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Thanks guys! I appreciate it.
N-Scale was my first love in model trains, as it is what my family would set up under the Christmas tree every year, since I was very little, and I was always mesmerized with running those trains in the weeks leading up to and after Dec 25th. And then I got the idea to do a year round N-Scale layout 7+ years ago, and haven't looked back.....
That original N-Scale layout may be gone, but is memory lives on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKwGNkWEdY&list=PLcItFkPPp-YM9CnGf3O_p4MPr-Siur3q-
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Posted - August 03 2020 : 10:17:14 PM
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Enjoy!
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Posted - August 06 2020 : 9:51:02 PM
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Hope you enjoyed that. 
Today, I received this already built Vollmer Water Tower in the mail, destined for the Alpine Railway. Backstory: As it turns out, in Germany, water towers are sort of like tourist attractions, in that people can visit them and climb up to the top to get a good view of the sorrounding town that the water tower often makes famous. In the US, water towers don't nearly get as much attention, so once I found out, I knew my Alpine town (no official name yet) had to have its own water tower. 
Image credit to Ebay seller
It didn't take long to find a good spot for it on the layout, so I cleared out the trees and WS lichen in the area, and using a screwdriver and hammer, removed some stubborn plaster/lichen patch that was causing the water tower to lean too much.
I then glued the water tower down to the area with liquid cement
Lastly, I did some landscaping work to the rocky section beneath the water tower. I spread some rubber cement on the area, and pressed on Woodland Scnenics green coarse turf. Looks awesome! And the water tower was a perfect fit!
 
Now, both the water tower and the hilltop castle draw your eyes into the layout, which is splendid.
 
I then brought out my Fleischmann DB Class 218 red diesel for some van (box car) action. Stay tuned for an upcoming video!
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Posted - August 07 2020 : 05:14:49 AM
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| And lighted signals!
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Posted - August 13 2020 : 9:48:29 PM
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quote:And lighted signals!
Originally posted by Chops124-August 07 2020: 05:14:49 AM
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Yes, Chops, those were installed by the previous owner, and I just couldn't remove them. The wiring work done to the layout by the creator is perfect. I should take a photo of the underside of the layout some day.
Recently I started looking at the main bridge in the center of the layout and disliking the different color paint/weathering, if you will, which sort of ruined it. It was kitbashed, somewhat, in that the creator glued 2 pieces of what were sides of another bridge on top to create a covered bridge. Nonetheless, the shabby paint drips made it look unsightly.
In watching various videos of German model railroads, I noticed 1 common thing - most bridges were green. Not sure why, exactly, but ultimately I decided, why not paint the unsightly bridge on the Alpine Railway, a nice bright (corroded copper-looking) green.
I found the perfect color as well as a small brush set at WalMart today, and got to work. After 2 coats, I'm pretty happy with the results.
  
One thing is certain, this bridge certainly pops now, but the green is a bit too bright, compared to the other bridges (which I do not plan on painting, by the way.) So, I'll weather it up later on. Stay tuned.
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 09:44:43 AM
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 9:58:57 PM
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Thanks.
But, I'm having 2nd thoughts as the green is a little too "ghostly" looking to me....I might paint over it with another shade of green or mix of 2 greens, as I was hoping for a little darker green. Right now, at certain angles, it looks glow-in-the-dark.
Will get back to it as soon as I can.
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Posted - August 15 2020 : 08:09:03 AM
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quote:Thanks.
But, I'm having 2nd thoughts as the green is a little too "ghostly" looking to me....I might paint over it with another shade of green or mix of 2 greens, as I was hoping for a little darker green. Right now, at certain angles, it looks glow-in-the-dark.
Will get back to it as soon as I can.
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Also
I never thought of it as looking glowy, but now that you say it, hmmmm
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Posted - August 16 2020 : 7:21:14 PM
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Yep....I actually got an idea to mix some slightly darker green acrylic paint I have, with water, and "wash" the bridge to only produce a darker shade, rather than weather it or paint it again....can't wait to try it - as in my mind that should work.
If the results are good, I'll paint all the bridges the same color, for continuity sake.
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Posted - August 16 2020 : 8:06:52 PM
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quote:Yep....I actually got an idea to mix some slightly darker green acrylic paint I have, with water, and "wash" the bridge to only produce a darker shade, rather than weather it or paint it again....can't wait to try it - as in my mind that should work.
If the results are good, I'll paint all the bridges the same color, for continuity sake.
Originally posted by RP model railroads - August 16 2020 : 7:21:14 PM
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That will create a unique look. Can't wait to see it!
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Posted - August 19 2020 : 7:25:30 PM
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In my mind, it was a good idea, but I guess the particular paint I have either doesn't mix well with water, or I added too much water, because instead of washing the bridge, it was like I was wiping it with water. Too dilute, to do any good.
Honestly, the camera makes it look worse, as the green isn't that bad in person. I'll leave it alone, as the only green bridge on the layout. For now. I might weather it, but in the distant future.
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Posted - August 20 2020 : 01:44:48 AM
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quote:Thanks.
But, I'm having 2nd thoughts as the green is a little too "ghostly" looking to me....I might paint over it with another shade of green or mix of 2 greens, as I was hoping for a little darker green. Right now, at certain angles, it looks glow-in-the-dark.
Will get back to it as soon as I can.
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Looks like a dead ringer for Tyco's Nite Glow.
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Posted - August 20 2020 : 4:35:00 PM
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LOL, you are right. I don't know what I'll do to it now...
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Posted - August 21 2020 : 09:45:33 AM
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RP - Your layout reminds me of the HO scale Marklin display layout that Marshall Fields had in their Toy/Hobby department that I used to drool over as a kid.
I've been looking for a water tower like yours in HO. Several towns along the CB&Q out of Chicago have fancy old towers to match downtowns built in an European style.
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Posted - August 21 2020 : 4:33:01 PM
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quote:RP - Your layout reminds me of the HO scale Marklin display layout that Marshall Fields had in their Toy/Hobby department that I used to drool over as a kid.
I've been looking for a water tower like yours in HO. Several towns along the CB&Q out of Chicago have fancy old towers to match downtowns built in an European style.
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Thanks Gary! I am flattered to hear that.
Interesting - I didn't even know that water towers could be a tourist attraction until I found my N-Scale Vollmer model and then started researching - cool.
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 3:46:29 PM
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Yesterday I received this pack of Kato N-Scale Single Track Catenary Poles, and got right to work installing them on the layout.
I decided to start from the left side of the layout, and placed the first pole right at the tunnel exit. This was achieved by drilling a small hole into the layout with a small drill bit (don't know the size, just winged it) and then covered the end of the pole in rubber cement before sinking it into the hole. To my delight, this worked perfectly!
I then came up with a very prototypical way (not) of determining the distance between the next pole and so forth - using Q-tips. I decided to place each pole half a Q-tip away from the track, and a full Q-tip distance from the previous one. Might sound crazy, but my idea worked, and the final result is awesome.
 
I chose not to paint the poles as I kinda liked the plain gray look, and most catenary poles are gray metal anyway. Also, this now gives me an excuse to run my electrics with their pantographs down, because with the pantographs raised, almost all my German electrics will now hit the catenary poles. LOL, so much for fixing that tunnel issue.
My next goal is to add actual wire, but not in a prototypical fashion. Again, I'm going for the "feel" here - as I did some digging on doing prototypical catenary and the diagrams look like insanity. The whole layout is fictitious, so might as well make the catenary look as best it possibly can, on a budget and for a non-prototypical layout.
I'm already loving the look however; this really makes the layout stand out. And, no, I do not plan to electrify the inner line track, as that is mainly a switching line for diesels anyways.
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 3:58:01 PM
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| Uh, I know it ain't supposed to be prototypical, but having catenary but not being able to have the pantographs up seems like a waste. Maybe you could just ad a drop of glue to them to keep them in an "In between" motion. Halfway up and halfway down. Maybe once you get the wire you could look into it, so then the pantographs could be lightly skimming the wire like on the real thing.
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Posted - August 22 2020 : 4:16:42 PM
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quote:Uh, I know it ain't supposed to be prototypical, but having catenary but not being able to have the pantographs up seems like a waste. Maybe you could just ad a drop of glue to them to keep them in an "In between" motion. Halfway up and halfway down. Maybe once you get the wire you could look into it, so then the pantographs could be lightly skimming the wire like on the real thing.
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3-August 22 2020: 3:58:01 PM
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That is a thought, although I don't really want to glue them, I see no other way of keeping them in the air at a certain height, unless I use the wire to sort of hold down the pantographs, as well. You are right.
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Posted - August 23 2020 : 9:55:44 PM
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Mixed 2 different shades of green acrylic paint together (1 being the almost glow-in-the-dark paint I used previously) and painted the bridge again. PERFECT green.
I also decided to paint the other railroad bridge on the layout, in the same green color, to match. Looks awesome, although I will be going over it again with a finer brush for the tight spaces.
I'm totally in love with how the green bridges really add to the layout. What do you think?
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Posted - August 24 2020 : 07:11:22 AM
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Posted - August 24 2020 : 10:10:04 PM
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quote:I love it too!
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3-August 24 2020: 07:11:22 AM
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Awesome! Will do final touches on 2nd bridge soon and post updates once complete.
Ordered this super thin silver craft wire online from Hobby Lobby for dirt cheap. Can't wait until it comes in. I hope it works out well as basic catenary wire.
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Posted - August 28 2020 : 9:37:27 PM
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Well, the wire arrived, and after multiple attempts, I finally got 1 successful, simple, and unrealistic strand of craft wire up and looking fine.
I just weaved it through the catenary poles, and glued it at each end on the side of the layout, where not seen. The final effect is awesome! Though not prototypical, and nor is this layout, I like it.
 
Some of you may be wondering, what about the pantograph problem with some of my N-Scale German electrics? Well, I used the craft wire to take care of that also, weaving thru the pantograph and attaching the wire to the top of the locomotive by winding it around the base of the pantograph, so that it is easy to take off, but works perfectly at keeping the pantograph at the right height on some of my locomotives. And if the wire is facing towards the layout, rather than out towards the eye (or camera lens) than it is virtually invisible.
 
Others, such as this Arnold Rapido Class 103 didn't even need the craft wire, as the pantograph is already the perfect height.
Let me know your thoughts on the simple catenary. I could have added more wire, but personally wanted to keep it simple. Plus, with the catenary in the way now, I have to be EXTREMELY careful when placing and removing locomotives and cars, and if I made the catenary into a work of art, this would make the layout even more cumbersome to use.
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Posted - August 28 2020 : 9:47:50 PM
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| fantastic! Looks great!
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Posted - August 28 2020 : 10:24:02 PM
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quote:fantastic! Looks great!
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3-August 28 2020: 9:47:50 PM
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Thanks!
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Posted - August 30 2020 : 10:18:41 PM
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Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tviW4i-_HKE&t=13s
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Posted - September 13 2020 : 07:02:35 AM
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Featuring the N-Scale Roco version of the mighty DB Class 150 freight electric locomotive hauling a mixed goods train on the Alpine Railway!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcX3V2ke_R8&t=38s
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Posted - October 18 2020 : 5:47:13 PM
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Finally figured out the contact issue with my cream & red DB Class 120 electric locomotive, and now it is running strong once again! A video of it running on the Alpine Railroad is forthcoming.
 
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Posted - October 23 2020 : 9:44:40 PM
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Here it is. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cmAnKmjo1s
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Posted - October 23 2020 : 9:52:53 PM
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Vunderbar! Looks better every time. What have you decided
to do with the Marklin piece?
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Posted - October 23 2020 : 9:59:24 PM
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quote:Vunderbar! Looks better every time. What have you decided
to do with the Marklin piece?
Originally posted by Chops124-October 23 2020: 9:52:53 PM
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Thanks Chops! The Marklin stuff did arrive in the mail, and for now, I'll just be storing it until the Roco centercab DB diesel comes in, in order for me to determine whether the coupler is compatible with the Marklin German HO cars I now have. If not, I'll be parting ways with the Marklin stuff, in particular, the Class 103 electric, so I'll keep everyone posted, as I'm sure there are Marklin collectors on here who would appreciate it more than I, and perhaps we could trade.
Stay tuned.
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Posted - November 01 2020 : 8:04:18 PM
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Featuring an N-Scale Arnold Class 103 electric locomotive pulling the TEE Express on the Alpine Railway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPRRv_x_-o
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 Posted - November 03 2020 : 3:49:36 PM
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Another fun video Robert. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted - November 03 2020 : 8:51:15 PM
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quote:
Another fun video Robert. Thanks for sharing.
Originally posted by wks-November 03 2020: 3:49:36 PM
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Thanks wks!
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Posted - November 04 2020 : 07:27:02 AM
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| Very nice. Close in shots effective.
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Posted - November 04 2020 : 08:52:03 AM
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quote:Very nice. Close in shots effective.
Originally posted by Chops124-November 04 2020: 07:27:02 AM
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Thank you.
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Posted - November 10 2020 : 09:32:08 AM
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Watch and enjoy this tour of my N-Scale Alpine Railroad, a 2' x 3' freelanced German paradise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QGP3uian04&t=19s
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Posted - November 19 2020 : 9:46:41 PM
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Check out this vintage (Circa 1956-1958) Arnold Rapido DB V200 103 diesel locomotive, made in West Germany at around the same time the prototype V200 was being produced, hauling freight wagons on the Alpine Railway!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IONLd_ZOS5c&t=145s
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Posted - November 20 2020 : 01:09:13 AM
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Posted - November 20 2020 : 9:55:35 PM
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quote:Good stuff!
Originally posted by Chops124-November 20 2020: 01:09:13 AM
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Thanks!
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Posted - February 14 2021 : 08:02:32 AM
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Enjoy this video including a brief overview of all of my N-Scale German locomotives & train cars that I've obtained in the past 2 years, as well as an explanation of my plans/changes for the layout this year, and of course, train action!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFA93LhyFR8&t=338s
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Posted - February 16 2021 : 8:57:54 PM
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I finally received this lot of N-Scale DB freight wagons, all the way from Germany! I can't wait to use these on the Alpenbahn in the near future.
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Posted - February 16 2021 : 10:55:17 PM
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| Quite the collection.
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Posted - February 17 2021 : 8:42:39 PM
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quote:Quite the collection.
Originally posted by Chops124-February 16 2021: 10:55:17 PM
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Thanks Chops! They will be put to good use.
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Posted - May 12 2021 : 10:05:10 PM
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FINALLY finished gluing down all the ballast on the Alpine Railway and it turned out ok. I mean, it was my first time ever gluing down ballast stone, so it's not perfect, but it'll do.
Next on the list is cleaning the track again, sometime soon, and applying static grass to bare areas on the front of the layout.
   
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Posted - May 18 2021 : 10:09:40 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_76ouTfeQvw&t=13s
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Posted - May 19 2021 : 03:51:17 AM
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Colorful layout.
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