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 Posted - September 17 2017 : 1:42:26 PM
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This is my set of stock cars. I never actually bought one, they typically ended up
in a lot with other things I was after. At first I hated them. I had them in a box
on a shelf and figured sooner or later I'd use them for parts, particularly as
the trucks were all different and eventually I'd end up with a need for a hard
to fit truck. That, or I'd ship them off to Old Grabby Paws just so someone
would enjoy them.
On a whim I took them over to Stan's layout (Somewhere West of Boulder,
Episode I) and filmed them. I then noticed that these puppy's don't derail.
I'd drag them over rough track, or shunt them backwards around curves
and they stuck like glue. Next thing I noticed is that some are low, some
are tall, and some have peculiar colors like a blue roof on a bright orange
body, and some had that cheezy chunkiness I am so fond of.
Now I'd sooner snip off my little finger than part with this little
set.
That led me to whipping up this six minute viddy. Six minutes. Filmed on
three layouts over three weeks with about ten hours of filming, and
another ten hours of computer face time slowly trimming down the footage
into a brief video play, as when the unforgettable John Armstrong
told us, "Trains are the actors on a stage."
Truth be told, it is much harder to create a two minute video, my usual goal,
than a six minute video, because I have to keep whacking off really good
footage because it just doesn't quite move the story along. And there is
never been a video yet where I didn't end up wishing I'd done this or done
that.
I'm a bit over the top, and told as much on more than one occasion, but in
the words of the immortal Waylon Jennings, "I've always been crazy, but
it's kept me from going insane..." (Maybe I shouldn't be so sure).
Anyways, hope you enjoy it. I enjoyed making it. I'd encourage other
TFer's to try a little video of their own, too.
https://youtu.be/YMRLiPtyUDg
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Posted - September 17 2017 : 3:06:24 PM
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hehe Yer still not getting it! 
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Posted - September 18 2017 : 06:15:28 AM
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Here's a favorite of mine the Varney AeroTrain. Mine is the Bowser version.
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Posted - September 18 2017 : 10:16:16 AM
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I'll add a little more Varney to the thread. This is an all-metal Varney set from the mid 1950's.
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Posted - September 19 2017 : 10:38:57 PM
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Chops, I think I've eaten in that place. Had to order out pizza so as not to succumb to starvation before my food came.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 02:27:16 AM
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U got the humor! That's just about what exactly what was on my
mind.
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 07:26:35 AM
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quote:I'll add a little more Varney to the thread. This is an all-metal Varney set from the mid 1950's.
Originally posted by DaCheez - September 18 2017 : 10:16:16 AM
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Now thats a nice Varney Passenger set. Great colors
frank
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 8:34:43 PM
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Box from my first train set (other than wind-ups) which I still have...
Mike
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Posted - September 21 2017 : 07:47:21 AM
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quote:
Box from my first train set (other than wind-ups) which I still have...
Mike
Originally posted by Mike - September 20 2017 : 8:34:43 PM
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Can we see what's in the box please?
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Posted - September 21 2017 : 2:12:26 PM
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I'd surely like to see a video of that running. It doesn't say, is it HO?
It is fabulous you were able to save this old lovely for so long. I got
one goods wagon (car) from a Wrenn wind up set from 1966 when
my family lived in England for a year, and my older brother gave
me his Lionel stuff from when I was about 4 years old and he was
maybe 9. It all works great, and the Lionel Scout was a cheapo
model used for window displays at Woolworth's, and it still runs
good.
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Posted - September 23 2017 : 6:32:11 PM
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quote: quote:
Box from my first train set (other than wind-ups) which I still have...
Mike
Originally posted by Mike - September 20 2017 : 8:34:43 PM
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Can we see what's in the box please?
Originally posted by chevelle454Â -Â September 21 2017Â :Â 07:47:21 AM
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Long time out of the box on shelf... but should be able to assemble the pieces sometime. I was the tank engine...
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