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What's your best layout pic?

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What's your best layout pic?
Posted by pcarrell on Monday, May 21, 2007 10:46 AM

I'm still building on my layout and I'm going through withdrawls.  I have the blue desert going on over here.

Inspire me with the best pic you have of your layout!

Lets see it!  Don't be shy!

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Posted by Don Z on Monday, May 21, 2007 10:51 AM

I hope this helps you until you get your next railroad 'fix'. It's not my layout - it belongs to a good friend of mine. I hope you enjoy.

Don Z.

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Posted by selector on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:01 AM

I am torn between two, so I hope I can be forgiven for showing both and letting you decide.  Obviously, they have been doctored by adding skies.

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:01 AM

Not exactly a layout pic, but my favorite scene.

Chip

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:10 AM

Here's mine. It's still temporary scenery, but it came out good.

[img]http:///images/P1000719.JPG[/img]

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:31 AM

Great stuff guys!  Everything from snake oil salesmen to huge trestles, and everything in between!  This is putting me in the mood to press on!

Oh, and selector, I like them both, but I think the first one has the edge!

Trainmanty, great detail shot!

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:38 AM

I'm saving my best for a magazine article, but I like these two:

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Posted by wedudler on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:39 AM

This is one of my favorite pictures, compare with Model Railroader Nov. 85

 

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Posted by Don Z on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:46 AM

Phillip,

Here's another shot from my friends' layout.

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Posted by GAPPLEG on Monday, May 21, 2007 12:28 PM

     I guess this would be one of my favorites , the yards lite up at night and the TMI shops in the background.

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Monday, May 21, 2007 1:25 PM

I'd go with this one, a BLI Hudson pulling a short freight:

 

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Posted by selector on Monday, May 21, 2007 1:43 PM
Holy smokes...this thread has some oommph behind it!!!!! Shock [:O]
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Posted by pcarrell on Monday, May 21, 2007 2:05 PM

 selector wrote:
Holy smokes...this thread has some oommph behind it!!!!! Shock [:O]

You ain't just whistling dixie!  I'm diggin' on this!

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Posted by DMNolan on Monday, May 21, 2007 2:05 PM

Okay, how about this:  A LV caboose brings up the rear of a short local.  This is a shot from a few years ago, when I did a little scenery, instead of track work.

 

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Posted by tomkat-13 on Monday, May 21, 2007 2:34 PM

 With so many to choose from.......here are a few.

 

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Posted by fiatfan on Monday, May 21, 2007 2:53 PM

I'll jump in with a shot of Railfan Park in the town of Adobe Flat.

Tom

PS I'm with Phillip.  I like selector's first shot better.  

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Posted by msowsun on Monday, May 21, 2007 3:01 PM

Here's 3 I like:

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 21, 2007 3:35 PM

Here are a couple that I like:

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Monday, May 21, 2007 3:48 PM

Man!  You guys are awesome!  You all been hiding this stuff!  Look at the work presented here!  Now I've got to go lay some more track so I can move to getting rid of the "Blue Desert". 

Keep 'em comin'!

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Posted by twhite on Monday, May 21, 2007 3:53 PM

My problem is that I don't really consider myself a very good photographer, but here's a few shots of the Yuba River Sub that I think are relatively passable. 

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Posted by bogp40 on Monday, May 21, 2007 4:01 PM

This is one of the better ones, there's more of this layout in Weekend Photo Fun.

 

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Posted by nbrodar on Monday, May 21, 2007 5:21 PM

I have a few:

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Posted by Bob grech on Monday, May 21, 2007 7:10 PM

Here are two of my favorite pics:

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Posted by babefluff on Monday, May 21, 2007 7:57 PM

Here are a few that I like.

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Posted by Chuck Geiger on Monday, May 21, 2007 8:00 PM

From my old layout FACE CREEK AND WICHITA. I love this shot, hope you like it to, HO in 10x13 room. Dismantled and sold off in 2006.

This (was) Flint, KS MP 32.5 on the FCW. The siding served a fuel supply, propane company and scratchbuilt lumber yard (not pictured). Backdrop was a "foliage cluster stamp" and shades of green paint.

 

 

 

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Posted by selector on Monday, May 21, 2007 8:09 PM
 Chuck Geiger wrote:

From my old layout FACE CREEK AND WICHITA. I love this shot, hope you like it to, HO in 10x13 room. Dismantled and sold off in 2006.

[img]http://forums.railfan.net/Images/ATSF/flintksmnew.jpg/[img]

This (was) Flint, KS MP 32.5 on the FCW. The siding served a fuel supply, propane company and scratchbuilt lumber yard (not pictured). Backdrop was a "foliage cluster stamp" and shades of green paint.

 

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Posted by Piedsou on Monday, May 21, 2007 8:12 PM

Here are two of mine:

 

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Posted by mlehman on Monday, May 21, 2007 8:37 PM

Most of this was pink, white or wood just a couple of weeks ago. There's still hope, even if it seems like you've been stuck in a boring spot visually for awhile. I've been waiting since I returned to college to get things like this, but finally got a chance to get this basic scenery in place recently.

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Posted by ARTHILL on Monday, May 21, 2007 9:11 PM

Here's a couple.

If you think you have it right, your standards are too low. my photos http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/ARTHILL/ Art

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