General Discussion (Model Railroader)

gear-jammer:

Garry,  Does your village have a name?  Looks like the home owners have good sized lots.  Your backdrop adds to the perspective nicely.  Thanks for the preview.

Chloe,  I will have my Friday morning coffee and cinnamon roll before heading outside to do some chores.

Sue

Thank you, Sue. My names can be a bit whimsical. The village is part of "Valley Heights", and the waterfall is named "Standing Falls".

Good Morning Gang,

Hungry man Breakfast this morning Please,  Hot chocolate with WC to chase.  Thanks Zoe.

Glad to see most everybody up and about this morning.  But our mild weather has gone south again. This morning the temp is -27c and with the wind chill it is -35c.  Hang on CN Charlie here she comes.

Too many channels on the TV takes away far too much modelling time.  No TV in the train room, but I do have one in the computer room where I do my kit building.

Last night I got the helix wired up properly with a feeder to each loop. Almost made a mistake and wired it wrong but caught myself before I touched the iron to it.  On the rest of the layout which is around the walls the power (HOT) track is the closest one to you. But the way you enter the helix the hot side becomes the inside rail.  Had I missed that I would have had some interesting train movement.    Luckily it didn't happen.

I was really pleased yesterday I re connected with Big Ed (eddsrr) he was one of the authors of the "guide to Athern Trains".  He used to live in Wisconsin but disappeared a few years back and lost contact with him completely .  I found him through an ebay auction by chance yesterday and have had some good communication with him through the day.  I bought a couple of early "Frontier Chemical" tankers from him by the time the day was out.  He now lives in Arizona where his kids had moved to.

Glad to hear that most of you or your families are on the mend.  Livestock seems to be doing OK as well.

I have to work all weeek-end this round  Fri-Sat-Sun.  We thought we had found a fellow to work our Sundays and in fact I had trained him two weeks ago but then he bailed on us because of a family problem, so we will have to try and find someone else.

Keep smiling gang, it really looks good on you.

Johnboy out..................................

The "Wobbly" can really wobble on the helix now.

May the Rails never be Silent.

Mornin' everyone!

Zoe I'll have a short stack of pancakes this morning with a side of bacon.  Don't forget to bring the NYS Maple Syrup.

Somebody was asking about the price of pie and the pie fights.  Wasting all those pies is a terrible thing to do, but at least the diner can buy them in bulk at a much lower price.  They can then pass the savings on to us............. 

last mountain & eastern hogger:

Too many channels on the TV takes away far too much modelling time.  No TV in the train room, but I do have one in the computer room where I do my kit building.

TV.... I have a TV.  Lets see where did I put it?  Have no idea how many channels I can get as I don't usually watch any of them.  I pay through the teeth for cable, and I haven't even turned the idiot box on since Christmastime.   Why am I paying for cable then?  My son and his family come over now and then and he turns it on.  I also need to have their basic cable programing to get digital phone and internet around here.  I can think of so many other things I would rather do than watch commercials.  No matter what channel I have turned on, that is all that appears to be there except for the occasional break where they show something called "programing".  "Programing" appears to created in such a way that people are very thankful when they can get back to the prime time commercials, I guess.   Even PBS has nothing on except the fund raising events.

Well, I best get going.  I have a day and a half of things to get done (which used to take me about a half a day) so I best get at it!

Oh, the thought for today...... Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 

Morning folks!

How about a big mess a some Grits with Bacon Bits and Cheese, Chloe! Thanks! 

Got errands to run today (grocery this morning and a doctor visit this afternoon, my shoulder still hurts)  being that it's my Flex Friday off, yippeeee..... 

So....I'll just post today's Trackside Diner Lunch and Dinner menu specials and run....come back to play catch em ups later....

Today's Trackside Diner Specials Menu is brought to by the 

Just click on the Southern Crescent logo above to see today's special tribute to the Southern Railway Systems and the Southern Crescent passenger train. 

LSWrr:

Barry has a good point.  Dorothy has been watching most of her TV shows on the internet.  Something I need to look into since many stations up here have the show on the TV and internet at the same time.

Lee

Good Morning..Its partly cloudy and 39 here...I'll have a Ky ham and biscuit,fried taters and plenty of coffee please...Thank You..Got Sallie in medi-van,visiting nurse has been here and the Hoverround power chair guy is coming this afternoon to work on chair...Right now I have a coal drag out on the I&S main making laps [friday the 13th and running pretty good]....I am going to do some weathering on mine and maybe get a photo later..You all have a good one...Jerry

howmus:

  Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 

Ray........back to you with: Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft it sank. This proves once and for all that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too

  Good Morning!

  Zoe, I'll have the Southern Grilled Fresh Fish. Yes, I know it is  too.... SPLATT!!!!!! Hey!!!! Who threw that pie? Was it you Barry?

 Looks like the weather has the day here. It's too wet to move any gravel so I'm stuck in the house again.

jeffrey-wimberly:

 Looks like the weather has the day here. It's too wet to move any gravel so I'm stuck in the house again.

                     I STILL want to know who CHUCKED that PIE!!!!!

                             Barry, Sam, PC????

                                                  Luke

 I used to play golf back in the stone age. A period folks call the 70's.

New Haven I-5:

I STILL want to know who CHUCKED that PIE!!!!!

jeffrey-wimberly:

New Haven I-5:

I STILL want to know who CHUCKED that PIE!!!!!

I'll never tell.

I didn't do it!  Why would you assume it was me???  Chloe! quick! Take the remote activator for the catapult from me and I'll do some dishes and get you an extra tip!!! But shhhh, don't tell Luke that I had it or where you put it!!! Thanks!!!  And if he tries any Jedi mind tricks, tell him the Schwartz is with you!!!

   So what were we talking about...  Oh yes

Lee:  only $89???  Not bad, considering the engines I was looking at to replace my Rivarossi would cost about double!!!  If you can PM me the info?  Thanks!

Have a good one guys!

Sam

Top Ten Reasons I Procrastinate:

10.

SAM!

I FOUND IT! The holy grail of DCC.  How to wire a Rivirossi steam engine for DCC.

With pictures I might add....

http://www.wiringfordcc.com/write_ups.htm

Lee

LSWrr:

I FOUND IT! The holy grail of DCC.  How to wire a Rivirossi steam engine for DCC.

Indy, only the penitent man shall pass!!! 

Thanks for the link!!!  The diagrams look more complicated than it is!!!   This shouldbe fun!!!

Here, let me show my appreciation!  Chloe, can you get Lee TWO pies, to go, and a slice of apple pie, you know, the one that just came out of the oven? Oh, and whatever else he decides to order, I'll pick up his tab!

LEE!  Don't sit there...   THHHHHBBBBBBBBBBTTTTTTTTT!!!   I forgot to tell you about the whoopie cushion I left for Luke!!!  whups...

I do have a question though.  Do any of you have experience with Bachmann Spectrum Heavyweight Passenger Coaches and Diners?  I am thinking about [urchasing a few of them to retrofit into my roster for the New Hope & Ivyland!

Also, I have found the prototype models of the LIRR passenger coaches, but does $70 for a kit sound reasonable????  Here's the link to the item on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180311414612

Thank you, in advance, for your input and opinions!

Sam

$70/kit

What does it come with? Pie coupns or something????