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    Thread: Armodilloville
Post: RE: Armodilloville

No Armadillos around here, that is more of a North Texas/Oklahoma thing. Local lore is that a Doodle Bug ran from El Paso to Albuquerque back in ‘20’s. A boy with a broom was employed to sit on the pi...
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-11-2020, 09:00 AM
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    Thread: Henley
Post: RE: Henley

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dHXXKasi1ZM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vrKaTYV6VvE
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-11-2020, 08:38 AM
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    Thread: Mister No's Pics & Vids
Post: RE: Mister No's Plarail Pics & Vids

Just watched “Enoden.” A visual explosion. Very exciting to see. Noticed the commuter tram does a little twist to the right and then left as it makes it’s way. That is visually dynamic, and I am plann...
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-11-2020, 08:22 AM
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    Thread: Henley
Post: Brave New World

https://youtu.be/70MCvdrmkCk
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-09-2020, 02:55 AM
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    Thread: Not the Christmas Village but....
Post: RE: Not the Christmas Village but....

If a white base is desired, a cheap Rayon “snow” base is available at many discount stores. Like a carpet, for Christmas trees, comes in a rectangle.
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-05-2020, 06:06 AM
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    Thread: Armodilloville
Post: RE: Armodilloville

Yes, wooden frame covered with a painter’s tarp when not in use. El Paso notoriously dusty, especially when the wind blows. I believe that is an autumnal tree viewed from above. :blush: https://m...
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-05-2020, 05:54 AM
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    Thread: Henley
Post: RE: Henley

Again, trouble with setting the aspect ratio. Screen can be expanded, if desired, manually. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dojDZ3EOORk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z_sYkqHpK60
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-05-2020, 05:30 AM
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    Thread: Mister No's Pics & Vids
Post: RE: Mister No's Plarail Pics & Vids

Very elaborate. Dining car scene most excellent. The emphasis on coaches very nice; in North America, the emphasis is on freight, so yours is a nice contrast.
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-05-2020, 05:21 AM
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    Thread: Henley
Post: RE: Henley

Had some trouble figuring out what "aspect ratio" meant, and by trial and error I figured out how to click on the right icons. In latet videos, like this one, I think I fixed it. Any rate, there is a ...
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-03-2020, 05:56 AM
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    Thread: Henley
Post: RE: Henley

Having taken inspiration from TTTE, another vid. Quite a step up from the 1939 Brownie Box 8 mm I was previously accustomed, unto.  https://youtu.be/Zxorgt9qW7w https://youtu.be/er1jJ5N7hrQ
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-01-2020, 05:57 AM
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    Thread: Muddy Poppins YouTube Video's
Post: RE: Muddy Poppin's YouTube Video's

Delightful! That claw would certainly come in handy... Quite a spread you have there! :)
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-01-2020, 05:50 AM
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    Thread: Avonside 0-4-0t
Post: RE: Avonside 0-4-0t

Remarkable locomotive, would like to see how you approached it. Took a foot plate ride, once, on a Porter 0-4-0 in Alna,  Maine, some years ago. Sort of a supreme five minutes in life, for me. I was ...
Posted by Chops in Real world trains , 11-01-2020, 05:47 AM
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    Thread: Armodilloville
Post: RE: Armodilloville

Yes, lower voltage does slow it down some, and it travels reasonably well, except that it tends to overheat when kept at a lower voltage too long. In doing so I burned the antique motor of one bus, an...
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 11-01-2020, 05:40 AM
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    Thread: Armodilloville
Post: RE: Armodilloville

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ee48rSLiznE More inspiration from the Island of Sodor. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nx3676yNWuQ&t=5s
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 10-30-2020, 03:31 AM
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    Thread: Henley
Post: RE: Henley

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=83couwfvApM Taking inspiration from the Island of Sodor. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HLgtnt53zsc And some Covidian spoofery.
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 10-30-2020, 03:11 AM
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    Thread: Talking Thomas and Sodor Island Set
Post: RE: Talking Thomas and Sodor Island Set

A most interesting video, it looks to be a new BPT afficiando in the making. Clearly he is most engaged with this marvel. I like the carpeting forming a back scene- very clever.
Posted by Chops in Takara/TOMY/Plarail/Tomica world , 10-30-2020, 03:07 AM
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    Thread: Rotten wood, rusty frames
Post: RE: Rotten wood, rusty frames

There is an element of Greek mythology herein. The description of archetypal personalities, that Freud later drew heavily upon. Perhaps Reverend Audrey was tapping into this vein, on some level. I kno...
Posted by Chops in Trackmaster Thomas and Friends , 10-30-2020, 03:03 AM
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    Thread: Muddy Poppins YouTube Video's
Post: RE: Muddy Poppins YouTube Video's

Super Wrote: (12-10-2015, 03:30 AM) -- The Vicarage Orchard About time Muddy had his own YouTube video thread to keep all of them organized. To start off we have his latest video... The Vicarage Or...
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 10-30-2020, 02:59 AM
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    Thread: Mister No's Pics & Vids
Post: RE: Mister No's Plarail Pics & Vids

I’ll be darned, never seen such a combination, ever.
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 10-30-2020, 02:55 AM
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    Thread: Armodilloville
Post: RE: Armodilloville

It can use either 12 DC or 16 AC. There is some unique aspect of the motor that permits this, I am afraid I don’t know just how that works. I use DC, and am reluctant to use AC for fear of toasting th...
Posted by Chops in General Forum , 10-30-2020, 02:53 AM
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