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 Posted - October 26 2014 : 04:11:44 AM
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My AOTW is a blast from the past, a MRC non-DCC sound system
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Posted - October 26 2014 : 09:25:19 AM
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I hear ya, John !  Wonder if it still works? My AOTW is more visual, I found a vendor with some Life-Like Light-ups that I wanted, highway related. Also found 2 more over at another vendor, so they're all in this pile together. I usually find the street lights, old timey style, but rarely have I found highway signage , and lighted, too. I was happy.  Plan on using some on my little stairwell layout.
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 Posted - October 26 2014 : 11:25:59 AM
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oh maaaan I want some of those!!!!!
Oh well train show next month
I'll look there
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Posted - October 26 2014 : 11:41:08 AM
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"It's the real thing!"How would it not be the real thing?  Anyway, my AOTW is a bunch of old Matchbox trains from the 1970s and 1980s that I got from my grandparents and goodwill in the last decade or so.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - October 27 2014 : 1:48:47 PM
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That MRC sound system is great fun, and the kids enjoy
making the sounds. I let them get away pressing multiple
sound buttons at once, and over time it appeared to
fry the circuitry. Ruined it. Otherwise this is a terrific
accessory!
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Posted - October 27 2014 : 7:37:13 PM
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quote:That MRC sound system is great fun, and the kids enjoy
making the sounds. I let them get away pressing multiple
sound buttons at once, and over time it appeared to
fry the circuitry. Ruined it. Otherwise this is a terrific
accessory!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 27 2014Â :Â 1:48:47 PM
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still got it?
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Posted - October 28 2014 : 03:11:27 AM
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Love those Tyco and Bachmann funkadelicious crossing gates with the green grass edged by the
white snow banks. This on has the switch man pop out of the little shed, Lionel style, but I
fear it is not likely to work soon.
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Posted - October 29 2014 : 12:19:55 AM
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This is going on my Speed Racer slot car set! 
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Posted - October 29 2014 : 12:36:49 PM
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quote:
Love those Tyco and Bachmann funkadelicious crossing gates with the green grass edged by the
white snow banks. This on has the switch man pop out of the little shed, Lionel style, but I
fear it is not likely to work soon.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 28 2014Â :Â 03:11:27 AM
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do you needs a roof?
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Posted - October 29 2014 : 6:05:54 PM
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| Nice items as always. This photo of a vintage auto is a reshot of a post I did on BOTW. Different angle and auto is somewhat oversized but still a cute picture. 
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Posted - October 29 2014 : 10:33:00 PM
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Life-like lighted Exxon signs that will be displayed with the Tyco Exxon gas station...
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Posted - October 29 2014 : 11:58:22 PM
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Yessir, could use a roof. Lost it when the whole kit and caboodle got accidentally flipped upside down. That took some SERIOUS testors.
I wanted to kill that %$#% cat. Is there anything you might use?
Got a bunch of F7 shells, different road names, most Tyco if ye be
interested.
Speaking of which, I am running the heck out of that sweet red
Penn Central caboose, and loving every minute of it. Other pieces
really cool, also. That PC gon is pretty darn nice. The one I have,
loaded with oranges, was a sort of fantasy paint job, as it were. But
thanks to you, I got the real thing. Might fill it with apples. Now I gots
apples and oranges!
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Posted - October 30 2014 : 12:00:12 AM
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quote:| Nice items as always. This photo of a vintage auto is a reshot of a post I did on BOTW. Different angle and auto is somewhat oversized but still a cute picture.
Originally posted by wks - October 29 2014 : 6:05:54 PM
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WKS, you done it again. Just when I think you can't top yourself, you top yourself. Splendid and
imaginative scene. You really nailed it!
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Posted - October 30 2014 : 12:24:33 AM
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quote:Yessir, could use a roof. Lost it when the whole kit and caboodle got accidentally flipped upside down. That took some SERIOUS testors.
I wanted to kill that %$#% cat. Is there anything you might use?
Got a bunch of F7 shells, different road names, most Tyco if ye be
interested.
Speaking of which, I am running the heck out of that sweet red
Penn Central caboose, and loving every minute of it. Other pieces
really cool, also. That PC gon is pretty darn nice. The one I have,
loaded with oranges, was a sort of fantasy paint job, as it were. But
thanks to you, I got the real thing. Might fill it with apples. Now I gots
apples and oranges!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 29 2014Â :Â 11:58:22 PM
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well goody I gotta find another a show Nov 28th for ME! hehe
Cause for some weird reason I has a extra roof
Must of been in a box I bought with trains in it
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Posted - October 30 2014 : 1:13:00 PM
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& now I find I has a extra gateman 
Bachmann NA moving trucks with a EZ Haul zip truck
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Posted - October 30 2014 : 9:50:27 PM
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quote:| Nice items as always. This photo of a vintage auto is a reshot of a post I did on BOTW. Different angle and auto is somewhat oversized but still a cute picture.
Originally posted by wks - October 29 2014 : 6:05:54 PM
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That's a nice shot. The oversized car and ceramic house add to the photo. It looks almost real, yet whimsical at the same time. I like that pink ballast you used as well. 
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Posted - October 31 2014 : 07:56:37 AM
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New goodies, 1800s style.
After a hard Friday night of wine, women and song.
And a quick trip to the local "lover's lane".
A hard days work. 
After getting caught with the farmer's daughter. 
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Posted - October 31 2014 : 09:30:12 AM
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Nice AOTWs, oldtimer52.Kinda funny too.
-Steve
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Posted - October 31 2014 : 12:09:10 PM
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| Those are nice kits, George. I put together a couple of those buckboards. It was rather nerve-wracking for me at the time . . . there's this tiny piece of plastic connecting the step to the buckboard bed and the instructions tell you to bend it. You probably actually get two "tries", but I thought for sure it was going to break off the first time . . . and then you accidentally bend it back while you're assembling something else . . . crazy, but there's a good amount of detail. I've been wanting to get the stagecoach since seeing a photo of a stage meeting an old steam engine.
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Posted - October 31 2014 : 7:23:15 PM
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They're gonna be a challenge for sure. I opened them up and holy ####, there are some really thin pieces in there. Oh well, time to grab the magnifying lenses and 00000 brushes.
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Posted - October 31 2014 : 11:07:30 PM
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I didn't know I had this. It must have been in a miscellaneous box I purchased.
An HO scale pool table with balls:
I'm not looking forward to trying to paint those balls!
Glenn
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Posted - October 31 2014 : 11:30:32 PM
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easy Get them markers with a fine teency point & paint them after you do the table
its how I been painting the tail lights on my vehicles
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Posted - November 01 2014 : 10:09:33 AM
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| And I thought I had a challenge ahead of me. Make it a Snooker table, that way you only have to do two colors on the balls and NO numbers.
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Posted - November 01 2014 : 10:42:38 AM
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An H0 scale pool ball table? Cool.By the way, does anyone else thinks it looks a lot like a piece straight from a Monopoly board game?
-Steve
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Posted - November 01 2014 : 3:27:41 PM
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quote:easy Get them markers with a fine teency point & paint them after you do the table
its how I been painting the tail lights on my vehicles
Originally posted by microbusss - October 31 2014 : 11:30:32 PM
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I don't think the marker idea would do much for a metal item...
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Posted - November 01 2014 : 9:19:54 PM
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I don't think the marker idea would do much for a metal item...
Originally posted by walt - November 01 2014 : 3:27:41 PM
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How else is he supposed to draw the numbers on them?
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Posted - November 01 2014 : 9:46:38 PM
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quote:How else is he supposed to draw the numbers on them?
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â November 01 2014Â :Â 9:19:54 PM |
Itty bitty waterslide decals.
Seriously, I think the whole shebang needs to be painted white, first, then the pool table in its colors, then all but the cue-ball could be colored with paint or markers in their final colors.
It's probably not possible to do a perfect job, but the thing will look plenty good when seen through an HO window.
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