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#1
02-22-2009, 07:44 PM
Looks good doesn't it?


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02-22-2009, 07:47 PM
Still looks good...Doesen't it?
Since the Gauge Railway is defunct, and the original paint is six years old.
Figured it was time to make it look "used".
Reporting marks for the Southwick and Winsted. Hence the patch.


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02-23-2009, 08:40 AM
Looks like someone went off roading with that hopper. 790_smiley_picking_a_fight
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02-23-2009, 09:14 AM
Wow Eek

That hopper has been dragged through a flooded area or carries slime....... 35
Take it easy- take the train!
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02-23-2009, 07:52 PM
I think I'm gonna cry! :|
Oh well, at least the heritage is still (slightly) visible. Smile

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02-23-2009, 07:58 PM
its some sort of symolism.
Its exactly what happened to the Old Gauge.
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02-23-2009, 09:23 PM
There is a certain Freudian appeal to it... Thumbsup
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02-24-2009, 08:15 AM
Heavy weathering jobs are a good way to relieve stress Icon_lol
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02-24-2009, 11:00 AM
tetters Wrote:Looks like someone went off roading with that hopper. 790_smiley_picking_a_fight

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eightyeightfan1 Wrote:its some sort of symolism.
Its exactly what happened to the Old Gauge.

Ed that is what i was thinking too LOL
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02-27-2009, 11:55 AM
I vote this topic be moved to the new weathering forum. All in favor say "I"!
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02-27-2009, 12:26 PM
I Misngth
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02-27-2009, 01:16 PM
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