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 Posted - December 04 2011 : 01:15:19 AM
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My building of the week is actually a Bridge of the Week - it's a swing bridge that I kitbashed from 2 Bachmann Blinking Bridge kits. The blinking lights are gone, but a bridge tender was added in the middle. I based this loosely on the Petaluma River swing bridge on the NWP.
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 06:15:40 AM
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looks great thomas,neat conversion,my building is a grain elevator by Walther`s,winterised by person who gave me it ken
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 11:02:25 AM
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Nice work guys...like that swing bridge a lot, very ingenious use of toy parts...
Mine is a Tru-scale (later offered by Revell) track side shanty I rescued from a junk box...before/after...
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 11:05:27 AM
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I think I'll post this old AHM model again  Didn't Tyco make this once? 
I saw Model Power is making it BUT only in N scale 
Need someone to detail it for me So's I can put it together
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 11:13:19 AM
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Like swing bridges, and I admire adaptation.
Nice to see all these kits "modded" "....or whats a heaven for!"
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 3:48:00 PM
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Shay, that shanty looks great! 
Has your crew figured out yet how that pallet got up on the roof? Must be an interesting story.
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 4:32:11 PM
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Shay--Isn't that the same as the Life-Like rural house? I've got one somewhere I can compare it to.
Here's mine: A Model Power Woodsman's shanty. It's only a couple years old and came pre-assembled. I modified the paint somewhat. This was only $3 when Hobby Lobby started clearing things out.
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 8:08:22 PM
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quote:Shay, that shanty looks great!
Has your crew figured out yet how that pallet got up on the roof? Must be an interesting story.
-Thomas
Originally posted by Redwoods - December 04 2011 : 3:48:00 PM
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Thanks...just figured it would look right for a lineside shanty...I see pallets used regularly in hurricane country to hold down doubtful roofing on out buildings.
quote:Shay--Isn't that the same as the Life-Like rural house? I've got one somewhere I can compare it to.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â December 04 2011Â :Â 4:32:11 PM
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It wouldn't surprise me...as I've gone thru the hobby, I find many products that have changed hands over the years.
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Posted - December 04 2011 : 10:08:52 PM
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quote:Shay--Isn't that the same as the Life-Like rural house? I've got one somewhere I can compare it to.
Here's mine: A Model Power Woodsman's shanty. It's only a couple years old and came pre-assembled. I modified the paint somewhat. This was only $3 when Hobby Lobby started clearing things out.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â December 04 2011Â :Â 4:32:11 PM
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I bought the same one when Hobby Lobby was clearing things out. Paid about the same too.
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 Posted - December 09 2011 : 06:18:34 AM
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Hi All,
Great stuff guys! I don't post a building of the week very often, mainly because I didn't have anything new till now. I was given this by my wife today along with about a dozen N scale buildings and 4 HO scale Christmas box cars. It says Walthers on the bottom and 1998. I really like the clean lines of this. It seems a little bigger than most gas stations I see for HO. That works for me though, My MB & HW cars will not look oversize in front of it. Now I just need some tanker trucks to fill it up LOL.
Thanks for sharing.
Mike
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Posted - December 09 2011 : 08:29:17 AM
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cool gas station, mytyco
The sign on the left is Standard,American or Amoco
The sign on the right is Texaco
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Posted - December 09 2011 : 11:07:48 AM
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| hi ben love that hotel,ken
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Posted - December 09 2011 : 6:08:20 PM
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| thanks,ken I got it with a HUGE box of trains some guy had after I place a ad in Craigslist for HO trains I hadda pay $100us for trains & shiping via UPS Was super worth it hehe
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