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Subject:	Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains
Date:	Sun, 6 Dec 2009 03:51:43 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, David Laswell wrote:

Yeah, you say that now... Um, if anyone ever approaches you about doing a layout adjacent to real operational steam engines, tell then NO. The reason I was tearing my stuff apart and washing individual bricks with a toothbrush was because it was the only way I could figure out to get the soot and oil and other gunk off my MOCs.

Dood! Model railroaders go to great lengths to get that “weathered look!”

When I was with the GMLTC, we did a show that featured an amazing guy who scratch-built these beautiful 8” gauge live steam locos. They were unfreaking believable! He used rollers to show the drivers in action, and instead of using steam, he had a compressor and drove them with air. A much better solution indoors IMO. Of course, the damned compressor made a racket all weekend, but it was worth it!

JOHN

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		Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
(...) The Nerd Herd cars are never smeared with sooty grease that I can recall. Utterly destroyed, on occassion, but otherwise they are clean and pristine. (...) Did I say functional model steam locomotives? Because I meant the kind that can flatten (...) (15 years ago, 6-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)

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		Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
(...) The painted silver parts can take a certain amount of abuse (I mean, the stuff doesn't flake off when you rub it, so...), and simply tipping over probably isn't enough to do much damage unless it's at high speed on, say, some sort of natural (...) (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)

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