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 Posted - November 19 2014 : 2:27:20 PM
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Here are a couple of photos of my Mantua switch engines posed in the engine servicing area. This is an aerial photo of the fleet shot from the Tyco Blimp during the Cutworm Insecticide Festival:
This is an older shot posed back in the days before colors were invented:
In those days kids walked to school ... 3 miles ... uphill ... both ways.
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Posted - November 19 2014 : 3:00:09 PM
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quote: This is an aerial photo of the fleet shot from the Tyco Blimp during the Cutworm Insecticide Festival....
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This is the best laugh I've had all day 
Oh BTW, Nice shot!
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Posted - November 19 2014 : 4:50:43 PM
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Don; I think they are good locos. Nice seen with the color, and black and white versions.
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Posted - November 19 2014 : 6:19:54 PM
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Nice locos as usual, scsshaggy. Hehe. "Tyco Blimp". 
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Posted - November 19 2014 : 9:47:00 PM
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| Yeah, that black and white is cool.
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Posted - November 20 2014 : 3:39:50 PM
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Very cool sir. By the way, is that an old Revell engine house?
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Posted - November 20 2014 : 7:48:06 PM
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quote:Is that an old Revell engine house?
Originally posted by richard p - November 20 2014 : 3:39:50 PM
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I don't remember the brand. I think it was not Revell, but tooling for model railroad buildings really makes the rounds, so it's probably the same kit. I think this kit is a classic that has been around for decades. It's widely regarded as a great source of kitbash parts (though mine is built almost straight from the directions).
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Posted - November 20 2014 : 8:17:27 PM
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The black and white really enhances the realism and weathering, especially on the engine house. Now I see why those old B&W layout shots in Model Railroader had such allure.
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Posted - December 05 2014 : 3:10:04 PM
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Shaggy!
WOW! Awesome! Well done and I love the B&W photo! Makes it look old and almost real!
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Posted - December 05 2014 : 3:24:09 PM
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quote: quote:Is that an old Revell engine house?
Originally posted by richard p - November 20 2014 : 3:39:50 PM
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I don't remember the brand. I think it was not Revell, but tooling for model railroad buildings really makes the rounds, so it's probably the same kit. I think this kit is a classic that has been around for decades. It's widely regarded as a great source of kitbash parts (though mine is built almost straight from the directions).
Originally posted by scsshaggy - November 20 2014 : 7:48:06 PM
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It's similar, but not the Revell enginehouse, that was more ornate with circular arched doors and arched tops to the sidewall panels. The enginehouse in the photo was in the Walthers Cornerstone line, but I don't know if that was its first appearance ever.
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Posted - December 05 2014 : 4:47:16 PM
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Sean, thanks for the kind words.
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