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Philip H

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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #30 on: January 08, 2013, 09:45:39 AM »
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Quote from: up1950s on January 08, 2013, 09:38:57 AM


Quote from: peteski on January 08, 2013, 12:45:56 AM
...but Christmas-tree lights are ok to use to illuminate the layout?  :trollface:

Can we get a tie FTW?????
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #31 on: January 08, 2013, 10:00:31 AM »
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Not to be boringly pedantic or overly realistic here, but Ed's lights are not part of the scenery; they don't need to be realistic-looking. Just a source of endless jokes...
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #32 on: January 08, 2013, 10:28:43 AM »
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Quote from: peteski on January 08, 2013, 12:45:56 AM
...but Christmas-tree lights are ok to use to illuminate the layout?  :trollface:
Now listen here...

... I hate you. lol.

But David's right. The lights are only there to show off the scenery. Not to be part of it. And I still think they do a good job of replicating the lighting produced by cloudy december days.
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #33 on: January 08, 2013, 10:34:42 AM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on January 08, 2013, 10:28:43 AM
And I still think they do a good job of replicating the lighting produced by cloudy december days.

Maybe some white poly fill sprayed with india ink to bury the lights in?  (wait that almost sounds like a real idea)
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #34 on: January 08, 2013, 11:15:02 PM »
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Quote from: Chris333 on January 08, 2013, 10:34:42 AM
Maybe some white poly fill sprayed with india ink to bury the lights in?  (wait that almost sounds like a real idea)

Or hide them behind a valance of some sort.
I find it humorous to see a very realistic looking layout and lots of superb scenery with a cluster of Christmas lights hanging from the ceiling above it!
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #35 on: January 09, 2013, 12:19:15 AM »
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Quote from: peteski on January 08, 2013, 11:15:02 PM
Or hide them behind a valance of some sort.
I find it humorous to see a very realistic looking layout and lots of superb scenery with a cluster of Christmas lights hanging from the ceiling above it!

Eh, when I've operated there, I tended to forget about it.  I was focused in and watching the trains, not the ceiling.

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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #36 on: January 09, 2013, 08:06:28 AM »
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...then you clearly haven't had the necessary quota of cocktails.  Pretty much every ops session at Ed's ends up with most of the crew looking at the ceiling...  and it's spinning...
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #37 on: January 09, 2013, 10:00:27 AM »
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Damn straight!
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #38 on: January 09, 2013, 10:27:41 AM »
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Quote from: wm3798 on January 09, 2013, 08:06:28 AM
...then you clearly haven't had the necessary quota of cocktails.  Pretty much every ops session at Ed's ends up with most of the crew looking at the ceiling...  and it's spinning...

How much operations is really done on a loop of track through the desert?  :trollface:
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Re: Tired of storing that old fake Christmas tree? Make hundreds of N scale trees.
« Reply #39 on: January 09, 2013, 11:07:36 AM »
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Quote from: wm3798 on January 09, 2013, 08:06:28 AM
...then you clearly haven't had the necessary quota of cocktails.  Pretty much every ops session at Ed's ends up with most of the crew looking at the ceiling...  and it's spinning...

Hmmm... Spinning Christmas lights.
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