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 Posted - February 22 2009 : 12:37:01 AM
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I have always liked the billboard light ups by Life-Like ...
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Posted - February 22 2009 : 08:46:12 AM
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 Hello Walt
looking at your pictures for about a week now and i seriously hope you had those and i mean everything well insured. guess if i had your stuff i would buy an old bank and use it for my layout but mostly for the safe.....
you have a very nice collection and take good care of it you've got a part of history...
by the way i'm jealous
PAT
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Posted - February 22 2009 : 1:04:09 PM
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Vlasic pickles are the best! 
    
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Posted - February 22 2009 : 2:50:55 PM
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Hi Pat! Thank You for the kind reply on my pics. I hope I am not wearing members out with my photos. This stuff is a lot of fun just to have around. It kind of takes me back in time. A time when all I had to worry about was "who can I find, to play with my Tyco trains & slot cars tomorrow?"
 Walt
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Posted - February 22 2009 : 3:05:03 PM
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Hey Walt,
Cool stuff, I've been enjoying your pics. I agree with your thoughts about taking you back to a simpler time. That's one of the reasons I have been collecting Tyco's. Enjoy !!
Tom
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Posted - February 22 2009 : 3:57:38 PM
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quote: I hope I am not wearing members out with my photos.
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if that was the case I would have been thrown outta here months ago.
That is a very nice collection of billboards by the way.
BT
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Posted - February 22 2009 : 5:33:35 PM
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I want the Chi Chi's one...
When I was in Bible college, my roommate was a Mexican National who had recently been invited to dinner by one of the campus families who went out of their way to make international students feel at home.
He came up to me with a worried look on his face..."Brother Bob...please tell me about this Chi Chi's this family is taking me to."
I saw his face and said, "Oh no...just what does Chi Chi's mean in Mexico?"
Imagine my surprise as he tastefully and very carefully pointed out that that is a slang term for a prominent part of womenfolk anatomy in Mexico.
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Posted - February 22 2009 : 11:51:44 PM
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A few more Life-Like Light ups, Signs & People... I actualy need one more pack of signs in the bottom row with two (or four) Stop Signs. They are easy to get, I'm sure there is a few packs on Ebay right now.
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Posted - February 24 2009 : 7:46:03 PM
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quote:Vlasic pickles are the best!
Originally posted by MM 1498-February 22 2009: 1:04:09 PM
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In the South--Mt. Olive Pickles outsell Vlasic- BTW--Nice collection--I have all also
Edited by - Brianstyco on February 25 2009 11:42:39 PM
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Posted - February 26 2009 : 12:21:02 AM
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Bob--LMAO!!!
quote:I want the Chi Chi's one...
When I was in Bible college, my roommate was a Mexican National who had recently been invited to dinner by one of the campus families who went out of their way to make international students feel at home.
He came up to me with a worried look on his face..."Brother Bob...please tell me about this Chi Chi's this family is taking me to."
I saw his face and said, "Oh no...just what does Chi Chi's mean in Mexico?"
Imagine my surprise as he tastefully and very carefully pointed out that that is a slang term for a prominent part of womenfolk anatomy in Mexico.
Originally posted by shaygetz-February 22 2009: 5:33:35 PM
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Posted - March 02 2009 : 9:41:41 PM
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| IF I find any of these Light-Ups im seriously gonna convert them all to LEDs cheaper to run & last longer & brighter than the bulbs
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Posted - March 02 2009 : 10:25:59 PM
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Microbus, I had quite a few lights on my layout in the early 70s.. We used it daily and I can't remember mom being mad about the electric bill!!
These light ups will last for years if they are on a controlled circut. As a kid I hooked them up on a separate Tyco Train transformer on the speed control side. IF they are not used "too bright" using too much power, they last a good long time..
On my old layout, slot car crashes took out more light poles than anything else. They cant stand that abuse for sure!
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Posted - March 02 2009 : 10:37:50 PM
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| Microbus, Do you own one of the old 1967 23 window VW buses??
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Posted - March 02 2009 : 10:58:25 PM
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| no I own a Chevy S-10 those 67 VW buses are highly collectable! can't afford one
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Posted - March 02 2009 : 11:05:36 PM
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| Darn, I was hoping you would say yes! Those old 23 window buses sure are a neat collectable! I love the Red & beige ones!!
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Posted - March 28 2009 : 08:32:09 AM
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crazy idea! saw this in a old Life-Like magazine which mainly told about HO suggestions One was use a O scale sign for a highway sign You know how TALL them Interstate signs are  would be a cool idea
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Posted - January 25 2010 : 11:41:18 PM
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Another similar thread is up, but here is the nice billboards by Tyco & L-L. I had some of these on my 1970s layout. Always a favorite of mine.
Walt
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