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  1. cabdriver

    Cars that derail

    Well, I cetainly don't want to insult your intelligence, :eek: but we had the same type of issue on our layout and were amazed at the cause.:eek: :eek: :eek: We had a switch on one of our curves, and we thought the switch was thrown one way when in actuality, the switch was thrown the...
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    Come along on our adventure

    Oh, and yes, the store in the background needs painting. :p Will have to get the crew out there soon. ;) :thumb:
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    Come along on our adventure

    One more shot of the chevy :D -- Gratuitous, I know, but heh...:) :D :D
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    Come along on our adventure

    I've also added a water tower to the layout -- here is a picture of the tower -- not yet in its final resting place -- just placed on an open spot for sizing purposes. I plan on adding the name of the town on the side of the water reservoir and then weather the whole thing.
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    Come along on our adventure

    Will need to clean up a few of the lines, then dull the whole thing down to get the sheen off. A lot of the sheen you see is due to the flash -- it doesn't really look that shiney in reality. One more picture.....
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    Come along on our adventure

    Thanks, Ray.... Well, one of the main anchor pieces remaining is the Cornerstone Merchants Row I section. I have been looking for this piece in the LHS as well as eBay, and finally found it locally for a great price. I bought some paints from the LHS as follows: All paints are Floquil --...
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    Come along on our adventure

    WHOO HOO -- We're Back Well, after a relatively long hiatus, I'm happy to say that we are back at the Railroad! :wave: The summer was an amazingly busy time for our family. I can't believe I had to go to the 5th screen in this forum to find our thread. :eek: Anyway, here goes. Dusted the...
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    Come along on our adventure

    Guys, you have given me so many options on the downtown tree front. :eek: First thing I am going to do is get the base off of the trees as you all suggest, then drill down through the sidewalk and "plant" the trees. :thumb: Not sure exactly how I'm going to model around the base of the trees...
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    Open for suggestions

    My only concern with the current contest is that it is one where someone catches something strange "that will make the rest of us chuckle a bit" :eek: -- if you have been around a long time, perhaps you will have something in your archives that would apply. :rolleyes: For those of us...
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    Still Another 2000 posts

    WOO HOOO :thumb: :wave: :wave: :wave: I've surpassed 200 posts myself :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Uh, wait a minute........Oh..........Er...........you said 2000 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops...
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    Come along on our adventure

    OK Guys. (Especially Interurban :D ). I've made up some trees and have placed them for composition purposes on one side of our downtown area. :rolleyes: I really like the look. :) Interurban, you challenged me quite a while ago to do some trees downtown. Now that I have done this basic...
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    Here's what I want to do!!

    J&A_RR, Hey guys, just seeing if you are still out there and if you are still deciding to refresh your layout. :confused: :confused: Had'nt heard from you all for a while, so just thought I would check. Hope you're still railroading with the family. :wave:
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    Come along on our adventure

    Pitchwife, Yes, you are correct in your asessment of the car dealership -- The poor owner has really nothing of significance for sale yet :cool: -- his purchaing power of 1950 and 1960 cars is very limited. The great cars that move around this layout are very expensive cars -- nothing that I...
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    Come along on our adventure

    Ugh. :( :( I know. :( :( We're so far down the road now, not sure if we can fix it in this incarnation without a major tear out. :rolleyes: We've decided that this is our learning layout :D with many do-overs done right the first time next time. :p :p :p :p :D :D :D ;)
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    Come along on our adventure

    And then here they are placed on the layout. :)
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    Come along on our adventure

    Well, we tried a new trick in the tree making department. Up to this point, we have taken the plastic trees and coated the tree limbs with Hobby Tac. We then tried first, to immediate place the foliage on the tree -- bad news. The foliage clumped and fell off, covered in glue. We then tried...
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    Oh No! Not Another One: The Farm House Diorama

    Tom, this is a very interesting and captivating thread. Please continue to post us on your progress...reworks and all. :thumb: :D The pics are great. I love to see work like this done from the VERY BEGINNING! :eek:
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    So, what does your wife think?

    CBCNSfan, Loved your post. :) What a great relationship you guys must have :thumb: -- I can just see you coming up the basement stairs, picture in hand, and sitting down with your wife to discuss your accomplishments and getting her feedback and support. :D :D :D
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    Multiple pictures in a post

    Ahh, makes sense. Thanks. ;)
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    Wonder if the UP will charge me licensing fees for this thought...

    Bob, you continue to amaze me. Panem et Circenses -- what a Juvenal concept! :thumb:
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