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[QUOTE=nynor;5572223]does anyone else here think that pictures of dudes with their wee locomotives are silly? or perhaps i should just come out and say what i mean: these guys with their little trains are ridiculous. IMO, of course.
it's a pretty high-dollar hobby...my dad used to build live-steam locomotives and scale diesel-electrics. they were in 1" scale (meaning... the track steel is one inch wide.) The locomotives were about 6-7 feet long! guys would pay BIG bucks to buy one of my dad's locomotives. obligatory pic... 
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dude, i know it is high dollar. that only adds to the silliness.
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model railroading has always kind of been a rich guy's hobby...that just takes it to the extreme, haha.
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No, he meant MG, as in Morris Garages. The car is a special one off, probably built for bonneville or le mans
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 Another crowd favorite - basically a Fiat Mulitpla convertible        At least this one floats...  
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Wayne's World...
I missed seeing the 959, but this was definitely worth seeing (and hearing)!    There are so many heat exchanges on this thing - they're everywhere!  An interesting side note - the 962 seems substantially less complicated/sophisticated than the 959.
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A few VW's:
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