as the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words”.
based on the number of responses that struggle to explain things clearly, i would guess that most members of this forum are not aware that Google has an image search page as well. Since those images are obviously on the web, they can easily be posted into responses.
(but as i recently learned, make sure they are correct).
I use Google image search all the time, its great for finding RR related pics.
Been doing that for some time. Unfortunately, some want others to do it for them, some just never take time to learn how to do it. So easy, a Cave Man can do it. You can build a tremendous Favorites list to help yourself and others. It helps a lot when you post links here instead of a few sentences or paragraphs. Those are fine but links usually help a lot.
Rich
Rich,
Right on, Rich, but some people, think it some sort of sin, to suggest, that word, ‘‘G’’. [bow]
Cheers, [D]
Frank
Just remember that not everything you read on the Internet is true and not every drawing found on Google Images is accurate.
Case in point. I found a drawing of a Tsunami decoder on Google Images showing the location of the COM function output tabs. Turned out it was wrong, the locations were reversed.
The ability to type a few words in the Google search box is a questionable skill for some. You have to know how to interpret what you find.
Rich
What? [:O]
So I am reading that not everything on the internet is true, but …I am reading that on the internet. So that might not be true.
I might add that not only is searching Google Images very useful, both for the images themselves but for the website they are a part of, but for the railroad historian, or even the modeler looking for modeling information, so can be searching in Google Books. And somewhat clumsier to use, but potentially invaluable to certain types of prototype research, is searching Google News if you can somehow happen into their news archive sections. But remember that not everything in old newspapers is true …
Dave Nelson
dknelson wrote the following post 14 minutes ago:
So I am reading that not everything on the internet is true, but …I am reading that on the internet. So that might not be true.
But as I read your response - - - on the Internet - - - - it may not be true. In which case, what I said may be true. [(-D]
As our Evidence prof in law school often would say, “He knew that he did not know whether or not he knew”.
Rich
Thats where I get my best material from [(-D]
I just arrived here from Google Images, looking at pictures of the EJ&E. I use it all the time. Anyway, I found some great EJ&E loco images, that lead me here, looking at some posts in a forum topic called “Teen Model Railroad Forum”, dated 2009. The kid did some great work. I guess that forum doesn’t excist any more.
Mike.
Google can be a modeler’s BFF or it can be confusing.
I looked up Seaboard System Gray and found several different colors from reefer gray to wehrmacht gray…I asked on another forum and the closest gray is French gray.
Another useful tool for research is Google and Bing maps in the “bird’s eye” view.
For those that may be concerned about getting a virus just keep your virus protection up to date…I suggest doing a update scan every morning since it just takes a few minutes.