creeks & waterways in So, MN, & NE IA, many are now older & newer steel girders & now concrete retrofit rebuilds.

Since I already poted on this Page, I will honor the request & let it roll! (I also had VW's, ha hah).

Please Show Me Another Trestle!

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, July 7, 2013 9:58 AM

Here is a VW bug at my rail fan site:

 

Jake and Jim who are always camped out at the Redwing Mill's picnic table are joined by another group of rail fans.

How about a trestle?

 

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Saturday, July 6, 2013 3:17 PM

Humor?  Maybe these industries qualify - the Stave Brothers Cooperage (barrel factory) and Spock's wingnuts.  Here are their boxcars:

The slogan for the wingnuts plant is "Bigger ears for a better grip - It's the logical choice."  The company founder is an eccentric fellow with rather prominent ears and upswept eyebrows.

Show me a Volkswagen.

Phil,
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Posted by kbkchooch on Friday, July 5, 2013 8:26 PM

How about 3- 2nd generation diesels? Hmm  Crusing around the Timonium show with 65 cars in tow!

Show me something humorous on the layout!

Karl

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, July 5, 2013 4:49 PM

A couple of mockups in this photo. The large grey box in the upper right is just that - I have not designed a building for that location. The smaller white building by the tracks is a DPM modular mockup of Lacy's Variety which is almost done on my workbench. There are also a couple of Photoshopped "mockups" I am imagining for future buildings to complete the Central St city scene

Show me second generation diesel(s) working hard at something

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

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Posted by leighant on Friday, July 5, 2013 3:21 PM

Duh, does a cardboard mockup count as a scratchbuild?  Mockup is of a home built ca 1880 one-half block north of Texas Mexican Railway tracks in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Tracks have been gone over 50 years but house is still there, now used as lawyers' offices.

 

 

  

Show me a mockup you have placed on your layout "until"....

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Posted by CAZEPHYR on Friday, July 5, 2013 2:46 PM

BRVRR

George,

I ordered a couple of Palace Car Co.'s Streamliner Coach kits, #9607, which fit Concor 72' dome cars. Since the Athearn Dome cars are 72' cars I thought it would be a close match.

Although the supplied seating is for the lower level of the coach, the weight, platform dome deck and lavatory portions are adaptable to the Athearn model.

I had to extend the deck about 3/4" beyond the recommended 3-1/2" to clear a couple of interior interferences and accommodate the staircase.  Since I don't intend to finish the lower coach section I used 10 of the 16 supplied seats in the dome section. They are a little to big, but will serve the purpose.

Here is a photo of the progress on one car to date:

The value of the kit to me was the coach seating. Now that I know what to expect I will just order the seating in the future. The bulkheads are .010" styrene. The general layout is available on line from many sources.

To be fair, I think the Palace kit is a practical way to get the basics for conversion of the rather sterile Athearn BB cars.

Great detail for a dome car.  This detail will add a lot of detail to a good looking car.

You might try using Alclad paint to tint the windows on your dome car.  The pictures below show the Alclad tinting.  It is easy to use and gives domes a good tint look.

 

CZ

 

The two cars below compare with and without Alclad paint.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Geared Steam on Friday, July 5, 2013 11:44 AM

ChadLRyan
Show me another example of a scratchbuilt structure whose prototype is at least 100 years old.

Chad is still looking for 

Show me another example of a scratchbuilt structure whose prototype is at least 100 years old.

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein

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Posted by Hoosier Gal on Friday, July 5, 2013 10:37 AM

Still working on that viewblock, and there's a vacant lot to be filled.  Or maybe just to be finished as a vacant lot!

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Thursday, July 4, 2013 7:06 PM

My Apologies for the sidetrack, I believe the last request was for;

Show me another example of a scratchbuilt structure whose prototype is at least 100 years old.

I'm not sure if this covers it, but I will honor it forward!
This is Z gauge, look at the little BIG Tweezers there.. ha hah..

Show me another example of a scratchbuilt structure whose prototype is at least 100 years old.

 

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Posted by ChadLRyan on Thursday, July 4, 2013 11:31 AM

WOW!!!  Karl, you are stealing my thunder!!!
I have not figured out how to do the cab & Window glazing on my pair, one will BN & the orther may be Amtrak.  Nice Work though, looking good!!!

Chad L Ryan

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