Good morning All
Back from chasing the nurses, everything is a-ok. Poor wife is still stuck with me for awhile I guess. She had to cancel all her party plans. Overcast and going to 50s today. Charlie is coming over tonite with his son to run trains. I'm looking forward to it. Everyone have a great day..
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Is this the look you're going for, B?
Perhaps the Dept 56 #5142 "Paramount" or #58913 "Majestic" might fit the bill; or Hallmark's "Palace Theatre" from its Hometown America series?
Mornin' FellasBrutus - I didn't get the part about Susie-Q and letters???Isn't Wes preparing for his big move?BIG and I do mean BIG box arrived yesterday. Contents will make the residents of my small scale Bal'more very happy in the coming months... lots of businesses with some appartment living on the upper floors! So when the Bank, Pet Store, and I think one other building come in the next few months we'll have a triving town! Been thinking of a way to make a really nice theater... Let me know if you follow the this:1. Buy 4 Lionelville 3 story buildings (I'm thinking 2 O'Grady's Taverns and 2 Jim's Five and Dimes).2. Remove the second floor from 2 the tavern buildings and insert them into the Five and Dime buildings, resulting in 2 2 story buildings and 2 4 story buildings.3. The 2 story buildings will become regular town structures - maybe a police station.
Theater1. Remove the first floor from each building2. Using the 'chopped corners' create a recessed area in the middle of the adjoining area3. Create a 'ticket window' to span the joint4. Remove the walls sections that seperate them5. Join the two buildings6. Using the removed walls, fill in the windows on the front of new structure above the recessed area (may not be necessary)7. File down the 'floor seperators' on the front of the building above the recessed area8. Using some sheet styrene create a panel above the recessed area9. Cover the window areas10. Spray paint the entire structure brick red11. Dry brush the structure flat tan and wipe off to reveal the mortar lines12. Paint the panel above the recessed area cement color13. Install Miller Electronic's Theater Marquee14. Detail as necessary.IMHO this is a project that could be done on a weekend, maybe Friday - Sunday as the structures are pretty much already there for you and ready to go. Just some cutting and sanding to get everything to match up, and then the painting. The sheet styrene and the ticket window will cover the joint upfront and the back isn't much of a concern as it will be hidden by the Domino Sugar plant, of course it won't look like a hack job either. Just need to get some of that acrylic filler they use in nail studios to fill in any rough spots... the question would be the roof - what to do with it so it appears to be one solid roof and not a roof with a split down the middle?When I looked inside one of the buildings it appeared that the floors were able to be seperated as there are screws in the corners - does any one know for certain?
kpolakBuckeye: I did get email from Wes that he received Don's boxcar. So he's out there...somewhere.
The last I knew, Wes told me there had been a horrible wreck on his layout with several pieces of rolling stock flying off and landing hard on the concrete floor. He needed to purchase some instant glue, green paint and a new truck with coupler.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Mornin' boys. It's wet. Gonna make my 2-miler a little more miserable this AM. Got 3 weeks to get into some type of shape (other than this ---> O).
kpolak - No worries. Chessie has already logged 5013 miles...only 2003 easy ones to go...
HI GYZ,
40 here and starting to spit a little. To get about a half inch o rain today ,we need it.
WINGS and YUENGS tonite. Happy Friday Eve!!!
CHIEF hope MA is doing ok. My MOM says that too every once in a while and shes only 86.
BUCKEYE, sorry man I know I gotta get it going for you to be in the ARNOLD CLASSIC next year. Gotta get into that speedo.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Morning all!
Buckeye: I did get email from Wes that he received Don's boxcar. So he's out there...somewhere.
Chief: Glad Mom's ok!
Ran Derailing trains yesterday burned up a box of fuses. I was ready to take up knitting. Trying to do too many other things, while running the trains. The post war were doing great. Trouble when I switched to the modern engines. Fife: Fear not kitty stayed on the tracks just fine, anti-grits agent still intact!
Dr. Appointment today. Just a check-up.
Kurt
wrmcclellan Enjoyed Buckeye's video but you need a little grease on that reefer!
Enjoyed Buckeye's video but you need a little grease on that reefer!
The Lionel Hot Box Reefer car is the most obnoxious car ever made. The noise is akin to squeaking chalk across a blackboard. I would like to have two more.
Up and off to work. Gotta support the old timers who will be sitting around the coffee shops or Suthern city halls today telling lies.
RockIsland52 Good Mornin, Ya'll, Ray, DougDG, and DonB seem to have handily managed to avoid my wife who is still in Santa Banana on business. Told her they would take her shopping to her hearts content. Got off the phone with her earlier and she said she's going to hunt them down. Shopping in Santa Barbara, that can really melt some plastic ! Hope she didn't pack a shotgun when she headed out this way.
Good Mornin, Ya'll,
Ray, DougDG, and DonB seem to have handily managed to avoid my wife who is still in Santa Banana on business. Told her they would take her shopping to her hearts content. Got off the phone with her earlier and she said she's going to hunt them down.
Shopping in Santa Barbara, that can really melt some plastic !
Hope she didn't pack a shotgun when she headed out this way.
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Chief.....prayers for your Mom's continued recovery. She probably read some of the nasty things you posted in the Pot about Nawtheners which got her cranked up. Glad she checked out ok and will be going home so soon. BTW.....don't give her any of your diseases.
Re "Jack being busy....." DougM and I have been bachelors this week and have been hitting all the night spots in Chicago. He's a party animal. Thanks to Brutus, I got to Chicago safely.....have to compliment him on the clean up job he did on the Tardis' floor, but he went too far with the going back in time thing. Doug and I looked ridiculous on Rush Street, dressed in polyester leisure suits, platform shoes, with long hair and sideburns. Doug's dancing put John Travolta to shame, but he split his pants performing the splits.
SJ......chasing nurses again?
Ole Timer......you think central MD is cold? On a relative basis, I'd consider it a tropical paradise. Have to agree with Rich: I'd take a pass on the FLA hurricane season, no basements, the bugs, alligators, snakes, and the sweltering summers.
MikeC.....if you put your toenail under the pillow at night, does the toenail fairy bring you some trains?
Brent.....corporate slavery life interfering with one's personal life? Say it isn't so! Cheer up. They'll probably cut staff next week and fold another job into yours. The person laid off will be passing on an undocumented system to you to boot.
Is Wes still MIA?
Glad to hear Roy hooked up with Time Warner. That will give us the last piece in the connectivity and communication puzzle where we will all conclude that there is NO provider that does anything except charge more for declining service levels.
Later, gang.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Chief, Glad to hear you Mom is doing well ! That is really great news ! Hope you get to feeling better soon. Kay's Dr visit really paid off. She's recoverying fast.
Roy, Glad to hear from you. One question, what are your plans for when you retire? Just curious.
Ray, I think I WILL be able to make it to Arcadia on Saturday, plans changed somewhat. Looking forward to it. What time are you typically there?
Lots more to talk on but running late, and have some studying to do. So have a great day, will be waiting for the Tardis, and hope everyone stays healthy and has a great day. !!!
Don
Late evening all!
Chief - more prayers for your mother. Hope she continues to improve - you too!
Still overly busy here. The office environment has become somewhat toxic and I do not think they truely understand how to cure it.
Our club is setting up the modular layout for the local Day Out With Thomas event in Grapevine, TX, for this coming weekend and the next. Should be fun and lots o'kids.
Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!
Regards, Roy
Well, Jack has not posted since he had to get off the phone because of the "dancing" girls arriving at his home. [RT, I checked real careful on this one] HUMMM!!! Sure is strange as Maxima and Jack are batching it. "Boys night out", I guess. Should I call EMS, National Guard or the SPCA???? Maybe the TCA. Bet they have been running trains the whole time. Enough damage for one night.
Good night.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
sir james I Good Evening all Chief, I hope your mom does well. Two of my mothers sisters are in their ninety's and I don't know how they just keep on. Maybe because they are Ky. girls, I don't know. Of course they did move north. Well Charlie is coming by tomorrow with his son so I was trying to decide what the little guy would like. Charlie said he likes diesels so we will start there. We had a wet/dry day that touched sixty for about that many seconds. Banilla is ready for the Thingy so I will wait...S.J.
Good Evening all
Chief, I hope your mom does well. Two of my mothers sisters are in their ninety's and I don't know how they just keep on. Maybe because they are Ky. girls, I don't know. Of course they did move north.
Well Charlie is coming by tomorrow with his son so I was trying to decide what the little guy would like. Charlie said he likes diesels so we will start there. We had a wet/dry day that touched sixty for about that many seconds. Banilla is ready for the Thingy so I will wait...S.J.
They eat grits.
Thanks guys for the prayers. Worked. Mom was fine when I got to hospital. Actually she is better off for her age than I am. Coughing. Pam drove. She said she can feel the heat through my shirt. Loaded up with codiene and Tylenol. Lady that looks after her will take her home tomorrow. She got excitied and her heart rate went up. They gave her a shot and transported her. She was wanting to go home by the time I got there. We told Dr. to let her stay over night to be sure. Dr. agreed. They all want to put her in a rest home. Yvonne [lady who looks after her] told Dr. she die in a week or two if we did that. She still keeps saying she is ready to go. Been resting since I got home. Sleep tight and again, Thanks
8ntruck - let me know when you'll be coming through, maybe we can hook up for a soda someplace? Generally, the family takes Amtrak when we go to KC, but usually in November we drive?
Kurt - that wasn't you on the TARDIS last night? Then who....
Fife - yep, wore my old tennis shoes, lol! I did think of that!
JimSP - good news on the kids and great advice sir, God bless you and your family.
Chief - prayers for your Mom!
Doug - hope you had a great family visit/meal!
Mike - pain pills means no driving, let alone elevated foot requirements! S'alright, I've been enjoying getting back in the captain's chair
Rich - you need to move to Missouri, somewhere near St. Louis, and get a basement!!! [J]
88 - Congrats to Suzie if she's letter people know now? Sounds like a big haul on the buildings, you'll probably be done with your layout before I'm done with my basement at this rate
I pressure washed the floors in the Tardis and they are not sticky any more, but I'm not waxing them!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Chief: Prayers for your mom.
Kpolak: My possible trip to Michigan will take me to Lansing, and just outside of Ann Arbor. As plans develop, I'll let you know.
The plant was full of Muckie-Mucks from corporate and the other plants today. I didn't get drafted to attend any of the meetings or give a presentation - just broke my heart :) Then at the end of the day, one of our problem child type parts started to act up again, for no apparrent reason. Stayed late, lining up process improvements, testing and preparing data for the invitable 'how did this happen' questions. Tomorrow ought to be fun.
Supported the local Dodge dealer with a wad 'o' cash on the wife's van - oil change, new fan belt, new seal in the steering rack, and 1/2 lf od refridgerant in the A/C.
Sunny, fifties, and supposed to start raining again tomorrow.
Not much else. Later y'all.
Chief, I thought he was referring to the movie "3:10 to Yuma". OK I get it, the train happens at 3:10. The original movie starred Glen Ford I believe. Did'nt they do a remake on it recently?
Chief, God bless your mom. How wonderful that she has attained the age of 92. Prayers that she will have many more birthdays.
Dougdagrump, I heard the same thing, that 3751 will run to San Diego again. I forget the dates but it's probably on the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society website.
SPMan
Chief....You tell your Momma that Buckeye is praying for her.
Doug.....No, I don't get to use a TelePrompter. That is for sissies. Good idea, Scotts.
Brent......Tell Susieq, that I'll miss seeing her at York this spring, but I'll bring flowers and candy the next time.
Doug.....If you had supper with your brother and you work downtown Chicago, what great restaurant did you have the pleasure of dining?
Laz.....Only three miles!!! Several of us are counting on you and you only go out and run three miles. GET WITH IT !!!
WES......I need Jon's car. Where are you guy lunch? The Refectory is nice this time of the year.
88 - Both the men and women are in the tourney this year. I'm having fun wearing the gold and black.
Glad everyone liked the Williams Monon BL2. When I was a kid in Indiana, the Monon and the Wabash were two major railroads. I rode the Wabash Cannonball home from college. A ticket cost less than five bucks. I know of a Monon museum, but I don't know of a Wabash museum.
Well another busy day tomorrow in Buckeyeland and a big hockey game tomorrow night with Calgary.
fifedog 88 - Didn't quite catch what your undies were in a bunch about, but change them anyway. And since the Q is working for the railroad, will you be buying a fleet of yellow engines next month...?
Chief- All my best to your mom..
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Chief - for Mom
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Buckeye Riveter 8ntruck Buckeye - I agree on the LED headlights for the BL-2. The stock set up is pretty sad. Adding an engineer and fireman will help hide the front motor. Ate in the Truck.......I just need to find a place to buy the LED headlights. The one I put in my Shark was already wired to install. Buckeye, Have you tried Scott's http://www.scottsodds-n-ends.com/LED_Lamps.htm Chuck.....I need another long pin. Anybody got a "finish nailer" ? Doug.......Like I said you stayed home to fix the toilet and the family went to warm and sunny Arizona. Dennis might know a good theropist in Chicago that you could visit. Planning Commission Meeting tonight.....I be the Prez this year, so gotta go and listen intently to some very interesting people. Forty-thousand people count on me to make the right choice. Do you work with or without a teleprompter ?
8ntruck Buckeye - I agree on the LED headlights for the BL-2. The stock set up is pretty sad. Adding an engineer and fireman will help hide the front motor.
Buckeye - I agree on the LED headlights for the BL-2. The stock set up is pretty sad. Adding an engineer and fireman will help hide the front motor.
Ate in the Truck.......I just need to find a place to buy the LED headlights. The one I put in my Shark was already wired to install.
Buckeye, Have you tried Scott's
http://www.scottsodds-n-ends.com/LED_Lamps.htm
Chuck.....I need another long pin.
Anybody got a "finish nailer" ?
Doug.......Like I said you stayed home to fix the toilet and the family went to warm and sunny Arizona. Dennis might know a good theropist in Chicago that you could visit.
Planning Commission Meeting tonight.....I be the Prez this year, so gotta go and listen intently to some very interesting people. Forty-thousand people count on me to make the right choice.
Do you work with or without a teleprompter ?
anjdevil2 Ole Timer --- This place is closer to H#LL than Paradise....I don't like it here...haven't for the 15.5 years I've been here
Ole Timer ---
This place is closer to H#LL than Paradise....I don't like it here...haven't for the 15.5 years I've been here
Try central Maryland .... in my opinion it's the armpit of america ... LOL . The weather sucks ... bitter cold ... then right into humid swealtering heat ... then rain 24/7 ... then back to snow . I guess the old saying the grass looks greener on the other side is right ... LOL .
Chief ... just scrolled down ... all my prayers for your mom ... God bless her ... you have to get that idea out of her head .... keep telling her you need her and so does all her family . They can't give up and decide to go .... the mind helps the body alot ... proven fact .
Chief....Prayers out for your Mom.
Buckeye Riveter Chuck.....I need another long pin.
How about a railroad spike ?
Good afternoon all,
It is a cloudy and mild day in SE Indiana with temps in the 60s. Toe nail came off today with no problems. This time I went to some one who does this every day. They numbed me up good and had it off before I knew they were working on it. I am on massive pain killers right now and so I do not know how long I will be off work. I plan on going back tomorrow. Beacon is lit, but the "saucy wench" says I can't drive as I have to keep my foot elevated. Been watching old Buffy episodes on DVD. We now have all but Season 5. Not too much to write about in the food department. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Prayers for your mom too, Chief. Microsoft mtg over. I drank their Kool-Aid - interesting stuff coming. Even more interesting that we already bought this stuff under our license, and didn't know it / don' t use it. Sigh - or rather LOL. Oh well. Going to walk around this nice city neighborhood and then go have dinner with my bro, his bride and two baby nieces.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
fifedogMichRR - I'm trusting that your sofa is comfortable...
We could work something out!
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