Jim Fortner wrote:Wife went out crapbooking and I've got the kids. Gonna call my folks in Kirkwood and see what the roads are like there. Might go to the LHS there instead of Schaefers - I always go to Schaeffers for some reason, but I am never really happy there. Both are MSRP though. Otherwise, I stayed up too late - dog pee'd on our bed!!!! So, I feel tired and still kinda angry. Trying not to take it out on anyone, including Chewy. I remember seeing ads for that new Sahara movie - maybe I'll watch for it on cable now. The Bogart movie is great and it's out on dvd, so maybe Blockbuster would have it (etc). Finally, I was reminded that this is The weekend for my son to make his pinewood derby car, so gotta get that done. I think we have gold paint - I'm going to suggest just sticking the wheels on, painting it gold and then painting 18K on the top! I've been told a couple years ago that the secret is in dressing or polishing the nails so the wheels really spin faster, as well as using graphite.
HI GIZ,
Well flintlockseason is history and we walk a little today at MOMs in the rain and mist, not to good for the flintlock, and nothing. Oh well wait til next year.
JIM, What is CRAPBOOKING? As in "Wife went out crapbooking and I've got the kids." Never heard of this?
Watching EAGLES it is half time. Go EAGLES (not FRANK).
Maybe run trains later.
laz57
Good evening all,
It was a mild and rainy day in SE Indiana with temps in the 40s, but it felt much warmer with all the humidity. Chuck, I am sorry I was so late getting the dining car to you from "points west". I hope csxt30 got some food. John Bakeer, I am glad you enjoyed the match. If I still followed or cared about American football, I might be excited about San Diego tomorrow, but I have a feeling New England will win. My wife and I went to our daughter's house in Bloomington to clean that up for a showing tomorrow. Our daughter lives in Virginia now with her husband and their son. We were busy, but someone (maybe the realtor??) had done some of the job for us. We stopped off at my wife's sister's place after eating at one of the best burger joints in the world, Steak'n'Shake. We also stopped at a Menard's on the way home to get a price on an overhead door we are going to have put in. It was a long day, but a good one. Tomorrow we have to clean our house, and maybe go see the new Rocky movie. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening all,
Long day had class in Columbus, and now at work on break. I'll be here till 0700 tomorrow, so I post some Sunday pics in the morning. I think the alternator went out on the truck on the way to work, so tomorrow may be swapping that out.
Wasn't Yavon DeCarlo in the movie 10 Commandments, or am I messing that up too! Oh well check in later. Real wet here, makes the knees ache.
Jim
chief I ordered my Santa Fe passenger cars (MTH) Back in August and Just got them last week. hope you don't have the same problem waiting for that Slow boat from china to bring your switches. But have to amit I love thos cars there going to look great behind my 2343 and my 2243 (4 behind each) there aprox 16.5 inches long each so on my layout (when ever I get it built lol) its only going to be 7' X 13' so about 5 1/2' of cars and 2 1/2' of engines with dummies I think 8' long will be very nice.
Still doing my inventory up to 14 Prewar (thats it for them) and 42 Postwar and still going. Modern era still to go also. (and Passenger cars I count them seperate)
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May the circle be unbroken!!!!! Bye and Bye. Both of them!!!! [:D] Yes, finished the benchwork in the walk-in. Trains now run through the wall and back out the other side. They only go in about half way as I need more straight track. They still disappear and then reaappear on the other side. Could not believe no dead spots. Most of this track was from new boxes and it went together a lot better. NowI need my switches!!!!!! Will run some lockons in there later.
Now off to get Chinese takeout. Youngest and hubby went back home after they saw the trains run the circles. Later.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Did I hear right - someone's wife would turn into a Bear. How wonderful! Should be a good game tomorrow between the Bears and Seahawks. Glad you survived the match, John Baker.
Boy, I have never played as much with an engine as with the wind-up Rail Zepp with the youngest. He loves winding it up and letting it go - prop whirling. I built a circle of track for him on the floor...
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Kevin.....
Close that dang door! It's colder than a well digger's butt here.
Had a great run at the museum yesterday, but it appears that I have to pop the shell on one of my Atlas SD-35's. One of them ran great but the other, although running pretty good, showed signs of some TMCC signal reception problems. The usual signs of occaissionally being non-responsive and almost constant headlight/marker light flickering.
Still to cold to try to do any work in the garage, hate to see the utility bill when it comes. The furnace got quite a workout last nite, but it is supposed to be even colder tonite.
Jim, When did they approve the use of graphite ?
Almost forgot, had a little excitement yeterday on the layout prior to opening. As part of our preopening routine there are certain things that need to be done. Yeterday morning while cleaning the track, using our own custom made cleaning cars, here comes one of the cars down the track. I was prepping another track for cleaning so I really didn't notice anything til it got rite in front of me. We had a true hot box on the layout, apparently the cleaning pad had snagged on a turnout somewhere causing one of the trucks to derail. What do you normally get with a derailment ? SPARKS ! What does not go well with sparks ? Denatured alcohol It was really kinda funny after grabbing the Halon extinguisher and putting it out. In looking at the pad it had apparently, based on cleaning marks, derailed and ignited hit another turnout and rerailed itself to continue on it's merry way. Fortunately there was no damage anywhere and the extinguisher is still fully charged.
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Fifedog,
Stockport County won 2-0. and got me a sneck lifter for tomorrow night. Hope your home team did OK?
Just settling down with Desperate Housewives and a couple of Old Peculiars mmm!!!
John Baker
- 12:27 PM Update -Paper is finished! Wife wants to head out into the rain for the game. So keeping the wife happy and heading to the game... bbl... hopefully the Ravens win so wife isn't a bear tomorrow!
Hello from the Nevins Library!!!
I'm here with the kids so my wife can get some rest. She was called in to work twice last night. Great money, but she's tired today.
I ran all Santa Fe last night for a good long time. A 10 car passenger train on our layout is too big, but we had one running anyway. Looked like a big silver snake!
Just came from a few train stores. The last one was outrageously expensive. I paid $4.15 for a back issue of CTT so I'd have something to read this weekend. Vasaline was NOT included!!
Behave yourselves this weekend. Doug, did curiosity got the best of you?
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Morning all. Cloudy and warm. Goofing off this AM. Watching a John Wayne western on AMC. Several cups of coffee adn now Pepsi One.
Jim F, No it is a new movie. I know the one you are talking about and it is good too.
Sun coming out so I will get out and cut the top for the walk-in benchwork. Youngest and hubby coming today.
Later.
ChiefEagles wrote: Rtrain, a Robert Smith contacted me with an inventory sheet he had done on computer and was going to post it on CTT. Real good thing he had done. Thought it might have been you. Robert has US Army email address. Hope he posts it.Don Baker, a BIG THANKS to you for your help with printer. Just like you advised. Left it on for hours. Freed up the ink. Gang, remember, if you need printer help or supplies, contact our own Don Baker. That is his business. Just finished watching a movie, Sahara, pretty good. Was on one of the premium cable channels. Had my bag of microwave popcorn to go with it. Good night.
Rtrain, a Robert Smith contacted me with an inventory sheet he had done on computer and was going to post it on CTT. Real good thing he had done. Thought it might have been you. Robert has US Army email address. Hope he posts it.
Don Baker, a BIG THANKS to you for your help with printer. Just like you advised. Left it on for hours. Freed up the ink. Gang, remember, if you need printer help or supplies, contact our own Don Baker. That is his business.
Just finished watching a movie, Sahara, pretty good. Was on one of the premium cable channels. Had my bag of microwave popcorn to go with it.
Good night.
Chief, Sahara is a Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt Adventure. Its a good movie and a even better book. I discovered these years ago in the 6th form library (I think you guys call it senior high 16-18 years old). I should have been studying but I spent hours working my way through the library's collection of Dirk Pitt novels!
When I got my first job one of the first things I bought was a old Orange face Doxa Sub 300T Divers watch as worn by Dirk Pitt! I bought myself one of the new re-issue models about 6 years ago. Fantastic bits of kit.
I recommend you read "Night Probe" as this has a great plot.
Regards
Nick
Good morning everyone. Rainy here in the Middle of OHIO. Not muched planned today except to head over to a friend's house with the kids for the AFC superbowl: Colts and my hometown team RAVENS. This is a fitting match up and I'm hoping for a little poetic justice with a RAVENS win today.
With the weather the way it's been, I may need to do yardwork the rest of the weekend. I wouldn't mind some cold and snow to remind me it's really winter.
Have a great day eveyone, and to all those B-more fans -- GO RAVENS!!!!!!
fifedog wrote: Mornin' boys. Just finished sorting out the laundry for the wash. Can anyone explain why teenage girls must wear 2-3 different outfits a day? Finally sitting down with my first cup of coffee.
Mornin' boys. Just finished sorting out the laundry for the wash. Can anyone explain why teenage girls must wear 2-3 different outfits a day? Finally sitting down with my first cup of coffee.
fife - It's a girl thing! Well at least for some women. The only time my wife wears more than one outfit is if we are going out for dinner or a show or some other activity we are not permitted to speak about on this forum!
lionroar88 sounds great. glad I switched over to this board its more in line with what I collect anyway. I was thinking it was the one in clasic trains and didn't like my experince in there coffee shop about a year ago.
My main problem is I don't have a large enough area to build the layout I want to but guess thats all of ours problem never enough lol. It does appear thou i will be able to do about 7' X 13' about 3/4 of the room have to leave room for the chest freezer and my desk.
but need to do work on the floors and walls first plan to get started on one or the other next weekend this weekend is tied up with other things.
Good Mornig Everyone !! Finally up here today, worked double shift yesterday. Got lots of running around to do today also.
Tom : nice motorcycles !! Can't beat that price, either !!
Buckeye : good joke !!
Well, hope Chuck sent the dining car up this way now !!
Hope everyone has a nice weekend !!
Thanks, John
fifedog wrote: Mornin' boys. Just finished sorting out the laundry for the wash. Can anyone explain why teenage girls must wear 2-3 different outfits a day?
Mornin' boys. Just finished sorting out the laundry for the wash. Can anyone explain why teenage girls must wear 2-3 different outfits a day?
I don't know about teenage girls, but it must start early. My 2yo daughter goes through about 4 dresses per day and also wears a few other sets of clothing. It is kinda funny as she will go into the closet and dress herself, then appears all done up. I see lots of anxiety for this father in the future.
Currently watching "Trains and Locomotives" on RFD. Some spectacular steam footage. We are off to Columbus, GA, not OH. going to catch up with some old friends and do some shopping. I have come to accept the wife's shopping as long as I get to make a hobby shop visit. Anyway, y'all have a great day.
Dennis
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rtraincollector wrote: No Chief wish i had a good program for doing this as like us all I'm sure I have some rolling stock 3 and 4 times ( 6465 tank cars, 6162 gondolas, 6017 cabooses, ect,ect ) Going to LHS this morning to run my Williams 2322 Trainmaster. GregM I probally would have gotten the same email as I was but about 6 months ago had to go change my email as I was getting over 300 spam a day . I use to have rtraincollector@yahoo.com but some made sure I couldn't use it no more. I shut it down completely. but still your smart not opening any unknown it could be someone using it as a coy that somehow got into the email list of kline. And of coarse you probably already know that if you goto www.lionel.com they have a count down ticker going to when the Kline and the Lionel catalog(s) will be coming out and to me it appears its going to be 2 different catalogs unless one is from the front and the other is from the back if you know what I mean I've seen that done before especially on instruction booklets in 2 different languagesWell not much else happening time to go get some breakfast.
No Chief wish i had a good program for doing this as like us all I'm sure I have some rolling stock 3 and 4 times ( 6465 tank cars, 6162 gondolas, 6017 cabooses, ect,ect )
Going to LHS this morning to run my Williams 2322 Trainmaster.
GregM I probally would have gotten the same email as I was but about 6 months ago had to go change my email as I was getting over 300 spam a day . I use to have rtraincollector@yahoo.com but some made sure I couldn't use it no more. I shut it down completely. but still your smart not opening any unknown it could be someone using it as a coy that somehow got into the email list of kline. And of coarse you probably already know that if you goto www.lionel.com they have a count down ticker going to when the Kline and the Lionel catalog(s) will be coming out and to me it appears its going to be 2 different catalogs unless one is from the front and the other is from the back if you know what I mean I've seen that done before especially on instruction booklets in 2 different languages
Well not much else happening time to go get some breakfast.
rtrain,I am going to be working on an Access database that will contain all Lionel stock, pre-war, post-war, and modern. You will then be able to 'record' your own collection using the prestored database as a guide, complete with pictures, grades, etc
When done, I will make available to the board... should be done in about 6 months!
Good Mroning All from NE Ohio
where the the temp is 36 deg with lots of rain (guess it's better than snow).
We had another bussy week at work, had to make a one day trip to Detroit on Wed.
Train Show on Sunday in Niles Ohio, any one going?
We pick up some new 1/43 scale bikes with side cars. Very nice, made by 'Cararama'. Saw them adv in OGR Mag. $6.00 each
Time to go watch trians on RFD TV..
tom
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GregM wrote: I recently received an e-mail from "K-Line by Lionel". I had signed up for e-mails from K-Line so I thought that this e-mail was because of that. However, I never click on links in am e-mail message unless I trust the sender. Don't know anything about " w t . d l i s y s . c o m " so I did not click on any of the links in the message. Here is some of the text from the message. Sounds interesting."Best wishes for the new year to all the loyal K-Line E-News subscribers.One thing that we hope will brighten your 2007 is the debut of the K-Line by Lionel product line and K-Line's inclusion into the Lionel family.2007 K-line by Lionel Catalog. The premier edition of the K-Line by Lionel Catalog - 2007 Volume 1 - with a full line of engines, rolling stock, accessories and buildings, including both new products and innovations and old favorites, is at the printer and will be out shortly."
I recently received an e-mail from "K-Line by Lionel". I had signed up for e-mails from K-Line so I thought that this e-mail was because of that. However, I never click on links in am e-mail message unless I trust the sender. Don't know anything about " w t . d l i s y s . c o m " so I did not click on any of the links in the message.
Here is some of the text from the message. Sounds interesting.
"Best wishes for the new year to all the loyal K-Line E-News subscribers.
One thing that we hope will brighten your 2007 is the debut of the K-Line by Lionel product line and K-Line's inclusion into the Lionel family.
2007 K-line by Lionel Catalog. The premier edition of the K-Line by Lionel Catalog - 2007 Volume 1 - with a full line of engines, rolling stock, accessories and buildings, including both new products and innovations and old favorites, is at the printer and will be out shortly."
John Bakeer - My hometown is hosting a "match" at our local "footy ground" as well today. The American football Indianapolis Colts have competed for the right to have their crowns sheered off by the American football BALTIMORE RAVENS. It should be a "smashing good time". The citizenry of Baltimore have amassed to stop the invaders, by dressing all in purple, decorating their homes with purple and black, and even placing huge inflatable football players in their front yards, all to intimidate these "offensive" warriors. The Colts have the superiority in the air, yet the Ravens are the best defense in the land. There hasn't been this much buzz in the air since 1814, and you may recall what happened to that visiting team. Oh, in a touch of irony, M&T Bank Stadium is about a mile away from another famous "footy ground"......... FORT McHENRY!
G'day English!
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a rainy, 52 degrees and going up to 53 with, yes, rain. If it was colder, this would all be snow. And lots of it.
Today, we have some afternoon company coming. Niece and son. He is not a train lover. Too active to sit still. So, I will probably run trains, while the ladies visit. Nothing much new, other than that.
Looks like the Dining Car is finally here from " points west ". There is the call " All Aboard ". Time for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday. Get some sleep, John.
Chuck
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