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    Would this go to railfanning?

    I got this in an email Southern Pacific Railroad in the Cascades of Oregon, By Joel Ashcroft Lynn
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    Photo Fun week of Feb. 1

    Tyco kit JW, That Tyco kit is fantastical. Like you say, it looks like it has been thru too many storms. If you had put weeds around it, I would have sworn it was for real. Great job, and I love it. Lynn
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    Making plaster of Paris Molds

    molds I generally use a spray of soapy water, just to get it wet, then pour the POP. It works for me. I have even used WD-40, very light coating. Make sure the mold is clean before you pour. Lots of luck. Lynn
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    Looking for a tutorial on locomotive repair

    one truck SFJack, I am not into DCC, so I stay very simple in everything. If one truck is running and one not, there is one thing to look for, but in several places. One is a gear slipping on a shaft. That has happened to me a fair number of times. Or a gear shifts out of alignment and doesn't...
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    Derailment Problems

    derailing Several questions, first, does it derail regardless of direction? Is it a diesel or steam loco? If you push the cars across the switch without the loco, do they derail too? Those are questions to start troubleshooting. Lynn
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    Dec 21st Weekly Photo Fun

    power 'Pears you have quantity and quality lugging that car around. Lynn
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    Dec 14th Weekly Photo Fun

    No, no, no, no, no Kurt, that picture is terrific, but without a driver, you don't ever, ever never, park a '55 chevy on tracks!!:curse::curse:announce1 Lynn
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    noticed John, I never noticed that the "thingy" was going backwards until you mentioned it. Must be a fair to middling wind blowing to get the smoke going in the same direction it is moving. Lynn:eek::eek:
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part III

    help Don, would it help you any if I ignored you too? Just trying to help. Lynn:rolleyes:
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    Advice on what structure models to avoid

    gauge I can't help on the bldgs, but just a thought on the N or HO. Without knowing your age, the only thought is eyesight. If you have many years to go, either gauge. IF you are getting rickety....senile......ancient..., I'll get it in a minute, oh yes, up in years, the I'd pick HO. Lynn
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    Need tips on Turf and grass

    scenics It seems Gary was the only one touching on it, but you mentioned grass and stuff pulling away, or balling up when you spray it. You have to use "wet" water first. A couple drops of liquid soap, denatured alcohol, or windshield washer fluid, in a small spray bottle of water cures that...
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    HO Train Layout

    ideas I don't know how long the tunnels will be, but unless they are quite short I would definitely suggest a way to get inside. Dirty track and derailments ALWAYS happen inside tunnels. (experience talking) Lynn
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    a "Red Rocks Railroad" mine bldg.,,,,,,Almost

    RR mine That is really looking great. Love the pictures, and don't stop now. More! Lynn
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    Puzzling Question for British & North American Modelers

    pictures Happy to post the pictures, Robert. It gives me the opportunity to look around and see how much useless stuff I have collected over the years. And boy, do I have a bunch of it. Lynn
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    Puzzling Question for British & North American Modelers

    British LifeLike Rob, I finally got those pix. The first 3 are European LL, with a Welsh 4-6-0 prototype. The loco has G W, and the cars "Cornish Riviera Limited". The other 2 pix are 0-6-0 and 3 carriages. Lynn
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    Puzzling Question for British & North American Modelers

    British Robert, I have some thoughts on that European vs American quality. About 12 years ago I found an (HO) train set. After research, the locomotive was exactly like a Welch prototype. I think it was the Prince Of Wales, or something on that order. It has 4 matching passenger cars. The thing...
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    old time equipment

    Skull Madhatter, you sure ask easy questions. To get an HO cow skull, you kill an HO cow, then let the HO buzzards pick it clean before the HO sun bleaches it. I thought everbody knew that.:twisted: Lynn
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    Why don't you participate in our photo contests?

    Great pictures SPmodoc, I agree with you, up to a point. Sometimes the winner doesn't seem the best to me. But I still vote for the one I think is best. But if I thought the same way as everybody else, I wouldn't be me now, would I? I'm not fussing at you, just trying to say what I think. The...
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    Your input please

    size I had to scroll back and forth to read the script And to see all the picture on a 17" monitor. Holding the controll and scrolling with the wheel is a new one on me. I'll sure use that idea from now on. Lynn
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    Still breathing.

    reporting in Gil, I'm over 20 years your senior and have problems up the gazoo, but it is reports and letters from guys like you that keep me going. It isn't whether better or worse off, it is the spirit of you that means so much. Keep up the good thoughts, for only God will decide when day is...
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