Merry Christmas guys. I got the Super Motor swapped into the 332, and the difference is incredible. I tested it using a litle 4B transformer, and I am scared to try WOT. If I used a ZW, the 332 would probably land in Ohio somewhere. The 342AC runs, but it is sluggish.
Jim - that AF stuff sure sounds sweet to me :)
Merry Christmas everyone! Roast is cooking, kids are playing and reading, White Christmas is on the big screen, and Chewy is stretched out on top of Mommy, worn out from playing with her new toys too - perfect!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Merry Christmas! I think I did ok reading from the stage at the church services and then working cameras. Glad to be home this morn. We hosted some Okies who work at church who were stuck here for dinner. The TV went out late last night as I was wrapping gifts. On a lark, I called ATT, got through to Malaysia or whereever I was calling, and made an appointment for a tech to visit today - ha ha. Lo and behold, they showed up at 10 am and some new hardware later, everything works. It's a Christmas miracle. Sure is fun having a youngster looking for reindeer on norad's website last night.Watching A Christmas Story for the umpteenth time on TBS. Everyone seemed to like their gifts. I enjoyed unwrapping the Hornby rolling stock I bought myself a few months ago, and a surprise, a new ukulele I'd like to learn to play.Kurt, Red Wing Shoes just opened a retail store a few blocks away. It would make a great Miller Engineering sign.Brutus, sorry to hear about your dad. We're steeling ourselves to visit our inlaws - first time in years. May you each enjoy the true blessings of this day.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Unbelievable.....COAL again.
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
What a beautiful day! Sun is out and 38deg. Brunch served, family fed everybody happy and on there way home. We have all changed back into our Jammie's and are ready to spend the evening driving trains and playing video games on the new Wii. What a perfect day! Prayers to all that need them!
Thanks to Brent for doing the leg work. I will have the matching GP30 un powered Chessie to go with my powered Legacy GP30 THANK YOU BRENT!!! AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!
Jason
B&O = Best & Only
All in all very good christmas but lowes and i are going to have a talk come monday ordered and payed for 2 skil sets which included a drill,jigsaw,palm sander, and flashlight and it had charger and one battery well when opened it up as christmas gift guess what only one in the box well if they can't find me another new in box they can have this one back too as bought the second as it was like $10.00 more than the battery alone so figure why not it would give me a back up of everything and my second battery.
Wife did find me a Columbia, Newberry, and Laurens boxcar which is this area it was a lionel LCCA Convention car July 27-30 1989.
got some clothes other than that thats about it hope all had a good christmas
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Brutus,
AF is addictive for sure. I used to be into PW Lionel and frequently said "Gilbert is garbage". But, once I started getting more into AF, I haven't looked back and I am enjoying every minute of it. I didn't even look at PW Lionel at the last show.
I am currently hiding in my room due to the amount of family in the kitchen. It is a little too noisy for me. I will test my new digital camera later. I also learned that you can't drink all beverages like soda earlier today. Never want to do that again. Finally back to normal now. I haven't had a chance to troubleshoot the 342AC yet, but I am suspecting that the harness is at fault.
Iam exploring all beverages today. In moderation of coarse. Now go get those trains running!
Buckeye Riveter Unbelievable.....COAL again.
don't mess with the Chief and Mother Nature.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles Buckeye Riveter Unbelievable.....COAL again. don't mess with the Chief and Mother Nature.
About five years ago, just after I met the Chief, my Christmas gifts from Santa went from expensive and exotic to coal.
Good evening all,
Merry Christmas to all! It was cloudy and mild in the morning, but the temps dropped thru the day. I had streusel on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". We had the entire side of my family down at our place today. Everybody had plenty to eat, and I think everybody had a good time. Oldest daughter announced they are expecting number three next summer. Not much else going on. TBIL and I can drive. We did a good job of avoiding Santa's sleigh last night. BTW, 7:30 Mass was NOT full last night, which really surprised me. I hope everyone has and had a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Hello all,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haven't read the POT in a few days but I wanted to wish every body a Merry Christmas.
I had a really good Christmas.
Put our tree up yesterday and picked up a couple of last minute gifts at WalMart.
Went to Midnight Mass,
This morning was lazy.
This afternoon Mrs roasted a small Turkey and made stuffing and we wrapped gifts.
This evening the Family gathered at my daughters house for Christmas Dinner and gift exchange. A wonderful time was had by all. I truly am blessed to have a great family.
Well I 've had a full day. I'm going to hit a few highlights on the forum and join my lovely Mrs in bed.
Prayers for all who may need them
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Doug - despite my anxiety, my Dad was fine, thanks though. I want to see some pics of this Hornby rolling stock please!!!
Buckeye - Too Funny!
Mike - BIG CONGRATS GRANDPA!
Talked with SJ a little this morning and some this evening too - good train talk.
Tardis is ready and I have leftover pumpkin or apple pies, probably enough for everyone - let's go!
Rained all day, 41 now but colder tomorrow.
Brutus I have banilla to go with the pie. We had the usual christmas, gr.kids drove me crazy, granny made way too much food, and I am tired. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday.
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
Buckeye, Is it coal or just immature diamonds ?
What a great day today ! Daughter & sil and the grandson, light of our life, plus just a few old friends, extended family , all gathered round the table. It don't get much better than that.
First load in dishwasher and leftovers containerized and in the fridge, now it's time to listen to some "Country Christmas" while surfing.
Nite all and may God Bless.
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
www.sd3r.org
Proud New Member Of The NRA
Glad to hear that, Brutus. We celebrated AwkwardChristmas with our inlaws and everyone behaved. Nothing happened that a few more watchings of A Christmas Story will cure. Will get those photos. The Hornby cars are beautiful.
Evenin' Fellas.Well another Christmas, and soon to be Year, has come and gone. We had 17 at our house for Christmas dinner this year, seems we have a few new faces every few years, although not the ones so desperately desired by The Q and myself. We all had a wonderful time. I received a new C&O 4-6-0 yesterday and have yet to have time to get it on the layout, sure is a beut, but will look very odd pulling any of my freight as the paint scheme looks like it was meant for passenger service? The Q surprised me with a Cowen's Corner Hobby Store (the one with the three operating layouts), this is one of the nicest accessories available (IMHO). It was also a huge hit with the visitors, both young and old. I also received the Vision Line PRR Operating Stockcar. This sounds like a really neat car, but when I put it on the track nothing happened, so I think I need to do some playing around with it.I found today that there is a problem with the track wiring for the layout so my #1 goal over the next few months is to rewire the track wiring (the way I originally had planned). I think I have something crossed somewhere so it is just a matter of marking the power drops, then removing the temporary feeds, installing the power distribution blocks, and then wiring it all up.Hope everyone had a safe and blessed Merry Christmas.
Everybody has left and now the house is quiet again. I have been playing with my new digital camera tonight. Here is a shot of the 342AC.
Jim T, great job with camera. Poor Buckeye.
Its over here until next year. Had a restful one today but a happy one. Was going to the lake but was late getting away from MIL's. Raining real hard too. Going Sunday right after Sunday School for one night. Will be a little dryer.
Good night all.
Mornin' boys. A miserable wet 48 degrees in the Mid-Atlantic region. I think I prefered the snow... On vacation 'til the 4th.
Really had a pleasant Christmas. My family chipped in and got me a Colorado handheld GPS (has chartfinder for waterways). My mom took care of me on the train front, giving me the LEMAX Woodland Retreat and the Montego Vineyard. Both will occupy the Helmstetters Curve portion of the original layout. Highlight of the evening was the toast given by my beautiful wife, who dedicated the evening to my mother (who is battling cancer...again). I plan on taking wifey to West-by-God-Virginia for a little much-needed retreat.
Morning. Where are all the Yankees? Hiding in their huts from the cold and snohio. Fifey, prayer for your Mom. Glad to see you got some good Santa gifts. You've been a good boy this year [unlike your buddy Buckeye].
Foggy and damp but real warm. Suppose to go into the middle 60's. Stay warm for af ew before those Yankee winds drop it back into the 40's for most of next week.
Had a great "heart unhealthy" breakfast. Salty side meat type bacon and eggs. Toast with cherry preserves. Plenty of coffee to wake me up.
Have good one [off to Miss Edna's in a few].
Chief - Kicker is, I actually wanted coal (6-24148)...but didn't get any.
BTW, did everyone notice Chief made page 98...?
Fife .... really sad to hear of your mom ... God Bless Her .... I just shot a lil prayer in for her ... .... the trip to West Virginia sounds great . It's sooo darn beautiful there . You're gonna love that GPS . Did you ever get a flare gun ? When I had mine I doubled it to fire the white practice flares on news year eve .... neighbors could be heard " awwwing " as they went up ... LOL . Too darn much food left over .... oh well my squirrels and birds will get some cookies ... everyone brought me cookies ... LOL . The squirrels actually line up at my patio door looking in waiting for their daily feed .... I love em . If I don't have anything out or don't slide it open and toss out munchies ... they start chattering ... giving me the devil . The one brave soul climbs up the screen raising heck ... they're like spoiled kids ... God Bless and happy new year to ALL you great guys ! Darn internet provider went down xmas eve until late last night .... ....
Chief makes me laugh alot with his pokes at buckeye ..... Wife and I are off to trim-a-tree clearances ... bought a new tree and want to completely change everything next year . Hope those nasty poking old ladies don't try to jab and knock me out of their way at the racks .... man don't get in a woman's way at a clearance sale ... they show no mercy ... I found out the hard way .... LOL .
fifedogChief - Kicker is, I actually wanted coal (6-24148)...but didn't get any. BTW, did everyone notice Chief made page 98...?
A week off? Now is a good time to invade Maryland. and then on to Ohio
Hadn't had a chance to read the CTT, let alone get to the last page. Way to go Chief.
One of my better Christmas gifts was a boxed set of 24 DVD's of "TRAINS, A complete Motion Picture Library". 30 hours of great watching. Excellent filming and lots of history.
One of the best so far is the development and use of the Rotery Snow Plow. Includes a film documentation of a 10 day stranding of the plow train and its 8 man crew. Great stuf!
Pat
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
Pat ....WOW .... you lucky rascal you ! I only have a couple dvd's of them .... can't imagine a whole huge set ! you must have been a VERY good lil boy .
Lawson - Please - initiate "campaign" with "naplis"...leave nothing standing.
Ole Timer Pat ....WOW .... you lucky rascal you ! I only have a couple dvd's of them .... can't imagine a whole huge set ! you must have been a VERY good lil boy .
After many years, I have developed the ability to fool a lot of people!
fifedogLawson - Please - initiate "campaign" with "naplis"...leave nothing standing.
That is the plan - to start with "naplis". Will avoid the Fifedom yacht at all costs!
Good morning
Sun but chilly.
We are trying to recover from yesterdays house full of family.
Have a great weekend....S.J.
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