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    History of All Kinds

    August 4, 1790, Alexander Hamilton establishes the Revenue Cutter Service, now known as the United States Coast Guard. Happy 236 years fellow Puddle Pirates! Semper Paratus!
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    Pennsylvania Passenger Train

    I have a Pennsylvania set of streamlined HO cars picked up during an estate disposal. An RPO, three 10/5 Pullman cars and an Observation car. Would that consist be a named train? Branch line or consist made up by the modeler? Thanks.
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    Bachmann 0-6-0 tank locomotives

    I have one. Wally's Model Railroading u-tube channel has a very detailed DC to DCC conversion. The locomotive was gifted to me but to be honest here if you can find one that is already DCC & sound the additional money is worth avoiding the aggravation.
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    airbrush painting

    Nice work
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    airbrush painting

    Acrylic is water based. I have used distilled water, water diluted with 70% & 91% Iso alcohol, water with jet dry from the dish washer, various spray pressures, distance from model, tip/needle adjustments both single and dual action spray brushes with zero success. In all fairness I just...
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    airbrush painting

    I tried craft acrylics after watching many instructional videos on utube with very poor success. I recently purchased some Vallejo and Tamiya paints but haven't practiced yet. Sure miss Floquil.
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    Basement Find/Treasure

    Cool Find and I am glad you know the importance of preserving this piece of history. We found my grandmother's shipyard handbook and many company photos from her Rosie the Riveter days in Richmond CA. My sister was able to donate to the museum there. I humbly suggest the Western Railway...
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    What would YOU or YOUR FRIENDS want 3d printed?

    Pardon the untimely response. That is what I was looking at. Not enough detail flushed out in that file though but that's the general idea. I believe Cox trains had a quarry line-up that had a semi trailer mounted crusher.
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    What would YOU or YOUR FRIENDS want 3d printed?

    I'm looking for a rock crusher mounted on a semi-trailer. I think Cox made one years ago. Only one I found on thingiverse is a self propelled N scale with no windows in the cab.
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    So what are you listening to right NOW?

    Bob Marley & the Wailers
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    What would YOU or YOUR FRIENDS want 3d printed?

    On Thingiverse there was a two track N Scale Rail Car float or self-propelled barge by ajkochev. It is smaller than the Walther car float and has a pilot house making it a barge, no need for a large tug.
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    History of All Kinds

    The USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391 was involved in a collision close to the Sunshine Bridge in Tampa Bay, FL. The vessel capsized and sank carrying 23 crewmembers to their graves with her. Fireman William Flores was last seen passing out lifejackets. When the vessel was raised, his belt was found...
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    What's happening on your layout?

    Just staring newest layout. This is the area f Robinson. I like the wetlands and sloughs of Sonoma County. The other area is Ashland not sure what will happen there and just moving things around trying to get an idea.
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    So what are you listening to right NOW?

    Ain't No Bread in the Breadbox Filmed at the ghost town of Wingo, CA along the former Southern Pacific right of way. Now a small freight rumbles by every so often.
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    History of All Kinds

    At approximately 18:29 CST on 7 December 1968, the "downbound" White Alder collided with the "upbound" M/V Helena, a 455-foot (139 m) Taiwanese freighter in the Mississippi River at mile 195.3 above Head of Passes near White Castle, Louisiana and sank in 75 feet (23 m) of water. Three of the...
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    History of All Kinds

    and the telegraph operator put service over self, saving lives sending a message down the line for the passenger train due in to stop.
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    History of All Kinds

    50 years ago, Nov 9, 1975 the Edmund Fitzgerald slipped below the surface.
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    San Francisco Cablecar or Streetcar by Occre

    Absolutely wonderful! Beautiful model of a California Line car. May I please copy the photo of the finished model to send to a former colleague? Worked for Muni in maintenance, and the cable Cars were built at the yard I was assigned. It would take about 1 year start to finish to build a...
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    What freight mfgs have the best cars of all kinds

    My favorites are old Athearn Blue Box, add KD and metal wheels, adjust weight and coupler height and easy to maintain. If you want to add details easy to do. During an op session if they get banged up, easy repair. Fall on the floor and damaged. strip the couplers and wheels and use the shell...
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    DCC Sound Installation Services

    Following. I have a Bachmann spectrum DC HO 0-6-0T factory painted for the Southern RR. I have watched a well-done YouTube video on an installation but feel it is beyond my capabilities. Was just interested in finding a service that could do this and an estimated cost.




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