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    Part 3 building the layout of your dreams

    I have know idea how that jumbled mess got to the bottom of the story. :curse: I am sorry for the jumbled mess at the bottom of the story I have no FREEKIN Idea on how it got there,it wasn't there when I proofed the story, Sorry guys Mike
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    Part 3 building the layout of your dreams

    Well,its been 4 days since the 1st. order to walthers was placed , and low and behold here is the first model kits to be built. As I look at the box art I wonder can I accomplish this or at least a reasonable facimale, well no time like the present to open it up and take a gander. Wow! I'm...
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    Let's see you model THIS!

    ut oh,better call Mako......
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    Part 2 of "So you want to build a model railroad"

    :wave: Welcome back;to the never ending saga of the novice model railroader. OK lets see were we at today? Its the weekend finaly,Last week I built the foundation of my creation,orderd the catalog,talked to fine people of the gauge,started my subscription to model railroad magazine.Now lets see...
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    So you want to build the layout of your dreams

    Zman you have it all wrong... :mad: First my appoligies for picking the dumb font color,what in the hell was I thinking. 2nd. Zman did you read the artical or just skim over it? i DON'T NEED A CATALOG.I am sort of writing the life and times of a model railroader,what he or she goes threw. As...
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    So you want to build the layout of your dreams

    This will be the first installment of the never ending life of a model railroader. You have been tossing around this idea for the past couple of years,after seeing a friends layout. The questions start flowing in the back of your mind. What scale schould I do?then again what the heck is scale...
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    It's Friday 7-8, Weekend Modeling Plans!!

    I thought I was going to work on the layout :curse: Well here it is the weekend,just completed 71.5 hours of work for the week,thats even with the 4th off,and I already have the honey do list on the kitchen table,as soon as I walked in the door tonight,lets see;#1. finish painting kitchen and...
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    Help Needed:

    Well steve: the ideas put forth all real good ideas,now I will throw my 2 pennies into the mix,when I am trying to acheve the effect at hand I take a little bit of furnitur polish,spray it into a lid and brush the areas I want to look worn or getting ready for paint like in your project. thats...
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    The 4th of July 2005

    Hi people; Well here we are on the 4th. of July 2005,As I sit back and toss back a few after the art studio cabnit hanging expidition,I'm sitting here writing to all and listening to oldies from the 70's and 80's,I also have the time to sit back and reflect about the cost of freedom we now...
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    Thank God it's the weekend.

    Wow, Finaly,it's here the weekend of the fourth,after 72 hours of work in the place closest to hell,that would be the open pit mine that I work in,I get to relax,. Wrong! Lets see,I planed on working on the layout today and tommorow,but that will not come into play,insted ,I hung 8 mini blinds...
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    Just joined

    Ok People, Thanks to everyone who welcomed me aboard,Here's the latest on my 14 year old project. Scale is HO,era,late 40's to mid 60's.U shaped layout with center walk in area.dimension's 1st. run 6x 14 - 2nd connecting area or the middle 10x5,3rd. branch line,3x 12.I hope to be able to post...
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    Just joined

    Just a few words, to say here I am,and hoping for some good talk,idea swapping,and any other thing that could come to mind in model railroading... Thanks. Boomboom:D
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