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Testing to see if my photos are now loading. Here is my battery powered U.S-1 Dump Truck track cleaner...
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Posted - September 12 2019 : 10:22:41 PM
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Building this home a little at night when I can... 
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Posted - September 16 2019 : 02:57:41 AM
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Detailing the Atlas Modern Home with a little paint work on the bricks. More to go with the grassy areas and walk ways... Both upper floors sections are just sitting unglued in the photo.
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Posted - September 16 2019 : 08:35:46 AM
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The brickwork looks professional - nicely done Walt!
Awesome track cleaning dump truck.
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Posted - September 16 2019 : 10:43:23 AM
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| Wow, that is so '79's, love the cheezy brick work, great stuff.
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Posted - September 18 2019 : 03:23:05 AM
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I noticed a couple of weeks ago that control number 1 on my Tyco DuelPak transformer was not working correctly. It would only power the train at close to full speed, it had no slow or mediums speeds. I had never had one of these apart but I took the cover from it and cleaned and adjusted the controller that was faulty. I did not clean the other controller as it works very well. I tested the side I repaired and it worked fine now. I then noticed my Tyco switcher had that intermittent dry squeal to it so I brought it upstairs and oiled it. It's back to running smooth now. Two repairs all done after midnighgt!  
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Posted - September 18 2019 : 10:54:52 PM
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Nice work!
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Posted - September 18 2019 : 11:05:31 PM
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quote:Detailing the Atlas Modern Home with a little paint work on the bricks. More to go with the grassy areas and walk ways... Both upper floors sections are just sitting unglued in the photo.
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This house looks like something Frank Lloyd Wright would have designed!
If you chose to detail the interior, be sure to include some strategically placed buckets
to catch water from the leaking roof!
Proudly keeping Tyco Pluggers out of landfills since 2016
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Posted - September 19 2019 : 7:58:26 PM
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Added a bit more detail to the Modern Home. Hazed the steps and walk not hardly visible in pic. Added grass. Will sweep the grass off of the steps soon... Scott, having a hard time finding HO scale buckets!
 
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Nice photos of additions to your layout Walt.
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Posted - September 21 2019 : 12:40:21 AM
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Thank You, wks... Found a couple of pieces of my original train cars that I had in the early 70s. This is what I ended up with from having train track just and inch or so from the edge of my table... They were replaced by the nice ones in the photo...
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The house looks great Walt. I had a few cars make the leap to the floor myself back in the day. Wish i still had my old cars sadly most were donated or junked by my parents. At least 2 of them look like they can ride the rails again.
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Posted - September 21 2019 : 6:22:10 PM
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Thank You, Bamos… Here's two more of my old originals pictured with their replacements...
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Posted - September 26 2019 : 8:10:20 PM
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| Kind of wanting this house for my layout... Don't really need anymore though... https://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-scale-House-Tri-Lavel-tulip-tree-diorama-Bachmann-w-light/113897140818?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3D9be0534bacea45c6a035c41aaa19464b%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D303298144571%26itm%3D113897140818%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2045573&_trksid=p2045573.c100667.m2042
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Posted - September 26 2019 : 9:14:16 PM
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That is really cool, and at the price it is even better. I advise buying it.
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Posted - September 27 2019 : 03:28:03 AM
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You have to get that house, Walt, it is
Perfect.
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Posted - September 29 2019 : 8:19:58 PM
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Clearing off this 8 square foot area for my farm area. I have quite a bit of farm stuff purchased by my ex-wife many years ago. The farm was in our plans so I always have saved a place for it.
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Posted - September 29 2019 : 10:18:55 PM
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| Thank You wks for your comment. Chops and RP, I'm not sure if I have room for one more home! I like it a lot though...
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Posted - September 30 2019 : 12:00:54 AM
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That farm section will be a fine gesture to her memory.
Can't wait to see how it goes up.
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Posted - September 30 2019 : 02:02:20 AM
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Actually, Chops... This was my first wife who we still make contact once in a while after 10 years. We separated on good terms after being together many years. My second wife passed away as you know in June of 2017... She enjoyed going to the basement to see my train table and was always happy when I bought something for it... A very good person who left a real empty place at this home...
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Posted - October 12 2019 : 01:06:40 AM
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I've been thinking of adding more drawers like under the one corner of my layout table. After some thought, I'm thinking of replacing the area that my train controls are on. My plan is to make the top drawer with a hinge able front face with my transformers in it. Pull it out and hinge the front down to expose the controls to the trains. The drawers below will just be for storage of extra train pieces, cars, trees, etc...
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Posted - October 12 2019 : 09:51:39 AM
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Having started with just one Tyco, the darn things have bred
like rabbits, and am storing stuff all over the place.
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Posted - October 13 2019 : 02:54:15 AM
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My Matchbox Regular wheels hangs on the wall in the train room side of the basement... 
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Posted - October 13 2019 : 02:58:16 AM
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Just a few pics for fun...   
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Posted - October 13 2019 : 08:53:33 AM
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Always like those grainy night shots- reminiscent of
"The Heat of the Night." Nice bunch of BN semis- don't see
that every day. The Matchbox collection: I could see
how those could hook a guy on yet another
slippery slope, I'd better stay at a safe distance!
Those were the bomb, in the day.
Question: is that little red sedan on top a Vauxhaul?
I think a Vauxhaul was like a British Ford- Dad
had one done in the day. I think it cured him of
exotics.
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Posted - October 13 2019 : 2:42:25 PM
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Hi, Chops... The red car on top is the number 56 Fiat which Matchbox produced in a turquoise color very common,(also boxed on the top row). Matchbox offered the red Fiat in a set, I'm thinking it was a BP gas set, I would have to look again... The red version can be a little pricey. I never come with it's own little box.
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Posted - October 13 2019 : 5:48:45 PM
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That's a Fiat, then? (Fix It Again, Tony!)
RP traded me up to the turquoise one,
I never get tired of it.
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Walt I have that same shelf shaped like a truck but different colors. found it at a thrift shop a
couple of weeks ago. Some of those early Matchbox were advertised as ho scale in Model
Railroader back in the 50's and 60's.
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Posted - October 13 2019 : 11:26:52 PM
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Yes, Chops. Same as the turquoise Fiat. My Fiat is one on the Matchbox cars that I saved form childhood... Had it for many years...
Cool, Bamos… I found this at a huge flea market. I believe I got the thing for $8. I immediately knew what I wanted it for.. And yes, the Matchbox are very close to the size of my slot cars...
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Posted - October 13 2019 : 11:46:24 PM
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I, for one, would definitely enjoy seeing more vintage
Matchbox pieces, and Hot Wheels, in the forum. Is
there an exisiting thread, and oh Lord, I hope I don't
get hooked on that slippery slope. They are all miniature
works of art and reflect a time, a mood, a place... you
know how that goes.
That Fiat looks so much like the Old Man's Vauxhaul
from back in the early 1960's. He finally shed himself
of that cranky, fussy automobile and got a Ford Galaxy
500. We felt like we had arrived.
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Posted - October 14 2019 : 02:26:39 AM
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Love the trailer caravan #23 also! It come in at least one more color that I believe is yellow. The pink is common and I don't know if the yellow changed the price it brings now... The turquois fiat is common with only a fair price demand. Love this little car...
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Posted - October 14 2019 : 02:45:55 AM
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In this older pic of when I was trying to place buildings on the layout. Behind the firehouse with red brick, sits both of my Matchbox Fiats in the green and red...
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Posted - October 14 2019 : 02:53:16 AM
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Had to look real quick on ebay to find this... Asking price was $18 unboxed... No idea if that's a good price...
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Posted - October 14 2019 : 03:02:44 AM
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Here's a pic of my Matchbox Regular Wheels in the case that I used to keep them in...
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Posted - October 14 2019 : 04:17:51 AM
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quote:Walt I have that same shelf shaped like a truck but different colors. found it at a thrift shop a
couple of weeks ago. Some of those early Matchbox were advertised as ho scale in Model
Railroader back in the 50's and 60's.
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I actually painted the truck shelf in the blue and yellow combo like the little boxes the cars come in...
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Posted - October 14 2019 : 10:03:25 PM
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| Train bumps car moving slowly at intersection (rerun) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NchmF4je0I
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Posted - October 15 2019 : 02:03:27 AM
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| Very cool video, and hauntingly realistic!
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Posted - October 15 2019 : 02:39:25 AM
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The farm house kit I am using. Painted some of the parts a while back. 
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Posted - October 15 2019 : 03:10:12 AM
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Children of the Corn...coming to a farm near you!
This is going to look great, Walt, seriously. I know
this was a special place in your hearts.
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Posted - October 17 2019 : 03:19:44 AM
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Decided to work on the hinged drawer today. Got the front off and sanded for paint after making the front hinge open and closed.
Also spent some time building and painting the farm house. I have had the pail yellow walls painted for quite a while...
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Posted - October 19 2019 : 12:17:26 AM
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My top drawer in the early stages. Open drawer and slide it out for access to the transformers to operate the trains, light ups, etc... I will add a little front floor brace across and paint the hinged part of the drawer. Drawer has been cleaned and sanded well for paint adhesion... Also, a small slide lock to keep it closed well when not in use...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvElLVETP-s
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Your farm house is looking good Walt . I have been finding some vintage Matchbox at the thrift stores they
are usually in a bag with a lot of other cars so im getting a quite of collection of 70's and newer Matchbox,
Hot Wheels, Zee and Road Champs cars and trucks. When I don't want to do a big project on the Layout i
will strip and paint some of them to look more like their real life counterparts.
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Posted - October 19 2019 : 3:29:39 PM
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That drawer looks great, walt!
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Posted - October 19 2019 : 4:43:36 PM
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quote:Children of the Corn...coming to a farm near you!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 15 2019Â :Â 03:10:12 AM
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I am close to where that book takes place
BUT the actual town is fake
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Posted - October 20 2019 : 9:21:30 PM
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Thanks, RP... Got about 15 coats of orange on it today... Still need the do the handle area a couple more coats...
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quote:Your farm house is looking good Walt . I have been finding some vintage Matchbox at the thrift stores they
are usually in a bag with a lot of other cars so im getting a quite of collection of 70's and newer Matchbox,
Hot Wheels, Zee and Road Champs cars and trucks. When I don't want to do a big project on the Layout i
will strip and paint some of them to look more like their real life counterparts.
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Thank You, Bamos… I had a nice collection of the old Regular Wheels Matchbox as a kid but destroyed so many of them. At some point I decided to put them in their boxes and stuffed them in the headboard area of my bed and keep them nice. I may buy a few more MIB at some point.
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Posted - October 22 2019 : 03:39:05 AM
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| Spent a little time on Monday removing the original section that held my power packs. It's easy since I use screws with a flower type screw head. Doing some measuring to get the drawers correct. I have 4 drawers that I am likely going to use all of them.
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Posted - October 24 2019 : 01:47:09 AM
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Getting too many things going at the same time but have started to add the 6 inches addition to the left 20 foot side of my layout... May get some pics up soon... Partially thru the drawers build also...
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Posted - October 29 2019 : 03:44:04 AM
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Top drawer installed late tonight with the hinged front... Will add three more drawers below without the hinges.
 
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