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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, March 27, 2009 8:34 AM

Morning all. Cold here in Chicago. Should be a quiet day - just about no-one was on my train this am - hope it's because of Spring break and not the economy worsening... Supposed to get snow tonight. Jon, prayers for your kin in Fargo. Welcome Krumps and Banks. I like browsing websites showing Marklin accessories. Banks, I didn't know Gilbert made HO. I like that forum summary...

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Posted by sir james I on Friday, March 27, 2009 9:00 AM

Good Morning

Welcome Krump, I doubt if you will learn much from these guys, but we have a  good time pretending that we know something.

Sun and 50s but  sunday sounds like a nasty day. Rain starting tomorrow nite.

Charlie and his family came over yesterday evening and we had a good time running trains. No pileups but a couple  of boo boo's. TGIF...S.J.

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Friday, March 27, 2009 9:26 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill....

It is a sunny 38 degrees. Foggy earlier. Going up to a sunny 65 today. That would be nice.

Today is busy. Wife is doing the grocery shopping and I have some chores around the house. Then, to relax. Hopefully.

Dining car was here for breakfast and departed for " Points West".

Buckeye...TGIF

Y'all have a great Friday.

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Posted by Ole Timer on Friday, March 27, 2009 9:44 AM

Beautiful morning here ... allergies have me sneezing again ... yuck ... opened the patio door for a blast of fresh air and a turkey was gobbling .... calling those hens I guess . Waiting on 4 new diecast cars to arrive ... the delivery guy probably thinks I'm gonna pounce on him everytime Clown . I know him better than most of my family members ... if he has a delivery and we meet on the road within a couple of miles  near my house he flashes his lights ... pulls over and delivers right there .. LOL .

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Posted by jonadel on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:01 AM

Fife--good luck with the boat broker, that should be fun.  Now remember, size does matter Cool

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Posted by dbaker48 on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:02 AM

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Frustrating news!  I'm going to need to add another show to our schedule, however the bad news is I need to get a HAM License, UGH !!!  Did the pretest for a Technician Level, (entry level), did fine with the electronic portion, but I've got to memorize all those darn frequencies, and band widths.  No fun !!!!

Good News !!!  I decided to play with the DCS Session recording capability.  Boy is that ever cool !!!  After having DCS for over 2 years and just getting around to it.  I have programed various switches, so could just select one button and a variety would change.  That was good !  But the Session Programming is wild. 

I set up a 3 car train on a siding, and another 4 cars on a different siding.  Then brought the first train out, turned on some accessories, ran the train through a reversing loop.  Dropped the cars off on a parallel siding, then picked up the other cars on other siding.  Cleared the main line, then brought out another engine from the Engine Yard to pick up the first cars dropped off.  Took the first train back to through the reversing loop, and parked it in its original position.  Then with the 2nd engine took the cars around and dropped them off where the first cars had originally been parked.  Then took the 2nd engine back to the Engine Yard and parked it.  During this time I had various accessories operating, and sounds from the engines.  Finished the recording and saved it all as 1 session.  Played it back and it was AWESOME !!  Now the other capability is, IF you return the engines to their starting locations, you can not only play that session back, but ALSO put it in a LOOP mode, which will repeat the operation over and over.  COOL, EH ??   Love IT !!!  The length of a single session can be a maximum of 90 minutes in duration, or 500 commands.  I have no idea how many sessions you can record. 

(I have my switches and accessories connected to the DCS AIU, and the switches in wired in parallel to the control panel, next will try with TMCC in the Session.  IF that works then Legacy.)

Later

 

Don,

Sounds like you've been pretty busy!  I can empathize with you regarding that HAM License,  doesn't sound like anything I would like to do either.  All that memorization can really be a pain.

On the brighter side, sounds like you had a good time with the programming thing on the DCS.  How many sequences did you have to generate?  And how many attempts did it take you?   I don't know if you can integrate TMCC or Legacy into that process, make sure you let us know if it works.  I've heard that it is extremely critical that you have the engines in the exact starting spots when you run the replay, so take caution with that.  That is really interesting that you can take accessories made in the fifties and operate them automatically, I imagine it looks like the train is activating the item as it passes by.  Keep up the good work, you need to make a video and post.  BTW, how long does that sequence run?   Oh yeah, that was pretty ingenious on your part to develop a sequence that repeats it self by alternating where cars are picked up and then dropped off.  So that a continuous loop can be run.  GOOD JOB !!!  YOUR'RE THE GURU !!!

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:35 AM

Morning.  Well, we have Banks and Krump posting.  More Yankees to get to eat grits. Whistling 

Me, cough and cough YUCK.  

Mom, no word but Yvonne is in charge.  And she will be in charge.  Why I pay her the big $$$$.  Nice to know she can stand in for me when I can not be there.  

Been up for a while but reclinerizing.  Rain has stopped but coming up from RT in SC.  Suppose to be heavy again this afternoon and night.  Lucy is doing fine this AM.  She has a "funny" tummy.  Getting a shower and heading to Town Hall.  Back to rest after that.  

Don and a HAM license?  A natural.  We all know he is a HAM. Laugh    CA HAM and not a country HAM.

Fife, looking a boat?  Got 21 foot Mako with 200 Yamaha on the back.  Radar, depth finer and etc.  Make you a real good price. 

Have a good one.

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:36 AM

jonadel - The weather is s'posed to be crappy here this weekend, but maybe I can get a decent pic for you to inspect.  Better yet, I'll just email you the listing later.

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:40 AM

Chief - Wifey already has one dinghy.  She's requestin' something 30-40' that can sleep 6-7.  But thanks just the same.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:22 AM

fifedog

Chief - Wifey already has one dinghy.  She's requestin' something 30-40' that can sleep 6-7.  But thanks just the same.

OOOOH  Fifey printy own money??????

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Posted by dbaker48 on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:32 AM

fifedog

Chief - Wifey already has one dinghy.  She's requestin' something 30-40' that can sleep 6-7.  But thanks just the same.

 

Fife,  You'll appreciate this.  One of my customers was in last week and told me he and a friend just purchased a boat.  They have it moored in Santa Monica Marina.  No of course the city owns the dock and all the slips, so they lease the slip from the city.  The federal government owns the water in the marina, and since Santa Monica is in LA county, the county deems they own the ground UNDER the slip.  So they have received a property tax bill for the land under the boat in the slip !!!!  (Another new tax), also the annual tax on the boat is based upon the square footage, not the value.  So if the boat has more than one deck the tax is proportional.

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Posted by Banks on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:33 AM

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Gilbert started their HO line in ’39. Of course that got interupted by the war. After the war they let it slide to concentrate on S guage. When they did start it was sacrificed for the Korean War restrictions. I ’55 they started in earnest on HO. Much of the early rolling stock was built by Varney and the only way to tell the difference is the car #’s. Due to the hit all trains took production ceased sometime in ‘63

 

Unfortunately most of my stuff is in boxes. This winter I did get the 4 x 8  I built in high school uncovered enough to get trains running again. The first thing my Grand kids want is to go run trains. After ten or fifteen minutes they’re ready to move on. If they stay long enough they can’t leave with out another session.

 

They both like the battery operated Thomas and have a constantly changing floor layout.

I recently ordered an HO Thomas with two coaches. I’m hoping to surprise them with it on Easter when they come for dinner.

They should love it..

 

I can't find the smiley wings but prayers to all who need them.

 

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Posted by fifedog on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:37 AM

dbaker - SSShhhhhhh!!!! Angry

Let's not give Marty & Co down 'Naplis any more bright ideas hon...

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Posted by LawsonFarmsRR on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:58 AM

fifedog

dbaker - SSShhhhhhh!!!! Angry

Let's not give Marty & Co down 'Naplis any more bright ideas hon...

 

The nice thing about fife working nights is we get 3 or 4 daily posts from him! Laugh Approve Smile,Wink, & Grin

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Posted by jefelectric on Friday, March 27, 2009 1:59 PM

Good afternoon,

Had a nice chat with Don B. earlier, we solved most of the worlds problems.  He thinks I need to try the programable feature on DCS, will give it a try.

Nice day here, Sunny and in the sixties.  More rain, which we need, predicted for tomorrow.  Guess the folks out in Fargo would like to send us some moisture.

Have a great weekend.

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Posted by jonadel on Friday, March 27, 2009 4:51 PM

Buckeye--I had a nice breakfast already for you this morning, eggs benedict and mamosas!  Sorry you weren't here to enjoy them Sad   I did cancel the trip west, not much fun going alone to snow and high winds, next time Cool

Fife--hope you have some good luck looking at sail boats this weekend, what a wonderful journey you are about to begin.  I am big time jealous Thumbs Up  Think of me tomorrow as I'm listening and adjucticating 70+ high school brass and percussion solos!  I really do enjoy it or I wouldn't do it (plus they pay me very well), the best part of the day will be when I'm done and coming home through some of the most gorgeous rolling hills in southern Iowa on two lane roads with very light traffic listening to Garrison Keeler on Prairie Home Companion---the stress just melts away.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, March 27, 2009 5:29 PM

Evening all not to much happening here. I'm trying to get use to this computor but having some problems. went into tools, clicked on internet options, clicked on Privacy, clicked on advance clicked override settings ( for cookies) clicked accept 1st party accept 3rd party cookies clicked always allow sessions cookies . I still have 2 sites so far that tell me I must enable cookies and one is photobucket. Brent help!!!

I'm lost lol. good news don't have to log on evrey time I shut down the window and then reopen a window to get into here to post.

Same with Ebay where If i shut the window down and went to another I would end up having to re-enter my info to get on even my username.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Friday, March 27, 2009 5:40 PM

RT, probably not your computer.  Time for weekend OOPS and the @#^* software. 

YIPES!!!!! Twin tornados on the ground about 30 minutes ago.  Don in Cumberland Co./ Fayetteville [Ft. Bragg] area.  Moved up I 95.  South bound I 95 at standstill.  SHP says 18 wheeler overturned and blocking all lanes.  Trees across the interstate and lots of wreck.  They were about 20 miles apart moving northeast which took one right up I 95.  Seems to have calmed down now.    

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, March 27, 2009 5:51 PM

chief new putor and scince i've had it have not been able to get to those sites.

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Posted by Brutus on Friday, March 27, 2009 7:44 PM

Banged Head Something flashed and I lost a big post Banged Head

Krump and Banks - welcome!

Doug, here's that pic we took of your roof - thought everyone would like to see how well they blended the shingles Laugh

88 - Laugh

Fife - O, I saw it!  Wink

RT - could it be your firewall?  That is my first best guess.

Don, I agree with Don, you are (1) an evil genius, and (b) you should keep us posted!

John - pics!  'Nuff said.

Man - there was a ton more!  That's all I can remember.

My sister's (Christine's) husband took her to Aruba, which is where they spent their honeymoon.  They spent a few days there, before going back to work this week.  She is doing well, thanks for all the prayers and kind thoughts.

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Posted by Northwoods Flyer on Friday, March 27, 2009 8:30 PM

Banks
Gilbert started their HO line in ’39. Of course that got interupted by the war. After the war they let it slide to concentrate on S guage. When they did start it was sacrificed for the Korean War restrictions. I ’55 they started in earnest on HO. Much of the early rolling stock was built by Varney and the only way to tell the difference is the car #’s. Due to the hit all trains took production ceased sometime in ‘63
 

Hi Banks,

andSign - Welcome ,

I enjoy everything American Flyer, although I have very little of Flyer HO.  What I do have is mainly just to show that Gilbert did have a toe in that market, and to have some comparison pieces when I put on exhibits.  How do you like the way Flyer HO engines run?  Are they reliable?

Here is a picture of one of my engines that I had handy.

 
Its nice to have another Flyer enthusiast and collector here.
 
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Posted by cnw1995 on Friday, March 27, 2009 8:40 PM

Great photo, Northwoods. I like learning more about AF through your posts. Boy, what a great night. Came home after a long day - cleaned up the house, especially the bathrooms, then it's beer, pizza, basketball on TV and trains. Nothing better for my last day as a bachelor before the fam comes back from their vacay tomorrow afternoon. Beacon is on, Brutus!

Oh, plenty of cheese popcorn too.

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Posted by Banks on Friday, March 27, 2009 9:27 PM

 The Steamers are nearly bullet proof. I run them a lot. The plastic gears on Diesels are fragile. Some run and last well and others disintegrate

 

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Posted by dbaker48 on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:24 PM

Brutus
Don, I agree with Don, you are (1) an evil genius, and (b) you should keep us posted!

Man - there was a ton more!  That's all I can remember.

My sister's (Christine's) husband took her to Aruba, which is where they spent their honeymoon.  They spent a few days there, before going back to work this week.  She is doing well, thanks for all the prayers and kind thoughts.

 

THE FOLLOWING COMMENT IS FOR BRUTUS ONLY !   PLEASE DO NOT READ !

 Brutus,  We had a conversation out here and decided we would share with YOU the results of our testing.  (No one even responded to the original post regarding the significant accomplishment, so that is why I had to respond to it myself!)  The result were disappointing!  The Session Programming feature will not work with the TMCC/Legacy engines.  Disapprove  An error message displays "This engine will not respond with this function".  So the only alternative would be to "integrate' those operation commands with the Cab1/Cab2 hand helds.  I think it can be done and will try that next.  But, I certainly see a high potential for a mistake, we will see.

OK, ANYONE CAN READ THE FOLLOWING;

 Brutus, That was a great idea for your BIL to take your sister to Aruba,  hopefully the pain will disapate quickly.  Never goes away, but does become livable.

Doug,  Where are the neighbors?  If an aerial picture was done around here, not telling WHAT you would see.  Hope the families flight is not to rought considering the weather going across the country.

Plan is in place to meet up with SP Ray tomorrow, boy, am I going to give him the "TRUE" story on all you guys.

Going to an electronic swap meet first, want to see if I can find a couple of toggle switches.  I want to hook up the traffic lights so I can have them on, with or without all the layout lights lit.  Also pick up some other small items.

Hope the weather doesn't become to disruptive for everyone, and the tornados behave themselves.

Jack, make sure you thank your wife for the contribution to the Calif. Train Acquisition efforts, we really appreciate all she did for us.

Take care, and hope everyone has a great day !!

Later.

 

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Posted by 8ntruck on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:42 PM

Welcome, Banks & Krump.  Entertaning bunch of people here. 

30's and cloudy here today.  Hopefully the snow will miss us.  One of my friends in Michigan called me at work today asking if it was snowing yet.  I think he was getting even with me for braging about the temperature being in the 70's and the forsythia bushes being in bloom when I called him last week.

I live about 30 miles east of Whitman Air Force Base where the stealth bombers (B2's) live.  It is not uncommon to see one in flight. 

I was really surprised last night when I was up running my trains when an O scale stealth showed up over my set up.  A brown bat, with a wingspan of about 12" circled the train table a couple of times, then went back to wherever it came from!

On one hand, it is kind of a cool layout accessory.  On the other hand, it is not good.  Maybe I'll start running the helicopter and satelite launching cars.

Think it is a sign that I need to start collecting the Halloween stuff?

Just tried the edit key on the forum.  Seems to have worked.  Spell check is going to be the downfall of civilization - I'm lost without it!

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Posted by Sturgeon-Phish on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:27 PM

Evening all

Just got home from services and a late meeting.  The grandkids are with the other grandparents tonight so it is quiet around here.  I want to try and get Doug's caron the layout for some shots.  It is really a neat car.

Welcome Krump and all new folks.

Continued paryers for MikeC toe and Chief's Mom and Lucy

May God bless

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:34 AM

Bed time.  Been watching The American President.  Don't agree on their handgun stand but still great movie.  Been raining hard off and on.  Sump pump running a lot.  Guess TV has shown videos of I 95 blocked by trees and 18 wheeler.  One guy stopped and videoed the tornado coming at him.  Usually you don't see them as hilly or lots of tall pine trees.  Not like out in Kansas and Ioway.  They [the twins] kept bouncing up and down for quite a while.  Then went off shore in lower VA.   More for tomorrow they say.  Can hardly stay awake now.  Meds getting ot me.  Mom Ok but staying in hospital until Sunday afternoon or Monday AM.  OH!!!!!  Grandson Carter [will be 2 this coming week] rode his toy motorcycle down the steps from the second floor.  Since he was not Evil Kenviel, got big knot on his head.  He did real good as they gave him a blanket and told him he had to stay still through his CT scan.   He did.  All OK.  Think his Mom [Youngest] was in worse shape than he was.   Sleep tight.

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Posted by kpolak on Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:47 AM

Morning all!

Watching a bit of Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood/Morgan Freeman) ramping up for swimming lessons, and some time in the pool.

Chief:  Scary stuff Chief.  Shock  Prayers for Carter, and Mom.

Doug:  Sounds like a great evening!  Boy, you sure have a nice view of the lake!  Laugh

Charlie:  Did some more to the Coal Tipple...added the chimney and roll-up doors.  Let me know what you think.

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Posted by fifedog on Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:15 AM

Mornin' b--Dead Okay 8ntruck, that just gave me the hoo-boo-jeebies!  Do we keep Fang, or exterminate himConfused

Chief - Boy is L-U-C-K-Y...

Lawson Farms - Party's over.  Back to dayshift Monday.  Gonna be a long day in Martinsville tomorrow.

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Posted by rtraincollector on Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:23 AM

Brent thanks to Brutus figured out it was my firewall.

morning all not much happening here. Working today even have OT tonight for 4 hours Big Smile

hope all have a good day and prayers out to those in need as these storms are bad

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