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    trains in movies

    If you watched the Special Features of 3:10 it was amazing that the final sequence, set it the desert in summer, was filmed while there were THREE FEET OF SNOW on the ground! :eek:
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    Amazing Photos

    This might be the only time where it's the DRIVER who asks, "Are We There Yet?" sign1 sign1 sign1
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    Internettrains.com ? Worst decision ever!

    I have no experience with them, however you might try placing a small "test order" with them and see how well they handle it.
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    Todays Progress on the ACTRR

    Looks like trailer trash to me. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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    Amazing Photos

    Don't you just hate it when they overbook on the holidays? :eek: :eek: :eek:
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    LED Resistor help

    Play-Doh, I took the picture of the resistors and played with it on my graphics program and the best I could pull out was the color code yellow violet black which translates into 47 ohm resistors. My recommendation would be to follow Bruce's advice and use 1K or 1000 ohm resistors. Go buy them...
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    trains in movies

    Just saw another movie to add to the list. In "Superman Returns" the evil Lex Luthor has this awesome Marklin layout. :cool: :cool: :cool: If for no other reason check the movie out. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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    Union Pacific Modelers...

    :rofl: bounce7 :-P :-P aussie
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    The real world is harsh

    Hi Matt. I have been a paraplegic for the last 38 years and have gone through some rough times, so I can appreciate how you feel. Life can be (strike that, it IS) hard at times, but I have found that those are the times that make us stronger. The main thing is to never give up. Keep faith in...
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    Internettrains.com ? Worst decision ever!

    They are charging you $77.14 S&H for 100 pieces of flex track? jawdrop :-o jawdrop :-o :eek: :eek: :???: :???: :rippedoff: :rippedoff:
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    Looking for inspiration

    I would recommend a trip to your LHS and pick up a copy of Walther's N&Z product guide. Then you can see a great deal of what is available and what will fit into your ideas of what you want on your layout.
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    Weekly Photo Fun week of Feb. 29

    Yeah, those darn florescent lights are like that. :curse: I am planning something very similar to what you have. What I want to do is to have a valence over the layout with both daylight florescent and incandescent lights. The fluorescents for just running trains with less heat generated, and...
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    Weekly Photo Fun week of Feb. 29

    Great pics everyone. I always enjoy these weekly installments. :thumb: :thumb: Jeffrey, very nice effect. Have you considered putting a dimmer on your room lights so the change from day to night wouldn't be so abrupt?
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    trains in movies

    Just saw a new one to add to the list. The Island. Cool futuristic trains.
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    Video of Layout

    Did you record the sounds yourself or did you download them from somewhere?
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    trains in movies

    Probably the 2007 version, although I think that both versions have been mentioned.
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    Railroad Terms Used in Common Speech

    Or Time Zones which were established by the railtoads.
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    Todays Progress on the ACTRR

    Make him an offer on the SECRET FORMULA. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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    trains in movies

    For those of you who are keeping treck... Here is a list of movies that have been mentioned on either one or both of the relevant threads in no particular order: Marx brothers' Go West High Noon Back to the Future 3 Broken Arrow The Magnificent Seven Superman Returns 'The Adams family'...
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    trains in movies

    It was listed in however there have been quite a few other cross thread references so it still counts. sign1