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dilly
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Now that cold weather has arrived (unless you live in Southern California), some of you might be looking for a remedy for cabin fever. Or simply another way to fritter away a few more precious hours of your life.

If so, take a look at these web sites:

"The Railroad Paintshop" (detailed drawings of engines and rolling stock you can color yourself):
http://paintshop.railfan.net/


"Banks of the Susquehanna" (downloadable, large-scale train gifs for the MM Bahn Screensaver, although you can easily "build" your own Amtrak, Fallen Flag, and freight consists by inserting each picture into a blank Word for Windows document):
http://www.banksofthesusquehanna.com/MMSS.html


"The Traffic Screensaver Page" (more large-scale train gifs from the U.S. and all over the world):
http://www.iit.bme.hu/traffic/www/stocke.htm


Have fun, kids. Happy Holidays.


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Great screen toys. What fun! Time to get out my crayons....

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Hey, I always wondered what a Genesis would look line in Warbonnet clothing. http://paintshop.railfan.net/backlot/atsf_p42.html Now I know.

And this beats the current phase V, don't you think? http://paintshop.railfan.net/backlot/y2kcontest/p42_tr2000.html

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Sorry guys. Phase 5 looks great. The later version, at least. I wish Microscale would publish some decals already.

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Yes, some of the people who've posted their work are extremely good at it. As for some of the others. . . well. . . .

In case anyone is wondering, you can paint the black-and-white drawings on the "Railroad Paintshop" site with virtually any paint or graphics software (including the one that probably came free with your computer).

Generally, you can use the same software to crop and resize/resample those large drawings so they'll fit with the cars and locomotives available on the two Screensaver/Large Train Gif sites I mentioned. Then you can assemble "consists" by creating a blank Word for Windows document, giving it a black background, and clicking "insert," followed by "picture," and then "file," adding one car at a time. Unless, of course, you want to download the Screensaver program and create trains that move.

The last time I checked, I'd assembled my own Lake Shore Limited, Pennsylvanian, and Coast Starlight, not to mention an Amtrak "Rainbow Era" train, a couple of New York Central and Santa Fe trains, plus a freight train that's something like 200 cars long.

It's very addictive. But it's time to go cold turkey, I think. And reclaim my dignity!

[This message has been edited by dilly (edited 12-09-2002).]


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