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LOL, Dallas, those look great! Even the faces look good. They will be nice for your PE layout.

PD

Miss Daisy stopping by for one of the new dog's...

@Capetrainman posted:

Miss Daisy stopping by for one of the new dog's...

Those fantastic figures and vehicles make this scene exceptional.   Nice work Paul. 👍

Thanks, Dallas...I sure do enjoy the little people on the layout...glad you enjoyed!

Some interesting characters early AM at the rail yard...it appears some may have taken a rack in the caboose overnight...?

Unloading some hard to find clear, "jamb stock" at Morrison Door at the crack of dawn...a couple of travelers hoping in the empty Penn box on the siding...

Great lighting on that night shot, Paul!

I'm with you Artie , on Paul's lighting.      It brings you right in on the action .  You can almost hear the lift truck.

The shop guys play a couple a hands of HLJ during break time   

@Capetrainman posted:

The shop guys play a couple a hands of HLJ during break time   

You seem to be getting better and better at these  scenes with your lighting Paul .  Nice.     can't make out the emblem on the hat in your new Avatar........do we call you drill sergeant now ?  🤔    Boy , I'm losing track of people with my visual receptors. 😎

Dallas, thanks for the comment...I've found a way on my camera phone of all cameras, to reduce the lighting effects as the picture is taken.  If the lighting is still a little to bright, I can adjust further in Windows 10...no special editing software.

The emblem is Army, and the 'hat" and one shirt is my only souvenir from a day long past...how time flies...

@Capetrainman posted:

Dallas, thanks for the comment...I've found a way on my camera phone of all cameras, to reduce the lighting effects as the picture is taken.  If the lighting is still a little to bright, I can adjust further in Windows 10...no special editing software.

The emblem is Army, and the 'hat" and one shirt is my only souvenir from a day long past...how time flies...

Conversation and chugging a "cold one" at the import car rally...

A group of "bankers" have an early morning discussion about low interest rates, as they wait for the local into the city...

@Capetrainman posted:

Some interesting characters early AM at the rail yard...it appears some may have taken a rack in the caboose overnight...?

I'm thinking the Yard Boss is gonna have a problem with this scene!!!

Is there a place that you all find these more interesting and rare figures? ie the drinking figures etc. I am an ebay regular but haven't seen some of these figures.

LT1...Arttista has a great selection...I have at least two figures chugging a Sasparella...lol, and if you notice closely in the caboose party scene, one of the guys has fallen asleep (or passed out), while the guy sitting on the caboose steps is having a cold one...

In this scene I use a variety of figures from various manufactures.  The hot dog cart and vendor ( w/ back facing ) are from Artista as is the man running with arm in air ( late for train ).  The firemen, man sitting with hotdog on stick and the dog are are also Artista.  The news stand, news boy and man handing money to him are from Woodland Scenics.  On the JAHANS building porch, the little girl, man walking, man couple sitting are from Model Power.  The man in suit sitting on porch is Artista.  The folks gathering around the hotdog cart are from Model Power.   The man sitting beside news stand reading the paper is a pewter model I purchased from Town and Country at York.  

Lots of activity in the scene above, Patrick...makes me want to break my diet and have on of those "dogs" the vendor is serving...

I wonder what happened here? I guess "slick" is more concerned about his hair than the ticket.

"High maintenance"

A little grocery shopping for the family at J. Frank's IGA...prices on the rise

Here's a somewhat different spin on this "figures" thread ...

One corner of my L-shaped layout is a DINOSAUR PARK; it's a magnet that draws my two great-grandsons. They are immersed in dinosaur lore and can call the dinos by their actual name. One section of the scene is for adult dinos, and another section is for juvenile dinos. Visitors to the park on park benches watch the beasts at feeding time. A Lionel Dinosaur train set is parked at a nearby siding. Matthew (age 8) explains that the dinos on board the train are traveling to their summer feeding grounds.

Mike Mottler   LCCA 12394

@Mike H Mottler posted:

Here's a somewhat different spin on this "figures" thread ...

One corner of my L-shaped layout is a DINOSAUR PARK; it's a magnet that draws my two great-grandsons. They are immersed in dinosaur lore and can call the dinos by their actual name. One section of the scene is for adult dinos, and another section is for juvenile dinos. Visitors to the park on park benches watch the beasts at feeding time. A Lionel Dinosaur train set is parked at a nearby siding. Matthew (age 8) explains that the dinos on board the train are traveling to their summer feeding grounds.

Mike Mottler   LCCA 12394

Great to see the young ones getting to have a good time with the hobby Mike.     

Even though I wasn't involved in the hobby for so many years , I can remember my youngest days at Christmas being fascinated with the trains around the tree. 🙄

Hobo shot with a tied up lady kept warm at the camp fire.

The landscaping crew works OT to get the late fall clean-up completed, as the car rallyers get in one more get-together before the snow flies...:

Santa is overseeing sales at the local tree stand this year...all profits go to gifts for the kids...

With another tree vendor setting up near the N. Main Street train station, the Friday night activity is buzzing...the shoppers are out, folks are buying trees, and the hot dog guy's business is off the charts...

"Don't drop 'em!" First day handing off the train orders under the watchful eye of the tower boss.

Very realistic shot, Rick!

@RickO posted:

"Don't drop 'em!" First day handing off the train orders under the watchful eye of the tower boss.

Great shot with a good story line Rick. 👍

Who made those realistic figures ? 🤔

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Great shot with a good story line Rick. 👍

Who made those realistic figures ? 🤔

Thanks Dallas! Arttista of course, they even stand up without any glue.

There's definitely some interesting "cats" in town tonight...

@Capetrainman posted:

There's definitely some interesting "cats" in town tonight...

Great looking  "  cats  "   Paul.  😉

@Capetrainman posted:

There's definitely some interesting "cats" in town tonight...

Is that Bogie? Sure looks like it.

Has anyone seen any people working out?  I need some figures for my Tough guy Gym.

Busy morning at Starbucks….

A few guys at work on my layout.

@trumpettrain posted:

As always Patrick the material on the ground is great.

I especially like the detailing and weathering on this work car.   Really nice.

Great night for a ride.