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Posted: 1/26/2006 5:52:57 PM EDT
Hi all. As some of you know, aside from shooting, hunting, backpacking and mountain biking, I sometimes have time to work on the model railroad.
 Since there's a few folks here that enjoy model pics, I post them occasionally. Here's a few of the newer ones...CB&Q freight in the mine district.  CB&Q GP30 at a crossing in town. Hey buddy, watch the hands!  Rio Grande F9  Rio Grande coal train led by a GP35 and two GP30's  Traffic on the interchange track  SW1200 switch engine  More EMD F Units 
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Posted: 1/26/2006 5:54:39 PM EDT
[#1]
 Do you ave pics of your whole setup? Very Cool! |
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Posted: 1/26/2006 5:56:40 PM EDT
[#2]
Very nicely done- love the grabrails on the F units- too cool! What scale?
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Posted: 1/26/2006 5:58:26 PM EDT
[#3]
HO
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:00:17 PM EDT
[#4]
Wow- I thought O scale- he da man! 
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:01:01 PM EDT
[#5]
Thanks. They're HO (1:87) scale. All those grabirons required that #80 holes be drilled in the shells by hand. The grabirons, windshield wipers, MU hoses and air lines are all add ons. The F9 has working green classification lights as well. Both F units are by Stewart Models and have smooth, queit drives.
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:01:42 PM EDT
[#6]
That guy in the sweet camaro is gonna get some pie! Tag for full pic.
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:02:03 PM EDT
[#7]
To get more views, you should change the title of this thread to "HO MODELING PICS!!!"
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:03:27 PM EDT
[#8]
Would it be bad to make a cut up carcass under a bridge to sim a guy who jumped off and got splattered?
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:11:56 PM EDT
[#9]
There's more pics (including an overall) here for anyone interested. www.modelrailroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1876 |
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:15:13 PM EDT
[#10]
The background/ sky is outstanding.
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:17:45 PM EDT
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Thanks. The backdrop is hand painted on 1/8" masonite. The sky is blue latex called "Stratosphere". The landscape is done with acrylic artist paints. |
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:39:33 PM EDT
[#12]
do you have any engines with wireless video cameras inside them?
I saw one of them on TV years ago and it looked really cool. |
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:45:11 PM EDT
[#13]
Badass. I have an LGB, but no fancy set up.
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:46:08 PM EDT
[#14]
Wow just checked out the rest of the pics . Cool stuff. LMAO at the sign with the bullet holes in it . Very clever . The hobos are cool too. After seeing this much like my uncle did i know what my hobby is gonna be when i retire some day.
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Posted: 1/26/2006 6:49:23 PM EDT
[#15]
Nice pictures
Thanks. |
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Posted: 1/26/2006 7:32:27 PM EDT
[#16]
Thanks for sharing the pictures, I always enjoy them.
Im sure it wont be long before someone comes along and says youre not allowed to post train pics without a stapler, extra mag, and a tape measure.
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Posted: 1/26/2006 8:41:06 PM EDT
[#17]
Thanks for the photos. Nice work.
I only had a basic HO train set when I was a kid, nothing fancy. But we lived right next to the tracks so I considered Erie-Lackawanna to be my personal choo-choo set.
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Posted: 1/26/2006 11:33:34 PM EDT
[#18]
bastiat, No camera yet, but they are getting much cheaper.
FMJshooter, This is an awesome retirement hobby. I know folks that do just that. Start saving now though... everyone, Thanks for the comments. It's cool that folks enjoy the pics.  |
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Posted: 1/26/2006 11:37:50 PM EDT
[#19]
pretty cool, one of our family friends has a huge train setup as well, I think its about the size of a 2 car garage.
ETA: well he converted his 2 car garage into his hobby/ train room. |
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Posted: 1/26/2006 11:38:08 PM EDT
[#20]
very nice pics
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Posted: 1/26/2006 11:46:16 PM EDT
[#21]
I like the lusty couple. Goes to prove, even on small scale, if you have a '69 Camaro, your blonde girlfriend won't mind if you paw her ass. She must be a HO. Get it? HO? I crack myself up. |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:30:18 AM EDT
[#22]
A few new shots for the morning bump, and I'll let this one go... Thanks for checking them out!
GP7's lead a freight.  EMD F3's crossing bridge  GP30's hold on a siding for an opposing train  F9 waits in town  |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:33:31 AM EDT
[#23]
Very impressive. And good photo skills as well!
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:35:15 AM EDT
[#24]
Awesome I love this stuff. I just don't have the room.
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Posted: 1/27/2006 8:25:51 AM EDT
[#25]
Where's that? Is a pic not loading for me? |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 10:19:00 AM EDT
[#26]
Wow, that's a really nice setup. Nice work indeed!
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Posted: 1/27/2006 10:24:19 AM EDT
[#27]
When i buy a house, one room will excplicitly be for this very thing. Very nice pics.
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Posted: 1/27/2006 10:25:32 AM EDT
[#28]
Hand laid track?
I like the light weathering on some of those GPs. I went really overboard on the weathering for the few HO items that I have. |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 12:15:59 PM EDT
[#29]
Hey, most of your D&RGW locos are way too clean!
This is just right: Seriously, all this looks great! Salute! (The joke is, apparently it was against company policy to ever wash Southern Pacific, Cotton Belt, or Rio Grande locos. Some say their locos came preweathered from the factory.) |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 12:47:50 PM EDT
[#30]
Oh shit!! Somebody ran the redlight and is about to be t-boned!
And then there's the world famous Rio Grande Drag Racing Nationals.  Cool pics ipschoser1! Feel free to post as many model (or real) train pics as you want. |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 12:49:39 PM EDT
[#31]
Hey! That's not bad!
 I wish I still had the one my mom and I built. Took up a 10 x 12 room. 
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Posted: 1/27/2006 12:53:30 PM EDT
[#32]
I didn't think I would be into this topic.
But damn! That stuff looks great. Excellent job. |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 12:53:36 PM EDT
[#33]
man, that's not really my thing... But that's awesome!
~Dg84 |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 3:44:31 PM EDT
[#34]
They're all loading. The pic he's referencing can be found at the link I posted to our "Virtual Tour". I posted it here once before, but, what the heck, here it is again. 
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Posted: 1/27/2006 3:49:44 PM EDT
[#35]
Nope, all the track is Atlas. It's been weathered with either a chemical solution of Floquil Rail Brown paint. As for the GP's (and all the locos), they're all weathered with Dull Cote and artist pastels or chalk. Here's one of my fav weathering job pics. It's a Proto 2000 GP30.  |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:00:51 PM EDT
[#36]
Nice work! I used to model in N, but got discouraged because my local hobby shop refused to carry much N supplies, and hardly any road names I liked...
Are you running DCC? I had that on my N layout and it really made wiring easy and the operations super realistic! |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:05:55 PM EDT
[#37]
I'd encourage you to get back into the hobby. Online ordering is the way to get what you want at great prices. As for train control, it's a Digitrax Super Chief DCC system. It's capabilities are absolutely amazing. |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:16:48 PM EDT
[#38]
Very cool. Thanks for posting!
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:57:18 PM EDT
[#39]
Awesome work!
Great photography as well.
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Posted: 1/27/2006 5:04:18 PM EDT
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Yeah, but even then N scale kinda sucks hind tit as far as model availability and new developments, such as sound decoders, etc. A lot of it is understandable, but I really prefer N, so I get kinda frustrated. I had the entry-level digitrax. Other than needing a reboot (unplug it and plug it back in) once in a while it was awesome, but it would have been nice to have more bells and whistles, such as a digital display, etc... I have 2 N scale geep 7's that need their decoder installs finished, and just a few cars now. I'm not even sure about trying to finish the decoder jobs since I don't have a DCC anymore. I'm pondering what to do. I'm thinking of trading them in AS IS, with a whole box of new parts I ordered from Atlas for someone else to fix up, or getting a new DCC system and then fixing them. I'm also pondering switching to HO or even O, so I'm kinda not doing anything about it right now... At least N has good couplers and smooth motors now, as well as semi-scale trackage, etc. I still wish the rolling stock had body-mounted couplers and other things though... Currently I'm leaning towards a timesaver layout in HO with BN gp7's and some nicely detailed cars, and perhaps a staging track on each end to facilitate swapping out cars on occasion. |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 5:05:37 PM EDT
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btw... what code is your track? I used code 55 in N scale, but it was a pain, cause some of the older cars had wheels with large flanges that would actually hit the ties!
Right now though, I have a clean slate, so if I do go back to N I can shop more carefully and avoid irratations like that! |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 5:17:29 PM EDT
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There's Code 100 and 83 on the layout. I much prefer the Code 83, it looks much more realistic in rail height, but also in tie detail. HO scale does offer greater choices and sound options. I love the long N scale trains. It's a trade off only you can decide on. In your previous post, you mentioned staging you next RR. Check out the tour link to see how that was tackled on our RR. Come on over to www.modelrailroadforums.com/forum/index.php There's an N scale forum in addition to all the others.
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Posted: 1/27/2006 5:18:24 PM EDT
[#43]
Looks super nice! My Dad was a Conrail brakeman for 35 yrs or so. I'd love to see the whole set up!!
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Posted: 1/27/2006 7:31:28 PM EDT
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You are too out of touch with the hobby. Get online and look around. Get on the Atlas forum. |
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