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Joe Hohmann posted:
ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

Yes, I have seen a UFO, which means "unidentified flying object", just to state the obvious. It was unidentified, flying and an object, seen by me and about a dozen other sober and nominally intelligent persons in the 1970's in Mobile, at night over a thickly-populated area of town. 

Now, as it finally turned and the wind shifted so the sound could be heard better, and what it was carrying could be seen better, it was "identified" and turned out to be a helicopter. It was carrying a large, flashing lighted display advertising some new something or other; when viewed from an oblique angle (you couldn't see the chopper - it was nighttime, and the running lights got lost in the sign's light), the display could not be read - the graphics were moving - appeared to be..."otherworldly and unknown", as in propulsion device. I have to admit that a scientific-bent skeptic like me was as baffled as anyone for a few minutes, and a little spooked.

Don't want one on my layout, though. Beyond the Pale.

 

Grampstrains posted:
ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

Not interested.

When O gauge gets realistic, I'm leaving.  I'm in it for the fun and fantasy.   I have an oversized gateman on my layout and oversized crossing gates with undersized Alco FA's.  My world.

Now the real problem is which great "garage scene" do I model in there - Seinfeld (lost with portable AC), Steve McQueen The Hunter or The Americans?

All of them, I plan to have all of my favorite movies on the layout, Paul Newman cutting the heads off parking meters for Cool Hand Luke, Slimer getting caught by the Ghostbusters, Marty McFly tooling around in the Delorean, I’ll buy the UFO and somehow incorporate into an Independence Day vignette.

 

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TShearer posted:
Joe Hohmann posted:
ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

would you say this UFO is to scale ?

After 8 hours and looking at past records, I am 100 % this to scale. If you don't believe me too bad....LOL

TShearer posted:
Joe Hohmann posted:
ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

would you say this UFO is to scale ?

A scale UFO? What the heck!? 
This isn't two rail... sheesh.
Rivet Counters be gone!



Actually, if I get that UFO, I'm removing the canopy and putting Marvin inside. WITH a Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.

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Big Jim posted:
falconservice posted:

Since the parking ramp is pre-production, can the also produce some matching 1:43rd scale corkscrew ramps for  it let automobiles roll down from the top. 

Andrew

Fisher-Price could do it...with an operating elevator & turntable to boot!

He'll yeah.....spent jours upon hours with that garage.....thanks for the memory!

rogerpete posted:
TShearer posted:
Joe Hohmann posted:
ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

would you say this UFO is to scale ?

A scale UFO? What the heck!? 
This isn't two rail... sheesh.
Rivet Counters be gone!



Actually, if I get that UFO, I'm removing the canopy and putting Marvin inside. WITH a Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.

Capture

 

 

     think someone has been visiting my layout recently.. Marvin, was that you ?

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Back from the Menards train show. It was a great show. I took some pics. I myself liked the way the shopw was laid out. The operating layouts were scattered through the convention area with venders and private sellers mix between them. Nice not to have all the layouts in one area. The Menards display stood out. I tried to get the size of the show into the pics................Paul

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Just ordered the Pepsi and REA trucks that will be removed from flatcars for placement at layout stores.  Great addition and fits the modeling era.

Also emailed Menards asking if they can add Pay Pal as payment option.  I personally get nervous typing my card number into a "HTTPS secure sites" (so why am I on my 4th card and getting calls from my bank asking if I ordered a Mercedes from Germany?).

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