re: Model trains and sets

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 2/18/21 at 11:19 pm to Norla

Posted by Kafka

I am the moral conscience of TD

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:05 pm to Kafka

Posted by VolsOut4Harambe

Atlanta, GA

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:21 pm to Kafka

Great thread revival.

I’ve expanded my HO layout to include 3 main lines and DCC control. Looking for a deal on a Broadway Limited N&W 611 steam locomotive to pull my passenger stuff.

Kafka, you’re an O scale guy right?

This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 9:23 pm

Posted by CheEngineer

Louisiana

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:28 pm to RedRifle

I only know one guy that was weird as hell he had one. It was kinda his secret shameful activity. The only people to ever see it were invited up when he was really drunk and then the next day he would not want to talk about it.

Posted by Kafka

I am the moral conscience of TD

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:30 pm to VolsOut4Harambe

quote:
you’re an O scale guy right?

I don't know shite about model trains

couldn't afford one as a kid, never got one as an adult

The pics are cool though

Posted by Mud_Till_May

Member since Aug 2014

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 9:31 pm to RedRifle

Grown men need to play with real trains. What I mean my real trains is a machine that can actually haul millions of tons of men and material.

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:03 pm to Mud_Till_May

quote:
Grown men need to play with real trains

LINK

Posted by TuckFreyer

Shreveport

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:15 pm to RedRifle

Chinhoyang has a thing for trains

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:25 pm to TuckFreyer

quote:
Chinhoyang has a thing for trains

train kept a rollin', if you get my drift

Posted by S

RIP Wayde

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:39 pm to RedRifle

I had one when i was a kid. My dad would help me design landscapes. We put some green felt like material over a sheet of plywood and turned shoeboxes into mountains with that spray sealant and spray paint.

Posted by Capt ST

High Plains

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Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:45 pm to RedRifle

My brother has an unbelievable collection of Lionels from the 60s. Still has boxes for everything. Only time we got play with it was around Xmas. It’s impressive, heavy steel tracks and all.

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 2/22/21 at 7:29 pm to Capt ST

Hornby ad from the late '30s

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 2/22/21 at 7:32 pm to VolsOut4Harambe

They are cooler than hell but require space i don't want.

Posted by Kafka

I am the moral conscience of TD

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Posted on 4/29/21 at 5:18 pm to RogerTheShrubber

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 10:43 pm to Kafka

Posted by Boo Krewe

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 10:44 pm to TuckFreyer

model trains
plains
boats
cars
drones

Posted by BuckyCheese

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 11:04 pm to Boo Krewe

Posted by Horsemeat

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Posted on 5/28/21 at 11:17 pm to BuckyCheese

Virtual Railfan on FB has a group dedicated to model trains. I'm in it just because of how damned detailed some of those folks are - it's truly impressive. Some of them are ex railroaders who give advice to make things more authentic, some of them are the railfan psychos that stand outside and watch/video trains go by, and some are just hobbyists.