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kintail
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[email protected]
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| Any true barndoor guy would only have O gauge or pre war Standard. |
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79SuperVert
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Location: Elizabeth, NJ & La Isla Del Encanto
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| Any true barndoor guy would only have O gauge or pre war Standard. |
With outside third rail power pickup via collector shoes!
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Wanted: Art Collins VW (Savannah, Georgia) items - license plate surrounds and other items. Also ivory "AM", "FM" and "SW" buttons for a US Blaupunkt Frankfurt. |
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drpete
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Here's how to mix O-gauge trains and a bus.[/img] |
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DaveM
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Location: Dry side of Oregon
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I couldnt buy that thing even if I had the spare change... I'm in the planning stages of the Huntington to Hinkle section of the Union Pacific, set between Sept. 2 1952 and mid 1955.... they simply didnt have such a real-life example of a bus running on the line or any of the local branch lines. Gotta keep it real.
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drpete
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Here's another look at VW's and trains. I saw the driver of the cabrio get out and put a penny on the track. |
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drpete
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DMNCLNR
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Joined: November 12, 2003
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Location: Newport Beach Ca
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| I couldnt buy that thing even if I had the spare change... I'm in the planning stages of the Huntington to Hinkle section of the Union Pacific, set between Sept. 2 1952 and mid 1955.... they simply didnt have such a real-life example of a bus running on the line or any of the local branch lines. Gotta keep it real. |
Did they actually have a rail bus up there Dave?
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DaveM
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no rail bus... doodle bugs yes, rail busses no.
Doodle bugs arent what you think:
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DMNCLNR
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no rail bus... doodle bugs yes, rail busses no.
Doodle bugs arent what you think:
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That is crazy! I have a friend who still runs the Huntington to Hinkle route.. He also is into VW's but hasnt found anything to write home about so far.
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Anchovy
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Location: San Diego, CA
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I went through the model train museum in Balboa Park last weekend. They have quite a few VW buses scattered throughout the layouts. For our train/VW buffs it is worth the time to visit the museum. Didn't spot any BD's however. I'll have to drop one into a layout the next time I'm there. JJ, are you cool with letting me make up a BDM logo'ed panel for the clandestine mission?
Here are my latest HO scale VW creations. The cars are Brekina's, and Busch makes. The Bosch logo bus is a BD:
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Anchovy
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| drpete wrote: |
Here's another look at VW's and trains. I saw the driver of the cabrio get out and put a penny on the track. |
Did he get stuck in the cow-catcher? I don't see him in the photo. |
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drpete
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Here's another look at VW's and trains. I saw the driver of the cabrio get out and put a penny on the track. |
Did he get stuck in the cow-catcher? I don't see him in the photo. |
Naw, he met the young woman driving the green cabrio on the other side of the tracks. That's them sittin' together on the bench at the station. Don't know if I can get them to pose for a picture or not. I think their working on one of those 3rd rate romances. |
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j.pickens
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Man, always gotta be cutting the rear wheel wells...
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Blue comet meets The bus |
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53 0val
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That's a very interesting little bus. What were the real one's used for? Repair crews? 
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DaveM
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| That's a very interesting little bus. What were the real one's used for? Repair crews? |
There should be a few pictures in the gallery of a real rail bus.
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Anchovy
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From the gallery, a BD no less.
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DaveM
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note the bus in the gallery does NOT have cut wheel wells.
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Barndoor Mafia
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| JJ, are you cool with letting me make up a BDM logo'ed panel for the clandestine mission? |
As the patent esquire for the BDM, this is a go! |
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