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Post by Christian on May 19, 2024 12:22:02 GMT -8
I added a hedge to this old war horse using some material I found on Amazon. Because Amazon scrambles the order of photos, there is a big number on this one keyed to my review. There is lots of scenery material on Amazon and eBay from Asian vendors who use unhelpful keywords and product descriptions. I stumbled on this material and used it. The color is bright next to that sedum and weed lawn, but right on for some popular species of hedge material.  |
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Post by wagnersteve on May 19, 2024 13:10:51 GMT -8
5/19/24, about 5:10 p.m., EDT
Christian,
Your hedge looks great. What was the description of the material and what was the vendor?
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Post by Christian on May 19, 2024 13:51:12 GMT -8
This is the URL. a.co/d/dMt9LcXQuoting the product description: Artificial Flower Cluster 20pcs Miniature Shrub Strips Static Scene Model Miniature Landscape Decor Vegetation Groups Bush Cluster- Green Static Grass Tuft ModelThey got the 20pcs right. I've done a review, but Amazon takes forever to post them. Plus, Vine reviewers are put through a more stringent review. They might bounce the review for a logo in the background of one of the photos. They never tell you why a review is bounced. So you change what you think might be the problem and resubmit. And wait. |
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Post by sd40dash2 on May 19, 2024 14:36:06 GMT -8
Love the snowbirds! Not many people know what those are.
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Post by riogrande on May 19, 2024 15:00:58 GMT -8
Love the snowbirds! Not many people know what those are. When I lived in New York state, they were people who could go to Florida after Christmas and then come back in April. |
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Post by simulatortrain on May 19, 2024 19:11:47 GMT -8
 Working on backdating a Bachmann Russian decapod to USRA appearance. |
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Post by packer on May 19, 2024 20:05:18 GMT -8
I went to a show this week and ran on my clubs modular layout. And speaking of snowbirds, this show normally is in December and would have a lot in this part of Florida. But it wound up in May this year. So I ran this Saturday:  Also scored this NWSL Little Joe for cheap (cheaper than most frieght cars MSRP now). Turns out it has a decoder and runs decent.  it’s only missing an air hose and a number plate from the middle, but needs its brake hangars reattached and the black touched up. And there was this ore train I also ran. I was reminded how much I disliked rivarossi’s coupler pocket design for these U25/28Cs. I’ll probably design/print a new one in the coming weeks. Also I need 96 cars worth of numbers cause the 9 12-packs I got wound up being all the same number. Eventually? |
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Post by tom on May 20, 2024 3:39:55 GMT -8
Completed a Penn Central Alco S3 switcher.  The S3 started as a undecorated Proto 2000 S3 that was released about 21 years ago. I picked it up from Ebay and it ran great right of the box. I did replace the somewhat flimsy grabirons with ones bent from 0.0125" wire. Only detail I added was a Sinclair antenna. I used a newer style speaker from Scale Sound Systems and the recommended LokSound 58921 Direct w/PowerPack decoder. It required removal of a weight but is still heavy enough to switch a good cut of cars.  I painted it Modelflex black and lettered it with Microscale and PCRRHS decals. Locomotive may have been in a scrap line already during my PC timeline but it is currently doing yeoman service on my railroad. |
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Post by wagnersteve on May 20, 2024 4:27:11 GMT -8
5/20/2024, about 8:20 a.m., EDT
Enjoyable thread, with great modeling. Thanks, guys!
Christian, thanks for the answers.
simulator train, beautiful work on the tender.
Packer, I've always admired the styling of the Little Joes. Never go to the electrified parts of the Milwaukee Road, but saw one on the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend, where it looked enormous on street trackage in Indiana -- perhaps in Michigan City? -- back in the Spring of 1970. Do the gray loads in your incredibly long ore train represent taconite?
Tom, Really nice job on the PC S-3. Also, I'm surprised how clean some roads were able to keep white locos, notably KCS and Soo Line. Pat, how good was LV at keeping its Snowbirds looking respectable?
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Post by trainboyy on May 20, 2024 6:09:53 GMT -8
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Post by danpik on May 20, 2024 9:17:41 GMT -8
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Post by cpr4200 on May 20, 2024 14:14:01 GMT -8
Wow! Great deal on those covered hoppers!!! Find them at a show?
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Post by trainboyy on May 20, 2024 17:00:50 GMT -8
Wow! Great deal on those covered hoppers!!! Find them at a show? Auction that had no idea what they had. Not sure what to do with them as I model the 2000/2010s now, but... this was a photo in 2004, who knows what can happen.  |
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Post by jako on May 20, 2024 23:43:10 GMT -8
  Not much modeling going on around here but I did find these 3 hoppers for $10 each. Tangent 4000cf and two Kadee 2 bays.
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Greeting Sven
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