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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:42 AM

Good Morning

Welcome to sticky day number 4...with little showers maybe.....75F feeling like 95F...sheeeshDead

Today is get groceries and clean out Lost Cause...Part 19...or so....Confused

Oh well....have a good one!! 

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Posted by KRM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:42 AM

Rained nice and slow most of the night on The North Bluff and is still raining. Don't know how much till I go check the gauge when I leave for work at the dealership later.

Fife, Ryan blessed me with a gracious deal on a DRG&W General set that was less the track and transformer. I had to remove the snow plow because it is so wide it would not go through the Lionel Transfer station I have. It also kissed the 027 manual switches. Not sure what they where thinking when they designed that? Sad Overall I like it a lot and now I have two of the operating horse cars. Big Smile

Have a good day all.

Here it is with a postwar baggage car and the other horse car added to the consist. Smile

 

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Posted by charliebrown on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:01 AM

A quick pop in ..

Good morning all.

Crappy weather again today and I get to go do an install and two service calls. So the word for today is WET. Supposed to hit around 77 degrees.

I finished up a test layout last night. Not sure I like it though. I think I will spend some time going back over it and look at possibly adding 1/2 curves. On another note. I finally got the chance to run my new Williams SD90. I really like the way it runs but the horn and bell were super faint. I sent email to Bachman on it. The sound was so low the only way you heard it was to have the engine stopped.

All for now. I'll try to snap a pic of layout tonight and post it.

Have an awesome day

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Posted by charliebrown on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:06 AM

Any thoughts or suggestions on the Williams SD90 I spoke of in my posting?

It is brand new along with the track and transformer. It is a z1000. I tried different wires and running it the other direction. My Lionel had no issues with horn sound.

The SD90 ran forward and reverse with no problems.

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Posted by cnw1995 on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:17 AM

Aloha from a rainy Chicago. Brutus, what did you need the call FPS for, you could've taken him out! Wink Don't know why most of our troubled folks seem to gravitate to Federal Plaza too.  Didn't see the TARDIS last night. Kev, that's quite a project on the river. Love watching the big machines. Congratulations to Pot member and newly-published Author Pat Lawson http://goo.gl/mVvh3

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:37 AM

Let's take a look. OK the temp is 69 and overcast, this is the third day the guesser's said it would rain. Still waiting.

My Williams engines do not have loud horns or bells but they can be heard while pulling a train. Granny will be doing a 1/2 day watching a grandson. I guess they are getting too big to call it babysitting. Oh yes tis Hump Day already so start preparing for the weekend. Doug we were there, sorry you missed us...S.J.

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Posted by lion88roar on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:17 AM

charliebrown

Any thoughts or suggestions on the Williams SD90 I spoke of in my posting?

It is brand new along with the track and transformer. It is a z1000. I tried different wires and running it the other direction. My Lionel had no issues with horn sound.

The SD90 ran forward and reverse with no problems.



I am NOT trying to be a jerk here!

There is probably a dial under the engine for the sound (volume). I'm not 100% certain on this, but I think the volume is also impacted by the track voltage, try applying more power and see if it helps.

I run 100% Legacy/TMCC so I have full power to the track at all times...

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Posted by charliebrown on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:38 AM

lion88roar

charliebrown

Any thoughts or suggestions on the Williams SD90 I spoke of in my posting?

It is brand new along with the track and transformer. It is a z1000. I tried different wires and running it the other direction. My Lionel had no issues with horn sound.

The SD90 ran forward and reverse with no problems.

sir james I

My Williams engines do not have loud horns or bells but they can be heard while pulling a train.



I am NOT trying to be a jerk here!

There is probably a dial under the engine for the sound (volume). I'm not 100% certain on this, but I think the volume is also impacted by the track voltage, try applying more power and see if it helps.

I run 100% Legacy/TMCC so I have full power to the track at all times...

I appreciate the help and would never think of ya being a jerk. We can always miss the obvious at times. This is not one of those times - however I did learn from the Bachmann web site there is a volume dial under the shell. I'm going to check tonight and see if it is there.

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Posted by SPMan on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:39 AM

Cool day here and for the next few.  Must be an early start to June gloom but it is welcome releif from the  heat.

Election in L.A. for Mayor too close to call in the morning paper. 

Been running my old MTH proto nothing ATSF Alco PA engines lately with heavy weight cars.  Horn is stuck on in the lead A unit and I disconnected it.  Don't know what causes it to stick.

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:27 AM

Good morning (at least it was when I started typing this). It's 71° with 93% humidity. The high will be 85°.


Things got a little last night when the storms started coming through then it calmed down. That is until around 2am when things took a turn for the worse. We had high winds, lots of thunder and nearly continuous lightning. Cable out here was out most of the morning. Power never did go out here. The cable came back on around 10am. The yard is a wreck but I expected nothing less.

Looks like today will be a lazy day. I'm still aching from the banging around I took on the tractor yesterday. You'd think Murray could have put some better springs on the seat.



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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:22 PM

Good afternoon. 

Well, I'm done with Physics for the year. Took the second part of my final today. Got some small decals on the 109. Feeling good. 

The only thing that's not real good about today is the fact that it's hot and humid. Uncomfortable out now. 

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Posted by Zero Export on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:11 PM

Good HOT afternoon

Kev, really glad you like it.   It just didnt fit in with my collections and some things just gotta go.  It IS a nice set,.....  It seemed to run good too.    I always prefered the TNT car in front of the coaches......  LOL

Truck is still in the shop till tomorrow.   why is it you feel so violated when your with out a vehicle?   even though I had NO plans on going any where tonight? 

Might have to put the AC in office window tonight    just too stuffy to sleep last night.   It doesnt help, I have my three footed cat here with me, and he like to walk all over you at night and poke you in the face with his stump. He is such a good boy , and has NOT forgotten where he came from.  

gotta go drink my dinner 

later

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Posted by Zero Export on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:23 PM

almost forgot the pics:

My three foot pal, all filled out:

My resident rodent control officer, Burt, assessing how to remove the birds from the ceiling:

Love my four legged kids, miss the ones at the house

Ryan

 

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Posted by KRM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:01 PM

Zero Export

    I always preferred the TNT car in front of the coaches......  LOL

 

Laugh Ryan,  that is the way Lionel shows it in the 2012 RTR catalog too.  Guess it depends on who is in those coaches. Whistling

 Ryan, Here is one for the cat people like you and RT., Where is the bump on the log??? Hmm

 Have a nice night guys. Wink

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Posted by sir james I on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:50 PM

The temp is 71

The 80s are gone for awhile. Lot's of rain in Michigan today but none for us. No news today so I'm just checking in. banilla will be ready...S.J.

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:05 PM

Good evening. 

Getting cloudy now. Sister said she thought she heard some thunder earlier, so we may see a storm here in a little bit. Plan on adding some more decals to the 109 here soon. 

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Posted by cheapclassics on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:23 PM

Good evening all,

It was cloudy in SE Indiana, but the rain stayed away so we could get our game in.  We tied 1-1.  I played almost all of the first half due to lack of people.  Play in local game tomorrow.  Work was quiet and busy and productive.   TBIL and I can drive.  I hope everyone has a good day.

Keep on training,

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Posted by 8ntruck on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:38 PM

Partly sunny and low 70's today.

Does anybody know if there is a 'master index' to the service manual supplements on the Lionel web site?  The only way I have been able to find things is with guesses.

All for now.

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Posted by charliebrown on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:38 PM

A couple shots of test layout.

Totally impressed with the Williams SD90. It would pull circles around the Lionel! Turning up the volume on the P.O.T did the trick for the horn and whistle.

Still not happy with layout. Ordered some half curves,straights,and track power lock. Thinking I might route it to the inner circle on the big end. Just need two switches. Still trying to figure out bridge between skinny long sections.

SJ - We had rain all day. I was drenched after I finished install today. Looks like more rain for Thursday and I have a equipment move to do. So looks like I'll get drenched all over again.

Have a great night

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:14 PM

Well not much done here today. I played around with a rebuilt F7 that's a mix a Athearn, Proto and God knows what else. It's good mechanically but it has a Bachmann decoder and has less than stellar performance. I my be able to get a DZ125 decoder for it. That would improve it's performance greatly.

I got another Athearn F7A shell in the mail today. Union Pacific paint. I put it in the alcohol for a few hours. Most of the paint came off but there's still some patches holding on. I'm leaving it to soak overnight. I'll check it sometime tomorrow. If there's any little spots left I'll scrape them loose with a small screwdriver.

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



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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:15 PM
Nothing to talk about right now. Will call it a night.

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Posted by ChiefEagles on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:38 PM

Charlie Brown, great space.  Good job.

Sleep tight.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:27 AM

Good Morning

Up at funny time of morning...been one of those days

High will be 60F today...after we had highs around upper 70's/low80's here...mmmmm...Friday appears that high will only get to 54F...

Saturday operating session coming up this weekend...hopefully no Broake and Howe boys show up....

If anyone is up at this funny time of morning..have a good'un!!

charliebrown:  Question. What do you want to do with your layout? More switching? That type of thing? You may want to go to a point to point type of layout with switching yards at either end...Smile, Wink & Grin...great looking benchwork there!!

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Posted by Zero Export on Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:59 AM

good morning,

rain but cooler.

charliebrown, looking good

kev, he blends right in....   nice wood shed, btw

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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:03 AM

Good Morning from Blueberryhill RR....

It is a cool 60 degrees. Low humidity. Going up to 77 today with sunshine.

Today is an easy day. I have a few chores to do and a small project to work on.  Not much else new here. Lunch and a nap, later.

Dining car is here with Cheerios for breakfast.

Y'all have a great Thursday.

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Posted by Lehigh Valley 2089 on Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:31 AM

Good morning.

Don't have to be in until about 1:13 today. Trig final.

Hope it goes as well as the Physics final. 23/30 on that. Geeked

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:36 AM

Looking good Charliebrown.

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Good morning. It's 71° with 100% humidity. The high will be 92°.


Got the Athearn F7 shell out of the alcohol this morning. There were still some stubborn holdouts but I was able to gently scrape them off with my right thumbnail. I was able to recover most of the alcohol so it can be used again. However I'll have to get a new cover for the cake pan I use to immerse items in for stripping. The elements have taken their toll and most of the plastic cover disintegrated when I put it back on the pan this morning. UV rays and plastic don't play well together. But then UV rays and most things don't play well together. I washed the loco shell with clean alcohol and let it air dry. So far I don't see any white or gray film developing except on the very end where I didn't clean it as well. It's gonna be covered in black paint anyway so no problem there.

No plans for the rest of the day. I may work on the layout later.

The word for today is saloli which translates to 'squirrel'.



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Posted by charliebrown on Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:41 AM

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charliebrown:  Question. What do you want to do with your layout? More switching? That type of thing? You may want to go to a point to point type of layout with switching yards at either end...Smile, Wink & Grin...great looking benchwork there!!

I set it up to run long trains. My thought was to run the inner circle separate. Maybe have a steam loco on it. I would like to have the ability to switch in to the circle so which ever train is there can run the main line. The only problem I see is needing to break down the long train - not sure I have enough room to put in side tracks. Oh well I'll learn as I go.Whistling

I did realize what looked like a lot of room was not. Wanting to add on already!

Another rainy day and some outside work today. Train order is supposed to be delivered on Friday. I hope to get some time over the weekend to revamp the layout.

Have a great day


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Posted by Blueberryhill RR on Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:54 AM

charliebrown...... Why don't you add an upper level.  I did this and it turned out to be an interesting layout.

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Posted by KRM on Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:50 AM

Good morning,

 Raining on the North Bluff. We got an inch yesterday and it started this morning again around 6:00 AM so I slept in. Sleep we have had 11.7" of rain since 4-14. Storm Cat is in the house. Will be much cooler for the next few days.

 Nice work RJ we have our main loop set up with 3 pull off sidings so we can have one train running and three ready to pull on or off at anytime, There is two other loops one of those can switch to the main loop. There are eight yard spurs so a lot of consist can be on the tables at once and like Chuck said we are also thinking of a upper level too. So now we can have three trains running at any one time. Never enough table. Wink

Have a great day! 

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