Hello all,
I am new to this thread but not the forum. I am located SW of Houston, TX and am an operator not a collector. I have an L shaped 36" wide layout along two sides of my upstairs game room. The layout is about a year old, maybe two. I like to build layouts but am not very good at it yet. This Christmas I assembled my first Christmas layout that was more than just a loop. It had two levels and a reverse loop with crossover. Everyone loved it. This week I finally wired up my K-line saw mill. That was easy AFTER I FOUND THE DIRECTIONS! I also wired up my Lionel loading platform (the guys mainly just twirl). I still need to wire my 1957 ice loader, diesel shed horn, gateman, oil derrick, diesel fuel station, and rotating beacon. I am also working on a mountain layout (think Polar Express). I run whatever I like no matter who makes it.... when I can find it at a decent price!
That's about all!
Jim H
Reggie, That is great news, man! Looking forward to the photos with the Bengals Baby PJ and holding a pink GG!.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Great news, Kurt. Get the new It's a Girl car - complete with photo slide. It's in either the new Lionel or K-Line catalog! Daughters are wonderful - exasperating but wonderful - 16 years ago this July, we were fortunate to adopt ours in Peru.
I wish I understood wiring these accessories better. Found my stash of stained coffee stirrers so I am musing on working up a trolley barn.
What is David's article in OGR about, Jim?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Reggie, January is a great month for a birthday! Please let us know and post photos when she arrives! I think you and Kurt should both get the K-Line "It's A Girl" cars that Lionel has in the catalogs.
Dennis
TCA#09-63805
congrats kurt on the new addtion to the family. i'm still patiently waiting for my little girl to arrive. due 1/30/07 ohh i cant wait. any ways congrats and enjoy as i will do mine when she gets here.
jaabat wrote: Speaking of stirring things up, Colin. I was at the hardware store last weekend and asked the salesman to mix me up a gallon of black and white spotted latex paint. He looked at me like I was the first person who ever asked for that. Must have been a new guy.Jim
Speaking of stirring things up, Colin. I was at the hardware store last weekend and asked the salesman to mix me up a gallon of black and white spotted latex paint. He looked at me like I was the first person who ever asked for that. Must have been a new guy.
Jim
Good Afternoon Everyone !! Well, I'm officially off work the next couple weeks, so I'll be able to help my Millionaire Buddy Jim out, here on the forum, & of course all my other good friends here, too !! I hope I don't miss the dining car though !! If Jim has any of that spotted paint left, I hope he can send me some !!
Congratulations Kirt !! I'll second getting the Pink GG-1 !!
Kind of snowy up here today !!
Thanks, John
Afternoon all, Rang lionel to order a American spec. power supply for my command base. I bought my command set here in the UK and the orignal supply had been replaced with a UK 50Hz wall wart. I think its causing problems running track power at 60Hz and the command signal at 50Hz. Better to run full US spec.
Had trouble trying to order online so gave Lionel a call. Have to say the customer care was very good and friendly.
Have a good day
Nick
P.S. Best Regards and congratulations to Kurt & Family
kpolak wrote: Smoke 'em if you got 'em boys!I am the proud father of a bouncing baby girl! 7 lbs.-14 oz.Kurt
Smoke 'em if you got 'em boys!
I am the proud father of a bouncing baby girl! 7 lbs.-14 oz.
Kurt
Congrats Kurt! I couldn't be more happy for you. We adopted our girl and she has me wrapped around her finger....yours will have you the same way.
dennis
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
jaabat wrote: If getting threads locked was an olympic event, Dep would be a gold medalist! It just happened again!!Jim
If getting threads locked was an olympic event, Dep would be a gold medalist! It just happened again!!
I don't think we ever had a thread lock problem before he came here, Jim. The other forums have these problems, but we are (were?) lucky. We were all happy, but he had to barge right in and stir everything up.
From deep in the heart of the South, (another mission behind the lines for old Buckeye),
Congratulations to Kurt and his wife.
And as the brakeman says on the Lionel Hot Box Car, "Great job, guys!"
Congratulations Kurt and wife. Prayers for health and happiness. Savory the next years, they go by fast
Long day today. Been stirring the pot a bit on OGR. Over there I'm seen as an agitator. Here I'm just a PITA!
I read David's article in OGR 220 last night. You're a talented guy, David!
I went to the trainstation.com to see what the street prices and delivery dates would be on the new Lionel merchandise. Interesting stuff. I'm going to have to start putting money away for all the things I want. Oh, wait - John S. is a millionaire. Maybe he will loan me some money . . . John?
Congrats, Kurt!!!
Good morning everyone,
I finished 2 exams earlier today, and just got home after missing the bus. I have 1 more exam tomorrow, and then I am finished. We are supposed to get snow here, and it is supposed to get very cold in the next few hours.
Mike C thanks. How had soccer been? I haven't played in a while, and I think I will have to join indoor next year. That way I can stay in shape all year round.
GREAT NEWS KURT!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
Name? Name?
Don
Congatulations Kurt! I may have to pull out one of those Cubans I got last year when I was there.
I am looking forward to tomorrow when Kate and I will be heading off to Buckeye's house in Columbus to see a Buffalo Sabres game. We will hopefully get to visit a good German restaurant too. The weather report for the area east of Cleveland looks a little bad but we should be ok if we take our time.
Have a good day everyone.
TomS
Morning. Ready to go up staris and work on wiring. Want to pack a box and ship to some Yank up Nawth. Got to install printer. Read instructions [all 6 of them]. Easy if it goes like I read them. Might bring down Alison's old computer center and exchange for mine. Mine has add-ons to accommodate all the equipment. I see our old buddy is up to his old tricks. Best to ignore the S--. Off to work on the RR.
About to forget something very important:
CONGRATS KURT.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Yep gonna be a cold one for the next few days!Supposed to have a 'fast moving snow storm' come through right about evening rush hour! Glad I'll be home, snug as a bug in a rug, by the time it comes through... wife could have a fun drive home as she leaves at 5pm and has a 2 hour drive! Looks like I may get the upgrade done to the Berk tonight! As I exchanged the soldering iron last night...Funny story for the boards:Decided to downgrade my Comcast service from HD/DVR to plain HD no DVR. Called the toll-free number and the lady told me I had to return the box and get a new one. I thought that was strange but didn't argue. So I got home, disconnected the box from the A/V center - only had 8 wires to disconnect including the power line... took 30 minutes to sort through the spiderweb behind the cabinet... when I move these cables are going to be routed better! Anyway I get to Comcast and this guy is standing there for 25 minutes discussing this and that. I finally get to the counter and the lady tells me I don't need a different box that all they have to do is stop charging for the DVR and I won't have access to those features! Take the box home and hook it back up. [Exchange soldering iron and RadioShack here]. Get home, hook up the box as it was before... no sound... no picture... no time display on box! Pull cabinet back out, check connections, pull TV out, check connections... no picture, no sound, no time display! Unplug unit, wait 30 seconds. Plug back in, still nothing! Call Comcast. Lady tells me I did the right thing but they have to send a signal to clear the box, tells me to unplug the unit again. Wait 30 seconds, plug it back it... She says, 'Great I can't send the clear signal to your box. How do you have it set up?' Now I have to explain to her why I have 300 (exaggeration) cables behind my cabinet for 8 components, 8 speakers, and the TV! She tells me I have everything setup fine... DUH! It was working 1 hour ago! Then she says, 'Oh I hit the wrong button! Try it now.' It works So something that should have taken 5 seconds (she cleared the DVR service from the bill first), took a total of 1 hour 25 minutes! Sometimes I wonder...Sidenote - The DirecTV guy was across the street installing DirecTV for the neighbor... There may be a conversation taking place in the next few days!
CONGRATS KURT & WIFE.
RE: Crawfish
We have a Cajun cafe here in Watkinsville and two of their lead entees are crawfish and alligator. Years back when I was working in Baltimore the Po Boys chain would have crawfish certain times of the year. On MD's lower eastern shore there are (or used to be) crawfish farms to keep the commercial supply satisfies.
Completed my first day of employment at Memory Station yesterday. I was suprised at the amount of business he does out of the area due to contacts he makes at shows and word of mouth.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a cold 20 degrees, little snow flurries. Going up to 24 today. Maybe a few more flurries. Cold spell is here.
Today is a chore around the house day. I have few things to catch up on and then I can work on the layout for a few hours. I need a few things yet to complete the installation. Maybe run to the Hardware store later.
Kurt....Congratulations.
I think I hear the Dining Car rolling in. Breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
thor wrote:Major congrats Kurt!all ones children are dearly loved but daughters are special.
Major congrats Kurt!
all ones children are dearly loved but daughters are special.
I couldn't agree with you more, Mike! Daughters are special.
BIGCONGRATS, KURT,on the baby girl. Spoil her and get her a girls set by WILLLIAMS.
Hi GIZ,
28 and to get real cold later to day down in single digits tonite.
O h yeah, Happy Friday Eve!!!!
laz57
Good morning all,
It is snowy, cold and windy in SE Indiana with temps in the 20s today. Congrats, Kurt, on the baby girl. Yes, a Girl's train is definitely a must have for the little one. Jefelectric, that is a nice car you built there. Tmcc man, good luck on your finals and hope you feel better. The lean-to doors finally are closed! It took some doing and my wife had to push them shut while I closed them from the inside, but they are back closed the way they were supposed to be. I am not sure what we will do with the situation now because they are badly warped, but we may leave them that way for a while and see if they will warp back into shape. I went to the YMCA for a while as well. Not much else got done. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C.from Indiana
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