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    Cadillac Ranch - UK

    Sorry for the confusion. My bad! :oops: I mentioned 'barge' because that photo looks like one, and made me think of a 'freelance ferry' idea. The turntable is, in fact, located on the Panama canal, and can be seen on Google Earth. The locos are used to haul smaller ships, and to control...
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    Cadillac Ranch - UK

    Mountain Man: There is nothing stupid in your question. There have been some very oddball turntable and sector plate designs, and this is one of them. The two tracks on the turntable appear foreshortened due to perspective. In fact, they are just long enough to take the small switcher /...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Good morning America! Good afternoon Europe! One thing I like about the caboose cafe - the spam is only ever served one way: flame-grilled! sign1 Chief Eagles: I enjoyed 'my south' - it suits my sentiments. As a dweller in Kent, I guess I'm some sort of southerner too. :mrgreen: Never had...
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    Weekend Photo Fun 8,9,10

    Hello everybody. I just want to say that, even if I don't find time and energy to post, I still do a lot of lurking. It's great to look at all of these photos whilst sitting, relaxing, and drinking coffee. Thank you, all of you, for your photos. At last, here's one from me: it's a photo, and...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Chief Eagles: I was about to turn in for the night, 00.45am my time, but now, for some unknown reason, I feel the urge to make some food. Now, I wonder why that might be? sign1
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Greetings, all. Another busy day, but last night I washed two triang cabooses / cabeese / cabice ready for painting and detailing. (Triang, because my Athearn kits are reserved for later, once I get my hand in again.) Here's my try at a logo, for comments, please. Should I make the shadows...
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    OK everyone, i need some suggestions please!

    Mojave Mountain & Barstow Railroad ? Mojave Mountain & Black Rock ? The great thing about modelling is - you can put logging or mining in a national park, and happily lay tracks along route 66 without a peep of protest from rentamob. sign1 http://digital-desert.com/route-66/
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    An Age-Old Railroaders Problem

    I think I'm at about 1:1 ratio, but not sure - whenever I start an inventory it turns into a wish list! I have a mix of mainly rtr, some awaiting spares, some kits awaiting build. I have mainly U.K. and U.S., with Some german, French, Polish etc. And then there's the paper models. :mrgreen: I...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Good morning America! At least, I suppose it's morning there. I never could get used to the whole 'daylight saving' business. It gets me very confused. I never know in spring whether to add or subtract a pint of water from my clepsydra. sign1 N Gauger: Thanks for the info...
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    Cadillac Ranch - UK

    Well, 78 rpm is a bit excessive! :mrgreen: When it comes to speed of rotation, you don't want to go overboard. btw, that link has to be the world's oddest turtable location - unless someone on the gauge knows different. :mrgreen: Great pix, thank you for sharing.:thumb::thumb::thumb: edit...
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    Over/Under Starter Layout

    Hi, Cannonball. I like the layout - it's excellent for a beginner. Here's my 2 cents / pence worth: Start with a 4 x 4 and take out a 1 x 1 foot square in the top right corner. That gives you 3 square feet of extra room, but leaves good 'stretchover' access to all parts of the layout -...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Hi, everyone. Not a bad day here. I got a lot more organised - both in real life and with my computer files. As I build my model RR, I need to know exactly where to put my hand on which kit, design, or rtr. It's getting that way. Jeffrey: I burn DVDs as well. I'm about to convert some...
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    Photos from my layout

    Jeffrey: I've got broadband. We have a saying in the UK: "Pull up the ladder, Jack, I'm all right!" :mrgreen: Thanks for sharing these photos - I'm really enjoying them - they go very nicely with a hot cup of coffee. :thumb: I like the realistic details - the old rusting steamer - a touch of...
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    Ion Generator Wire Problem

    By a strange coincidence I have been thinking of using this idea to create a realistic grass effect using flock. Having seen the links, I now know that I'm not the only crazy person around. sign1 If you have the generator with the black and white wires, you have the A.C. version - G1783. For...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Hi, all. 11.30pm here, raining hard, with thunder and lightning - the dog hates it! I was making a couple of buildings for my layout, but I've come to the computer mainly to keep the dog company - he's hiding under the table. When he was a tiny pup, he went outside in the sunshine, and just at...
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    Pics from Baltimore

    I really enjoyed these pictures - thanks for sharing them. :thumb: Of course, I now have even more stock on my buy / build / modify list! :cry: What brand is that strange-looking 4-2-0 ? It's most odd - I don't quite see Bonnie and Clyde making a getaway in one of those! :mrgreen: Thanks...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Hello again, everyone. Another hot day - the right sort of day to wash some rolling stock. Well, the plastic bits, after dismantling. CSXect: Dapol is an old-established firm in the UK. They are known for their large range of wagons in OO scale - mostly private-owner (PO). They also bought...
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] - Part VI

    Happy birthday, Don. Hello to all. I've been away too long. Busy, busy, busy. It's hot and humid here. I've finally got some more shelves up, so I can unpack and sort out my train bits. I'll be starting on a layout soon. It's 2.20 am here, and I need to be in bed, but I just had to pop in...
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    Mixing old and new model trains?

    Hello everyone. This is my first post in quite a while - real life getting in the way of hobbies - you all know the score. :mrgreen: My oldest model is a Triang R50 Princess Elizabeth, 1953 version. It is made of acetate rather than polystyrene, and is a bit of a rough runner. But it runs...
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    [Free Model #3] Tucker Sno-cat build

    Shouldn't be a problem. It wasn't for me. But it was hard work sneaking-in the circular saw. :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen: Great build and tutorial. :thumb::thumb::thumb: I fully intend to have a bash at this one some time this year.
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