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Posted by bogp40 on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:46 PM
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Here is my first portion of my  railroad with senery in place.  Having even a little bit of the scenery 'done' is a huge feeling of accomplishment.  Wow is all I can say, and a tip of the hat to all those who have done so much with their layouts!

J

Joe-daddy,

Nice job on the retaining walls. I like that the effect having some leaning from the hillside.

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Posted by perry1060 on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:45 PM

Here's a few of my favorites...

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Posted by jon grant on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:45 PM

I've been messing with a new camera. It's early days, but I'm pleased with some of the new ones

 

 

 

One or two of the better ones with the old camera

 

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Posted by FastTracks on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:15 AM

Some of my favorites....

 

 

 

Sorry, I couldn't make up my mind...

I could easily decide which was my least favorite...

 

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Posted by selector on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:09 AM
Even without the sky, the lighting is spot on, Dave. Approve [^]
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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:04 AM

Another digital sky cheat...  the mountain in the back is Kittaning Point at Horseshoe Curve from my last visit.  The models are N scale.

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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:02 AM
I am luvin' this...more please...Bow [bow]
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:01 AM
I hope you all don't mind. I've been putting these into my screen saver at work. I'll be inspired when I'm daydreaming long enough for the saver to kick in.

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Posted by joe-daddy on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:48 AM

 

Here is my first portion of my  railroad with senery in place.  Having even a little bit of the scenery 'done' is a huge feeling of accomplishment.  Wow is all I can say, and a tip of the hat to all those who have done so much with their layouts!

J

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Posted by mondotrains on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:21 AM

Here are a couple of photos that I think are pretty representative.  Please note the cat on the porch roof in the 2nd photo.

 

Hope you like them.

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Posted by pcarrell on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:03 AM
 bogp40 wrote:

This is some really great stuff. It's like an ongoing "Trackside Photos" of MR.

Keep 'em coming.

Agreed!  Keep em comin folks!

So far there isn't a bad one in the bunch!

And I'm laying track, so I'm inspired!

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Posted by bogp40 on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:23 AM

This is some really great stuff. It's like an ongoing "Trackside Photos" of MR.

Keep 'em coming.

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Posted by mikelhh on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:19 AM

The shops

 

 Foul weather moving in

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Posted by Pruitt on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:59 AM

While not exactly up to par with some of the others on this thread, here's two I kinda like from my layout:

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:10 AM
Okay, Philip..........  you're inspired............... Get to work!... What are you doing on your layout now????????   Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by pcarrell on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:06 AM
You guys do some truely awesome work!  Most inspiring!
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Posted by ARTHILL on Monday, May 21, 2007 9:11 PM

Here's a couple.

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

Here are two of mine:

 

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Posted by selector on Monday, May 21, 2007 8:09 PM
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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 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 babefluff on Monday, May 21, 2007 7:57 PM

Here are a few that I like.

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

I have a few:

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

Here are a couple that I like:

 

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

Here's 3 I like:

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