Good Evening
36 now, wet snow today but nothing on the ground. We spent most of the morning out, I put the groceries away and then goofed off. Banilla is ready but I'm gonna pass again tonight. Almost back to my average 187. TTFN...S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Thanks David. It's the wrong size but I'm making do with it the best I can.
Got the vehicle castings primered. They look like they all just came out of the first stage at the paint shop. Next step will be to hit them with the latex paint of which I have many, many colors.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Jeff: Nice monster type Mystery Machine!
Good evening sports fans!I know what you guys are thinking! What did I get for Christmas. It is a short list but a pricey one.New shoes. Just a pair of good running shoes, none of that Air Jordan stuff for me. New clothes. 2 packs of socks, 2 packs underwear, 2 packs T shirts, 7 pairs of pants, 10 pullover shirts, 6 button down shirts.New tires for my truck!Walmart gift cards! 3 of them! $75 each!2 sheets of 4x8 3/4" plywood and a ton of 2x4's, 1x6's, 1x4's, enough screws and nails to put the world back together, more ez track to go with what I already have.18 Bachmann freight cars, 1 caboose - painted, not lettered.2 Bachmann gp9 locos, DCC. I can run them with my old Bachmann DCC controller.I have no idea who got the train stuff and wood. My mom and dad are not saying a word about it. All they say is I have plenty of time to worry about college. I need to have some fun first.
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
submmbob Stourbridge and Laz - thanks for the video links! Cool locomotives! Love the tender (or would that be Love me Tender...) on the #12.
Stourbridge and Laz - thanks for the video links! Cool locomotives! Love the tender (or would that be Love me Tender...) on the #12.
Bob / All: Did you notice that the tender spends half it's run playing engine, see Video II of III . There is no Wye / Turntable on the GTL, so on the downhill run the tender is leading the train followed by the engine going backwards.
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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Dennis,
Yes, they sequence from the center of the car out. I'd say that they were the best thing that I've bought, but I say that about everything that I get from American Muscle.
Jack,
I took it out this morning, then I washed it once I got back. It was only 39 degrees though, so I am still cold.
Regarding the Decapod, the marker lights aren't that big of an issue. I'll get it fixed, but it runs fine as is.
Here is a nice cold start clip of the new Macs:
watch?v= HuSkdXmOKE&feature=youtu.be
It's 67° and mostly sunny. The high will be 69° and it will be sunny and pleasant.This has been a busy day for me. First thing this morning I got a call from my father. He needed help getting a sofa and some huge bags of women's clothes loaded so they could be taken to the outreach ministries in town. The bags were so big and heavy it took both of us to pick up one! We wrestled four of those to the front door then used a wheelbarrow to get them to the truck. The wheelbarrow had to be pulled up a couple of steps from the patio to the walk. I think I surprised my father when I picked up the front of the wheelbarrow with my left arm so the wheel cleared the steps. He was pulling it backward. Getting the sofa out was fun. It was in the den and had to be turned on it's end and pushed around a 180° corner through the hall into my fathers study. From there it had to be lifted overhead to get it past the printer and computer tables (huge steel and fiberglass monstrosities we got for nothing from the army) and my fathers huge L-shaped steelcase desk (bought it from AT&T for $50), then between the desk and several enormous five foot tall filing cabinets. Finally got it to the front door where is was once again flipped up on it's end and maneuvered through the door. From there it had to be carried fifty+ feet up the front walk to the truck he was using. My nephew (my fathers grandson) was supposed to have fixed a problem on my fathers truck way before now but hasn't done it for this or that reason. Mostly because he's having too much fun with his friends. So naturally my fathers truck wouldn't start. No problem. He grabbed his grandsons truck despite some complaints. My fathers response? You didn't have mine mine fixed when you said you would. Now I can use yours today or you can use it to move your stuff out of my trailer. Which is it going to be? The answer to that was simple! We put some miles on that truck today. When we got to the Helping Hands Ministries there were two women there who were going to take the bags of clothes off the truck. Yeah! Right! My father and I got them down on the street then the youngest of the two tried carrying one on her own. She ALMOST succeeded! I told my father we better not$1****$2that young lady off. She could probably sweep the sidewalk with both of us! I got back home about an hour ago and I feel like I wrestled with a gorilla.Well, I got my Mystery Machine van today. What I consider HO Scale and what Aurora considers HO Scale are two different things altogether. This thing is massive! Even larger than 1/64. It looks more akin to a monster truck Mystery Machine! So, that's what I'll use it as. How does Ezra Johnson have fun? He drives a semi sized Mystery Machine!I washed the resin vehicles castings and took them outside for a coating of spray of gray primer. Later I'll start on painting them.
Bob, I will tell ya what's up with checking it out with the better half...an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of flesh which is what SWMBO would remove from our hides if we were to make such a purchase! Jon, I will have to check out the video later, right now, I'm working off the iPad.
Well the phone saga is hopefully coming to a close. The lines were dead again last night. We are doing away with the land line and will be going to all cell. It works out that we will be paying about the same, but have two phones with two numbers.
Laz, one of the nurses was showing us photos of their family feeding deer right off the back porch. One of our PAs was out with his son yesterday and the bucks were chasing the does. He shot a nice ten pointer.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
V8Vega 97 Probe would that be sequential turn signals like on early Mecury Cougars I think they were called. Very neat where the turn signals blink on three tailights from the center out, 1-2-3 1-2-3
97 Probe would that be sequential turn signals like on early Mecury Cougars I think they were called. Very neat where the turn signals blink on three tailights from the center out, 1-2-3 1-2-3
V8.........welcome home!!!! Re your not liking the cold.....it got down to 14 here last night with sustained 20-25 mph winds. Re the sequential turn signals, the T-Birds had them too!!!!
Dennis.......re the crud, hope you and yours are making a comeback. A buddy of mine came down with bronchitis a couple of weeks back and despite the meds and an inhaler he is still weezing a tad during the overnights, and it is taking a while to clear up just as you say.
Chuck.......did the train board cleaning commence, or don't you consider that one of the few chores you have to do ?
JimmyT........wasn't sure you got that rear wiring harness installed correctly. You had better get your final cruises in before the snow begins to fly in earnest. Sorry to hear your new engine acquisition is giving you fits. Stick with the old iron!!!!!
SubmmBob........have you been driving your MGBGT? Maybe it is not in the cards to sell it quite yet.
We are expecting a houseful New Years Eve and the honey do list is calling. Later, gang.
Jack, gang.
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
Another day collecting photons. The weather is good, but the sky transparency could be better for observing.
JimT - I'll try the liquid unit just for fun. I guess I can always go back to the original unit at some point. Yes, the 2026 is nice the way it blows smoke rings.
Thanks for the encouraging words on the potential job change. We'll see how this all develops.
Well 4 people came to look at the MGB, and seemed like a lot of interest but no takers yet. Several needed to talk to the other half. What's up w/ that? Well, I will just have to wait and see. Like me, most of these guys already have too many projects.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Laz, I saw that moonshiner show too. I think they said those guys were in Virginia but N.C. and Virginia accents are usually somewhat different from my experience. However that guy named "Tickle" on the show sounds more like he is half drunk all the time. I think he drinks too much of his own product.
V8 Dennis, Welcome home! Glad you had a good trip. I did not sleep any better than you did even on an economy sleeper one time. The train motion keeps me awake at least in an upper berth. I think I would have been able to sleep better sitting up in a coach seat. The funny thing though is that when I was an engineer and deadheading (not working) on trailing diesel units I could sleep like a log. I guess you just have to be really tired.
Nice weather continues here. Might try getting together with train buddies today.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Some of you have asked about a video we made a few years ago and is still viewable. I'm not sure why the video featured in the Dec. issue of CTT is not linking up, try this one
Happy New Year!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7113039967492295449
Jon
So many roads, so little time.
Bob,
I've never had good luck with the liquid conversions. They smoke good for a while, then their output reduces until they burn out completely. I've never seen anything puff as nicely as an early 2026 though.
You just need to combine influences so that the shopping is for trains.
Rich,
Good luck to you and your daughter on the job hunt. I am going through the same thing. I have my fingers crossed for one job that I would love to do even though it isn't in my field.
I hope everyone had a good Christmas. After I ran the Decapod for a bit, I spent the rest of Christmas morning in the garage removing the Mustang's stock tails and harnesses and replacing them with Raxiom's 2010 style tails and Raxiom's plug-in sequential harnesses that I got from American Muscle.
I am now having an issue with the Decapod after only three hours of total runtime. The markers on the boiler have gone out and will not light. Not real happy about that right now.
DARREN,(STOURBRIDGE LION)
Thanks for the pics and vid very cool. What size tracks are they running on? We are running on 42 inch wide track otherwise know as *** gauge up at the Pioneer Tunnel. Here is our link
http://www.pioneertunnel.com/trainride.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO4DV6ZKkUA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
laz57
32 w/snow/rain for the day.
A quick good morning. Granny is waiting to get out of the house.
S.J.
Hi GUYZ,
20 here and a cold start. Took MINNIE on her walk and then did an easy 2miler then weights. Today going out for deer with Flintlock.
SIR JAMES, told you to take a walk after feasting on Sunday. Ya gotta start doing that everyday.
CHIEF, watched a show on MOONSHINERS last nite on Discovery. Gee they sounded just like you. Relation?
Stay frosty,
Monring all!
Busy day yesterday. We are rebuilding my old 8x12 layout that was in storage into a 8x20 by adding two more 4x8 sections so we have something to run at the local train show in January. Got the 2 table tops and legs built. Ready for track planning. There will be some sort of yard tracks to allow us to assemble and remove trains while keeping the two tracks operational. Worked until 8 pm so too tired to post last night.
Warmer weather here, but predicted to cool off by Monday.
Making a little trip for New Years so posting may be erratic.
8N - for your mom
Jack - ahhh - now training the younger ones to influence the money holders - sharp!
Jeffrey - hang in there. Like the photo of the engine shed.
SubmmBob - good luck with the job decision.
Chuck - trains = good health
Stourbridge - cool. We have ridden the loop several times. We used to go and stay at the YMCA of the Rockies for a week each summer when the kids were little. Now we go to Tennessee for the water sports now that they are older (much older).
Have a great day all!
Regards, Roy
Konbanwa,
Today was a pretty easy day for us. I took care of my easy chores and then one important chore for the wife: hooking up the new all-in-one wireless printer. That was pretty easy as well, except when the 17-month-old decided he wanted to help. After that I helped the 8 y/o son build a Millennium Falcon model. My oldest brother bought it for him and fortunately it is only a snap-together model so he was able to do most of it himself. It is a very neat and pretty decently detailed model. He has been flying it around all day. I made some chicken fajitas for dinner and I just now finished some schoolwork. Tomorrow, we are off to IKEA.
SJ - The AF-Toledo game had a great finish. If the holder would have pitched the ball AF would have made that two-point conversion. Either way, you have to hand it to the coach for trying to win it versus heading for overtime. It's bowl game so you should pull out all the stops to win in regulation time.
Stourbridge - Thank for the link to your Georgetown Loop thread. I had a chance to read through it and enjoyed the photos and video very much.
Sayonara,
Joe
Good Morning CTT Fans!
Well it's back to the office for me today and currently its 36F and the Sun is making its way up here in the Mile High area. Finished up my Georgetown Loop Trip Report this weekend <Click Here> ending with a great video (Part III of III) of Steam Engine #12 running from Georgetown to Silver Plume while keeping the "record" button going all the way from beginning to end. Might help some with modeling ideas seeing this section of the old C&S in the Rocky Mountains twist and loop it's way up a valley.
Good Mornin' Y'all From Frigid Taxachusetts,
Day three of babysitting 24/7 with the 8 year old granddaughter. Lots of trains (my influence) and shopping (Grammy Pammy influence). How is it when women try to talk rationalize about saving money it always entails spending even more money?
Had a problem with my Christmas present from the daughter and SIL. It is the 2011 Lionel Christmas boxcar. One side of one of the trucks just self-dissambled, and I could not get the (2) misiscule springs popped back into place during reassembly. Off the my train store where it was purchased. They were out of replacements, but the repair guy had the right tool to reassemble and reinsert the springs; and we were out of there in short order......but not before taking the granddaughter, my new Minister(ess) of Train Propaganda, on a tour of the shop. She received proper instruction on the Polar Express Baldwin 2-8-4 Berk engine with the pretty drivers and the PE passenger cars.
Jack
anjdevil2 rtraincollector: KRM: rtraincollector: Okay wheres my help I told you all I had no help and I had to drag this in I figured at least one would come and help no all I got was have fun with the entrainment center RT bet your wife gets the entraining of you bringing it in RT, I will be glad to help if you wait till I feel better, pay my air fair and rental car cost. Its done now I had a limo waiting for you at the airport and my private plane was on stand-by to go get you. But it all done now And if you believe that one I have 50 acres for sale on pluto ..........Princess is studying for her driving permit. I'm thinking she'll go take the $10 TEST next week, and looking for another job. We should job hunt together...lol Rich
rtraincollector: KRM: rtraincollector: Okay wheres my help I told you all I had no help and I had to drag this in I figured at least one would come and help no all I got was have fun with the entrainment center RT bet your wife gets the entraining of you bringing it in RT, I will be glad to help if you wait till I feel better, pay my air fair and rental car cost. Its done now I had a limo waiting for you at the airport and my private plane was on stand-by to go get you. But it all done now And if you believe that one I have 50 acres for sale on pluto
KRM: rtraincollector: Okay wheres my help I told you all I had no help and I had to drag this in I figured at least one would come and help no all I got was have fun with the entrainment center RT bet your wife gets the entraining of you bringing it in RT, I will be glad to help if you wait till I feel better, pay my air fair and rental car cost.
rtraincollector: Okay wheres my help I told you all I had no help and I had to drag this in I figured at least one would come and help no all I got was have fun with the entrainment center RT bet your wife gets the entraining of you bringing it in
Okay wheres my help I told you all I had no help and I had to drag this in I figured at least one would come and help no all I got was have fun with the entrainment center RT bet your wife gets the entraining of you bringing it in
RT, I will be glad to help if you wait till I feel better, pay my air fair and rental car cost.
Its done now I had a limo waiting for you at the airport and my private plane was on stand-by to go get you. But it all done now
And if you believe that one I have 50 acres for sale on pluto
..........Princess is studying for her driving permit. I'm thinking she'll go take the $10 TEST next week, and looking for another job. We should job hunt together...lol
Rich
Rich.........after some driving instruction sessions with the Princess, you will be certified as a crash test dummy!!!! In addition, you will be highly qualified to participate in a control group for the study of crash helmets, antacids and sedatives, and a career in collision repair.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cloudy 28 degrees. Going up to 40 today with cloudy skies.
Today is an easy day. I have a few chores and some reading to do, Then, I will relax and watch some TV. That's about it.
Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
sir james I Good evening 25 degrees, it was sunny today but stayed cold in the 20s. .........I am hungry, gained weight eating Christmas cookies and candy. now I am paying the price. Banilla is ready to go, I will have to pass....S.J.
Good evening
25 degrees, it was sunny today but stayed cold in the 20s.
.........I am hungry, gained weight eating Christmas cookies and candy. now I am paying the price. Banilla is ready to go, I will have to pass....S.J.
SJ........I think you are in good shape with this one. While you gained "weight" the rest of us gained "tonnage." And I look like I am about 5 months pregnant.
Morning all, quick post before heading in. Having more phone outages so we are thinking of going ahead with dropping the land line. Kids are working on getting better, but we seem to bounce back and forth with who is feeling worse for the moment.
Bob, good luck with the new job. If it is what you want and it will pay the bills, great. Hope everything works out for you. There is a lot to be said for having a quality of life, it isn't all about money.
Chief, hope you get some meat on the ground and have a safe time.
PIE had better get going. God bless,
Morning. Getting ready to go east to the woods to hunt. Colder and sunny. Have a great day.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Good night all. Reclinerized after getting in from hunting. Going again tomorrow.
KEV, I send Yankees all the "good" things I can.
Sleep tight.
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Hello all. Hope everyone had a good Christmas. Mine was good. I got to hear a good speaker at a meeting and then had dinner w/ friends. We went out to a local Indian restaurant that is open on Christmas. Then went back and played with miniature RC helicopters and terrorized the cat and my friends wife. Didn't get a chance to run trains, but the helicopters were fun.
Right after I ordered the new pilot truck for the 2026, I broke the tab on the truck/light holder. A quick email to Brasseur's hoping I could add it to the order, but they are very efficient and already had it shipped. Oh well, something to include for the next order.
JimT - the smoke unit on the 2025 works fine, but I was hoping to get a little more output w/ the liquid smoke unit. The driving mechanism is quite different from the 2026, so I was hoping to give it a little boost. We shall see.
Fife - so sorry to hear about your friend. Thoughts and prayers go out to friends and family.
RT - Good work on the entertainment center and sorry to hear about your cat
8N - good news about your mom!
Chuck - your post about running trains made my day. Thank you.
Jeffrey - love the new collection of castings. That's quite the collection.
As regards to the job change, it is still in the works. Things will be held up until after the holidays. It is working w/ the base camp staff. It means a bit of a pay cut and also moving to the local community of Safford, but will be more of a regular schedule. 4/10s and home at night. I hear what some of you are saying about my current job, but the schedule and the hours are a killer. This is my 10th season working here. The new job is much more hands on w/ the equipment and utilities which I am looking forward too. This is a change I have been considering for some time. Well see how things progress and I'll keep you posted.
Good evening all,
IIABSDISIEI with temps in the 30s. We went to Jingle Rails at the Eiteljorg in Indy yesterday. It is G scale, but still impressive. All done by Paul Busse and his group. Built with LEGOs today and did over 2 miles on outside YMCA route. I had cereal, bacon and toast on the dining car for breakfast before sending it on to "Points East". Long story short we saw War Horse today. Wife did not like war scenes and wanted to leave, but I told they would not last much longer and they did not. Interesting viewpoint to WWI. Not much else going on. TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
I've gone through and cataloged all the castings I received in the second shipment and the list is as follows: 1950 Nash Ambassador 1947 Buick Roadmaster convertible 1950 Buick Super 1937 Studebaker pickup 1951 Front, cab and cargo box of Reo truck 1950 Buick Sedan 1952 Ford Convertible 1950 wrecked Nash 1952 Ford Sedan 1949 Mercury Woody 1952 Ford Wagon 1950 Buick Super Wagon 30's and 40's junkyard scene
We stayed in today but are getting restless now. Time to get out for a few hours. Maybe tomorrow. I just watched the Toledo Rockets win their football game. Air Force could have tied with the extra point kick but fumbled trying to win with a 2 pointer pass. Twas a good game. I am hungry, gained weight eating Christmas cookies and candy. now I am paying the price. Banilla is ready to go, I will have to pass....S.J.
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