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Show Me Something. January....2014

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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Sunday, January 5, 2014 5:02 PM

Another fallen flag.......in the form of a twelve pack.

Show me another fallen flag.

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Posted by BRVRR on Sunday, January 5, 2014 5:12 PM

A fallen flag. One of the truly great:

Show me another fallen flag.

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Posted by GP-9_Man11786 on Sunday, January 5, 2014 6:21 PM

Here's a very recently fallen flag from right here in the Palmetto State. Plumeting natural gas prices and the cost of modernization led South Carolina Electric and Gas to shut down the Canady's Steam Plant. It was Hampton & Brnachville's only customer.

The real H&B 44 is currently at the South Carolina Railroad Museum in Winsboro, where it's being restored to operating condition. It has on left South Carolina once since 1927 to be used in an episode of NBC's show "Revolution." Let's make this interesting, show me a British fallen flag i.e London & Northeaster, Great western etc...

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Posted by G Paine on Monday, January 6, 2014 11:10 AM

16 hours, and no British fallen flags, so lets widen the scope to include fallen flags from anywhere in the Commonwealth

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

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Posted by bogp40 on Monday, January 6, 2014 11:47 AM

These  different RR and paint, may have "fallen", however quite a few of these GP40s and dash 2s are running the rails in CSX paint.

Show me an active unit that ran under different paint from a fallen flag

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Posted by Jimmy_Braum on Monday, January 6, 2014 1:15 PM

An 0-8-0 wearing it's ex USARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS livery, hauls a work train up a semi abandoned grade to retreive two long lost and forgotten PRR coaches for use on a new shortline.  The locomotive is now owned by the J&B scrap company to switch their massive scrap yard, and coal company.  The J&B owner is also the president of the Dynamite city mining company.

Show me something completely scratchbuilt. (Like the abandoned shed is in this photo is)

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Posted by nvrr49 on Monday, January 6, 2014 4:13 PM

I used Bar Mills shingles, otherwise the latest complete building I designed and 3d pritned.  More pictures, construction picts, and design drawings here: http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-house-3d-printed-down-on-farm-5.html

SHOW ME SOMETHING SCRATCH BUILT.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Monday, January 6, 2014 4:47 PM

An old-time New Yorker saw this photo on my computer screen, and looked at me quizzicly:

He recognized the equipment, but not the station, and asked where it was.  When I told him "in my family room" he was kind of shocked.  I made my own latex molds and then did Hydrocal castings for the platforms, walls and stairs.  This picture is so old it was taken with a film camera.

Show me something going on in the woods...

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by howmus on Monday, January 6, 2014 4:51 PM

Workshop and Engine House at the Quarry on the SLOW...  The first photo shows it with one side of the roof off...

Inside detail:

More scratch built items, please...

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[edit]  Got beat!  So show something going on in the woods...

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Posted by nvrr49 on Monday, January 6, 2014 10:25 PM

Since we had a request for something in the woods, and something scratch built, so here is both

Log slab siding cabin for my logging company office.  3d printed walls.   More picts and some construction drawings here: http://nvrr49.blogspot.com/2013/08/log-slab-siding-cabin-update.html

SHOW us a Kitbash

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 10:20 PM

I modify most of my kits to make them fit my needs.  This one started out to be a boat shop:

But it ended up being a small factory (I think maybe a winery, but haven't decided yet):

Show me another kitbash.

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 5:58 AM

shayfan84325
Show me another kitbash

Here is a Sylvan Scale Models lake freighter, sold as an early 1900's model but upgraded to resemble a typical lake boat launched in the late postwar period.  I used a mix of PVC pipe and stryrene shapes to make the forward house, and for the stack I used a piece of PVC compressed from a perfectly-round to an oval shape.  I also added an extra 1"-thick plank under the hull to make it look like it is empty, i.e. floating higher off the surface of the water.

Let's see another kitbash

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Posted by BRVRR on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 7:30 AM

I think my General Industries building might qualify as a kit bash:

The building front is Walther's Fireproof Storage & Transfer Background Building. I mounted it diagonally on a corner of the layout and built side walls and a roof from black foam-core to give the building some depth and provide stability. I mounted a water tank from the scrap box, on the roof to give it more definition and lighted the interior. The signs and logo were made on my home computer. The gondola load, a Scene Masters item, was hand painted with Testor's paints to give the area some color. The dunnage was made from a scrap piece of balsa and a few bits of basswood. The figures came from Woodland Scenics, Bachmann and Life-Like.

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Posted by Motley on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 7:34 AM

Cheyenne Depot Station. Was kitbashed from the Walthers Milwaukee Station kit.

 

Show me something you got for Christmas.

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Posted by ALEX WARSHAL on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 4:06 PM

 I got a Bachmann RS-3 in the NYC paint scheme on my 4x8 layout. This one is for all the starters and people who don't have enough room. Show me a 4x8 layout, or a layout smaller than a full room layout.

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Posted by Jimmy_Braum on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 4:26 PM

Here's where I plan to build my switching layout.  it's 5x3.  Yes I know an odd table size, but I got the table for free, and you can't beat free right?

Show me another Under construction layout.

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Posted by kbkchooch on Thursday, January 9, 2014 7:24 AM

Here's anudder fallen flag!

Show me anudder fallen flag! Big Smile

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, January 9, 2014 1:33 PM

Looks like time ran out on the constrruction request, and now it's fallen flags.

Here is my fallen flag. .... CB&Q  !

Please show another fallen flag photo or show a construction photo. Either one.

 

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Posted by Motley on Thursday, January 9, 2014 1:44 PM

Here's a fallen flag.

 

Show me a photo with you in it.

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Posted by BATMAN on Thursday, January 9, 2014 1:52 PM

Here I am in the "dream, plan" part. The build part? Well maybe after another glass.Drinks

Show me a train buddy. As in son, daughter, grandchild, pal, furry or otherwise, or even your favourite stuffed friend.

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Thursday, January 9, 2014 2:42 PM

My nephew, Arie, and me - running trains:

show ow me a theater.

Phil,
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Posted by Jimmy_Braum on Thursday, January 9, 2014 3:04 PM

shayfan84325

My nephew, Arie, and me - running trains:

show ow me a theater.

 

Beautiful bridge, how long did that take?

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Posted by jacon12 on Friday, January 10, 2014 7:08 AM

No theaters?

Show me something you haven't shown in this thread before!

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Posted by bogp40 on Friday, January 10, 2014 7:44 AM

My grand daughter "Bella" at her first show/ open house   Spent the entire time "wide- eyed" w/ so much to see. http://www.ssmrc.org/

Show me more 'lil ones enjoying/ running trains

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Friday, January 10, 2014 10:42 AM

Jimmy_Braum

 

 
shayfan84325

My nephew, Arie, and me - running trains:

show ow me a theater.

 

 

 

Beautiful bridge, how long did that take?

 

 

Thanks for the complement.  I spent an entire Utah winter building the trestle and associated truss bridge.  It's actually two concentric curved trestles with a 1.5% grade on each.  They are part of a two turn helix that carries the track up to the upper terrace of my layout.  Here are a couple mor pictures:

 

 

 

And now back to our regular programming.  I think we're looking for kids enjoying trains.

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Saturday, January 11, 2014 12:27 AM

If still looking for a Theatre, here you go:

If this works, show me a Big Boy...otherwise back to kids enjoying trains.

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Posted by kbkchooch on Saturday, January 11, 2014 7:00 AM

Southwest Chief

 

If this works, show me a Big Boy...otherwise back to kids enjoying trains.

 

 
How about a little boy, enjoying trains?  5 years old and he had that DCC throttle figured out!
 
 
Scary thing, he just turned 18! Surprise
 
Show me some more kids with trains! (give me some hope for the future!)

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Posted by jacon12 on Saturday, January 11, 2014 8:37 AM

Fellow club member running his Winter themed layout with his grandson looking on.

Show me more kids with trains!

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Posted by howmus on Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:29 AM

Granddaughter #2 at 3 years old working my Inglenook Timesaver.  She was operating the throttle under "Papa's" supervision. 

More kids with trains...

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Posted by BRVRR on Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:58 AM

Christmas and the Polar Express:

My grandson Nathan running the Lionel Polar Express under the Christmas tree 4-years ago. He still loves to get very close to the track and watch the train roll by. The joy is still there today.

Remember its your railroad

Allan

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