Coffee Pot #3 MARCH 2013 NINE years [April 1 is Anniv.] and going strong and its for all to chat. Plenty of coffee and sweet ice tea for all. Come and join us and chat. Grits for the Yanks.

[KRM]

Zero Export

Kev, It must be the fan.  the smoke just sorts whisps out and when its moving, you cant see it all.

I haven't been in the mood to deal with the zillion tiny screws in the chasis on that thing.

Maybe tonight after chores are done I'll have a look at it.

thanks

Ryan

 Ryan,

Yep voltage regulator has failed. 3 times for me. Seems to be common on them. That is the way they will act if the fan is not working.

Hey Bob, A 1615 showed up at the switch yard today. The yard crew gave it a lub job added a coupler and some lead weight to the tender and put her to work halling RMT ore cars.   

 

[Zero Export]

Kev, It must be the fan.  the smoke just sorts whisps out and when its moving, you cant see it all.

I haven't been in the mood to deal with the zillion tiny screws in the chasis on that thing.

Maybe tonight after chores are done I'll have a look at it.

thanks

Ryan

[KRM]

cnw1995

Aye, Lads... Don't think I shared this new addition to all our passenger stations with you?

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/15/video-feds-swoop-in-on-metra-train-after-detecting-nuclear-risk/

WOW Doug,

I had one of those tests on the 14^th. Wonder if I am still radioactive?

[ChiefEagles]

Morning.  Cloudy, misty and chilly [especially with the wind].  Getting ready to do the Mayor stuff.  County Commissioners, Mayors' Assoc. press conference blasting the Rep. majority Legislature [uninformed on something they are trying to pass ] and then Mayors' Assoc. dinner.

Late to Brent.

See Buckeye hasn't posted since he had to walk when the train got raided.

Sir J, hope they don't check for brains.  About like your hair.  Good luck. 

I need to call Boxcar Bill too.  Got to find the time.

Prayers for Alexis.  Fifewife, most tiring thing is sitting in the hospital with a patient.  Would rather prime tobacco "lugs" in the July sun [some of you Yanks will not understand].  [Means breaking off tobacco leaves at the bottom of the stalk by hand, bending over and walk through the rows in the heat.] [Now we have a machine that does it all.] 

Have a good one.

[KRM]

Hudson#685

Submmbob: I have a couple of the K Line Plymouth Switchers. Great little units. Good luck with your recreation of your HO set in O.

John

Bob, I have one of those little suckers too. Any idea on now to make them smoke better for Ryan?

I picked up my whole set with the six cars for $91.00 including the shipping on the bay. Nice runner and great detal. But I have had some issues with the smoke unit / units. 

BTW, Package shows as out for delivery.

Ryan, First thing to check to be sure the smoke unit fan is working. That has been the problem on mine 3 times.

 

[LawsonFarmsRR]

laz 57

Hi GUYZ,

  28 here and apose to snow but didn't yet.  Watch Finding Bigfoot last nite, they still didn't find him.  Also watched The Bible on History channel.  Pretty good.  Got PT done then take my MINNIE down to the river and back.  Call up BOXCAR BILL and work with him on my K-line shay, because of all the odd wiring we have to rewire innards.  Oh well it taught me not to purchase anymore K-line stuff.

KEV, DANICAAAAAAAHHHHH

Stya frosty my friends,

laz57

Laz - Sorry about your cold!

Pat

[Zero Export]

Hudson, Sub, I have 4 or so of those k-line switchers, I really like them.  Great runners. Any idea on how to make them smoke better?   Can you do the lionel thing with drilling out the smoke box?   I haven't had one apart yet.

Hudson, Kev, The neighbor thing is irritating.  but time will tell.  I think what really got me was the son acting like he owned the house. And as far as I knew, he did. Ohh well. I don't want to be a bad neighbor, but you don't move in and six months later start telling the other neighbors what they can and can't do.

gotta do some house keeping tonight before the wife gets home from Florida on Wensday.

No snow to be seen yet. Cloudy and COLD

[rtraincollector]

for princess and to Fifey Wifey for the 5 days with daughter at hospital but know she and 99.9999% of others would do same for daughter/son. Glad she was able to. anything like this put both parents thru a lot. Prayers to all of you.

[fifedog]

Mornin' boys.  Overcast & 37 here in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Back on evening shift.  Youngest Princess propped up in easy chair watching her shows.  Walks a little without aid.  FifeMax doesn't jump all over her as usual; he senses something very different and is easy around her.  Smart pooch.  Wifey is exhausted after 5 nights @ hospital.

[KRM]

Printing shipping lables and packing up parts. Still awaiting payment on 4 items. 3 more will end today and then only 1 left. it is kind of a pain selling on the bay, maybe I will get the hang of it.

Now to go to town and hit the bank and post office.

 Ice all over the place out here on the North Bluff. I about fell and broke my Arss walking to the shed.

Good deal Ryan on the guy next door.

Later,

[Hudson#685]

Submmbob: I have a couple of the K Line Plymouth Switchers. Great little units. Good luck with your recreation of your HO set in O.

John

[Hudson#685]

Good morning, 38 and cloudy.

Had a nice relaxing evening and a enjoyed the chat on the Tardis. Doctor's appointment this morning.

Ryan: Glad that things will work out with your neighbor. One jerk could screw up all of your permits. I am lucky, I have great neighbors.

Laz: The York countdown continues. I think I will show my pass to the doc. Probably have me committed!

Have a Great Day!

John

 

[cheapclassics]

Good morning all,

Cloudy in SE Indiana and then will turn cold this week.  Was hoping for a quiet day at work, but that thought went away early.  Balanced the checkbook yesterday and will start on taxes tonight.  State taxes take longer than federal to do.  TBIL and I can drive.  Four Indiana teams in NCAA tourney.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

Mike C. from Indiana

[sir james I]

Temp is 29

Some snow is expected at some point today. No biggie. Doc appointment this morning, Just regular checkup and oil change..A good chat group last night..S.J.

[cnw1995]

Aloha. Grey and sleet-y today. Fell out of the TARDIS last night. Must've been leprechauns in the computer. Smmbob, I love your idea of recreating your first train set in O. My first set was a Tyco HO set too - a streamlined Burlington passenger set pulled by an F unit. My brother had your set, and I think he still has it!

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning

Dull and drab today..have about 1-2" more snow to fall this afternoon...again...sigh....

mmmm...seems Church stuff is the name of the game around here...two committee meetings and a budget thing to attend to here then off to the mall to try and get in some mall walking...maybe work in  little time for the trains as well...

Have a good one!!

[laz 57]

Hi GUYZ,

  28 here and apose to snow but didn't yet.  Watch Finding Bigfoot last nite, they still didn't find him.  Also watched The Bible on History channel.  Pretty good.  Got PT done then take my MINNIE down to the river and back.  Call up BOXCAR BILL and work with him on my K-line shay, because of all the odd wiring we have to rewire innards.  Oh well it taught me not to purchase anymore K-line stuff.

KEV, DANICAAAAAAAHHHHH

Stya frosty my friends,

laz57

[Blueberryhill RR]

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a cloudy 34 degrees. Going up to 50 today with some rain.

Today is a busy day. I have some chores to do and a project to work on. Maybe I'll get some time to do some reading. Lunch and a nap, for sure.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Monday.

Chuck

[Zero Export]

Good Morning.   The computer at the house is acting up, hence no post from me saturday / sunday.

On saturday, I did speak with the REAL owner of the proprty next to me. turns out the guy that was posing as the owner is the guys son, and is simply renting it from his father.   All is good.

looks like we have some snow headed our way today and tonight..... we'll see what actually falls.  As much as I wanted a good snow this winter, at this point, I am quite frankly, just ready for Spring.

Later

Ryan

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Good morning.

Gut hurts today, but I think that it may just be acting up for some reason. Otherwise, nothing out of the ordinary.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. It's 65° with 100% humidity. The high will be 80°.


It's been a long day for me already as I've been up since 3am. I'm operating on three and a half hours of sleep. Maybe I can catch a nap later. I'm going to try to get more done on the layout today. I got a good start yesterday but I have to keep it going. The extension is almost clutter free. Once that's cleared away I can get started on cleaning up the east side where I'll eventually put in some structures for Knutsville.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

submmbob

Jeffrey - must have been a big sale or something at Erza's Exxon

Only gas station and pizza shop in town.

[submmbob]

Hello all

One more quiet night until the MIT herd invades tomorrow.

Doug - thanks for the link on the Plymouth switcher. The HO unit I had was a more modern version and was also in a red and silver paint scheme. AHM made a 2-rail version that I may be able to modify that is nearly an exact copy of the body. I do like those K-line Plymouths though, so maybe I could do a repaint on one of those. I've already had some experience w/ their smoke units.

Fife - glad to hear your daughter is doing well!

Kev - I need to take your lead on putting a few things on the bay

DougM - looks like ya guys need some chlorine for that river...

Brutus - looks like you had some weather out your way

Jeffrey - must have been a big sale or something at Erza's Exxon

In researching stuff for recreating my first train set in O-gauge, I've been learning quite a bit. Tonight I studied up on 'cabeese'. There are some great websites out there w/ types, history, modifications, and final disposition. The caboose I had in HO seemingly never existed in SF colors. PRR had a somewhat similar type, but it's actual design may be something unique to the model train world and simply inspired by various actual full size models.

For the time being we'll have the set w/ the 0-8-0 switcher and the UP version of it. I may chase down one of those K-line switchers some day.

[AF53]

dougdagrump

HudsonJohn/AF53, Ready for a "RoadTrip" ? The Yankees will be here in San Diego on Aug 2/3/4, a good excuse to vist the museum and catch some ballgames.  

Dougnotagrump - Thanks for the invite! I would love to but the wife doesn't fly and I know that my sister, who can't leave the ice cream shop during that time,  could NOT do without HudsonJohn for more than a few days!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.

[blownout cylinder]

Good Evening...

We actually got some sun this afternoon....

Not much doings on the RR front..got a few new buildings put together and that was about it...spent the afternoon in the studio recording a few things as well...

Have a good evenin'..

[Lehigh Valley 2089]

Hudson#685

Jake: Who cares about Amtrak when you could watch Danette!

Ha ha ha. 

Night everyone. 

[MichRR714]

Fife, Great news on your Princess.  We will keep sending our prayers.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I got some serious cleaning up done on the layout today, enough so at least I could put together this scene in Sundown, a place so laid back that two horseflys colliding head-on is big news.

Looks like Ezra's Exxon and take-out pizza joint is getting some business.

[wrmcclellan]

Doug M - had no idea they have been doing that sort of detection. Good to know.