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 Posted - August 09 2014 : 2:36:51 PM
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At last I got off my butt and enrolled. I believe I have some interesting items to share on the forum.
I've been "lurking" , as CatfordKen so elegantly put it once, for a number of years.
When I read that, I felt I should go wash my hands or something.
Anyway, happy to be here, and once I figure out the photo posting dos and donts, I'll
show some of my stuff. A good friend runs a train shop here in Victoria, specializing in estates and collections. Anything he deems unworthy to sell in his shop seems to find it's way to me. Some need work, and are considered "projects". Others he feels just belong in my collection. Poor me!
I also do repairs and tune-ups for a lot of his new intake, so I'll show some of my "Repair Roster" stuff, much of which I could never afford.
And yes, I did start out with Tyco in 1969.
Evan
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Posted - August 09 2014 : 3:33:20 PM
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quote:At last I got off my butt and enrolled. I believe I have some interesting items to share on the forum.
I've been "lurking" , as CatfordKen so elegantly put it once, for a number of years.
When I read that, I felt I should go wash my hands or something.
Originally posted by PGE33Â -Â August 09 2014Â :Â 2:36:51 PM
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Welcome aboard Evan!
Lets see some pictures of your trains! All doos and no don't there. If it is a single car, engine, set, building or accessory, post it in the respective COTW, LOTW, SOTW, BOTW, or AOTW forum. Otherwise, you're pretty safe to post anything else in the "Loose Ends" Forum. Everything else is pretty self explanatory!
Let's see some pictures!!
Sean
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Posted - August 09 2014 : 3:40:27 PM
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Thanks, Sean
The dos & donts I meant are picture size, res. etc.
I noticed once in a while that a picture is HUGE, and I want to avoid that kind of
blooper . We'll see what happens.
I think a mystery to solve would be a good first post.
Evan
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Posted - August 09 2014 : 5:03:51 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Evan. As for the pictures, I usually put the resolution at 72 pixels/inch. I also tend to put my photos at 600 by 800 pixels. I learned that the hard way. Take a look at my introduction post under the name "Hello!" and you'll see what I mean. It'll probably be helpful for you too.
-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 - August 10 2014 : 12:34:55 AM
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| Welcome aboard Evan. I look forward to your posts and pics. - Thomas
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 12:52:36 AM
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| Welcome!
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 08:59:43 AM
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Hi, Evan, glad to have you on board with us finally.  I'm not sure how others format their pictures, but I use a very old software called Vueprint, it can modify, resize, and even change formats, too. I've been using it for well over 10 years, maybe 15. Still does great. Most modern cameras or smartphones make the pictures huge, 2 to 5 MB, by resizing down to 800 x 600, it's usually under 200k in size then. Much more digestible here in the smaller size! 
I also work at a model train store/shop part time, and get some great deals, and unusual stuff on occasion when the boss, as you say, doesn't feel something is worth selling. Can't wait to see some of the stuff you have ( and worked on ). I've worked on gauges from N to G so far, installing decoders, doing repairs, etc. Still have a lot to learn, haven't been there quite a year yet, but it's been educational. I love it! See ya 'round the Forum, then.
Jerry in Virginia, USA
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 2:37:39 PM
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Hi PGE33,
Welcome to the forum.
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 6:41:50 PM
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Welcome
I use the cheap mode on cam VGA since site won't accept the 3M pix I take 
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Posted - August 10 2014 : 11:23:18 PM
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Welcome to our little hovel of cheap HO trains and expertise thereupon! By all means post pictures, we'd love to see your collection!
--CRC
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 12:00:52 PM
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Welcome to the forum Evan! 
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Posted - August 12 2014 : 1:25:25 PM
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I like welcome aboard being myself a old Bluejacket.
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