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Jerrell's Show Me Something, February 2023 Edition Locked

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Posted by NorthBrit on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 9:35 AM

Kevin a rural scene.

Farm fields and lake.

 

 IMG_5342 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

A backscene of your choice.

 

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Posted by York1 on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 9:56 AM

NorthBrit
A backscene of your choice.

 

A mountain cabin on a little-used back corner of the layout:

 

Please show me another backscene of your choice.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 10:21 AM

York1

Please show me another backscene of your choice.

 

The Rainbow Paints store.

More favorite back scenes.

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Posted by gmpullman on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:18 PM

John-NYBW
More favorite back scenes.

This rolling mill hides a curving track behind and underneath it:

 Mill_litup by Edmund, on Flickr

Here's a wider view (before straightening up the area)

 Mill-Overall by Edmund, on Flickr

Another one is this "blower house" which was cut at a 45° and reassembled against a wall:

 High-Line to mill by Edmund, on Flickr

More background structures or scenes, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:49 AM

gmpullman
More background structures or scenes, please.

Some background flats on the old store layout at Gulf Coast Model Railroading in Sarasota, Florida.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me another Boxcar Red Box Car!

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Posted by NorthBrit on Friday, February 17, 2023 6:09 AM

Kevin - Red Boxcar.

 

 IMG_5172 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

Next -  Any colour boxcar except red please.

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, February 17, 2023 8:24 AM

NorthBrit
Next -  Any colour boxcar except red please.

Yellow Boxcar:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Next - Any color boxcar except red or yellow.

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, February 17, 2023 4:51 PM

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Next - Any color boxcar except red or yellow.

Goin' for the green —

 CIM_XM_40-b by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show me a blue box car.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Friday, February 17, 2023 6:12 PM

gmpullman

Please show me a blue box car.

 



Well, it's partly blue.

We've run out of the prime colors. Show me an orange freight car. 

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, February 19, 2023 4:20 PM

John-NYBW
We've run out of the prime colors. Show me an orange freight car. 

Here's some Rio Grande orange and an orange stripe on a B&O LCL box car:

 XM_on-curve by Edmund, on Flickr

Let's see a fifty-foot freight car, please.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Sunday, February 19, 2023 9:09 PM

Show me another 50 footer please  Regards, Peter

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Posted by John-NYBW on Monday, February 20, 2023 5:01 PM

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Show me another 50 footer please  Regards, Peter

These 50 foot reefers were a recent addition.

Show me a freight car SHORTER than 40 feet (no cabeese, please).

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, February 20, 2023 6:37 PM

John-NYBW
Show me a freight car SHORTER than 40 feet

These Bessemer ore jennies come in at a whopping 27 feet:

 BnLE_ore-hopper-1 by Edmund, on Flickr

 BnLE_ore-hopper by Edmund, on Flickr

More less than forty freight cars, please.

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Posted by bmtrainmaster on Monday, February 20, 2023 8:14 PM

This car is under 40 feet.

Show me another ballest car.

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Posted by Little Timmy on Monday, February 20, 2023 8:56 PM

How about a bunch of ballast cars ?

yea, ... their still under construction....

I liked the previous request, so ...

more less than 40 foot  anything.

 EDIT : sorry. those are Ore cars. 

THIS is a ballast car...

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Posted by NorthBrit on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 4:24 AM

Little Timmy  -   Less than 40ft.

 

Take your pick.  Smile

 

 IMG_2194 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

Anything less than 40ft please

 

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Posted by Little Timmy on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 7:54 AM

Built on an old caboose frame

More less than 40 foot anything.

 

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 11:32 AM

Some 34 foot hoppers

Enough with the shorties. Let's see the longest cars in your collection please.

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Posted by "JaBear" on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 2:28 PM

Lone Wolf and Santa Fe
Let's see the longest cars in your collection please

Pretty easy for me, at a scale 90 feet, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co 500.
 
CISX500 FD by Bear, on Flickr
 
More long cars, please.

Cheers, the Bear.Smile

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 3:52 PM

More long cars, please.

This is a stretch:

 Autorack-tri-Wabash by Edmund, on Flickr

Long and tall:

 PRR_110103_X60C by Edmund, on Flickr

More outsized or lengthy freight cars, please.

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Posted by Little Timmy on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 8:45 PM

24 hours later and no long cars ? 

Ok, show me some geared  locomotives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, February 23, 2023 12:11 AM

Little Timmy
Ok, show me some geared  locomotives.

Moving log cars around.

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

The above photograph was taken on the Atlanta Interlocking Model Railroader's HO scale modular display layout.

Show me another geared steam locomotive.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Friday, February 24, 2023 9:43 AM

Not surprised 24 hours has elapsed since the request for geared locos. Not a lot of people have those.

Please show a favorite gas station. This is mine. Bruno's is part of the FSM Roadside Delights kit and is similar to one George Selios built for his Franklin and South Manchester. 

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, February 24, 2023 6:28 PM

John-NYBW
Please show a favorite gas station.

My favorite is my only — for now. I have another one planned.

 

 Fillin_Station_tone by Edmund, on Flickr

More of anything related to fuel, please.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Saturday, February 25, 2023 4:20 AM

Ed.  Anything fuel related.

 

 IMG_4986 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

More fuel related please.

 

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Posted by John-NYBW on Saturday, February 25, 2023 7:14 AM

NorthBrit

More fuel related please.

 

David

 

Coal is fuel.

More fuel related, please.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, February 25, 2023 8:18 AM

John-NYBW
More fuel related, please.

Oil tank car:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

More fuel related, please.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Saturday, February 25, 2023 11:42 AM

Show more fuel related please.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, February 26, 2023 8:13 AM

HO-Velo
Show more fuel related please.

Another black tank car full of fuel:

-Photograph by Kevin Parson

Show me another tank car, but one that is not black.

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Posted by NorthBrit on Sunday, February 26, 2023 8:21 AM

Kevin   - A tank car that is not black

Two here.

 

 IMG_2945 by David Harrison, on Flickr

 

Anything of your choice please.

 

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