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upnick · Engine Driver Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 1476

Found these pics of two nice locos on another forum thought i would share.

Here is a couple of photos of Mooney Warthers work the big boy is of burled walnut and ivory its in 1/2 inch scale and has over 7000 individual pieces, the Hudson is of ebony and ivory it to is 1/2 scale and over 7000 pieces, the big boy was finished when Mooney was 68 . the man was a true artist there is a article on him in a 1970 model railroader.i forgot to mention there is a museum of his work in Dover Ohio.

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Even older tom · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject:

They are truly superb models. Amazing dedication to subject. I could probably manage to make one handrail and then get fed up and move on to something else...

Thanks very much for showing the photos.

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OK, so now what do I do?

Panic, as usual....

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