HI GIZ,
Went out hunting pheasants and again corn NOT cut so had pheasants running into corn when they saw our ugly mugs. Couldn't get them out, DA! Oh well maybe they'll cut this week? Anyway a good walk we had, then had burgers and dogs on outdoor fireplace with a few beers, great!
Ran BIGBOY again for about an hour, NO PROBLEMS. Just one happy face watching it go.
Try and get picks tomorrow?
later,
laz57
Kurt - check this out:
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RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Kurt, sounds like you guys had a blast! I need to get one of those Doyle books so I can see what you're talking about though! One of these days I'll know all this stuff.... Maybe they have color pics on Wiki? OTOH, then Wiki would get sued for plaigarism because someone used pictures of those Lionel products in a book before, or ones suspiciously similar in appearance -- hmmmm?
Sir James: Still not sure who is going tomorrow... Bride said she has never gone to one of these before, so why should she start now...9-mo staying with her. 3-Yo said she wants to go with Dad to see trains! That's my girl! MiL still seems to be on the fence, no idea about SiL, and her 9-mo.
Took your advice, and ran trains....everything! 2338 w/ boxcars, 2338 with 2400 series passenger cars, 2025 with passenger cars, Birney...
I need to replace a switch...2025 pilot trucks kept jumping track, happened rarely in the past, happened a lot today...maybe it was the 3-yo operator...
See you tomorrow!
Kurt
mitchelr wrote: Ran trains Thursday evening. No pile ups but 2333 is acting up like the e-unit is stuck. Have to try to unstick it. Still no table to get the BEEP horn to sound continuously. Have to dig out a 1033 and a loop of fastrack to see if it is my ZW or dirty track. Bet it is the ZW.
Ran trains Thursday evening. No pile ups but 2333 is acting up like the e-unit is stuck. Have to try to unstick it. Still no table to get the BEEP horn to sound continuously. Have to dig out a 1033 and a loop of fastrack to see if it is my ZW or dirty track. Bet it is the ZW.
If this is an early ZW it's probably the contact(s) at the lever. Mine has the same problem, and needs to be cleaned every few months.
Just got back in from dinner;bone-in ribeye, sauteed mushrooms, baked tater.
Good day rolling thru the Carroll/Fredrick County countryside. Picked up some fall "trees" at Michael's (check out the 50% off bins of floral bunches). Got to Catoctin to pick up some goodies on order. After 90 minutes, Mrs fifedog made an early Xmas purchase for yours truly. Not gonna let the cat out of the bag, but it had something called 2.0 with a kitten on it's sides. I am happy. Nice day trip, and it helped chase some of the blues.
Mitch, you have a 2333? Does it have the plated rear steps? How does it run? Good puller?
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
Evening to all.
Just checking in this fine day. Went to yard sale today and picked up a really nice 8 hp Sears Craftsman chipper shredder for $75. Had breakfast out with the Mrs. Scrapple, eggs, homefires and toast. Yummm. Spent the better part of the afternoon shredding plant materials. Will get to leaves later after they have all fallen.
LAZ and Chief congrats on the Big Boy. Looks like a monstrous engine. Smoke looks like it would run you out of the room.
Take care,
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
Wow - starting to get a little envy setting in with all these Big Boys!
Cool this morning at 6 when I left for work. Got in 5 hours of OT. Then ran by one of my LHS's for some scented smoke fluid. They didn't have Megasteam, but they had MTH smoke fluid with 3 available flavors including eggs and bacon, barbeque or coffee. I picked up the coffee since it didn't smell too bad to me. I hope this is safe for Lionel trains too?! Will try and get some running time tonight after the family deal or tomorrow after scouts and post pics... TTFN!
What a day here in New England! Trees are being uprooted. Houses are exploding left and right. Livestock is being sucked into the sky. And the rain! 2 - 6 inches of liquid sunshine expected today. Noel is here!!! My wife wanted us all to attend church this afternoon. I vetoed that motion because A) my hair will get messy and 2) tomorrow is free coffee and donut day!
I took my photos for tomorrow's thread. Got some beauties to lay on ya. Then we ran some trains for a good long while.
BIG NEWS GOT MY BIG BOY yesterday TOO! Just as the CHIEF, said what a swing out on the front boiler a good 2 inches. Ran it at a crawl last nite for the first lap, I had to move my station back about an inch or would have torn the top off the passenger waiting platform. Other then that NO PROBLEMS. I ran it for a good 2hrs at different speeds ranging from a crawl to high ball all PERFECT. WHAT AN ENGINE! Now can't wait to get the LAGACY system to do all the little things. Love the running lites that come on when the engine is in nuetral, they light up the drivers. ITS ALOT OF BEEF, I weighted the box and all came in at 23 lbs. But what an ENGINE. I'll try and get some pics, I only ran my smoke on the factory setting and wow lots of it came out. Ran it with the hood on and lots of it came out.
Got to go for pheasants now.
Later,
MORNING ALL
Kurt- the Rangers loaded and ready to go/bring on your mil. Maybe she will buy you something.
My wife left for Kmart and I get to do the laundry,I don't mind it's just small interruptions. It's sunny this morning and looking good, but the "S" word has been mentioned here also for wed & thur. We have Mich. state vs mich. at 3:30 but could not find the buckeye's on the tv listing for today.#1 team and not on tv? politics.
Kurt run some trains today get mil in the mood. Later, Sir James
Found the buckeyes on the cable Bigten network,just not listed in our local paper.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Jumijo wrote: ChiefEagles wrote: Wow! That's one LONG locomotive, Chief. Are you trying to compensate for something? Going to be a wet one here today. A nor'easter is coming.The kids and I are watching Thomas. It's one we've never seen before. The Celtics are back!
ChiefEagles wrote:
Wow! That's one LONG locomotive, Chief. Are you trying to compensate for something?
Going to be a wet one here today. A nor'easter is coming.
The kids and I are watching Thomas. It's one we've never seen before.
The Celtics are back!
OWWWWWWWWWW!!! Glad YOU said that...
Mornin' boys. Mornin' English. Stockport kinda day here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Batton down the hatches Jimbo, NOEL is headed your way...
Gonna take the bride for a ride to the mountains today (hopefully we can distance the outer cloud bands). Then a fabulous steak dinner with her sister (the older sexier one) this evening.
anjdevil - Ain't no amount of candy that would get my 7-year-old to ring that doorbell!
spankybird wrote: Good Morning All from NE Ohiowhere there is frost on the punkins at 32 degs!Yes Chuck it does look like winter is coming and they put that S word in the forcast for next week. Chief - Great looking Big Boy! Bring it over and run it with my steamer!Today we will be at the Musuem for the NMRA Div 5 Open House. It should be a fun day for all!.
Good Morning All from NE Ohio
where there is frost on the punkins at 32 degs!
Yes Chuck it does look like winter is coming and they put that S word in the forcast for next week.
Chief - Great looking Big Boy! Bring it over and run it with my steamer!
Today we will be at the Musuem for the NMRA Div 5 Open House. It should be a fun day for all!.
Tom, had to break down and buy an engine with drivers and rods.
Morning all. Suppose to go to Wilmington today. Who knows what time??? Wife is on the phone [as usual] and no one can get a conversation wife her. Going to vacum leaves with the JD. Do some yard work until time to shower and go. Grits time. Later
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a COLD 27 degrees. Foggy. Going up to 60 today with sushine. Looks like the nasty word " winter " is coming.
Today, I have a few errands to run. Then I will relax in the train room for awhile. Have to start dusting again. It's time to start the lub cycle. A few cars are starting to squeek. That will take a few days to do.
Chief...That is one fine looking engine. Big.
Wife is scheduled for her out patient surgery on Nov. 8th. I'll be glad when it's all over with.
Dining Car is here and ready for breakfast. Later.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
John Bakeer wrote: Morning all, From a damp cool Stockport.Last nights midnight Film was Under Seige 2 with George Segal winning the day, A train hijack with George bumping off all the baddies with the help of a porter and load of SFX's. Finished up with a most spectacular train wreck an 80 car fuel oil train and the passenger train meet head-on in the middle of a high trestle and it was like Guy Fawkes night. BBOOOOMMM!!!! (could see it was a model though).
Morning all, From a damp cool Stockport.
Last nights midnight Film was Under Seige 2 with George Segal winning the day, A train hijack with George bumping off all the baddies with the help of a porter and load of SFX's. Finished up with a most spectacular train wreck an 80 car fuel oil train and the passenger train meet head-on in the middle of a high trestle and it was like Guy Fawkes night. BBOOOOMMM!!!! (could see it was a model though).
Great movie!
We have friends from across the pond that still celebrate Guy Fawkes! Big party and of course the lighting!
Cheap Classics: Great news about Lucas!
Chief: Now that's pretty! Maybe you can send it to Jumijo for some NS lettering, and Pink paint... I bet it'll pull some kind of Grits Drag.
Chuck (Blueberry): Sausage links, and buttermilk pacakes on tap this am. Sending soon!
John (Csxt30): Thinking about you. Hope everything is OK.
Fife: No gloves this trip...need get blood test for Cholesterol.
No trains....Youngest didn't sleep all day yesterday. Watamess! MiL is on pretty good behavior, so far... She's excited about going to the trains show Sunday.
She asked ifi it was ok to come out this weekend. I said I have a train show to go to, and she decided that would be great fun. How does LAZ say it??? DA! Sir James beware, I'm comming armed with the MiL.
Told bride I had all of her Christmas shopping done! She asked if was just a bunch of coal...I said, 'what else...but wait 'til you see the train in comes in on!' We both had a good laugh over it, while doing dishes. Dishes were 'our time' for the night.
John Baker
Jim,
I have 250Gig of HD on my PC, I have about 30Gig of general rubbish and about 80Gig of TrainSim including Trainz and RailDriver. My processor is 2.4 Gig, this now has to be taken up to 3.2Gig to run the new Trainz stuff and it's beginning to look like 1Gig RAM and 512Meg graphics are a bit tight. Take my word for it, you cannot have enough if you are running big railroads. I shall be upgrading ERNI in the New Year.
Nick, Good to hear your train room is going well. If it's in order? I would love to come down to Peterburough to see your set up some time.
I now have Hogwarts on my TrainSim. I have several of Churchwards loco's already, so should be OK with this one.
Evenin' All,
Finally after a really hectic week and a half got some time to kick back tonite.
Got all the remnants of the firestorm ash, tree and leaf debris cleaned up and hauled off by the city. That's the good news, the bad is that we are supposed to have another Santa Ana this weekend. There is a bit of disagreement though as to how strong it will be.
Was running an MTH FM at the museum today and it just didn't put out smoke worth a hoot, opened it up and there was so much wicking in it the fan couldn't produce much of an air flow. Cut a chunk out and like to smoke you out now.
Got a question, any of you guys used carpet tiles on your smaller layouts ?
Eyes be gettin' a bit heavy, still pooped from some very long hours setting up then dismanteling the halloween layout. Coffee ain't helpin'.
Nite All !
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Cool new locomotive, Chief - thanks for the pics!
Sir James I - wish I was running trains. Had to go buy clothes for kids. Did get to Borders, but they didn't have any books I wanted for the price, even with a 30 percent off coupon I downloaded first. Ditto Best Buy - some neat stuff, but too much $$$. Wife got Meet the Robinsons, but I think it looks pretty bad. Guess we'll see! Working OT tomorrow, then tomorrow night have to go to my sister's house for a family thing.
Lisa it is RT.
Polar Express outdoors was COLD and Windy. Enjoyed it though.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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Sorry, Rich. Maybe next year...
Here's the link to the Halloween Display:
http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb282/anjdevil2/Halloween%202007/?action=view¤t=DSCF0094.flv
PhilaKnight. sorry about your bud. Like Dennis said, Firefighters & Police officers work closely together and creat family bonds. It's tough losing one of your own. My sympathies to you and your family in blue. Good luck on your wife and the newest one in your immediate family!
Colin, welcome back
Chuck: Good wishes on the waitresses speedy recovery!
Jim: That sign s**ked
Seems like my days off are tottaly filled with nonsense. Can't get anything done.
Workin' at the LHS tomorrow, will try to check in later....
Rich
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
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