Chief,
That is a great piece. I know Brent was having some issues with an Allegheny, but I can't remember if it is one of the K-Line ones. Good luck with it.
SJ,
Congrats on the anniversary.
Dropped the PGT off at the bodyshop earlier. Very nervous about it at the moment.
Morning. Off to CPA to get taxes done. Use CAP due to so many government ways to tax me. Capital gains on tobacco buy out, interest on the money we did NOT get interest on with tobacco buy out [IRS robery] and other incomes. Will pay someone's healthcare for a year.
Sunny breezy and warm. May plant some squash and zucchini plants today. Tomato plants getting leggy too. Got some "special" tomato plants in greenhouse and one is about three feet tall. Got some special seed from Burpee that says sweet seadless tomatoes. We'll see.
Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Aloha all from a sunny and cold Chicago where class begins tonight. So I'll be on the lookout for riders on the long late ride home Battling allergies. Working with video. Been trying to hang with the bride in the evening. Usually can't stand wasting time watching TV when there' s a layout to run, but she likes it... Watched Castle and a plethora of Mediums she recorded - in Oct. Nice Challenger, Chief!
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Morning from beautifulSouthern Ohio
Chief - WOW! nice engine
Guys check out this link to this guys model cars. Incredible. The way he stages his shots is neat too.
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May God bless
Jim
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Still soaked here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Tulips seem to like it. Wanted to get down to the marina today...
anjdevil - Thanks for the .
Ole Timer - Still shooting for the TCA convention. Have to impress my buddy Kooljock.
Good morning all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 60s. Watched "Dancing with the Stars" last night. Definitely not a good cast this year, except for Buzz Aldrin. "Lost" is on tonight. May try to go to YMCA tonight. Depends on how I feel. Quiet day at work yesterday, and hopefully quiet today. I had pancakes and sausages on the dining car for breakfast. TBIL after "Lost". I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
PS Note from Will Power to other IRL drivers: Good luck running for second this season! :-)
Good Morning. Finished making a second batch of cookies for the Grand Parents Day celebration for the kids school. I am on call still, but have most of the morning off. Going to hook up with movie crew and get some planning done. Then, back to the hospital where we also have some meetings as the hospital is helping with some locations. Lots of work, but it is great to have so much fun in something that will have a huge impact on our youth. Hey, we are all called to serve.
Chief, that is one sweet looking engine! I am sure I'd jump at one if I found such a deal. Congratulations and look forward to seeing her on more SPF.
God Bless,dennis
TCA#09-63805
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a clear 40 degrees. Going up to 58 today with some sunshine.
Today is another busy day. I have an errand to run this morning. Then, a few chores around the house. After that, I will relax and take a nap. That sounds like a good gameplan.
Baseball season is starting soon. The Indians have been doing good in Spring Training. All new coaching staff and manager. I hope it works for them.
Physical Therapy is going well. I'm doing a lot of walking. It is slow, but showing a lot of improvement. So they tell me.
Dining car is here for the usual Cheerios breakfast.
Y'all have a great Tuesday.
Chuck
Hi GUYZ,
47 and breezy here today only gonna hit 50. Then comes a big warm up for weekend in the 80s?
Contractor got trusses up and three quarters of the roof sheeting on. Looks great! Wife is happy.
CHIEF, AWESOME ENGINE!!!!! Good luck with it is it O scale or semi scale?
Stay frosty,
laz57
Bob - I don't know all your tech talk, but it sure sounds Uber Cool :)
Happy Anniversary SJ!
Happy Birthday Spanky!
Today was a Monday, that's for sure. Oh well, there is always Tuesday, lol.
Prayers for us all and our friends and loved ones.
Tardis is ready - hit it!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Well, we are all ready for the VLBI and the MIT (Massachusetts Invasion of Telescope) boys tomorrow. We finished getting the rack and the receiver room ready. There is a chance we will do 345 GHz VLBI, which would be a another world first for us. Good thing those parts from the SPF arrived in time.
SJ and DJ - congrats!
Chief - that's a beautiful engine. I've been tempted by the MTK Railking Y6B, but right now all my curves are 27" radius.
Ole Timer - now we can see a double header! Those shays have operating front couplers don't they?
Jack - I hope you guys dry our back there sometime soon.
I bought my first operating car last night. I found a good deal on an MTH Railking rotary snowplow in SP colors. It has lights and the blade operates, but I think I might try to add a smoke unit. That and I've got a good deal on a 110 HP crankshaft for the corvair.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
CHIEF ... Beautiful engine .... I have one just like it and Love it ... was my first O scale engine in fact .
Great night on the chat with Charlie = SJ = and my buddy Brutus .... SJ had me laughing again ... Won a Ike campaign car ... my dad had me wear his campaign button when I was a lil shaver ... " I LIKE IKE " one of the last great presidents and a war hero .
Evening all. Real warm outside. Partly cloudy. Suppsoe to hit the mid 80's by later this week. After the 2.2+ inches of rain, water is running in the pond at a high rate. Coming out of the ground in lots of places [see pond is down in a "hollow" surrounded by rock].
Buckeye, eat your heart out. K-Line [original] C&O Alleghany, new in the box [never ran] with cruise added. Got it for a "seal" on OGR Buy and Sale. Sweetest running engine I have ever had. Die cast, railsounds, smokes up a storm, elecrocoupler and great detail.
Navy Jack, My layout is powered by a DCS MTH system and most of my engines are MTH. All of my proto 1 engines have BCR in them now and I have not had any problem with scamble chips since I put them in. This is the way to go on Proto 1. You can leave an engine on a shelf for a year, then put it back on the track and it will fire right up after the one minute wait for the BCR to charge up. I don't know what to tell you about proto 2 yet because all of mine are still running on the original batteries. I have been told that you will not get a scrambled chip with proto 2 however. I think J and W Electronics does make a BCR for some proto 2 engines. You could try e mailing them for more information. The early proto 2 engines had batteries that looked like a 9 volt but the newer ones have a 3 volt system and different looking batteries. I only have a couple of Lionel steam engines that use batteries and they are only for a back up to the sound system when you shut the power off so that you will get shut down sounds. It has no other function and is not necessary to run the engine. Hope this helps,
Ray
SPMan
The weekend is over, so it is sunny and high 60's today. Figures...
SJ - Happy Anniversary
Had the back brakes checked on my wife's minivan - frozen adjusters and new drums. Asked questions about the new Challengers while we were at the dealer picking the van up. Dissapointed to find out that the base V6 can only be had with an automatic. I'll have to stop by the Chevy dealer and check out the Camaro soon.
Back to work today to keep those SS coffers from emptying quite so quickly. My cohort is on vacation this week, so I spent a good chunck of today taking care of production support issues that he usuly fields. No problem - I have more vacation than he does
Just noticed that I passed the 500 mark this weekend - ooooooo.
Later all.
Quick stop over as in the middle of making Chocolate Chip and Pecan cookies for our son's school Grand-Parent's Day celebration. Was a good day in that I had a production meeting at lunch time, followed by some stops to take photos for the movie locations. One spot is near the train yard and I caught some good sites if you know what I mean.
After work was done, I came home to find a delivery from Chooch...a RailKing NYC dump car. I have several different ones, so this adds to the consist. It is always a good day when you find a train on your doorstep!
Onto family projects. Both kids have friends of theirs from school coming home for the day tomorrow. Between movie meetings and work, I will be gone for all of that, so poor bride will have to deal with them and the ensuing mess to clean up. I will certainly be recruited for that after I get home. Now, I am not advocating doing a half you-know-what job, but sometimes, if you make it so good, they will insist on letting you do it all the time.
Y'all have a blessed night,
Dennis
Good Evening All
Sun came out but it stayed cool 50s, some 70s coming in the near future.
Thanks guys for the congrats. we stayed together cause neither of us wanted the kids. And now that we are old nobody wants us. LOL we had a normal day, lunch out and granny babysat from 5 to 9. Banilla is waiting for the thingy guess I'll tag along....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
Evening, Boys...
Was breezy today up to 70
Tomorrow up to 72F and sunny.
Happy Anniversary SJ...
to all that are ailing...
Just busy at work, keeping the 2055 running and enjoying my new to me, trains, more on the way on Thursday, but don't tell anyone.
Might even get the Harley out tomorrow to go to work with, but we'll see...
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
Hey SJ don't know how the wife ever put up with you for 51 years but Happy Anniversary anyway to the two of you especially to her our prayers go out to her
hey man really SJ congrats to the both of you.
Well if you don't here from me for a while it will be me recouping as just bought another train set this one was the lionmaster freight set 6-31791 out of the 2010 cat legecet station had it a good price so jumped and did it wife will not be happy at all oh well lol
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Happy Anniversary SJ !!!
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
well I can answer one question and that is you can but your Lionel really doesn't need it as in Lionel all it does is cover a dead spot vrs mth proto 1 it is the lifeline of the engine. My Lionel don't have a battery in them not really needed just when I shut down if I kill power it cuts sound quickly vs with battery it would go thru a shut down procedure where the engine actually would power down the sound.
the Proto 2 it is recommend also I believe not sure. but do know from others not as critical as in proto 1
thanks for the info. i think i will go the bcr route. than as i understand it you have to charge for 30 seconds by feeding full power in neutral for 30 seconds? i really appreciate the info as i would hate to ruin these locos. should i replace my one protosound 2 loco with a bcr as well? should i put one in my lionel gp-7 with railsounds? sorry about all the questions, but i really do not know. thanks navyjack
Spanky, and what a sweet b-day present that NYC is.!
SirJames......where did you ever find a woman who would marry you, let alone stay married to you for 51 years? Who said there aren't any living saints? HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Fifedog : Ole Timer - How is that RR empire plan coming along...?
Fifey ... still buying more darn it ... a few more diecast cars and alot of figures/people most with led lighting ... they're cool ... and bought another Lionel Westside Shay last night ... so the empire is building but not on ground yet .. LOL . Re- arranging all the rooms here for the layout ... moving people and painting ... wife decided to totally re-paint ALL the rooms ... kind of put a hold on everything ... so it won't be too long ... Have the track layout down on paper . How's that Open House coming ?
Good afternoon all,
IIABSDISEI with temps in the 40s. A rare mid-day race report. Will Power (have to love the name) makes it two in a row. Princess is 7th. Sarah's team is 9th with GR at the wheel. Vitor leads twice for AJ, but finishes 15th, still top ten in points.
Ah yes Wild Bills, my favorite train store. Elmer has put a few of my dollors in the cash register over time.
Good Morning Everyone,
Sir James: Congrats to you and the wife ! GammaDiesel (she'd love that) are about eight years behind you. Might make it many more if I stop donating to Wild Bill's.
A BLESSED EASTER TO ALL ! Especially those in God's service and in harms way.
SPANKY
Sir J, condolances to your wife.
Navy, recharge the battery in each one. If no charging port, replace them [I probably would any way] or install a BCR. Proto will crash your "chip" if battery is dead. Proto 2 is no problem. The Proto 2 engines will act funny if they are not charged good. Proto 2 can be charged by leaving them at idle for a long period of time or through a charging port. Actually Shake and Bake [Don Baker] is more knowledgable on MTH than I am.
Had 2.2 inches of rain from 11 PM until 7 AM. Pond is rolling over spillway and more coming in. Rain should be over now. Warmer the rest of the week. Off to bar-be-que lunch with County Atty. Get good results when you feed him bar-be-que.
Good morning All
Gloomy this morning but suppose to clear up.
Navy Jack DON'T RUN those mth engines until you have a fully charged battery in them and if the batteries old replace it and charge the new one for at least 12 hours, a perfect example of why not to have an engine that requires a battery.
Well some one told, yes its our 51 anniv. We have no choice as the license does not have an experation date. Believe me I looked but its ok I love her, not sure how she feels though.
S.J.
Roy, I am glad you posted again. Reminded me that I forgot to comment on your soccr stories. Good goal for your son! Nothing quite equals that feeling when the ball hits the back of the net. Also, your comments about the catalogs are spot on. There is a lot I would like to have, and there are some things to only dream about (the "Brute" passenger cars, or a 700E) for when you win the lottery.
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