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Post by jennyandernie on Nov 13, 2006 10:49:18 GMT -5
Being a girl I never had a train set ..... so I made one my self. Hope you like them. Bewdley Station. Portmadoc narrow gauge. The rest are Worth Valley Railway at Keighley Jenny.
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Post by nikonbob on Nov 13, 2006 11:10:37 GMT -5
Love steam trains, thanks for posting the lovely photos. I am like Ron in having had a Lionel set as a kid in "O"gauge. Still have it for a retirement project among many other to do projects.
Bob
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 13, 2006 11:39:15 GMT -5
Jenny,
Wonderful. Why they almost look real.
Mickey
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Post by kiev4a on Nov 13, 2006 16:16:34 GMT -5
Disagree on Lionel quaqlity. Yes, the company has put out some junk but they also have put out some quality O guage equipment over the years--dating clear back to the 1930s. When I was a kid, Marx was the company known for cheap model trains.
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Post by kiev4a on Nov 15, 2006 11:47:06 GMT -5
American Flyer probably had the highest quality "toy" train sets back in the late "40s and early '50s. My buddy had an American Flyer set -- 2-rail-what I believe was referred to as "S" guage. It was very smooth and very quiet and the build on the engine was beautiful. Difference between the American Flyer and the basic Lionel was kinda like the quality difference between a Leica III and one of the Japanese copies--both good but the Leica was better.
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Post by John Parry on Nov 15, 2006 16:28:37 GMT -5
I love the trainset Jenny. All of them are great shots. You never mentioned the camera. Plus! - you need to replace Ernie's ugly mug on the avatar and replace it with one of yourself!!
Train sets? I have a Hornby Dublo in the loft (most of it boxed) that would be worth an absolute fortune if I sold the bits individually on eBay. ... But I'm hoping for a grandson one day (you know how it is!!).
I owed a friend of mine a big favour, so I gave his son one of the the locomotives (Dorsetshire), with a strict injunction to his father never to let him play with it. No idea what it's worth now, but at the time it was worth around £350 ($500?). Where have our values gone?
Regards - John
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Post by herron on Nov 16, 2006 10:05:42 GMT -5
Jenny: I'm envious. Your train set is ever so much bigger than any I ever had! Nice shots. I'm particularly enthralled by # 2 and # 4. Seems like you were standing on the rails right in its path! I still have my old Lionel O-gauge (I think that's right, the larger train, with the three-rail track) train set from 1957. It has not been out of its box in decades, but it worked fine the last time I had it out!
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Post by jennyandernie on Nov 16, 2006 14:43:43 GMT -5
Sorry John I didn't say which camera the photos were taken with; the ones above were all taken with a Fuji S2 Pro and the lens was a Nikon 28-200mm. For the film purists and vintage enthusiasts here are 4 more taken on film. Keighley station taken with a Bronica 645 RF Bewdley station taken with a Rank Mamiya SV Toddington station taken with an Agfa Silette C (type 4) Churston station taken with a Zeiss Werra Jenny.
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Post by nikonbob on Nov 16, 2006 15:07:24 GMT -5
Fim or digital it is all good.
Bob
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Post by John Parry on Nov 16, 2006 17:34:35 GMT -5
Hidin' your light under a bushel eh Jenny?
Seems there's a nice smile going on there. You both know I'm only joking. Another batch of great shots.
Regards - John
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