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Yup, that's indeed the same car as cited in RMC's May 2007 Collector's Consist article. The only difference between that car and mine is that I swapped out the handbreak mechanism, as the one accompanying the kit was incorrect for the actual car. CNJ999

Indeed, rarity is the key facet in HO collecting. Therefore, perhaps the ultimate prize is the Penn Line Reading Crusader (circa 1947/48 ) in good condition. One recently sold on eBay for $1600! Personally, I tend more toward the unusual items of the past, particularly unique rolling stock...

Yup. Picked up a couple at the LHS on Friday. Very nice models but difficult to fit into a layout scene unless all the other vehicles are really first class looking. CNJ999

On a crisp autumn morning in 1941, Hudson Highlands #293, one of the railroad's oldest camelbacks, has drawn a small peddler freight assignment that includes switching Putney Coal. CNJ999

One must appreciate that John Allen was quite a unique individual at the time, where our hobby is concerned. By profession, he was a talented commercial photographer, having an excellent eye for scene composition, use of lighting, camera tricks, etc...as well as being a skilled model railroader...

Here's one that I have a particular fondness for. It's a high-angle view of Putney Yard on my Hudson Highlands RR layout. Set in the autumn of 1941, one can see most of the village of Putney, NY and its few small industries from this vantage point. Incidentally, that odd looking silver car the...

OK...I'll take on Challenge #2, exactly as originally written up: matching the model to the box photo. I find it fun to build advanced kits to a degree where they precisely match what's shown on the box. CNJ999

EZ...If you still happen to be monitoring this particular thread, be advised that on the opening screen for The Gauge, at the top where you have The Gauge Photo of the Day, as well as at the bottom of the page, where the image of this month's photo contest winner is supposed to appear, all I see...

Indeed...as of noon suddenly I can see my earlier, image-including, posts! As a result, I've deleted a number of the repetitive image posts so that the contest thread is left with just one. Thanx. CNJ999

Well...I gotta say I simply give up trying to post images here. I've made 6 tries at it this morning, two times out of which the posted images seemed to show up as solid postings. But as far as I can tell they vanished within a few minutes (although my screen name remains for the thread as the...

Always had a soft spot in my heart for the CNJ, ever since I acted as a technical advisor on a book about the CNJ's Blue Comet. Nice imagining work. CNJ999

This change in forum format has me more than a little confused. But be that as it may, let me try posting something for this "as you like it" contest. For a title or subject of "my special contest", I'd say "contrasting eras" or perhaps "era face-off" might be an appropriate choice for the...