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 Posted - July 27 2014 : 4:18:27 PM
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My SOTW this week is actually my entire collection of Matchbox trains that they made in the late 70's and early 80's which 90% of them I got from my grandparents.
-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 - July 28 2014 : 2:31:58 PM
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My SOTW is a box of piggyback trailers and related....
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Posted - July 29 2014 : 01:37:52 AM
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I posted this one a couple weeks ago but it didn't get much love so I am posting it again. I know that it is not a set but it just looks good together so I will call it a SOTW. 
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Posted - July 29 2014 : 01:51:30 AM
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That is a great looking couple of pieces Steven... 
Edited by - walt on July 30 2014 6:14:02 PM
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Posted - July 30 2014 : 6:31:19 PM
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quote:That is a great looking couple of pieces Steven...
Originally posted by walt - July 29 2014 : 01:51:30 AM
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Thank you.
-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 - July 30 2014 : 9:03:44 PM
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quote:I posted this one a couple weeks ago but it didn't get much love so I am posting it again. I know that it is not a set but it just looks good together so I will call it a SOTW.
Originally posted by metalsmith1Â -Â July 29 2014Â :Â 01:37:52 AM
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Great looking photo!
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Posted - July 30 2014 : 10:54:10 PM
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quote:
My SOTW is a box of piggyback trailers and related....
Originally posted by walt - July 28 2014 : 2:31:58 PM
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All I want from here is ONE Bubble Yum & ONE BN truck & trailer & I'll be happy
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Posted - July 30 2014 : 11:20:16 PM
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| There's actually 38 flat cars under those trailers, bottom of box... There's a second box of piggys , the ones in their Tyco boxes... I'm waiting for the day when I get the 53 car piggyback train on the rails.
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Posted - July 31 2014 : 12:08:11 AM
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Walt, will your road and rail layout accommodate that 53-car pig train? Or will you have to wait a little longer?
Glenn
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Posted - July 31 2014 : 01:14:33 AM
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quote:Walt, will your road and rail layout accommodate that 53-car pig train? Or will you have to wait a little longer?
Originally posted by gmoney - July 31 2014 : 12:08:11 AM
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Yes, Glenn it will.. A quick figure on the 53 car plus engine(s) is 32 feet... the longer straight sections of the rails are at least 12 feet per side. so yes it will work with a few feet left over. (yes, I know that will look corny!)
I don't know if I have anything that would pull that many cars though!   Seriously!
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