ChiefEagles wrote: LAZ, get your bear under control!!!!!Even the Yanks can't play golf.
LAZ, get your bear under control!!!!!
Even the Yanks can't play golf.
CHIEF, He was suppose to be down eating BUCKEYEs FISH, don't know why he was trobling GOLFERS, maybe he heard someone say something about the 19th hole?
laz57
Man, where did the weekend go? No rain yet, Chief and Fife, but talked with my Sis-in-Law and it was storming all day in KC and talked to my MiL and it was storming all day about 30 miles South of KC, where they live as well, and they thought it was heading our way. Went to a b-day party at the YMCA for our friends' daughter, then raced home to get the lawn mowed before any rain showed up. I hadn't mowed in over a week with all the rain and it too about 3.5 hours, which is about 1 hour or more longer than usual. Then went to Home Depot for some flexible conduit - they now have it in 25 ft rolls, and to Crackerbarrel for some Country Fried Steak, mashed potatoes, white gravy, corn, green beans, and biscuits. Got yelled at for leaving the b-day party early, but some little kid told me I couldn't sit in the pool area unless I took my shoes off and I had to do so or leave, so I said well, I'll leave then, and I took off to get to the lawn asap.
Emails say I've got train stuff in the mail from Trainz and Charles Ro, so this week will be exciting. My Pirate Aquarium car shipped out, too!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
dwiemer wrote: Zeke, I am on call this week, but if I can get some time prior to going in, I will get the book sent in the morning. I have it out and your address, so it is ready to go. I think you will find it to be a great resource. A few things to keep in mind regarding cleaning track. First, NEVER NEVER, EVER use steel wool on track. The pieces of metal will get up into the gears of your locomotives and cause lots of problems. Second, make sure the little fiber pieces that isolate the center rail are in place. If you have a continuity meter, check to make sure their is no connection between center rail and grounded outside rails. This would also mean that you should not use any oils, or any fluid that will cause a short. Cleaning track would be a big project if it is already rusted and coroded. If you have the patience, go for it, most will find that they can pick it up cheaply at train shows or even new. Also, check your switches before installing them. Another thing to keep in mind, you don't have to complete your layout at one time. you can have a track plan that allows for expansion. As time and money allow, you can add another loop, another level, whatever your imagination will give you. If you look at Thor's web site and Lionel's, they have some great layouts to start with and most don't require lots of money to do.Dennis
Zeke, I am on call this week, but if I can get some time prior to going in, I will get the book sent in the morning. I have it out and your address, so it is ready to go. I think you will find it to be a great resource. A few things to keep in mind regarding cleaning track. First, NEVER NEVER, EVER use steel wool on track. The pieces of metal will get up into the gears of your locomotives and cause lots of problems. Second, make sure the little fiber pieces that isolate the center rail are in place. If you have a continuity meter, check to make sure their is no connection between center rail and grounded outside rails. This would also mean that you should not use any oils, or any fluid that will cause a short. Cleaning track would be a big project if it is already rusted and coroded. If you have the patience, go for it, most will find that they can pick it up cheaply at train shows or even new. Also, check your switches before installing them. Another thing to keep in mind, you don't have to complete your layout at one time. you can have a track plan that allows for expansion. As time and money allow, you can add another loop, another level, whatever your imagination will give you. If you look at Thor's web site and Lionel's, they have some great layouts to start with and most don't require lots of money to do.
Dennis
thank you so much...i learned the steel wool bit already..thanks....i went threw all the track and some is rusted completly threw...so i will just save up to buy new track...hope it aint to expensive...i live on a very tight income.... so for now i have no trains to set up...real bummer..
and were do you guys buy your track? i searched ebay and some is going for alot while some is cheap...i dont know if i trust buying track of ebay though
rtraincollector wrote: zeke wrote: dwiemer wrote: got a question about this o gauge track....what can get the rust off? and will it be usable afterwards? i guess i really want to know if it will be worth the time to clean it...vs just spending money buying new....i have like 10 boxes of track...i think i counted 80 straights and 60 curves and like 10 switches and some crosses and other misc track thanks for any help Scotch pads you know those green pads we used to do KP with those things are the best and will not have to worry about getting pieces of steel (from steel wool) in the gears and messing up your engine.
zeke wrote: dwiemer wrote: got a question about this o gauge track....what can get the rust off? and will it be usable afterwards? i guess i really want to know if it will be worth the time to clean it...vs just spending money buying new....i have like 10 boxes of track...i think i counted 80 straights and 60 curves and like 10 switches and some crosses and other misc track thanks for any help
dwiemer wrote:
got a question about this o gauge track....what can get the rust off? and will it be usable afterwards? i guess i really want to know if it will be worth the time to clean it...vs just spending money buying new....i have like 10 boxes of track...i think i counted 80 straights and 60 curves and like 10 switches and some crosses and other misc track
thanks for any help
Scotch pads you know those green pads we used to do KP with those things are the best and will not have to worry about getting pieces of steel (from steel wool) in the gears and messing up your engine.
ha ha if i never hear those two leters again in my life i will be one happy man!i done plenty of kp duty when i first enlisted....
but thanks for the tip
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Good evening all,
It was a beautiful, sunny and mild day in SE Indiana. We looked for stoves today, and took a walk this evening. We also had to give Lucas some advice concerning his girlfriend. Evidently she is much more attached to him than either he or we thought, and I think it is making him nervous. I think he wants to break up with her, but he does not want to hurt her. This could get messy. On a positive note, I did get to relax and run the 384E upstairs today for almost two hours. I had a small problem with the caboose occasionally de-railing, but I got that fixed. "Desperate Housewives" is on soon. I see where "Points East" enjoyed the bacon. Regular fare is on tap for tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
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dwiemer wrote: Zeke, yeah, Columbus is nice, you wouldn't recognize it lately as much as it has grown. With the relocation of several thousand soldiers to there, it is getting bigger and better. We may have crossed paths at some point, spent a lot of time there with the marksmanship team and out at Sniper School as well as RTB. Also, a friend of mine owns "Ranger Joe's".Y'all have a great week ahead.Dennis
Zeke, yeah, Columbus is nice, you wouldn't recognize it lately as much as it has grown. With the relocation of several thousand soldiers to there, it is getting bigger and better. We may have crossed paths at some point, spent a lot of time there with the marksmanship team and out at Sniper School as well as RTB. Also, a friend of mine owns "Ranger Joe's".
Y'all have a great week ahead.
i use to frequent ranger joes alot..spent quite a bit of money there..i really really miss ft benning...my life is so differant now..before it was hurry up and wait all the time..now its do what i want when i want... i always feel like i should be doing something...but since i walk with a cane now do to being shot in the leg i dont get around quite as quick...lol...
whenever i was home me and my family usally went to showtime...and zanadu...nice family place.....good times...
time to give my pup a bath...have a great day everyone
Good Afternoon everyone. Took forever to catch up on the goings on with the "Pot". Have had a nice weekend, FIL was down and we went out to dinner yesterday. Of course we had some BBQ, Catfish and Grits! When we got home, saw neighbor with his New Holland tractor out doing some work, went over and chatted. He gave me a copy of Trains with his railroad in it....way cool, and then told me to throw any limbs, etc in his dumpster as we have had a few trees go down on our property. Great folks.
Had a great morning at church and then came home and crashed. I am tired. Did some catching up here, will check out the SPF and then get ready for dinner. Chief, Got a friend still at Hood. If you let me know any time you would be heading that way, has axis deer and hogs as well as some other tastey animals. He bought a ranch down that way. I am hoping to make a long weekend and make it down there.
Afternoon all, Glad some of you could post while we were shut out,Ihad something to read. I got my 16 ft. boat out in the driveway today. I keep it in the back yard over winter so its out of the way.I get my boys over and with them to help its not hard to get back out front.Now if the wind would ever stop blowing.Anyway I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.
Mich. Jim
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Doug - as you catch up, you'll see you were missed and in our prayers. So very sorry for your loss. Remember, one day at a time.......
Prayers and good wishes for all those affected by these terrible storms in the plains area. Greensburg has really been devastated.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Hey Chief - VERY Windy up my way - hope it doesn't blow your plants out of the ground!!!
Lisa
Lucy, I'm home !!!!!!
Got home late last nite, long two weeks. Stepmom passed away shortly after my sister and I got to visit with her. Didn't have any services in Fl as most all of their friends there had already passed away. Had her services and burial out on Long Island, most of her family is in that part of New York. Sad day for us but I know she is happy, now that she and dad have been reunited.
Now, to sit back with several pots of coffee. I think it will take at least two days to catch up on the "POT".
Later Y'all
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Ever scince I put a tie on him and took him to church he's been a handful on sunday's
Sorry Laz
Good Afternoon Everyone !! I just now got able to post ! Hope dinner gets ready soon !! Be watching the race today off & on !!
Hope everyone is having a nice weekend !!
Thanks, John
dbaker48 wrote:John Baker & NickSince you fellas have the voltage and power resolved, how is it never hear you talk about MTH trains? Just curious.
Don, our English Brothers are really smart. They know better.
OH NO, I going to agree with FIFE. Really like the Royals. Only time I had bad feelings was when they mistreateed Dianna. After all, the Eagles/Bridgers use to be Knights and part of the "gang" many years ago.
Jim F, hope the storms stay away from MO. They seem to have a habit of coming from the OK way to you all. We got a little rain and now sun. Only have gotten a few tenths in a couple of weeks. We need a soaker.
Next train project will be to smoke a MTH engine I got cheap from Choochoo and took motors and electronic reverse unit out [may one day put motors back in and install TMCC and sounds ]. Then, next project will be smoking the Atlas SD40 highnose. Oh, atlas can not sell you a smoke unit as thye have an agreement with TSA. Have to get it from TSA.
Have a great day.
dbaker48 wrote:John Baker & NickSince you fellas have the voltage and power resolved, how is it never hear you talk about MTH trains? Just curious.And, I thought we had it bad about the petro, at $3.50 a gallon, but that is not an Imperial Gallon either, still a bit much.Good night all, till tomorrow
Hi Don, I am sure I will have some MTH products in the future. I have pre-ordered a Williams scale Hudson and matching cars from Marty at Ma & Pa Junction.
It was a close call on the Williams scale Hudson I nearly went for a MTH Railking Big Boy. But the fact I could easly upgrade the Williams to TMCC swung it. I would have had to add DCS to get all the features of the Big Boy.
A lot of the Lionel Club UK boys have MTH locos. In fact in recent times some of them only bought MTH gear as its designed with 50Hz in mind. Having bought Lionel that did not work. However with the reasonable price of the inverter fix quiet a bit more modern Lionel is now reappearing.
I guess for me if I really think about it there is something special about Lionel.
Its all made in China though so it should make no diffrence
Nick
P.S. You can always tell a Brit abroad on Holiday. We always hire the biggest V8 monster we can find. And savour the moment filling it up for about a 1/4 of the cost we would pay at home!
Mornin' boys. Red flag warning here in the Mid-Atlantic today. We need some of that rain Fortner has been talking about. I see the Chief is showing off his missile....again...
jefelectric - perhaps a nice grits bath will help with the burn...
Bakeer - we like the Royals...wouldn't seem right without them, so sorry, they have to stay.
88 - I make my wife look at color samples before the money is spent, so that there is no doubt in what shades will look like.
John,
Thanks for telling me about the 4-6-0. The set got here on Friday, and I ran it just to check that everything woks correctly since it will be in the box for the next 7 months and 19 days. It smokes a bit differently than other MTH steamers, but it smokes heavily on medium. Had to turn the smoke off because it started to bother my eyes and nose. Never had that happen before.
Blueberryhill RR wrote:Saturday night NASCAR race cancelled for rain. Running at 1 pm today.Y'all have a great Sunday.Chuck
Saturday night NASCAR race cancelled for rain. Running at 1 pm today.
Y'all have a great Sunday.
Chuck
Chuck, Glad you posted the reschedule time! I was planning on watching the race and didn't record it, but was out in the train room and before you know it, it was too late. So that was the first thing on my mind this am, is wonder what time the race is rescheduled too. Maybe Jr. will do better this week.
Also, saw on another thread that you had gotton email from some giz that they couldn't get on, maybe its just you and I to hold the fort down.
Plan on putting up G scale track today. Got to get it clean, and see exactly how much I have. Should have enough for one circuit on my elevated shelf. Then got to start hunting any deals I can find.
Have a great day!
Don
John Bakeer wrote: Nick,Is it a Lionel or a Hornby?
Nick,
Is it a Lionel or a Hornby?
Lionel O gauge. If it looks as good as the pre-production samples they have a winner. No British outline 3-rail O gauge manufacture can touch Lionel on the price. $299 rrp I paid $224. That would only just about buy a coach or two let alone a full set!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a sunny 50 degrees. Going up to 70 today, with sunshine all day.
Today, I am going to be outside, most of the day. I want to take advantage of the nice weather. Have a few chores to do, and work around the yard. We are getting an area ready to plant a small garden, behind the house. Morning sun and afternoon shade. Ran trains for a few hours, yesterday. Just relaxed and enjoyed it.
Dining Car arrived with a load of bacon. Must be from " Points west ". Time for breakfast.
Don,
I am still very much the new boy around here and MTH are not Lionel with which I am already having trouble getting my head around any way.
0930BST in a damp and windy Stockport. Going to stay home and take a trio of Dash9s with a 50 car intermodal over Marias.
John Baker
Her royal nibs would not eat 'Grits(oat cakes)' as they are 'peasants fare'. The Queen travels for free, the pleb's have to pay. I don't know if you guys know this, but the UK has no proper written constitution so the establishment led by (guess who)? Can manipulate the system to suit themselves. This has led to a strong republican movement that sees the royal family as a parasitic anachronism. On a personal note, Charlie would make a good King. But his mum is set not to abdicate and as her mom lived to over 100, we look like we're stuck with her for another 20 yrs. The rules of accession are that the Head of State passes down the male line from Monarch to elder son and so on, King George VI had no sons hence QE II. A lot of us like Charlie because he has a mind of his own and is not frightened of being controversial.
Phew that's a load off my chest!
On the price of gas; You should complain! I paid the equivalent of $8.50 for a gallon of unleaded yesterday. And it's forecast to be $10.00 by the year end (70% is tax).
Hope to run my Lionel puffer at the Ilkley meet thanks to the ganerosity of a fellow member of the UK Lionel thingy
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John Bakeer wrote: Only a person whom is a knight of the realm can prefix his name with 'Sir' and that title is either inherited or bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen.
Only a person whom is a knight of the realm can prefix his name with 'Sir' and that title is either inherited or bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen.
Although allegedly a nice back hander of crisp readies to the ruling politician's helps pave the way for it to be bestowed.
Have been working this weekend, although bank holiday Monday I am off. As you say John B its bound to rain
Pre-ordered the new Lionel Hogwarts Express set for Charlies Xmas present last night. GWR Hall class and 3 BR MK 1 coaches. The samples look really good so fingers crossed.
Hope you all have a good Sunday
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