Recent content by GS4

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    New Frontier Saloon

    announce1 Thanks for the compliments guys, they are much appreciated Gus, well done!! Dukes of Hazard is correct. :thumb::thumb: Cheers, Simon :wave:
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    Weekly Photo Fun 9-26

    announce1 Here's one that I call "LOOKING ALONG THE TRACKS" Then there's the variations:- This one is called "BLOWN AWAY" This one is "GRANPA'S MEMORIES" Cheers, Simon bounce7
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    New Frontier Saloon

    announce1 Hi there guys, here are some pics of a diorama that I built for a competition build off at Trackside Modeler earlier this year. I was unable to complete the diorama for various reasons. Anyhow here are the pics. To start with, here's an aerial shot of the diorama and now for...
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    Idaho Springs Mine (Campbell craftsman kit)

    Steve, I've said it elsewhere and I'll say it again, that is a fantastic job that you are doing with that mine. Keep up the good work!! Cheers, Simon
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    A Cold Storage Distribution Centre

    announce1 Hey there fellow modellers!! Thank you all for the compliments, they are much appreciated. Dave, the foundation brickwork is made from "Faller" 'N' scale printed card. What follows is a photographic presentation of the project. Basically the structure consists of a balsawod core...
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    A Cold Storage Distribution Centre

    Thanks for the comments guys!! Russ, I've no first hand knowledge of what tye of construction is used in the various parts of the USA, for the building of cold storage facilities, as I live in the City of Cape Town in South Africa. The story behind my choosing to use a metal structure for the...
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    A Cold Storage Distribution Centre

    Thanks for the comments guys, they are much appreciated Cheers, Simon
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    A Cold Storage Distribution Centre

    :wave: Hi there fellow modellers, I guess it's time that I show some of my modelling efforts. So I decideed to start with my Cold Storage Distribution Centre. It could also be used as an ordinary warehouse, just change the sign. A front view A few close up shots The lefthand end of the...
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    Post your Favorite Road/s

    :mrgreen: Here's a foreigner's list:- BNSF BN GN SP (used to be #1) ATSF CB & Q SP & S MRL WC AMTRAK Cheers, Simon :thumb:
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    New member/ Old hand

    Thanks for the welcome guys, this looks like a good forum. I'm sure I'll enjoy being here. Jim, I think at almost two posts a day, you hear from Madhatter a bit more than occaissonally LoL. We have contacted each other by e-mail. Anyway, I look forward to spending time here at The Gauge...
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    New member/ Old hand

    Hi there folks, I'm Simon Busby and I live on the otherside of the duck pond, in the City of Cape Town in South Africa. I've been involved with model trains all my life. IP inheritted the bug from my father. I'm also a fan of prototype railways, especially North American. My favorite RR Co. is...