Tagged With "plasticville"
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Improving Plasticville
These are Plasticville Store fronts that I scratch built 2 story additions. They will mate up with Ameritown sides. The one on the left ia a Plasticville 5 & 10, The other is the Pharmacy/Hardware. The upper floors were built with Evergreen styrene, the upper windows were printed on overhead projector film and the signs were printed on photo paper. They were inspired by buildings that were one time in Rochester.
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Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
#SwitcherSaturday is back! Lots of us out there love switchers, so lets keep #SwitcherSaturday (a.k.a. SWSAT) rolling! Last week we had almost 70 pictures posted! http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/switcher-saturday-2015-jul-11 Today at the Murnane...
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Plasticville Signal Bridge
Can anyone e-mail a copy of the assembly instructions. I bought one, in a plastic bag and was assured it was all there. it appears to be, but I'm having trouble placing the walkway. Where does part 7 fit in. Thanks, Clarence
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Plasticville
Downsizing my layout. I have all this Plasticville that needs to have a good home. Plasticville is Postwar and new. I am asking $300 plus shipping for all. Ron Morris morris_67@q.com 208-288-442 8
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Plasticville / Bachmann Signal Bridge
Can anyone provide the inside clearance dimensions? Height, Widths? Depth too? Thanks!
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A "Grander" Central Station
I kit-bashed two Plasticville Union Stations into one long one, cut the result lengthwise, and mounted the Plasticville section to the back of a Lionel Grand Central Station - notably plain, and (dare I say) ugly. The Plasticville building(s) are mounted to a painted styrene piece that covers the back of the Lionel Station, and the styrene is attached using doublefaced tape. So the "collectible" is not ruined. Then, I glued a printed station interior to the styrene background, and lit the...
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FOR SALE: Lionel B&O/Chessie, Plasticville, More
I continue to spring clean my collection. All the items below have been kept in a smoke-free, pet-free home, in a climate-controlled room. See attached photos for multiple views of the items. I'll be glad to entertain offers and combine shipping on multiple items. I can accept PayPal or checks. Contact me at jbuettner@stevenson.edu . Include zip code so I can estimate shipping for you. I can deliver to York TCA Show on Saturday, April 13. 1) LIONEL 6208 Chessie System Gondola, sprung metal...
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Plasticville “O” & “S” Scale “An illustrated price guide” 1981 $30
This is a Softcover book that is in exceptionally good condition for its age. I used this as a reference guide for many years until all of my Plasticville was destroyed in a basement flood. No use for it now. Thankfully this book wasn’t down there too. Since I did use it, there are pages with the description highlighted and checked off. Can’t change that, so the price reflects that. These are normally not seen for sale very often. I was at a recent, large show and only saw 1 for sale and...
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FOR SALE: Plasticville and Other Scenic Details
I have several odds and ends scenic items that I would like sell as one single lot. This lot includes: 1) Model Power O Gauge Fencing - unused 2) Lionel Barrel Shed Kit - complete, unbuilt 3) Plasticville Barn - complete, no box, replacement weathervane 4) Plasticville Windmill - complete w/box 5) Plasticville Playground - complete w/box 6) Random Plasticville items/parts - telephone poles, street signs, billboard parts 7) Other random things - Faller HO Tunnel Portal, barrels, Ameri-Towne...
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Show us your Homemade or Kit-bashed Layout Buildings you have Made or Modified
Post a write up and pictures of Homemade or Kit-bashed Layout Buildings you have made or modified or scratch built. I will start with one of my first kit-bashed Plasticville buildings , the Bachmann Coal Station, number 1975. The project was to make a raised roof, (which had a conveyor to spread coal), on the the Coal Station to replace the 1975 flat roof. I always liked the looks of that style coal station. I used 1/8 inch tempered Masonite with one smooth side. The smooth sides were scored...
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Building and Evolution of an Action Packed Fifties Era Lionel 027 Operating & Switching Layout w/ Turntable
Post 1 5-16-2016 Details of Action Packed 50’s period 027 Operating Layout This topic or thread is about how I built a 50s Lionel and Marx train running action packed layout started in 1977 and using conventional control and initially two Lionel LW transformers and homemade $10 Turntable. The layout started as single train board with two independent relayed loops allowing two trains to operate on each loop with one or two operators. It includes a homemade turntable and round house. It is a...
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Plasticville/Bachmann O coaling tower help
Today the Amazon truck delivered my coaling tower. It was plastic wrapped so I assumed it was new. I put a coat of primer on some of the parts then started cutting off the tops to install the topper from Mount Blue Models. If you've cut the tops off this stuff by hand you know what a pain is is. Anyway after a couple of attempts to put it together I find I have 2 identical sides. If you bashed one of these and have a leftover side marked A/B I'll be glad to buy it off you. thanks
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Yay Switcher Saturday! Here is a New Haven MTH RS3 Roadswitcher shell riding on a Lionel Mechanisim and a Williams B&O NW2 weaving through some columns that weren't there a minute ago. Sometimes Combining hobbies is fun, other times it leads to some Devastating results. Just an added bit of fun this week. I'm sure it is hard to switch let alone stay on the rails when the ground is shaking.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
SWSAT Time!!! (Disclaimer: For the foreseeable future, you're just going to have to use your imagination to view my model pics... on account of there ain't no scenery and the recently acquired new engines still lack weathering!) Scale: HO "The Q's NW2 #9245 sits in the West Bottoms waiting for a signal to clear before trundling off into the West Bottoms to do some switching." The above is a bone-stock Broadway Limited Imports NW2 factory painted in the classic Burlington black and gray...
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Do hope the weekend is good for everyone. Photos this week are great.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
How's about a brand new shiny pair of Alco's right out of the box? (Shhhh! Don't tell anyone, they're S Scale...) And just to keep it O scale legal content : Rusty
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
I use to walk the RR tracks to grade school. The little 0-6-0 would be shuffling cars to the various coal yards so I guess I have a soft spot in my heart for them. Nice pic's yes even the diesels.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Nice pics everybody! Rusty: You know how I feel about your new Mop RS-11's!! All: Need to clarify something I typed. I typed this: "I have just ordered an Atlas HO scale ALCo HH660 (looks almost identical to the above) to become my Kansas City & Gulf's first ever diesel..." Reading that, it reads as if my Atlas engine I ordered will look like the KCT unit pictured. Not exactly. I ordered an UNDECORATED unit. What I meant was: There are minor differences between an HH1000 and an HH660.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Been too busy in the garden this week so some oldies not sure if posted before last week. James
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
NYC S-2: 'Ya know, there's just something classy about most of the NYC black schemes. All business, definitely railroad. An observation: I returned to this thread to view the latest and noticed that all of my "likes" that I had selected earlier were gone? So, I clicked 'em again... we'll see what happens this time!
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Badly beaten then cleaned to within an inch of its life. Some previous owner removed the fuel tank/battery cover and horn from this poor thing. Typically, it needed only minor maintenance to get it running like new again. Bruce
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Made some progress at the workbench! Thought I'd share it and in the process add some more pics to SWSAT! What I did: Took the bone-stock BLI HO scale in the "as delivered" KCS NW2 #1222 and brought it up to the early 60s by adding the missing shield heralds on the cab sides, the white striping on the foot board edges, and extending the side sill white stripe to the inside of the step wells. Still to go: Paint most of the handrails white, but that will wait until after I've masked off the...
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Here is one more old GE on a work train from a late night subway ride this week.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
corsair29...are you a fan of the bent wing bird? (can't remember if I already asked you that)
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
These photos were taken long before my scenic changes. My B6s taking water. The B6s moving some coffee. My Consolidation I have assigned to pulling some locals and switching with a good front coupler and now with 4 chuffs taking on coal and sand.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Originally Posted by Steamer: corsair29...are you a fan of the bent wing bird? (can't remember if I already asked you that) Most definitely!
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
after growing up watching countless WWll movies,going to air shows (never had an F4U there) watching Black Sheep, going to museums.."where's your Corsair?" ..it s not here today...in 2013 I finally got to not only see my first Corsair, but touch it at the Planes of Fame.Still haven't got to see one fly.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
I got this PRR C1 Boiler from the weaver Sale. I plan on upgrading my "Mason c1 to the correct PRR one with the swap out of this boiler. currently the Steam loco is at HEnnings for a full TMCC upgrade inclusing fan driven smoker and super chuffer- da Whole Enchilada! I am counting on the Gunrunner to take good care of her!
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Yay! Switcher Sunday!�� I realize it is Sunday but I had a Cab ride in Ex Rock Island SW8 today in Danbury CT. And here was my Natty( Bumpo) ride in. I've never ridden behind a Brookville BL20GH.
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Re: Switcher Saturday: 2015-Jul-18
Silver Lake...in my opinion..."Any switcher, any day"... Howard...
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Re: Improving Plasticville
Really good work on these. They remind me alot of the kind of buildings you see here in Chicago. Especially the details on the Wolworth's.
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Re: Improving Plasticville
I like the Wooleywart; I need to get that building and sign that is offered. Those look like nice kitbashes.
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Re: Improving Plasticville
Wow excellent! You (or someone else) ought to offer those for sale! BTW I saw your club layout at York, it was simply outstanding, one of the best I've ever seen!
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Re: Improving Plasticville
Richard, would you consider making those for sale? I'd sure like two of the Woolworth uppers and one of the Scranton uppers. Those would certainly make my PV kit bashes look better. Thank for letting us look at them. You really polished up the plain PV buildings. Tom
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Re: Building and Evolution of an Action Packed Fifties Era Lionel 027 Operating & Switching Layout w/ Turntable
Charlie, Nice looking layout. I hope you post some more pictures. Tom
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Re: Building and Evolution of an Action Packed Fifties Era Lionel 027 Operating & Switching Layout w/ Turntable
PS- I like the fact that you run conventional and I see a couple of LW's which are good little transformers. Tom
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Re: Building and Evolution of an Action Packed Fifties Era Lionel 027 Operating & Switching Layout w/ Turntable
Has the look and feel for sure!!
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Re: Building and Evolution of an Action Packed Fifties Era Lionel 027 Operating & Switching Layout w/ Turntable
Now that's cool.
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Re: Building and Evolution of an Action Packed Fifties Era Lionel 027 Operating & Switching Layout w/ Turntable
Now this I like..Show us some pictures when you have the time.Nice layout.. Rusty