Big Maple & Little Oak RR

[dudeface]

Track!

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And it came in...

A box!

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Boy, this stuff looks big at first, as someone who's used to HO track. And it's much more substantial than the old Lionel stuff! I was only able to get 8 40" sections for this year, and I need about 25... it's a start though.

[drewzero1]

Ooh, is that Atlas? Looks a heck of a lot more substantial than the Gargraves tubular stuff I used, which was bent up when I got it and only got flimsier from my modifications. Can't wait to see what you build with it!

By a strange coincidence, I saw a W&S diesel running through the North Fond du Lac yard while passing through today, and it made me wonder how you were doing...

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[Phil.P]

You are a rubbish cat!
So I need to keep an eye on you.....


Phil.P

[dudeface]

Ooh, is that Atlas?

It is, and I can see how it was 40 bucks apiece, it's quality stuff. We never could have afforded it!

[dudeface]

By the way, turns ot for the CLTS thing there's a budget of $1000 a calendar year. (Well, that's the current understanding! ) In this case they only had 8 in stock, but I wouldn't have been able to get it all at once anyway.

[GAP]

With a budget that big we should see a railroad empire in a few years then.

[dudeface]

With a budget that big we should see a railroad empire in a few years then.

The catch is that it all has to be ordered off Amazon.

[dudeface]

All the light snow that it hasn't been snowing lately decided to all come down at once last night, so I don't think any railway building is going to happen this year.

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Drew, I hope the NVT has a snowplow...gh..

[GAP]

All the light snow that it hasn't been snowing lately decided to all come down at once last night, so I don't think any railway building is going to happen this year.
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Drew, I hope the NVT has a snowplow...gh..

Time to head inside and make models and to plan for next seasons track laying.

[drewzero1]

Drew, I hope the NVT has a snowplow...gh..

It does, but the driver must be able to tolerate the cold!

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(With some help from the big hand in the sky... Moke does not have anywhere near enough weight or traction to contend with the wet stuff we got this morning.)

[dudeface]

(With some help from the big hand in the sky... Moke does not have anywhere near enough weight or traction to contend with the wet stuff we got this morning.)

Time to bring out the Big Red Thing!

[drewzero1]

(With some help from the big hand in the sky... Moke does not have anywhere near enough weight or traction to contend with the wet stuff we got this morning.)

Time to bring out the Big Red Thing!

That one's even worse! It's essentially one wheel drive right now, and needs more weight too. I have a good medium diesel in the works but it's in need of repair after a failed toddler test.

[dudeface]

Good news: I found out this morning, to my surprise, that the rest of the 90' of track has been ordered!

[GAP]

Good news: I found out this morning, to my surprise, that the rest of the 90' of track has been ordered!

Yeeeee Haaaa!!!!!! go Miles the railroad tycoon

[drewzero1]

Go Miles Go!

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