General Discussion (Model Railroader)

 It's the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, they won tonight!! 3-2 over the Capitals.
I'll brag about it to my Chem teacher on Monday, since she's a Sabres fan and hates the Devils.

Sawyer, Versus is one of those channels that you get with those huge digital cable packages. For example it is channel 408 for me. It's the only thing that shows lax, tho. Being close to NYC, the local hockey games (Devils, Rangers, Islanders) are usually on MSG.
And I'm clueless about the surprise. Is is that you've finally made up your mind? Jk, lol

Tyler, I know what those "surprise locos" that GG were talking about are! I'm jealous, I've wanted those since they were released, but never had the money to buy them!

And I found a LHS pretty close to my school (saw it as we walked into town after school today). Looks like it hasn't been there long, so I guess I'll have to stop in sometime.

Joe, What about Friday? lol And lucky you, the closet hobby shop that is for trains is a 45min drive. The hobby lobby is a 20miin but I don't count hobby lobby.

Sawyer, you can go on and sometimes watch games. And still Nascar is boring. Sorry.

Taylor

modelbnsfer:

Joe, What about Friday?

Four day weekend!! This is the teachers convention weekend. But, even though our teachers don't have it (Catholic school), we have off anyway.
Tonight is the Freshman/Sophomore Lock-In, but I'm not going (obviously!). Last year, it was 8-6 (overnight, they have stuff going on and a mass at midnight), but this year it's only 6-midnight. Basically only the Freshmen are going...

ns3010:

Sawyer, Versus is one of those channels that you get with those huge digital cable packages. For example it is channel 408 for me. It's the only thing that shows lax, tho. Being close to NYC, the local hockey games (Devils, Rangers, Islanders) are usually on MSG.
And I'm clueless about the surprise. Is is that you've finally made up your mind? Jk, lol

Joe, ESPN has college lacrosse during the playoffs.

As to the surprise, all in good time my friend.

Guess who's finally getting an airbrush!! Not till Christmas, but I can wait, since I've been wanting to get one for a while already.
Maybe now I'll have money to start on the new layout. And buy some freight cars. (And other non MRR stuff).

 Sweet Joe. My model 250 is enough for now, I don't think I'll be buying another anytime soon.

Hmmm, that's the one I was looking at. I figured to save my parents some money since that's on sale.

Hey Joe lucky you, 4 day weekend.

Sawyer, does your airbrush work good, cuz I would like to get one but don't know which brands are good or which models and if I need a compressor.

Taylor

modelbnsfer:

if I need a compressor

Don't take my word for it (I have no experience with airbrushes), but I'd say it's all up to you.

I'm not going to use my airbrush all that often, so it's not worth it for me to invest in a compressor. Instead, I'll just use the propel cans, since as of now, that's more economical.

 My Badger model 250 is only good for laying down even base coats, but that's all I need out of it. Will probably get a much better one when I get a chance.

The compressor I use has a 6-gallon tank (i think), which is serious overkill. But it was "free" (my dad's friend lets me use it), so overkill or not, it works, lol.

IT IS REVEALED!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-9rUfd6jiY

Finishing up this unit for a friend... Has working ditch lights on both ends as well.

 Sweet GG, looks great man!

 Pics are in WPF, but here's the video of what I've been up to today.

I'm also getting four Walthers 16K Funnel-Flow tank cars, as well as an airbrush. 2 for Christmas, and I'll buy the other 2 (so I get those earlier).
Also, I think I've come up with a paint scheme for my Atlas NRE 3GS-21B Genset (when it comes in in January). It will be a hybrid of the GE GEVO demonstrator scheme and NS BP4 scheme. The colors of the GEVO, in the BP4 scheme. Blue in the front (nose, cab, and below the curve, but probably a lighter blue than on the GEVO), and green in the back. White lettering, as well as the curved line (separating the blue and green). I'll post it if I get it drawn up.