General Discussion (Model Railroader)

Early mornin' all! Better get me a cupa hot coffee (black, no sugar) please Chloe!

Couple of fellows asked for more details on how I'm wrecking the back bedroom in my house so here goes...

I'm modeling in N scale a section of the Southeastern part of the Southern Pacific Brooklyn Subdivision from MP 649.7 (Eugene Yard) to MP 580.5 (Oakridge Yard) in Oregon during the transition era, now owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad.

I will base this layout on a real location, but since there is never enough stuff available in N scale to faithfully model the entirety of anything, I am giving myself permission to take a few liberties with history in order to use some gear I like.

Tonight I worked on gluing up the masonite splines I'm using for subroadbed for the staging loop under the Eugene yard area. Time consuming, that!

Here's a view of the section that's in the clamps right now:

Hopefully that image worked; please let me know if it didn't. Anyway, I'm crawling back into the caboose and sitting a spell by the wood stove to warm my feet a bit. It's cold and rainy in my part of Oregon tonight.

P.S. my URL below has my layout blog and other assorted stuff about the project. It's still in the formative stages.

Good morning all,

Looks like I need to catch up on some posts, but first let me throw my mug shot on the diner wall.

http://family.webshots.com/photo/2743222600029441264yFXSwO?vhost=family

JimRCGMO:

Jeff, good job - you've earned a rest for the day! I was thinking of you this afternoon, after I went to the LHS-down-the-road. I got some Athearn BB kits - 2X40' boxcars, a 50' gondola that I'll be repainting, and a couple of PS2003 (RTR's) covered hoppers. The boxcars are numbered the same, but I'm thinking at least one of them I will repaint for the CAW, and the gondola is the newer D&RGW color scheme, so I'll be backdating it with the older D&RGW paint job and data decals (Gs series). Also will do some repainting/renumbering at least one of the PS2003's, as I have two of them with the same number. The other boxcar I may do as a 'patch' paint job like you've done on a few of your cars/locos.

Good morning. It's 60 and cloudy. The high will be in the low 70's with heavy clouds. No rain is expected but with Louisiana you never know. Flood warnings remain in effect for southwest Vernon Parish.

Got some work done on patching some UP units for the L&A. I have another one that needs to be done but it's in the north engine house in Knutsville, so I can't get to it at this time (requires going under the layout, which I can't do yet). I still have an SPSF GP38-2 that needs patching as well as a CSX F7 and a BNSF SD40. Had a stroke of luck yesterday. I noticed that I getting low on 'Roof Brown' so I went to 'Lowe's' to get some mixed. I've made it a habit to look at the 'Oops!' rack first. No telling what may be there. In this case I spotted a 7.2 ounce Valspar sample can of what is an almost perfect 'Roof Brown' marked for 1$. It's a thick flat satin latex which when thinned will be perfect. It came home with me.

 Good morning.   Its going to be a warm/sunny day.

 Was doing a lot of work around the house yesterday, and didn't get a chance to stop by.  Hope everybody is doing good!!!

 I will pop back in later.  The wifes grandmother is having a pizza party for my wife.  She finally got a new teaching job.  

 Have a good morning.

Mornin all I sure hope to get some layout time today. It sure looks like I will.

Sawyer- Love the videos. Only problem is, I spend so much time watching the other videos there too!

Jim- HL also had the 30% off MRR and Diorama signs so I kept my 40% coupon in my pocket for obvious reasons. However, and as usual, when I checked out they did not apply the 30% off to the WS people (the only applicable item). Once again I question, she asks were there signs. I say yes about a dozen. She gets out flyer and says you need a coupon, I say I didn't see that part. Now here's the part were I usually go back and remove a sign, or someone is called to check ( you see, this happens every time they mark a sale. Every single time.), but this time I said, "no problem! I've got a 40% off right here in my pocket." She said, "do you want to use this instead? It's more." I said "No. I just wanted to show you. I'd rather do the usual 10 minute walk, get the sign, call the manager or supervisor, whoever it is you people call, wait while EVERYONE reads the sign, and punch some code in the register." Then as I reach over, grab her by the shirt collar and slap her repeatedly, I say, "I wouldn't know what to do if we didn't go through this ordeal every time you post a sale sign in that department. OF COURSE I WANT TO USE IT!!!" Sorry. That last part after she asks if I want to use it because it's more..., was a fantasy. Actually I smiled, thought it, then just said "Yes ma‘am" She did explain she could only give me the 40% not the total of 70% off. I reached over grabbed her by the coll......... no I said " I know"

Robby- Tell the wife congratulations on the new job. I hope it works out better than the last. Didn't you say it was kinda stressful for her. Jealousy if I recall? or am I thinking of someone else. I know a friend of mine's daughter had that problem. (Man she's a looker. Even if she is their daughter.) Might have that story confused.  

I had great teachers. Only one was a bit odd. He acted like a white George Jefferson, (really. The walk, the arm swing, the turn, everything) he was about 5'4" and was the basketball coach/ Current Events teacher. He wanted all the students to call him "King" Keyes. If you called him "Mr" he would shun you until you called him "King". Odd duck. But it was the ‘70's and polyester ruled so what can you expect.

Welp, I suppose I should get a move on so I can get to have some ( chew on that one English teachers) MRR time today. And I guess I should poke around for a picture to post for what appears to be the holiday season, "let's let the folks who joined us last year get a peak at who their talking to" Hm, kinda like Christmas Cards hanging on the wall.

By the way, I purposely used the wrong "they're" in honor of my English teacher, Ms. Billie Sue Cross. I asked her one time, have you ever noticed, the only people who use the Ms are married. If they weren't, they'd use Miss so it doesn't really work. She just glared at me. She really was a nice lady and a good teacher.

Have a Great Day!!!

 Mornin' everyone!

Coffee! Zoe, I need coffee.  A couple of eggs over easy with a double order of sour dough toast would do well also.  What?  I can't hear you over Marks amp and those drums....  Bacon?  No bacon for me until I see the doc in a couple days.  I'll be in the back booth away from the band....

Hey Mark!  The amp works just fine!  Try turning down the drums........ 

Seriously, watch the volume levels.  A big warning that comes with even my 15" Yamaha floor monitors about using them carefully to avoid hearing loss.  My Mackie mixers come with a statement something to the effect that "Sound Engineers who damage their hearing have very short careers".  Ask me how I know about that! Just a word of advise from a friend......

ns3010:

And I'm sure neither of you guys are the truly evil ones

I would hope not!!!  Considering the number of my former students who I count amongst my friends today, I must not have been too mean.  I do understand what you guys have been talking about with some of your teachers.  But be sure you give them a fair chance.  Often you find out years later the person wasn't really as much of a monster as you thought.  Sometimes it doesn't take that long. 

I once intercepted a note from a 6th. grade girl in my class.  She seemed very upset that I grabbed it.  She was a very obnoxious little brat in my class.  I read the note and found that she said that "Mr. Howard is such a .........."  Fill in the blank with your choice of obscenity.  I put the note in my pocket and calmly said for her to see me after class for a moment.  She had a very bad rest of the class period.  Came up to my desk at the end of the class almost in tears.  I pulled the note out of my pocket, looked at it, looked at her, tore up the note and put it in the waste basket.  Then said to her, "I'm not you know".  Told her she could go.  Her mouth dropped open and she said, your not going to punish me for it.  I said no.  But I do feel bad that you think that of me.  She apologized and started to cry.  A couple weeks later she joined the chorus.  Ended up singing in my top group as an 8th grader and stayed in chorus all the way through High School.  I now run into her every once in a while in Scouts, she has been an active cub leader.  Sometimes you win.

Teaching is like being a doctor who doesn't know whether the patient lived or died for about 3 generations. It is said that is just about the time of influence that a teacher (good or bad) has in a family!  Puts a bit of weight on the shoulders of us who hope the world might be just a bit better because we taught.

Have a good one!  Prayers for those in need!

73

Good morning..It's sunny and 62 here post'a hit 75...I'll have biscuits and gravey and coffee please...thank you..Well Casey and Marshall both won their play-off games yesterday putting both in the elite 8 and setting up a game between them next saturday..should be a real war..Casey beat them in 1st game of season but both are better teams now,,

Two Truck...Your layout looks good so far..Hope to see more photos as you go along?...

Jeff..Your "patch job" locos look good..Nice photo..

Robby...Congrats to your Wife on job!...

I was messing around taking some photos this AM..This is the Standard station on my I&S in Greenup Illinois...

My brother is coming this afternoon ..the battery in my van is flat gonna see if it will hold charge or going to need a new one..Keep your fingers crossed!...You all have a good one...Jerry

 Just another quick stop......

 Jessica will be closer to home, maybe 4 miles oneway.  Plus she will get about a .50 cent raise.  Just a lot of stuff going on where she was at.  She will be with the same company but will be teaching older kids, and she will be the only teacher.  Plus the "head people" are looking into that the other teacher hit another child again.  I think Jessica is glad she's out of that place.  But............She will be asked about what has happened in the last few weeks.  She is alittle worried about that thou.

 As far as me, well its all the same.  Work my wild shift, and sit around at home.  Haven't done much weathering at all.  Maybe once it gets colder again, right now its about 65deg.  

 Well its about time for pizza!!!!!!!!  Talk to everybody later.

sunsetbeachry:

I wish you'all would tell me when we are moving so as to not feel like a fool..LOL..

Problem is, half the time WE don't know!

And since we're scaring each other with mug shots........

Me, posing for a halloween pic........frightening, huh?

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TMarsh:

Sawyer- Love the videos. Only problem is, I spend so much time watching the other videos there too!

Thanks Todd!

Well, on my agenda today: final revisions for the English paper, some Egypt research for world geo, and probably some more ballasting and finishing the Rock Island hopper up.

Yummers .... munch, munch ...... that was really good ..... burp .. I just ate the last two pieces of Apfelstrudel that Ulrich brought in ....... mmmmmm ... mmmmm.

Ulrich .. thanks for the strudel and I hope you are OK with you health.

Jeff .... Here is a link to an ex-UP locomotive that might inspire another job for your Sundown Shops. This is a leased ex-UP SD45. What do you think fo the nose stripes?

I recall at the Grand Trunk, former UP SD-40's kept the UP scheme until next major shop work. Meanwhile UP lettering was painted over with yellow paint of a different shade and the GT wet noodle logo was applied with red paint in the middle of the side of the long hood.

 http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=89728

Trying to post again. Won't bother re-typing responses. Just give me a strong coffee, please & thanks.

Neat pics posted folks. Keep 'em coming!

The wife's new cpap machine will arrive in a few days. She likes my mask, so will use that one. I ordered a different type for me which will come with her machine. The pulmonologist can order the bipap when I see her. Then we can resell the original cpap machine or keep it as a back-up.

A new bump appeared inside my left Lat over night and the chest area is still sore. Fingers crossed this nonsense stops soon.

Going to dabble on train stuff today.

Have a good day all. Rob

 Here are 3 of the 5 locos I've been working on today.

 Engines look good Jeff!

Got pics of my work in WPF, but here's the video

Sawyer.......Vikings, and now the Buc's.   Looks like the Pack needs some help.