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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VII

    wow, i got my old profile back! ok i have a question??? how wide and tall are rail ties? in real life? i want to make a rail road tie load in 1:48 scale. good news i got my MTH steamer back from MTH today. the replaced the motor and a computer board. 450.00 in repair bill so they...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    depends, you may not have to scratch build. there is kits in N-scale i know at least. and motorized . may be in other scales as well. big wind farm going up here in iowa. every now and thin i see the blades going down the road on flat bed semi trucks, one blade per truck.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    here are pics of the triumph mocked up.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    hi all!, im still alive and kicking.... just got done with my 3rd round of chemo , get 2 weeks break from it now. chemo is starting to work. i have not been doing much with trains , but on my good days i am out side in the garden or working on a 1966 triumph chopper. i may head to train club...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    well im home from a long day of chemo, got blood tests back today. looks like they are going the wrong way, but only had 1 week of chemo when test was done. doc is hoping that its just not kicked in yet. im in my 2nd round now.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    well im out the door soon back to chemo today, all tho i never really left, got to drag this back pack and pump all around the house. but atleat i get to sleep in my own bed.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part V

    hi guys, i been gone for awhile, have a lot going on, some of you may remember that i had a surgery in JAN to remove a tumor from my lung, well it ended up that i needed chemo after, so i been dealing with that. im hooked up to an IV 24 hours a day for 5 and a 1/2 days, then get 2 weeks off...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    but can you even get XP anymore? the wife wants a new computer but cant find new ones with xp, just vista, and we dont want it.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    buyers 1 ebay scamers 0 ...... judge judy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJDK6ctRjqw
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    wow,,, i just dont believe it, the boy if finally taking an interest in trains, getting him to come with me to train club was like pulling teeth before,, but today he had a blast and wants to go back monday,,, lol he got to run the trains most of the time, now he is going through my books...
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    can you tell me what a flat car like this would be used for? pics inside

    Ottumwa , Iowa . it was on a siding , i took them pics from my truck from the road.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    i go see my chemo doc, (same doc i get all my check ups every 4 months) on march 10th. for blood tests and a chest x-ray. then we will go from there, hoping they say just check ups after that and no chemo.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    things like this scare the h*ll out of me,,,, i think when i get DCS i will just stick to only controlling the trains. and not accessories.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    well im home from the docs in iowa city, had a chest x -ray, long looks good, i go back to work on the 18th, with no restrictions.
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    i have not been out yet, but i guess 6 to 8 inches from looking out the window.
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    here is pics of one of our club members scratch built o-scale grain elevator.

    that sure is a nice layout!!!!! but why did they use that funny looking 2 rail track??????? lol
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part IV

    nothing but more and more snow here.
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    here is pics of one of our club members scratch built o-scale grain elevator.

    oh ya, the bins are made out on PVC drain pipe,
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    here is pics of one of our club members scratch built o-scale grain elevator.

    if you think about it, HO and N scale is not any cheaper, you just need more room. the walthers oil rig with motor in N scale is around 80.00, the same thing in o scale is only 40.00.
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