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    Downhill Run

    I see a sharp drop behind the tracks with a large tree growing on the slope going down to the lake. Nice pic Charlie :thumb:
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    A Ghost From A Christmas Past

    Neat Vic, another entry into 'how things work'. Hmmm, if the flywheel drives the bellows does it need to be 'kick started', given a shove to get it going? Now I find it hard to believe that you haven't built something for that little engine to drive. Surely you could transfer that power, by...
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    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Looks great Nelson! I love the contrast between the seemingly opulant buidlings and the manger, it illustrates well the part of the story where they were turned away from the inn and makes this song pop into my head: "away in a manger..... no crib for a bed........" Merry Christmas to all!
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    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Nelson..your translation is excellent, especially your sentence structure!! :thumb: You only missed one word-born:birth What you call a 'Christmas Crib' is widely known in the USA as a 'Nativity Scene'-depicting the story of the birth of Christ for many denominations of Christianity other...
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    My cardboard Christmas Crib

    Nelson..that looks fantastic!! I LOVE the palm tree!! All very nice indeed:thumb:
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    Downtown laneway

    Thanks Val...it's looking good, nice clouds. :thumb: It's come MUCH further than the last time I saw it! I assume that all those buildings are just sitting there (not glued down) and you can move them to install track?
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    water tower scratchbuild

    No doubt!! In N scale yet!! :eek: The blocks look fantastic..as does the wood siding and the conical roof! :thumb:
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    Downtown laneway

    Niiiiccceeee!! First impression-man that looks/feels real! Then-great modeling-I remember that ivy wall waaayy over there across that street. After another look I see the sidewalk/curb, manholecover/drain-WOW girl you are GOOD!! How bout a shot of where it sits on the layout-regardless if the...
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    An Interesting New Toy

    Oooooo!! That IS cool!!! I've seen those in catalogs and drooled a little..slurp. You got a smart wife Charlie..or did you hint for months about that one?!? :D Like EZ I wonder about the zoom also..optical or digital? The second pic is fuzzy, but you can kinda see a broken down corrugated...
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    Tutorials...where are they

    Welcome to the Gauge psocks :wave: The link to the 'Academy' at the top of every page tells you how to get to the 'Archives'. The 'Archives' is a category like 'General Talk' or 'Scratchin and Bashin'. You can get to the 'Archives' from the main Gauge page or use the 'Forum jump' pull down...
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    Hi All good to be here!!!

    Nice layout! Welcome to the best forum on the net! :wave:
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    K.V.Div it`s your Birthday

    Happy Birthday K.V.Div!!! :D LOL :D IOU!! That's a good one, I'll have to remember that!!
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    The-Gauge is 3 years Old!!

    Sumpter250...you DID add to it ...well said along with all the others comments. This forum IS the greatest because of all the wonderful people who participate...it is often my refuge from the storm. Happy Birthday to the Gauge!!!
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    speeder as suggested

    Being basically clueless about real rail operations, could someone tell me what a speeder is?? :oops: I assume it is some kind of maintenence vehicle?? Bill, is your speeder powered or just a static display? Your pics went pretty quickly from wheels to the finish, did you scratch that...
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    Christmas Crisis?

    ho ho ho ho Wonder how many jammin on the brakes THAT will cause?!?!
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    Griswold County Court House

    :D LOL Arlaghan!! Do they make a Delorian in N gauge?? Matthyro.....It's beautiful !! :)
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    Bill Stone you just turned 70!!!!!!!!

    :D !!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!!!! :D
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    I'm baaaaaack!

    Hey Val..:wave: ...I'm just back to model RR'ing from summer fun and wondered where you were! :D Congrats on the conclusion of school!!
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    We made it

    WOW 50 Years is a long time!! The one who get there are, and are happy about it, are very special people. CONGRATULATIONS!!! :thumb:
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    The Dog

    Oh cool a dog show!! I'll have to dig around and find my dog pics. Dogs are a mans/womans best friend!! Bull Mastifs..shudder....had to walk past a place in elementary school that had 4 of these monsters behind a 3 foot wide stone wall. They ALWAYS tried to fling their ferocious, spit...