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    What's with the Angled thing?

    It's a BNSF idler car, which accomodates the overhang of a full Boeing 737 fuselage that's mounted on an 89' flat. The structure at the rear generally contains parts to the same aircraft. These trains run from Kansas City to Seattle. I only got off the one pic, as the train was moving fast, and...
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    Making rock molds

    Professor X, I made some killer molds back in the mid-1980's using the WS latex. I lugged home good rocks... but scrubbed them clean with a really stiff brush and soapy water, getting all the cooties and critter droppings off them. The key is leaving soapy water on the rock, and before it...
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    Signs painted on walls

    You GO girl! Looks real-er than real.
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    Seen any good structures to Model anywhere

    I have been shooting lots of the local early 20th Century brick buildings around town. Mostly for folks who are in a rut painting their DPM building kits. http://www.mellowmike.com/Buildings/Thumbnails_19.html I skip the ones that have had recent facelifts. These are all present day...
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    Mystery Photo

    Jon, Do you recall what the road name was...? Is it a brown car on the outside?
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    I'm Being Naughty: Another Teaser

    Nicely done, Tom! :)
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    A New Level Of Model Railroading?

    Dash, I was referring to the cars that the thread was initially about. Humorous idea - but the decaling was sub par. I believe you in regards to the Campbell's 66 company.
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    A New Level Of Model Railroading?

    They're a witty idea... but the smaller lettering work is uneven. Not the kind of car you run on a layout at the train shows, that's for sure! I remember in my wargaming days I did up a pair of 1/285 Hawker Hurricanes and inconspicuously did the call letters on the fuselage T IT and A SS...
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    Some weathering and graffiti

    Eddie, I hope I didn't come across as too acerbic. I was just thinking that since you had gotten 3 MDC cars on the cheap... that you might have experimented more. Not sure if that makes sense... but I mean you knew you weren't keeping them, and they didn't set you back a lot... so try a...
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    Some weathering and graffiti

    Not too shabby, Eddie If you don't mind a little critique - I would have to say your rust patterns are repetitive. Almost to the point of being stenciled on. I only say that because you're showing all three cars off together. As for the doors... many modelers (both sellers and keepers)...
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    $50 HO Box Car?

    I think Rich will agree with me - that if a certain three Buyers suddenly gave up model railroading as a resolution... we would pretty much have $30 or $40 cars! Tops. There are fellows who blow me away - but fortunately they choose to not sell their creations on eBay. Gives Rich and I free...
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    $50 HO Box Car?

    Larry!!! rdivizio is Rich - not me! (Or are you saying this just to antagonize me) [:)]
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    $50 HO Box Car?

    Thanks Blake, But as Rich himself has pointed out - the cars in question were his and not mine. Speaking for my own work, I will agree that the prices I get typically reach inordinate amounts. Were I to simply do commission work for someone - I wouldn't stand a chance of getting 3-digit...
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    Would You Like A Little RAILBOX With That Grafitti?

    Ralph... I hope you mean a model wall. Hee hee. [:D]
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    Would You Like A Little RAILBOX With That Grafitti?

    Good things come in pairs... or is it bad things come in threes...? Or separated at birth...?
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