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Oh yeah....I just noticed that. Too busy with the engine work. And snow shoveling too!
 
Well, after a series of rain soaked days in the 30s and 40s, we're back to sun and 50s-60s here in Austin. Weird how I miss the snow and storms more and more. One of my other hobbies is model trains, and the winter was an enforced layoff from my cycling and cars. Now I train year round since we race from Jan through Halloween for road season down here, my Spitfire is my only car besides the MGB I'm slowly bringing back to life, and my trains sit forlornly in boxes, waiting for the layout I designed to be built.

I just miss fighting through storms in my Triumphs and Mgs. Weird and I can't explain it.
 
I have a like new MTH set that I bought for my nephews and we put it out one year. A lot of things happened over the next few years and it never got put out again. One more thing to add to the eBay list for this spring.
 
MTH makes some nice equipment. I have a good amount of Lionel post war the newest being late 50's, much "G" scale a lot of it handmade wood models, and one On3 train. Trains in the basement, garage, storage locker, and every room in the house.

I easily have more dollars in trains than in cars. And have explicit instructions, "DO NOT SELL THE TRAINS OR THE CARS". Sorry for the caps but that best indicates the tone of the statement or maybe the command I received.

A couple hand built examples.
 
That's a beautiful pair of cars Tom. Just like any other hobby that most of us here get involved in. Once we start we seem to go "all in".
 
Nice work! I have N scale, so rubbermaid bins full of them mean lots of rolling stock, another 5 ft long bin of unbuilt buidlings, another of track, you get the idea. Between work, school, my cycling, the cars, trying to have a social life, and a coon/basset hound mix dog, trains are sadly not even on a back burner. Someday...
 
Oh wow, the train stuff is neat! My dad and I (mostly dad) collected o-gauge Lionel stuff when I was really small. My mum still has it all safely stashed away. When my little boy gets a bit older (i.e. not likely to try to eat teh trains) we'll get them out for him.

I'm all excited for it now. The Santa Fe set was working when we put it away, but then there's tons of older stuff that wil need restoration.

Jody
 
Thanks guys, trains are a fun hobby. Here are a couple more photos then we can get back to complaining about winter! :jester:

The flat cars have redwood decks and the bleacher wagon folds up for transport. I also did all custom artwork and lettering.
 
drat, can never make the stupid pictures work.

never mind
 
The key is knowing how to make the best of a bad situation!

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I'm not so sure all is right with that video.... I've watched it a dozen times and I keep seeing unknown objects being ejected from the dogs feet. I suspect that if there were sound it would not be pretty. Have a CLOSE look and then YOU decide.
 
:jester: You sure that is coming off their feet and not somewhere else '
 
DNK said:
:jester: You sure that is coming off their feet and not somewhere else '
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YES don... I did a thorough check for THAT. Hey, I ref soccer and I KNOW when I see shi... well you know!
 
I just now noticed that too, Elliot! It seems to materialize out of nowhere, but I'm pretty sure it's not coming from the K9 exhaust ports.
 
OK put away the trains and dog poop. Back to the original topic. It's snowing again 6 to 9 inches forcast.Then 0 degrees this weekend. Paul's right winter sucks.
 
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