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Last night's fire car pic...
 
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Posted - August 03 2020 : 11:30:51 PM
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Just took this pic of the residential section of my layout minus one home that will go here too. Hopefully one day I will take time and detail this section.
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Posted - August 06 2020 : 03:43:54 AM
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A photo of my Freezee kit taken on February 25th, 2008...
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Posted - August 06 2020 : 10:37:39 AM
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quote:A photo of my Freezee kit taken on February 25th, 2008...
Originally posted by walt - August 06 2020 : 03:43:54 AM
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I got one still in the box unassembled!
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Posted - August 06 2020 : 11:28:25 AM
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The FREEZE rules. Iconic, I've seen places just like here in Massachusetts
and in Tularosa, New Mexico, where it is called the "Tuli-Freeze."
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Posted - August 06 2020 : 10:58:22 PM
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Yes, Chops... The old ice cream stores are really cool. My home towm has an old building that still operates today
It is known for it's footers that it has served since I was a boy. 
Nice kit, Bus! I have had mine quite a few years and was bought as a boxed sealed kit. I had the freezee on my layout in the 1970's. An old favorite for sure!
Here's a shot of my McDonalds, also taken 2/25/2008. Must have had them out taking pics on this day's eve. This was a sealed box with a price sticker on it which I attached to the box.
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Posted - August 09 2020 : 7:19:18 PM
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Four unboxed today, new on the table. 
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Posted - August 09 2020 : 7:41:13 PM
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Sweet pickings! That I beam flat is particularly interesting, and
hope it will make the COTW soon. Never seen that. Are these
newly found in the collection or new purchases?
It's nice that you extended the yards so that you can see
your amazing collection- mine are in card board boxes, and
it is the deuce to find anything.
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Posted - August 09 2020 : 7:52:20 PM
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| Thank You, Chops! That I beam flat car is the boxed one that I got from you sometime back. I think I have all of my cars on the tabletop now. Those pictured are ones that has been stuck in a drawer for ages!
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Posted - August 12 2020 : 02:04:26 AM
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I actually just picked up the Kelloggs hopper by Tyco that has the extra RED lettering. I don't know why I had to have one of these... https://www.ebay.com/itm/333677827770
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 01:03:27 AM
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Trying something new here. Bought this 1/8 inch thick board which is the same as my slot car track. This is for the base to put the buildings on. This section does not have the 'curbs" unless I need to add them in spots. Several buildings on this piece so I will just have to think it out, what goes where... 
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 3:41:46 PM
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Sounds interesting!
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 6:49:33 PM
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quote:
Nice kit, Bus! I have had mine quite a few years and was bought as a boxed sealed kit. I had the freezee on my layout in the 1970's. An old favorite for sure!
Originally posted by walt - August 06 2020 : 10:58:22 PM
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yeah the Freezee kit is the modified McDonald's cause L-L got a letter from the McD's Corporate to stop selling it cause they didn't have permission to make it 
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 9:13:54 PM
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| Yes, I don't know the details but it has been mentioned many times on here that the Freezee was the fromer McDonalds kit. I was fotunate enough to get both new sealed kits several years ago. I like them both! And they are just down the street from each other in Tycoville!
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Posted - August 14 2020 : 9:40:20 PM
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Here's a pic of mine all the way back to another century!! 1999!! 
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Posted - August 15 2020 : 02:46:02 AM
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Cut and testfitted my base to the Exxon, McDonalds , Baskin Robbins and more. Some sanding on edges and likely will coat this in the matt black for asphalt parking lots. May do some concrete around the exxon ... Just have to think about all of it.
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Posted - August 15 2020 : 07:27:55 AM
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| Looking good.
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Posted - August 16 2020 : 7:21:45 PM
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Agree with Chops - cool.
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Posted - August 16 2020 : 10:32:46 PM
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Last night I cleared the farm section off and repainted it the different shade of green. It's an 8 square foot section with only part of it in picture...
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Posted - August 23 2020 : 02:45:51 AM
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One of my cats, Stitch, lives in our basement with 4 new kittens a few weeks old. However I got a surprise when I went to the train layout a couple of nights ago!! Thank God, for the cover assembly that I made for the set up.  
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Posted - August 23 2020 : 08:33:57 AM
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| I didn't really need to see that....
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Posted - August 23 2020 : 12:58:12 PM
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| Bad, bad kitty.
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 Posted - August 23 2020 : 1:30:44 PM
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quote:I didn't really need to see that....
Originally posted by BlaxlandAlex3Â -Â August 23 2020Â :Â 08:33:57 AM
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same 
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Posted - August 24 2020 : 12:34:06 AM
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A pass by the piggybacks.
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Posted - September 19 2020 : 03:55:40 AM
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Late night at the 7UP plant...
 
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Posted - September 19 2020 : 07:08:27 AM
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Love the night shots of your layout, Walt.
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 Posted - September 20 2020 : 3:19:51 PM
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Attractive night views Walt.
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Posted - September 29 2020 : 02:55:20 AM
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| Thank You, Guys!!
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Posted - September 29 2020 : 02:56:31 AM
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Posted - October 25 2020 : 10:26:35 PM
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Posted - October 25 2020 : 10:41:18 PM
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The piggybacks and the slot cars never get old, Walt. You've got an awesome layout!
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Posted - October 26 2020 : 12:01:13 AM
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Thank You soo much, RP... I love the Tyco piggybacks and the slot cars both. It's like reliving my childhood, only much bigger! I wish, that I would spend more time with my layout. I find myself late at night , just going to the basement to look at this stuff. It's a joy to have and for years wondered if I would ever have room for my planned
Tycoville. I had boxes of trains , etc from 1999 till 2013 before having this space!
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Posted - October 26 2020 : 01:33:32 AM
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A tonight's photo of the farm area on one part of my layout. It's 4 feet from the first rails to the slot car track. Two feet wide. A total of 8 square feet and I have quite a bit of farm pieces including animals. This was a section that my first wife wanted from 1999. I kept the idea and the space for it. The Farm House can be seen in the one photo.
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Posted - October 26 2020 : 03:49:34 AM
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LOOKING back. March 15, 2014. My table(s) was pretty much finished... 
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Posted - October 26 2020 : 9:34:49 PM
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Whoa! The green really stands out in that photo.
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Posted - October 26 2020 : 10:53:26 PM
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| Actually, Robert. The green was a little too loud. I have been painting over it with a mild medium green as I go. Plus, it will all be eventually covered with something!
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Posted - October 27 2020 : 10:38:48 PM
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Both Tyco bridge & trestle sets come in today's mail. I bought them complete only to use these pieces on two bridges. After messing with them a bit, I may only use two of the 3 pieces as shown. I don't need much elevation here... 
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Posted - October 27 2020 : 10:42:43 PM
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Neat idea, to keep the bridges lower and the grade easier. Can't wait to see your progress, Walt.
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Posted - October 27 2020 : 11:21:32 PM
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| Some acreage!
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Posted - October 28 2020 : 12:36:26 AM
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quote:Neat idea, to keep the bridges lower and the grade easier. Can't wait to see your progress, Walt.
Originally posted by RP model railroads - October 27 2020 : 10:42:43 PM
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Yes, Robert! I learned in the 1970s that I was not a fan of high bridges!! Plus now I need a router to dig a small pond...
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Posted - October 28 2020 : 5:48:36 PM
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I'll need some of that green paint maybe
I gotta get my 4x8 board down sometime
but atm 10 inches of snow happened so thats killing me to sand down the old sawhorses my grandpa had
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Posted - October 29 2020 : 12:07:19 AM
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I toned the green down on some of my layout as can be seen in the bridge trestle pic just above. Hang on to that snow for us until about June!! Thank You, Busss!
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Posted - October 29 2020 : 05:17:44 AM
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Although you probably didn't have them on your original layout, I'd love nothing more than to see you pick up a few US-1 trucks.
I think they'd look beautiful on your layout. At least the fire engine, as you have the fire chiefs car and that red rescue van.
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Posted - October 29 2020 : 3:17:04 PM
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I had pretty much ended my train/slots in 1976 when I got my drivers license. Of course the US-! trucks come out after that. I did recently buy one to make a track cleaner out of.. 
The fire truck would be cool at the Tycoville Fire House, but I always thought the truck looked a bit odd.
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Posted - October 29 2020 : 8:26:29 PM
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fantasy: fire truck has siren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aE0lBllWvo
Reality: a stupid bell!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avPEp2Ku3S8
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Posted - October 29 2020 : 11:44:31 PM
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Almost done with my farm house, a few porch rails to put on , etc
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Posted - November 06 2020 : 05:12:07 AM
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Just for fun pic.
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Posted - November 13 2020 : 03:58:47 AM
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Some traffic in Tycoville passing by an unocupied home... 
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Posted - November 24 2020 : 12:25:15 AM
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Here is me wearing out a Bachmann F7 pulling 19 hoppers and a caboose..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sv-e6pw8Qo
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Posted - December 02 2020 : 05:32:32 AM
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| I went down and counted my rolling stock on my table and found closely 228. I have a few pieces in one of my drawers that need wheel trucks or a horn hooks. Guess I needed all the room that I built.
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