dougdagrump wrote: Do you know where your ghouls & goblins are ???????
Do you know where your ghouls & goblins are ???????
YES, OHIO!!!!
Mornin all. Owe Jim A an apology. On the Smoke Thread, seems Trenholm dug up an old post [Has Jaapat instead of Jim's new name]. That sould not be allowed. Got to have lunch with Town Manager and Rec Director. Then, maybe trains. Pam keeps leaving for Wilmington to vist Grandson and hasn't packed yet. She was to leave yesterday AM, PM, today at lunch and now tomorrow AM early. Who knows???? Got to go. Have a good one.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
ChiefEagles wrote:...Mornin all. Owe Jim A an apology. On the Smoke Thread, seems Trenholm dug up an old post [Has Jaapat instead of Jim's new name]. ...
...Mornin all. Owe Jim A an apology. On the Smoke Thread, seems Trenholm dug up an old post [Has Jaapat instead of Jim's new name]. ...
Apology accepted, Frank. At least you were big enough to offer me one...
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
cnw1995 wrote:Good morning from a sunny and cool Chicago where I am still in the throes of O gauge British oultine-layout-itis brought upon by my simple search for a Thomas the Tank set. Good thing Ace Trains are so expensive. Lots to do at work for once. Who are these fine looking folks?
Had to bring this thread forward! Doug I think I know who this is, (Winner gets the grand prize that, Doug thinks he is going to win.) The old coger in the photo is... is... is....., oh the name escapes me, But I do know that the lovely lady with him is Jean. (Great People !)
Don
It is nice to be home at last, after 3 weeks on the road, railroad that is. Thanks for posting the picture Doug. For those who haven't guessed, that is Doug hiding behind my wife Jean and I. We had a nice visit with Doug, while between trains in Chicago.
I will give you all a short report on the trip later.
Take care,
I know exactly where that bridge is, Brent. What were you doing down there on the Cape?
What happened to your Comcast connection? Mine crapped out once and it was a cinch to fix. I have wireless service.
NE Trains is a nice store. I love the old wooden floors. Nice selection of post war there, too.
lionroar88 wrote:That looks a lot like JohnF there... was wondering why he hadn't been posting...Well my home internet connection took a crap last night... thanks COMCAST! Won't be back up till tomorrow... When I got home there was a package waiting for me from North East Trains... my MTH B&O RS-1 and Lionel Naughty and Nice hoppers! The Naughty and Nice hoppers were a stroke of luck because they had just purchased a collection the week before and they were in the collection! So I now have all the Christmas stuff I've been wanting! One of the employees said he was thinking of buying them... I beat him to the punch! The RS-1 was a TOTAL impulse buy! It has a lot of weight to it and the detailing is really nice... then they let me hold it and really take a look at the detailing... SOLD!Also opened the cars I bought while in Boston and found the K-Line Die-cast Chessie 4 bay hopper has a real coal load. Really cool, but how do you get the coal to stay in the hopper?JimA - This look familiar?
John F, glad to have you back. Birdie told me you had slipped out of town. Was keeping an eye on the tracking device we [REBS] have secretly planted in Yankees [that is what I do when visiting ]. You behaved well.
Now on the serious side: Our SISTER LISA, is not doing well. Will share this part of an email I got from her this AM.
"......I have been down with my neck and upper back this week. Worked too hard building a wheelchair ramp last Saturday. Had to wait 3 days to see my chiropractor - he was out -with his back!! Still giving me a fit - not sleeping much either."
Get well!!!!!
Been to North East Trains too. Went with some shady fellow from New England. I really like it and their staff. BTW: Had some cars shipped home at a great shipping price. That way, written as internet or phone order. No taxes paid. Wish they were closer.
Welcome back, John! It was great visiting with you and your bride. Sorry I ate half your sandwich.Brent, sounds like great buys. Is the coal actually loose - in a baggie? A certain forumite send me some real coal once - the kids and I enjoyed studying it. Then we broke some of it up for a hopper just to see what it was like.Jim, I've all the original Thomas books in a big anthology. They're interesting reading with radically different illustrations. The Rev. A was a trip. I used to have a huge map of Sodor too I used to plan my N scale layout. I ended up using John Allen's G&D layout scheme though. Used to "get away" with much more with 'ol Thom when the older kids were young... Only have one Thomas vid though - I've pored over it though - fantastic modeling in Number 1 gauge. I think there was an old CTT or MR article about some of the scenes. Have to search the index, that would be one to buy.Keeping Lisa in mind, Chief.Where is that cool bridge - on the NEC?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
That is a raised B&M train bridge that crosses the Cape Cod canal. When a train comes, the bridge is lowered to let it pass. Used twice daily I think.
We have what might be the same Thomas anthology book, Doug.
Brent I made up my coal loads with real coal. I use the soft flexable foam cut to fit in the hoppers. Then I put white elmers glue on it then ad the coal and put more elmers glue on it. The glue will dry clear. I then give it a spray paint job to cover any foam I didn;t cover. Easy and cheap, we have lots of coal up here. I used the rice coal it is small in size. Easy and takes only a few hours to do.
laz57
laz 57 wrote: lionroar88 wrote:That looks a lot like JohnF there... was wondering why he hadn't been posting...Well my home internet connection took a crap last night... thanks COMCAST! Won't be back up till tomorrow... When I got home there was a package waiting for me from North East Trains... my MTH B&O RS-1 and Lionel Naughty and Nice hoppers! The Naughty and Nice hoppers were a stroke of luck because they had just purchased a collection the week before and they were in the collection! So I now have all the Christmas stuff I've been wanting! One of the employees said he was thinking of buying them... I beat him to the punch! The RS-1 was a TOTAL impulse buy! It has a lot of weight to it and the detailing is really nice... then they let me hold it and really take a look at the detailing... SOLD!Also opened the cars I bought while in Boston and found the K-Line Die-cast Chessie 4 bay hopper has a real coal load. Really cool, but how do you get the coal to stay in the hopper?JimA - This look familiar? Brent I made up my coal loads with real coal. I use the soft flexable foam cut to fit in the hoppers. Then I put white elmers glue on it then ad the coal and put more elmers glue on it. The glue will dry clear. I then give it a spray paint job to cover any foam I didn;t cover. Easy and cheap, we have lots of coal up here. I used the rice coal it is small in size. Easy and takes only a few hours to do.laz57
The bridge is used twice a day, on average. My grandfather helped build the bridge pictured behind it.
Charles Ro is nice. I love the post war trains - all mint, lining the walls. But NE Trains has that old store feel to it. The guys there are very nice. The guys at Ro are nice too, but there is no built in charm to the store.
The Atlantic is cold up here because of all of us cold, heartless New Englanders swim in it! Conversely, the water temp is why we all have little pri...
lionroar88 wrote:Thanks Jim... Susan asked if it is still used... from all signs (RR crossing looked in good shape not far from the bridge, and the tracks leading up to it were in excellent condition) I told her I think it was... she actually had fun going through Buzzards Bay, Bourne, and the trip along Cape Cod... she even enjoyed CharlesRo (think she would have had more fun at North East, but that would have limited my buying power).The Atlantic Ocean was COLD!!!!! Must be all the thawed glacial ice...
David, just read the paper version of The Onion this morning. "Government officials, however, still refused to confirm the whereabouts of Thomas the Tank Engine, rumored to have been splintered into pieces by attack dogs in Manchuria."I loved the article about Google launching 'The Google' for Older Adults...
We were at the Cape a few years ago...after our first was born. Nice place and nice people. Hard to get used to everyone saying "Hi How-a-ya."
Kurt
lionroar88 wrote:Kurt - LOL! I liked how everything was 'Wicked Cool'... New Englanders have a strange way of expressing themselves! We certainly do. Jim - cool about your Dad working on the other bridge. Did he also work on it's twin down the river? When we were driving across it, it felt like it was bouncing - hope it was just the road surface not being smooth!My grandfather. My dad built bridges as a SeaBee in WWII and Korea.We were supposed to get a Chevy Malibu, when we got to the counter they said we were getting a Ford Mustang... when we go to the car it was a Buick Lacrosse... I think Hertz has automobile recognition problems. They need Colin to help them get the cars correct.I bought a new Buick LaCrosse the same day that Dr. John bought his new vehicle. The old Chevy blew a head gasket. With 150,000 miles on it, I wasn't about to have it fixed.
We certainly do. Jim - cool about your Dad working on the other bridge. Did he also work on it's twin down the river? When we were driving across it, it felt like it was bouncing - hope it was just the road surface not being smooth!
My grandfather. My dad built bridges as a SeaBee in WWII and Korea.
We were supposed to get a Chevy Malibu, when we got to the counter they said we were getting a Ford Mustang... when we go to the car it was a Buick Lacrosse... I think Hertz has automobile recognition problems. They need Colin to help them get the cars correct.
I bought a new Buick LaCrosse the same day that Dr. John bought his new vehicle. The old Chevy blew a head gasket. With 150,000 miles on it, I wasn't about to have it fixed.
cnw1995 wrote:David, just read the paper version of The Onion this morning. "Government officials, however, still refused to confirm the whereabouts of Thomas the Tank Engine, rumored to have been splintered into pieces by attack dogs in Manchuria."I loved the article about Google launching 'The Google' for Older Adults...
Doug - This toy thing has gotta be devasting! I couldn't imagine taking Thomas away from the kids, that he could be dangerous. I know when Chris was a toddler, we ended up getting EVERY Thomas (die-cast) engine and car made. I think we have them all. I'm going to make a shadow box for them. We also have 20+ videos, Floor mats (that the engines and cars would play on,) the Round House, Dock and Heliport. We were Thomas everything! Pajamas, bedding, dishes, you name it. The story line was so great, it was (is) a fantastic product line. (I even got HO track to scoot the cars along, didn't work real well.) The die cast layout was easy to build, just move the furniture back, roll it out on the floor and play. Spent LOTS of hours on the floor with him, playing. It was great!
Thanks for the memories !
Good afternoon everyone,
Welcome home John F.
JimA thats really cool that your grandfather worked on the other bridge. My grandfather helped build the BlueRoute in Pa.
88, yea they do need my help. I was thinkig of being an auto salesman for a little while. I think it would be a good job and I think I would be good at it since I could identify all the cars......(not to brag)
Well, it was a good day here. The knee was hurting a little today and I made the mistake of using stairs from the first floor all the way to the third. So, all in all it was a good day.
Have a good afternoon everyone.
tmcc man wrote: Well, it was a good day here. The knee was hurting a little today and I made the mistake of using stairs from the first floor all the way to the third. So, all in all it was a good day.
He gets a little wiser everyday. Get well. Hey, he would make a good USED car salesman. All Yankees make good USED car salesmen. What do you think of when the words USED CAR SALESMAN are spoken?
Afternoon all!
John F - Welcome home! Hope to see you at York in a couple of weeks. I get in on Thursday this trip. Leave on Sunday.
Nice day here with the high to be 92 and the humidity is down below 50% for once.
Work is still overly busy. Tough being behind on posts.
Good to see ol' Doug is getting lots o' visitors this year!
Homecoming game tonight! Team is struggling this year. Hopefully they will do OK. More interesting is how my daughter is going to manage all the boys that are chasing her. One invited her to the dance and now they are not going together. Others tried to invite her before the first one dropped from the scene --- then he shows back up on the scene --- overheard her last night on the phone to the effect "...you don't control what I do..." ----hmmmm --- she only wishes that were true....
Have a great evening all!
Regards, Roy
ChiefEagles wrote: tmcc man wrote: Well, it was a good day here. The knee was hurting a little today and I made the mistake of using stairs from the first floor all the way to the third. So, all in all it was a good day.He gets a little wiser everyday. Get well. Hey, he would make a good USED car salesman. All Yankees make good USED car salesmen. What do you think of when the words USED CAR SALESMAN are spoken?
It's better than being a Reb!!!!!
wrmcclellan wrote:Hey Colin (not a REB) - aren't you supposed to be in school when you made those posts
I am lucky and get out at 2:15!!!!
Evenin' boys. Off til Monday afternoon. Got my head shaved, smooth as a baby's bottom. Tossed the pigskin around with the boy in the backyard = sore elbow to go with sore knee.
FJ&G - Sounds like the BergerMeister-MeisterBerger is back in town...and wearing red,too...
Chief - no need to apologize to Jim A...he LOVES to be abused...
Best wishes for Ms Lisa.
Thtop it, Fifey!
USED CAR SALESMAN....An enlightened Southerner that decided to make some money and upgrade to a double wide.
CSX John...We all better hold our collective breath. John was in the middle of a big earthquake with the epicenter under Lake Erie, just north of his house.
TGIF
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
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