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    Hi all from the U.K

    Redcoats... Fahsen's of 'em! Well at least I appear to be the only Yorkshireman ;)
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    Recycling some ATSF box cars for UP

    Cool, thanks very much indeed! I really appreciate all the help thus far. It looks like I'll actually end up going with BN for the most part... that green looks stunning and it seems to fit nicely with the time period that I have in my mind.
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    Recycling some ATSF box cars for UP

    By the way, can anyone point me towards some good sites for pics of 70's / 80's rolling stock? Thanks
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    Recycling some ATSF box cars for UP

    Thanks... Yes I recall Bill Bryson that we think of a long journey as the same distance the average American will drive for a decent taco. A friend of mine in SoCal is always reminding me of that fact (he has not forgiven me for getting locked in the local freight yard last year, taking...
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    Hi all from the U.K

    Another 'idiot question' I know that the B&B and ATSF merged into BNSF... Would it be feasible within my 70's to 80's window to mix ATSF and B&N loco's and stock on the same layout Now, again... the pomp of the green and white B&N livery has me by the curlies to the point that UP looks...
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    Hi all from the U.K

    Cheers... My smallest model I work on at present is 1mm to the foot or what we call 6mm scale (being the height of a man... that odd way that wargames peeps gauge their models) Please have a look in my gallery at conflictincolour.com at the detail I get on a 6mm Sudan War figure... I...
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    Hi all from the U.K

    Or am I better going with N gauge? Says he, looking at 3 HO locos on the desk :)
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    Hi all from the U.K

    Woohooo... the Good Lady has just agreed to remove her sun bed from the Den... That gives me an additional 8 linear feet... Is 40 feet x 2 feet enough for HO?
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    Hi all from the U.K

    Many thanks... But, I believe that given the price of air fares, any redcoat invasion is highly unlikely :D Mind you... two of us, well equipped... it maaaaay just work... lol!
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    Recycling some ATSF box cars for UP

    That's great news... I had wondered about that, based on the fact that the U.S is a much larger expanse to traverse than the UK, but of course not being a native of said country, I was not certain. Oddly enough I was reading about leased out loco's earlier today. Thanks guys, that gives me a...
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    Some pointers for a newbie (and a Limey too... the shame of it)

    Yes I've seen Pelle's work. He's a fair scenic modeler, as you say I have a couple of 40's and a 38 sitting on my desk as it happens Crandell :)
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    Recycling some ATSF box cars for UP

    Thanks for that :)
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    Some pointers for a newbie (and a Limey too... the shame of it)

    Thanks, I'll look at that link in a while... My baseboards are insulating board on an open trestle frame. It's a horse shoe with one leg longer than the other in principle, and a 2 foot width, so with flex track I can do some interesting stuff. Basic groundwork is 'meat and veg' to me...
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    Hi all from the U.K

    thanks for the warm welcome! I looked at modeling an earlier period but as I said, I was brought up on NG mags and the pictures and snapshots of America really captured me... And to be honest the colors of the diesels appeal to the part of me obsessed with the pomp of military uniforms :) I...
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    Hi all from the U.K

    Thanks Dave... that gives me a starting point :) Mark
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    Hi all from the U.K

    Hi all... Excuse my apparent ignorance but as well as being a Limey and therefore at a disadvantage in terms of 'local knowledge' vis U.S outline railways, I come from a wargames modelling background, making my living painting military gaming figures. True, I dabbled with British steam...
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    Some pointers for a newbie (and a Limey too... the shame of it)

    Hi all... Excuse my apparent ignorance but as well as being a Limey and therefore at a disadvantage in terms of 'local knowledge' vis U.S outline railways, I come from a wargames modelling background, making my living painting military gaming figures. True, I dabbled with British steam...
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    Recycling some ATSF box cars for UP

    Hi all... Excuse my apparent ignorance but as well as being a Limey and therefore at a disadvantage in terms of 'local knowledge' vis U.S outline railways, I come from a wargames modelling background, making my living painting military gaming figures. True, I dabbled with British steam...
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