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Beer Barn IV
Posted by gear-jammer on Friday, October 14, 2011 8:54 AM

 

I thought that I would revive the old business it this NP caboose.   Joe is still serving.  Let's see who shows up from before.

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Posted by slow train Ed on Friday, October 14, 2011 9:20 AM

sue ,do you think I can go thro the door not thro by way of the latter? nice looking car have a good day.

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Posted by gear-jammer on Friday, October 14, 2011 10:00 AM

Ed,  I don't think any of us would fit through the window.  The caboose sits at the Toppinesh NP museum.  They have done some great restoration.  If the group gets too large, we will have to expand.


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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, October 14, 2011 10:09 AM

Nice establishment here...

I'll have a Guinness Black and Tan please...

I'm trying out some turnouts that I've built myself...almost #10..probably more 9-ish.

 

 

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Posted by tomikawaTT on Friday, October 14, 2011 4:04 PM

It'S alive!!

Sue, it's great to see you again.  After the old place was taken over by those boomers the rest of us just drifted away.

Joe, it's great to see you again.  Anchor Steam for me, and see if anyone else needs a refill.

Fall fell with a thud here in Sin City.  The midday temperatures went from 100plus to mid-70s literally overnight.  Now that the layout room is habitable at a time when I'm awake and functional I'm looking forward to getting something done.  (The first thing I have to do is clear away the several months' accumulation of Junque on the layout.  I think there are still some trains under there someplace.)

I hope some of the familiar faces will drop by.  In the meantime I have an appointment with Dame Sally to be a guest at Cedric's Accolade.  Sir Cedric Belfrage, Knight Defender of the Realm does have a rather nice ring to it.  Lots cooler than Ensign Cedric Belfrage, Confederation Space Navy.

See ya,

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - when not writing about March, 3621)

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, October 14, 2011 6:29 PM

Wow, the Prodigal Daughter returneth!  I'll have a Strumpet IPA, Joe.  And kill that fatted calf out back for us, too, would you?

Much has happened in Moose Bay.  The business district on Beaver Street is almost complete, as Zorba's Diner on the left end and the shops of Merchants Row on the right filled in their empty foundations over the past couple of weeks.

Tomorrow I get to go to the Fine Scale Model Railroad Structure Expo.  It's an annual show that I've always wanted to go to, and this week I'm treating myself to it.  There are lots of clinics, and a layout tour of the famous Franklin and South Manchester, perhaps one of the finest example of our craft anywhere in the world.  I'm psyched.

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Posted by gear-jammer on Friday, October 14, 2011 8:01 PM

Joe,  I will have a Long-Island Iced Tea please.  Looks like a lively group here at the bar.

Barry,  I'm impressed with those turnouts.  We were happy with #8's.  I bet #10's look great.  Was that your cat in the guitar a while back?

Chuck,  Sounds like your weather has turned to pleasant.  I hope you get lots of layout time. 

MrB,  Your progress at Moose Bay is fun.  The diner even has customers.  And the Dimestore has magazines on the shelf.  I still remember the painters on the trestle.

Later,  Sue

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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, October 16, 2011 9:25 AM

I guess we are back up and running.

We did operations on Friday evening, and I snapped a few photos.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, October 16, 2011 10:57 AM

Good to see Beer Barn is open for business. Sue, I like the NP style wood caboose. The 1:1 model is most realistic. 

Sad news in Elliott's Diner. Everyone here is welcome in the diner to offer condolences to Rob whose wife passed away suddenly. 

 

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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:52 AM

Thanks, Garry.  Since the forum has been open for viewing only,  I didn't check in.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Sunday, October 16, 2011 1:39 PM

Well...the experiment with the almost #10 turnouts SEEMS to be working...the real test will be when I get some people over for an operating session Monday night...so far so good.

Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry

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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, October 16, 2011 2:31 PM

Joe, It is still afternoon so I will have a RBF.  Maybe I will stop in for spirits later.

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Well...the experiment with the almost #10 turnouts SEEMS to be working...the real test will be when I get some people over for an operating session Monday night...so far so good.

Barry,  Sounds like a good time.  Things always act up when other operators are there.  Post photos.

Larry & I have been noodling our fascia plans.  We both have desks under the layout for model building.  The plan is to be able to see the top of the desk.  It is much easier for me because I am short.

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Posted by gear-jammer on Thursday, October 20, 2011 8:54 AM

Hey Joe, I will have a coffee, please.

Here is our newest addition to the fleet.  It's a BLI 0-6-0, that we are using to switch the Centralia Yard.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:41 AM

Wow, Sue, the new urban scene is a far cry from skinny-dippin' cowboys out on the range.  Nice job.

Garry - you gto another picture in Trackside Photos?  Wow.

When I lit up Merchants' Row, I realized that I needed a bit more detail for the bike shop, so I ordered some bicycles.  They should be here next week.  Until then, I won't be putting the building together again.  We've got a parents' weekend coming up at Annie's college anyway, so my modeling time will be limited.

I had a great time last Saturday at the Fine Scale expo.  I went to 3 good clinics, and browsed the vendors' tables.  This wasn't your run-of-the-mill show, with tables full of old crap and overpriced stuff.  Most of the vendors had detail parts or craftsman kits.  There were companies I'd never heard of with some nice models, so I made sure to pick up business cards with web addresses on them for later browsing.

The Franklin and South Manchester visit was all I'd expected it to be.  Photos were prohibited, as it was explained that photographers had been known to damage the layout in the past by reaching over to get pictures.  But what a layout.  Pictures and even videos do not do it justice.  Every square inch is exquisitely detailed.  They limited attendance by requiring sign-ups, so there was room to move around even though the aisles sometimes got congested.  George Selios was there answering questions, while a small group of operators took care of running the trains.  The layout is DCC, and all the engines in operation (and a few idling) were sound-equipped.

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Posted by gear-jammer on Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:59 AM

MrB,  Thanks.  What a score on the tour.  That would be one to remember.  Can't wait to see the bike shop.  I picked up a lighting kit to use for the RH when I get to that point.  It is for another kit, but I liked it because it had light for inside and out.  We are learning that if you see something you like you had better buy it because you will never see it again.  There are several locos that we hesitated and they were discontinued.


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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, October 20, 2011 12:53 PM

gear-jammer

We are learning that if you see something you like you had better buy it because you will never see it again. 

Ain't that the truth?  This month's MR has a series of articles about car floats, mostly featuring the Walthers model which is out of production.  It was "retired," and then they did a production run a few years back.  That sold out quickly, and I haven't seen it again.  I was lucky enough to get both the car float and apron kits.  I actually opened up the car float box last week and spread the parts out, just to get an idea of what it was going to be like to build.

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Posted by gear-jammer on Friday, October 21, 2011 8:40 AM

Coffee for everyone, Joe.

MrB,  Mostly, that has happened with locos.  We tried to order another Walthers TT for our staging at Chehalis & Olympia hoping  to make it easier to turn the locos.  It was back ordered for over a year.  We gave up and are using the wye.  That actually gives us more staging.  By the time we purchased all the Peco turnouts for the run arounds, it was about the same as the TT.  We would have needed some of them, so I think that we are ahead $$$$.

Are you still playing hockey?

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, October 21, 2011 4:59 PM

I've ended up using a combination of wye at the both ends and an ATLAS  turntable here for my transfer/interchange yard here...

There's been a bunch of stuff that I no longer can find out of that catalogue but oh well..what can you do about it...

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Posted by gear-jammer on Friday, October 21, 2011 6:07 PM

I know, you just do what you can. I watched the back order thing.  Every 2 months they moved it out 2 more months.  We had been using the wye, so had some of the guys come over to get their opinion.  They thought the wye was fine.  It just takes longer.

I got my route setting done for the rockgym comp.  It is nice to get that done.  The meeting is on DCC tonight.  The speaker has a huge N scale in his basement and garage, so we are hoping for some ideas.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, October 21, 2011 8:02 PM

Good evening

Mr B ... Thanks for the comment about my photo in MR Trackside Photos. I'm very happy with it.

Sue ... Nice turntable and NP steam switcher.

I'm visiting some family in Michigan. Grandson has his 2nd birthday today.

Cheers everybody.

 

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Posted by gear-jammer on Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:08 AM

Oops.  Our new switcher is a Proto 2000, not a BLI as I stated earlier.  We found an unlettered one in a semi-LHS.  It has QSI sound and is a strong puller.  It is a great addition to our loco roster.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, November 3, 2011 8:55 AM

Power to the People!  Well, at least power to my neighborhood.  This 4-inch October snowstorm was a real mess.  We lost power just before noon on Sunday, and waited impatiently until Wednesday afternoon to get it back.  It's really time to think about a generator.

As you might expect, modeling got curtailed for a few day.  Sunday was a bright sunny day, though, so I had natural light to work by.  I got the bicycles cut from the stamped brass sheet, and bent the handlebars and pedals out as instructed.  I also angled a couple of the front wheels, and then I gave them an overall spray coat of silver.  After that, I wanted my magnifier lamp to do the detailed hand-painting.  Once power came back and the house warmed up a bit, that was the first order of business, so now they're done.  The bike rack is too shiny, so that will get Dull Coated tonight.

I need a wood fence for the scrapyard, and that was how I spent most of Sunday until it got dark.  Coffee stirrers, a utility knife, white glue and beer made for a relaxing and productive afternoon, power or not.  There's still more to build, but it's a perfect activity while sitting in front of the TV watching football.

It's almost Showtime here in New England.  There is almost no model railroad show activity in the summer and early fall, but that ramps up for November and December.  I'm looking forward to taking in a few layouts in the annual Tour de Chooch on Thanksgiving weekend, and then there are some shows over the following few weeks.

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Posted by tomikawaTT on Thursday, November 3, 2011 2:49 PM

Howdy, Mister Beasley.  Sorry to hear about your electrical misadventures.  Here in the recently developed part of the Dessicated Desert all of our power distribution system is underground.  As for wires being taken out by trees... What trees?

Actually my ratty little palm has grown about six inches since last year.  Wonder where it gets the water.

Finally dug down through the debris to track level.  the switch machines still work, but there's al lot of crud on and around the rails.  After lunch it will be vacuum time.  Then, we'll see.

There's the dinner bell.  See ya,

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Posted by gear-jammer on Thursday, November 3, 2011 6:01 PM

This is starting to be a strange year weather wise.  We have had rain, sunshine, rain, sunshine.  We actually have red leaves this year.  They usually go from yellow to brown.  I think it made 60 degrees today.

MrB,  Sorry about the power outages.  When we first moved here we had 5 days without power.  We bought the last generator in Western Washington.  It's not very big but it runs the well,  frig, freezer, fan for the fire and a few lights.  I wish we had propane for stove, and hot water. Oh, well.  On another note, I bet you are thinking about skiing. 

Chuck,  How is the sunny southwest?  You've been waiting for things to cool down.  Is your dust from neglect, or have you been using the layout for a workbench?

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, November 4, 2011 6:43 AM

We are still having green trees here..and we are not talking evergreens either.  

And to top everything off we only got two days where we fell to 29F....

We ended up getting a generator here though..we have yet to see any major power outage at all.

 

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Posted by gear-jammer on Friday, November 4, 2011 8:49 AM

Better to get that generator before you need it.  We start ours early in the season so we know that it is running.  I'm the one that usually starts it because Larry is on the road.  Ours will get an oil change soon, and then we will be ready.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, November 5, 2011 7:28 PM

gear-jammer

Better to get that generator before you need it.  We start ours early in the season so we know that it is running.  I'm the one that usually starts it because Larry is on the road.  Ours will get an oil change soon, and then we will be ready.

Sue

Yeah, but we've got a daughter in college, and this year she's going to be spending her spring term in Italy.  Expenses, expenses.  We're hoping to visit her there after ski season, too, but we haven't bought plane tickets yet.

I always think of the old Saturday Night Live skit, "Island of Lost Luggage."  It was billed as "an exercise in terror and inconvenience."  Really, as long as it's not too cold, that's all an extended power outage is.  It was good to cook dinner by electric light again last night.  (Baked stuffed flounder, couscous and asparagus.  yumm.)

I started another section of fence for the scrapyard, part 3 of 3.  MR did a scrapyard article recently, which closely mirrors my earlier junk.  I've got a bunch of very toy-like cars, though, and they are great fodder for this project.  I will steal MR's idea of cutting the doors off - that's a detail I hadn't thought of.

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