Picture time for no apparent reason.
Rusty
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Rusty, The groundcover is very nicely done.
FrankM
An SHS consist of ABA Union Pacific F3s passes under the urban train station. More modern UP power from American Models is on its right.
A CD hopper arrives at the grain silos.
An SHS ABBA Super Chief passes through the suburbs on its way to the next destination, pulling AM Budd cars.
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Rusty Traque posted:Picture time for no apparent reason.
Rusty
The pre BN CB&Q is really growing on me, especially as CB&Q power seemed to show up a lot in Detroit as run through power on the Central when I was a little guy.
Jeff C
TOKELLY, Excellent vistas. Every inch!
FrankM
Moonson posted:TOKELLY, Excellent vistas. Every inch!
FrankM
I completely agree--although it's irritating to have these guys remind me again how great S scale layouts can look...
I'm starting to think they are doing this on purpose! 
Jeff C
I can add some PRR action on a sunny afternoon.
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Glad to see other contributions.
I'm always impressed by the work of other S folks.
Rusty
I picked these two sets up a while ago, Here are the lots they came in and then both somewhat cleaned up. They are a 4621 and a 4914A.
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A nice S scale Central J1 Hudson would look great in the garden!
Jeff C
leikec posted:A nice S scale Central J1 Hudson would look great in the garden!
Jeff C
Agree, but an American Flyer Hudson also looks great in the garden 
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Regards
Fred
I do like the classic AF Hudson, and it certainly looks wonderful running on your layout!
Jeff C
Rusty Traque posted:Picture time for no apparent reason.
Rusty
Rusty, you've probably mentioned this before, but what is the overall size of your layout?
Jeff C
leikec posted:Rusty, you've probably mentioned this before, but what is the overall size of your layout?
Jeff C
12'x18', more or less. This was the first and only draft of the track plan (it's off by a foot and a half on length.) Drawn somewhere in the 1988-89 time frame I should have been working instead of goofing off in the office. It loosely resembles the final product:
Rusty
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Oh, no! The dreaded "race track"! Never mind, I like it. Constant running while enough sidings to permit operations.
poniaj posted:Oh, no! The dreaded "race track"! Never mind, I like it. Constant running while enough sidings to permit operations.
This was the inspiration:
Rusty
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Thanks! I like how you haven't overcrowded the layout with track. That's a big reason it photographs well.
Jeff C
wow, just ram across these two awesome "S" gauge layout videos...
Fred, your Royal Blue is fabulous!
I have a couple of more postwar sets on the way to me. I think it's a great haul for $50 plus shipping. Two almost complete sets, a huge pile of track on rubber roadbed, switches, transformers, etc. Looks like a 1946 or 47 Hudson set 4611 and a 1950 AF GP-7 set 5012T. I think I am missing a caboose, the manoil car and the bottom of the searchlight car. I think the rubber roadbed would sell for $50 or so by itself. I love picking up these lots and these should fix up nicely. These will fit in nicely with the other early postwar sets I have. I know these are not collector quality, but man These last couple of big Ebay lots prove you can still get some nice trains for decent money. Would be even better if I could find stuff like this local and not have to pay shipping!
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