Cops think it's this guy!

Funny, That don't look like CCrider...

I think the Lo-V's were pre tagging Don't remember seeing any of them tagged Especially the red Museum cars

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Originally posted by Pelham Express:
Funny, That don't look like CCrider...

...Yeah, the hat is wrong!

Elliot

Too bad. Those were good looking cars until the vandals got to them.

trainman. very nice glad to see the urban modeling .
pelham. not me,i dont wear white baggy pants ha,ha,ha.only blue levis.
ben.i think ur correct.........i dont think i was on the planet back then.
railfair is right .

CC was never a suspect the work wasn't that good! No problem; I wanted one set to have some urban art work.

We did have to step up security though...

The wite R12's are PERFECT for tagging, as well as the red R17's and R26's. my cousin has the R12, and a friend that gets a gleam in his eye everytime he sees it...

lol. what does he write?

gotta check on that. but I do know hes NOT let mear the train, lol

Cops think it's this guy!



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I have the same problems on my layout with these Taggers

Lol

Believe it or not, I like it.....



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That actually is a good question, if lo v's ever got tagged. As far as I know, the last of them got pulled out of service by the late 60's, just before the graffitti trend hit the subways, so it probably was unlikely any of them would have been tagged like in the photo (graffitti was not new, trains always had stuff scrawled on them on ad posters and such,I am talking about the spray paint invasion type).

Hate to say it, but I agree with Allen, I can appreciate the modelling but the graffitti era was nothing to cheer about, having done a lot of riding of subways in the 70's into the 80's, it was not pleasant art work, it was a symptom of a city in many ways out of control, that along with track fires, derailments, burned out motors and subway crime.While I also will say the city has gone too far the other way, having been turned into a suburban fantasy of what a city should be and losing some of the fun that was there, graffitti was not part of that to me.

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Originally posted by MCD4x4:
Believe it or not, I like it.....



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Me too man!lol

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Hate to say it, but I agree with Allen, I can appreciate the modelling but the graffitti era was nothing to cheer about, having done a lot of riding of subways in the 70's into the 80's, it was not pleasant art work, it was a symptom of a city in many ways out of control, that along with track fires, derailments, burned out motors and subway crime.While I also will say the city has gone too far the other way, having been turned into a suburban fantasy of what a city should be and losing some of the fun that was there, graffitti was not part of that to me.

While certainly not endorsing any of the points mentioned above Graffiti happened and adds a degree of interest and realizem to the model. Some of the art work was very good. Like a tattoo it may not be your thing but there are some talented people out there who could put their work to better uses.

i always notice,someone always has to say they dislike graffiti.am not fond of steam,but i dont make it a thing to go on a steam thread to be rude and say i dont like it.you say you dont like graff,i say so what.

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Originally posted by CCrider:
i always notice,someone always has to say they dislike graffiti.am not fond of steam,but i dont make it a thing to go on a steam thread to be rude and say i dont like it.you say you dont like graff,i say so what.

WORD!

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Too bad. Those were good looking cars until the vandals got to them.

There still good looking cars.

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Originally posted by trainman311:
There still good looking cars.

sorry,but your wrong...............they are GREAT looking cars now.

I was referring to the real deal, not what people do with their own cars. I can appreciate people's skill in modelling graffitti era subway cars, and if that is your thing, go for it...I was talking the real deal,not the models of it. Someone taking the time to 'do up' their cars like that takes passion and yes, artistic skill, and since they are your trains.....(and being an operator type, who weathers locos and cars, there are plenty of collectors who think that is just as bad).

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Originally posted by Darianj:
WORD!

WORD IS BOND.