Is It...Or Isn't It?
#1
I was just reading the Sep-Oct N-Scale magazine (Yes, Virginia, there IS an N-scale magazine - several, in fact!) and something on the cover caught my eye.

The cover photo is a trackside industry, bueatifully weathered and served by both truck and rail. The company is named Gamble-Robinson, but the name is painted on the side of the building thusly:

GamblE
RobinsoN

Is this a secret reference to GERN, or merely a coincidence?

Who know... 8-)
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#2
Veryyyyyyyyyyyy interesting! You may be on to sumthin' Cheers
Mike

Sent from my pocket calculator using two tin cans and a string
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#3
Gamble - Robinson was a real company.Funny how I never noticed the cap letters till MM said something about it. Do you suppose Dan Lewis MMR is a member here? He is a huge Milwaukee fan. :mrgreen:
Johnathan (Catt) Edwards
"The Ol Furrball"

"I'm old school,I still believe in respect"
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#4
I truly doubt if Gamble - Robinson lettering has any thing to do with the fictitious GERN(whatever that is) since GERN is a forum fun thing..
Larry
Engineman

Summerset Ry

Make Safety your first thought, Not your last!  Safety First!
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#5
Brakie Wrote:I truly doubt if Gamble - Robinson lettering has any thing to do with the fictitious GERN(whatever that is) since GERN is a forum fun thing..

Spoil sport! 8-)

Are you absolutely sure, given that forum members are scattered all over the world?
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#6
Come to think of it you might have a point. Icon_lol

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Larry
Engineman

Summerset Ry

Make Safety your first thought, Not your last!  Safety First!
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#7
The plot thickens.....

Chuck
Detroit Connecting
We are your
inner-city connection.
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#8
...and the pot's a'boilin'....
Gus (LC&P).
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#9
Gern Glass,'spose it breaks 3 times as fast? Eek
Johnathan (Catt) Edwards
"The Ol Furrball"

"I'm old school,I still believe in respect"
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#10
Catt Wrote:Gern Glass,'spose it breaks 3 times as fast? Eek
Nope, you can see 3% clearer through it, and it holds back 3% more of the suns rays. :mrgreen:
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
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#11
ezdays Wrote:
Catt Wrote:Gern Glass,'spose it breaks 3 times as fast? Eek
Nope, you can see 3% clearer through it, and it holds back 3% more of the suns rays. :mrgreen:

Plus 3% stronger and 3% lighter. Transparent aluminum's got nothin' on GERN glass...!

Andrew
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#12
MasonJar Wrote:Plus 3% stronger and 3% lighter. Transparent aluminum's got nothin' on GERN glass...! Andrew

Hmmmmm, now that you mention it, StarFleet manual indicates that GERN glass is also 3% more compatible with transwarp drive. Icon_lol 357 Icon_lol
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#13
Sumpter250 Wrote:
MasonJar Wrote:Plus 3% stronger and 3% lighter. Transparent aluminum's got nothin' on GERN glass...! Andrew

Hmmmmm, now that you mention it, StarFleet manual indicates that GERN glass is also 3% more compatible with transwarp drive. Icon_lol 357 Icon_lol
That's because it's 3% more pliable than transparent aluminum and resists tractor beams 3% better than other products.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
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#14
And it makes the Klingons look 3% larger... 8-)
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#15
Captain ! There be giants out there !!!!

:oops: :oops: Oh, it's that dratted Gern Glass :oops: Icon_twisted Big Grin
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