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    alot of questions about rr's in general

    thanks alot guys, i start my welding classes in feb. but thanks for all the info.
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    alot of questions about rr's in general

    hello all, first off id like to say a little bit about myself, so you can see where im coming from. im a 25 year old from long island ny. i have been doing model trains for the last 3 years. i model b&o, c&0, wm, csx etc. i started in the hobby 3 years ago when i lived in baltimore and visited...
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    15" radius question

    hello all, im just wondering if anyone can help me out with this one. im currently working on an ho layout on the back of an old door thats 34" wide and about 7 ft long now my question is what kind of turnout could i use to maintain an inside curve of 15".
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    Photography Game?

    that picture was taken by my uncle i believe in 1986 in pennsylvania somewhere how about a blue one. ex prr cabin car.
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    Photography Game?

    here goes nothing...i hope the caboose counts. :)
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    Where are the Great Young Model Railroaders?

    for six years i was "homeless" on the rails, i spend many nights sleeping in boxcars and abandoned units, and any thing else that offered shelter. aimlessly going from city to city but there was one thing i realized that always kept my interest... the trains. most people feel that hobos are...
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    Advice on Good window materials...

    i use transparency sheets, if you go to a kinkos or printing place they usually sell it by the sheet and its only like 50 cents.you get a lot of window surface from just one sheet:)
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    No more Armour Yellow???

    good one:) my friend totally flipped his lid when i told him thissign1 then he got angry at me when i told him it was a joke:D oh well.
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    Engine Pics & Train Stuff...

    wow deano thanks a bunch:) id like to learn as much as possible
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    CSX Derailment Causes Amtrak woes

    csx just hit someone in baltimore county. i read something similar about csx not giving trackrights to amtrak, but after all i guess passengers are low priority, and trash trains actually are higher priority. its a crazy world.
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    Engine Pics & Train Stuff...

    lookin good deano, although im not a really a big passenger train fan, that aerostream unit is sweet:) its like a cadillac on rails. keep up the good work. the fuel scene is awesome too!:)do you know any history of the aerostream?
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    Engine Pics & Train Stuff...

    thanks guys, i hope one day to be the master of rust:):):)
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    here it is

    thanks guys, and ralph the furnace is easily accessible for repairs, i made the area around the furnace come apart with about 6 screws. ive built and dismantled about 4 times just to make sure it would work and it does:)and if you look in the first pic on the right, thats the back of the...
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    Engine Pics & Train Stuff...

    i dont know where else to post this but heres my first weathering job please dont laugh, :)
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    here it is

    heres my first try at scenery, i used the crappy white styrofoam glued it into place, then used lightweight spackle to build up rocks and such, then painted with different colors then added some moss stuff i got from michaels. total cost 11 dollars
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