LSWrr wrote: Jeff, it was 56F here, day before yesterday that is.....If you don't like the weather in Ohio, wait 5 minutes......it'll change.Lee
Jeff, it was 56F here, day before yesterday that is.....
If you don't like the weather in Ohio, wait 5 minutes......it'll change.
Lee
HEY! THAT'S OUR LINE!!!
-Morgan
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
SilverSpike wrote:Then I took Ben to Best Buy so he could get the Flight Simulator 2004 for the XP PC, seems he wants to learn to fly before he learns to drive.we did the Pinewood Derby in Cub Scouts for 4 years in a row
we did the Pinewood Derby in Cub Scouts for 4 years in a row
I learned to fly the computer planes before I could drive. Although back in those days, things were less complex for the flight simulators. I mean, it was 1992 when I was the whole of ten. Of course, if I were to time travel to back then and tell 10 year old me something like "just be sure you're starting your descent at the CIP transition because you'll be cleared to cross GRACE at 5000 before you're vectored direct to the EWC VOR to begin your RNAV approach to runway 8" my head would explode. But tool around in an F-18 or something, hey I could do that well enough. Put me in a real one and I'd look like this guy:
I remember doing the Pinewood Derby three times. My first one was pretty lousy in every way. The second was also not so great but won third place in show. But the third one, well, it won races but I eventually got eliminated (my brother, though, one first place and got to go to some sort of regional derby). I, however, managed to get first place in show, despite an incredibly simple design. I had made the racer in the form of a bobsled. It was likely the most aerodynamic one in the derby, but apparently that's not really that important with such small vehicles and short runs.
pcarrell wrote: He's also decided to do the pinewood derby at our church. He got the kit last Saturday night and we're going to start carving tonight I think. I have to find out what the rules are as far as adding weight as he'd like to be as competetive as possible without breaking any rules. I figured we'd go with some graphite on the axles and such too. And if any of you have any speed secrets for these things, we're all ears!
He's also decided to do the pinewood derby at our church. He got the kit last Saturday night and we're going to start carving tonight I think. I have to find out what the rules are as far as adding weight as he'd like to be as competetive as possible without breaking any rules. I figured we'd go with some graphite on the axles and such too. And if any of you have any speed secrets for these things, we're all ears!
PC -
I remember doing those during my days as a Scout. My dad, uncle and I would all gather in the basement at my parents house for a evening, and cut out the design and add the extra weight (a melted nickel I think is what we used) and pour it into 2 small holes we'd drilled into the bottom, between each set of wheels. Best to do the drilling before you start cutting so as to not ruin the sides too much. Let us know how it came out and how he did in the race(s)!
Enjoy!
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
LSWrr wrote:right now we are at a brisk 16F.
right now we are at a brisk 16F.
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JimRCGMO wrote: pcarrell: JPowell:Just a quick stop in this evening. Girlfriend just left and while she was here, said that this spring, we need to go to Scranton to Steamtown What a woman she is!CHA-CHING!!!! OH YEAH, she's a keeper! JP, did you find her at the LHS or railfanning at the local yard? Blessings,Jim in Cape Girardeau
pcarrell: JPowell:Just a quick stop in this evening. Girlfriend just left and while she was here, said that this spring, we need to go to Scranton to Steamtown What a woman she is!CHA-CHING!!!! OH YEAH, she's a keeper!
JPowell:Just a quick stop in this evening. Girlfriend just left and while she was here, said that this spring, we need to go to Scranton to Steamtown What a woman she is!
Just a quick stop in this evening. Girlfriend just left and while she was here, said that this spring, we need to go to Scranton to Steamtown What a woman she is!
CHA-CHING!!!! OH YEAH, she's a keeper!
Jim in Cape Girardeau
How does Yahoo! sounds Jim? Cause that's where I found her.
Take care!
Howdy,
Last night we had some bitter cold winds and power kept going out, right now we are at a brisk 16F.
I cut the pavement expansion joints last night for my road and put a coat of dark grey down for the main street and a light powder grey on the sidewalks. I'm using project board for the road and evergreen sidewalk sheets for the sidewalks. I laid about 9' of cork roadbed on the downtown module for the 3 mains and a passing track for the passenger station and a short spur for the REA building. That accounts for 95% of the real estate on the 36" x 48" module.
Can I still get a good ole burger and fries?
Sautéed Rainbow Trout Reynaud and a in a SANTA FE mug while I wait, please & thank you.
***Jeffrey, that shack blows me away. I can't imagine how one could improve upon that.
***Ryan, as far as I know, we are still considered in a serious drought here. Inspite of that, last night for the first time in ages we could hear the big creek churning away. Cool!
Have a good day all. Rob
Ryan said....... "Hey Garry and Jim, we might have raised the culinary standards a bit in the past few days, but this is still the same casual Diner I have come to know over the years. But, hey, if you want to wear a tie you will not be refused any service at all..."
BUT Ryan.................. where's the beef? (STill kiddin')
Jim CG.... I shoul say I like the layout plan, too.
Happy Model Railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
SilverSpike wrote:Jeff thanks for the night light shots again! You coulda fooled me that you can't detail anymore, that shed is great!
Jeff thanks for the night light shots again! You coulda fooled me that you can't detail anymore, that shed is great!
JimRCGMO wrote: PC, it's amazing what a graphics program will do to improve the appearance of a layout design, huh? I wish there were longer runs between towns, but with that space, that's about all I could do (and fit all the stuff I want to put into the design). I did decide that the interchange/staging area in the lower left ('southwest') was big enough that I would put a depot there to make it look more interesting. The turntable and roundhouse I wanted in there because I already have the Como roundhouse kit and a Walthers 90' turntable kit that I wanted to use. Of course, I may decide it looks too crowded once I start putting all the buildings and features in the actual layout, but y'know...
PC, it's amazing what a graphics program will do to improve the appearance of a layout design, huh? I wish there were longer runs between towns, but with that space, that's about all I could do (and fit all the stuff I want to put into the design). I did decide that the interchange/staging area in the lower left ('southwest') was big enough that I would put a depot there to make it look more interesting. The turntable and roundhouse I wanted in there because I already have the Como roundhouse kit and a Walthers 90' turntable kit that I wanted to use. Of course, I may decide it looks too crowded once I start putting all the buildings and features in the actual layout, but y'know...
Any thoughts on making it one big urban area? I think the scenery might work better that way, but then what do I know. I'm one of those N scalers!
SilverSpike wrote: PC we did the Pinewood Derby in Cub Scouts for 4 years in a row and the rules in Cubs may be different, but the cars in Cubs can weight up to 5 ounces and the axles must be the ones provided with the kit. Also, they cannot be lubricated with grease, only with the graphite you mentioned. Some speed secrets are to buff up the axles to a nice shine; I bet Lee's procedure for turning metal to chrome would be a great way to do it. I did a similar fashion by taking each axle and putting it into the chuck of my Dremel tool then as it turns and burnishing it with a wet 600 grit sandpaper to polish them up real good. Also, some people put the added weights in the front and the bottom of the car. Some people have been known to set one wheel a bit higher so that only 3 wheels are actually touching the track, and this is supposed to make for less friction while rolling down the track.
PC we did the Pinewood Derby in Cub Scouts for 4 years in a row and the rules in Cubs may be different, but the cars in Cubs can weight up to 5 ounces and the axles must be the ones provided with the kit. Also, they cannot be lubricated with grease, only with the graphite you mentioned. Some speed secrets are to buff up the axles to a nice shine; I bet Lee's procedure for turning metal to chrome would be a great way to do it. I did a similar fashion by taking each axle and putting it into the chuck of my Dremel tool then as it turns and burnishing it with a wet 600 grit sandpaper to polish them up real good. Also, some people put the added weights in the front and the bottom of the car. Some people have been known to set one wheel a bit higher so that only 3 wheels are actually touching the track, and this is supposed to make for less friction while rolling down the track.
I did them in scouts too, but that was eons ago. I hadn't thought about polishing the axles. Hmmmm............
Morning folks!
Got to below freezing again last night, just when I thought that was all over....
I'll have a tall glass of Ed's OJ this morning!
Yesterday was full of excitement running errands with Ben:
Truck did not pass the annual inspection, so now I need to get that rear-view mirror put back up on the windshield. Just wish it would stop falling off, that adhesive only seems to work for about 4-5 months.
Then I took Ben to Best Buy so he could get the Flight Simulator 2004 for the XP PC, seems he wants to learn to fly before he learns to drive. Any who, I buy a bag of corn nuts for a quick snack and then I chipped a tooth. Ouch! So, now I already have a dentist appointment lined up anyway on the 29th, guess I ought to let them know what to expect when I show up.
Spent about 4 hours in the train room yesterday and worked on the roundhouse roof, installed some new windows that I printed out on transparency film. I created the windows using Excel spreadsheet program on the PC to make the frames. I also worked on some details and weathering a new water tower I bought last week.
Hey Garry and Jim, we might have raised the culinary standards a bit in the past few days, but this is still the same casual Diner I have come to know over the years. But, hey, if you want to wear a tie you will not be refused any service at all...
egmurphy wrote: Shrimp Veracruz? Sounds familiar.....
Shrimp Veracruz? Sounds familiar.....
Ed ~ Indeed!
Jerry sounds like you had a good time at the show!
John Powell and speaking of tax refunds, we aren't getting one this year, so April 15th will be the filing day for us. Guess I need to have more $$$ taken out of my pay check. Yep, you got a keeper there; I just saw some video of Steamtown on PBS last night.
Lee that is quite a procedure for turning aluminum into chrome!
Rob you up late/early again? Sounds like you got half the equation taken care of with the pond water level rising, now Spring needs to happen sooner than later. We finally got about 4" rain over the past week, but still only have about 120 day supply of water for the area.
Jim the track plan really looks great and you solved that problem with the passing tracks!
Today's Lunch and Dinner Specials
(Circa 1984 ~ Columns Hotel)
~ Appetizers ~
Scallops and Peppers Café de Paris
Sautéed in Herbal Butter over Angel Hair Pasta
Smoked Seafood Salad Vinaigrette
Assortment of shrimp, oysters and scallops lightly smoked with Mesquite and marinated with Avocados in a Vinaigrette Dressing
Frog Legs Bordelaise
Fried Frog Legs, Mushrooms, Green Onions and Garlic Butter served with Fettuccine
Turtle Soup
Fresh Turtle prepared in the old fashioned way and finished with Brandy
~ Entrées ~
Sautéed Rainbow Trout Reynaud
Topped with Shrimp, Chanterelle Mushrooms, Fresh Herms and Beurre Blanc Sauce
Fleur de Mer EnCrute
Shrimp, Crawfish, Crabmeat, and Redfish in a Supreme Sauce topped with Puff Pastry
Sautéed Rabbit au Poivre
Boneless Rabbit with Green Peppercorns, Cognac and Cream
Desserts
Pastry Cart
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Morning, Diners! Zoe, how about some cinnamon rolls
and a cup of coffee, please?
Thanks, Jeff! Yep, the second box of those is the sugar-free ones.
Jeff. I like that little shed. Looks well-worn and used for a while. My kind of decrepit well-weathered structure.
Ah, the paperw**k awaits... (lurking at my desk...)
Blessings on your day,
Morning all!
It's a brisk 9 degrees out there this morning. Throw in the wind chill and it's basically -11. Yeah, that'll get your attention! Walked out of the house this morning with damp hair and by the time I got to the car (10 or 20 steps) my hair was frozen. Got the coffee brewing here now though.
Well, my son is still selling those pizzas. He's sold a ton of then so far. He has to turn in his sales on Saturday, so he's knocking it out.
Oh well, I'm outta here!
Later!
JimRCGMO wrote: DerJohn, after looking at that design I modified things to for my 'expanded' spare room layout, I decided I really need two passing tracks to do the swapping of full and empty cars at the mine. Didn't have to move the mine very much at all, though. I will probably still keep fiddlin' away with it right up until I get that spare room and start building benchwork, though...
I will probably still keep fiddlin' away with it right up until I get that spare room and start building benchwork, though...
Jim, I meant to tell you the other day, that is a really nice looking plan you have going there. It's a good use of space and the track arrangements are well thought out.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Tall cool glass of water, please & thanks!
***JP, sounds like a great gal you have there. Definitely a keeper!
***Paul, sounds like a great day to me. Moving dirt is fun. The other day (ahead of the rain) I dug two new burn & burry holes at the edge of the backyard. Not only functional, but makes for good stress relief, too. If you were my neighbor, I would have offered to help move those mounds of dirt.
***CN Charlie, I sure don't envy your temps. Yikes!
Going to fix up the old cabin with left-over building supplies from the new studio/house. Will be a bit of work, but nothing major is required. A little sheetrock and one pipe to the upstairs is pretty much it. Oh, and a bit of paint. Still cleaning up over there a little each night...it's a mess. Once done, we will look at renting it out.
Good night all. Rob
Good Evening, Chloe - just a cup of hot chocolate for me, in a go cup, please. Thanks!
Garry, I sure hope they don't start a dress code here. First, I'm not sure if I have a tie that I could wear, and second, I don't want to have to dress up to come in the Diner. But you're right - the menu has sure improved since Ryan started the menu planning. Nice thing is, if we come in between menus (or even not), the cook still can do a great job with any of our usual favorites, too!
Flashwave, I thought you might enjoy that 'freeze' video.
And speaking of freezing, CN Charlie, that's fairly warm for up your way, I'd say. What point in the spring do things usually start to thaw out enough for streams and rivers to run again?
DerJohn, after looking at that design I modified things to for my 'expanded' spare room layout, I decided I really need two passing tracks to do the swapping of full and empty cars at the mine. Didn't have to move the mine very much at all, though.
Time for me to head out. I have to get to bed earlier. At least, I reset the alarm to where it should be for in the morning.
Prayers going out for all those in need or ailing (or both).
Blessings,
JPowell wrote:Just a quick stop in this evening. Girlfriend just left and while she was here, said that this spring, we need to go to Scranton to Steamtown What a woman she is!
Hello everybody,
That Ryan is just terrific. His menus have converted the diner from the local beanery into a five star restaurant. Elliott's will have to hire a Maitre D'. Next thing you know there will be a dress code. ........ ...(kiddin', Ryan, Kiddin'.........appreciate the menus.)
I'm moving right along with scenery on the layout. We have our local model railroad get-together this thursday, and I need to get this section completed before the guys arrive.
Jerry. It's good to learn you could get to the train show. Gald you got some good stuff.
Happy Model Railroading
Good Evening Fellow Diners!
I tried to drop in during the day over this past long weekend but never seemed to manage it. Always something to do and little of it RR related but I did get to run some trains. I did a short session with CPR equipment and then due to the magic that is model railroading, I transformed the trackage into CNR as never the twain shall meet.
On Saturday we had a heat wave here as it got up to -2C so we nearly broke the freezing barrier! I actually saw some water running down the gutter. But then it is back down to -30 tonight with windchill warnings and a long range of -20 highs for most of the week. That is decidedly below normal as we should be around -7C at this time of year. It is getting depressing.
I just thought I'd stop in while waiting for my wife to finish her cooking class. Then I get to hear from her about all the great food they prepared and ate. Lucky me. It's not all bad as she did make a couple of the dishes from last week's class- a Risotto and a Tarte Tatan. To make the Risotto she had to make a stock that involved cooking a chicken, onions, etc. for 4 hours. I'm sure Ryan can relate. No wonder meals cost a lot at a good restaurant. The work that goes into creating the dishes is really amazing.
Well I expect to get the pick-up call any minute now so I'll sign off and say good night.
CN Charlie
Evening Gang: It's been a busy day. John, Micheal and I hauled dirt all day. We got one pile moved and got a good start on the other. We did stop for lunch mainly because the battery on my dump trailer ran down. We went to the house and put the charger on and went in to get lunch. After that we spent another couple of hours hauling.
Right now I'm worn out. John and Micheal are going to give me a hand raising the layout if I get the beer, piza and munchies. Good cheap help is hard to find. Has anyone prised beer and piza lately?
Well I'm going to bed.
Good Night All
Evening all -
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Never got above the low 80's today, and mostly cloudy, so the sun didn't make things too uncomfortable. We actually turned off the a/c last night and it looks like we'll get through tomorrow without it too. There's a chance we'll get a bit of rain either tonight or tomorrow. We could use some. It's not too dry but this is an agricultural area, so regular rainfall is important.
We took advantage of the nice weather to head out to the orange grove and pick some fruit this afternoon. Today we were cutting oranges of the "Monica" variety. These are probably our best eating oranges. Unfortunately this year was a bad year for this variety over the whole region, and the crop is much less than normal. But we still have enough for the family and to keep the Coffee Shop supplied. Don't worry.
Kept "Little Mo" going today and finished painting the ties in the small section of the layout that I'm working on. Man I'll tell you, it's a good thing that I have a small layout and virtually unlimited time. Brush painting ties after track installation is just a bit time consuming. I still have to go back tomorrow and drybrush some gray on top to give them more of a faded look. Then it will be onward to try and paint the sides of the rail. That's going to be a real pain.
Ryan - Shrimp Veracruz? Sounds familiar.....
Jerry - glad to hear that you made it to the Mattoon show. Even better to hear that you found some stuff to pick up. I miss not being able to get to shows. They had one in Houston this past weekend.
That's about it from down here. I'll catch up with you tomorrow.
Hasta mañana,
Ed
JimRCGMO wrote: Hi again, Zoe - I'll have that salmon now, please, and a Dr. Pepper. Thanks, Flashwave! Jeff, I meant the station (with the early morning pic) that you most recently posted. I thought that was a kitbashed RR station/office; my bad, if that was the gas station. Hi, JP! I just meant that I added a bookmark to the topic Flashwave had posted in here. Once I went by and looked at it, yeah, it would've been quicker just to print out. Got ahead of myself there. Hope you have some TRAIN funds left over after the car stuff. Sunny day today here, and already up to 43 F (which I think is higher than predicted). Not quite at Ed's paradise levels yet, though.Flashwave, I went back and looked, and it was Johnboy who posted about the Grand Central 'freeze' prank. You should go check it out - kinda funny.I'll be working on my salmon over at the window booth for a while. Blessings,Jim in Cape Girardeau
Hi again, Zoe - I'll have that salmon now, please, and a Dr. Pepper. Thanks, Flashwave!
Jeff, I meant the station (with the early morning pic) that you most recently posted. I thought that was a kitbashed RR station/office; my bad, if that was the gas station.
Hi, JP! I just meant that I added a bookmark to the topic Flashwave had posted in here. Once I went by and looked at it, yeah, it would've been quicker just to print out. Got ahead of myself there. Hope you have some TRAIN funds left over after the car stuff.
Sunny day today here, and already up to 43 F (which I think is higher than predicted). Not quite at Ed's paradise levels yet, though.
Flashwave, I went back and looked, and it was Johnboy who posted about the Grand Central 'freeze' prank. You should go check it out - kinda funny.
I'll be working on my salmon over at the window booth for a while.
Cederstrand wrote: ***Hoople, can you do a head-on with two sets of several SD90MACs (or similar locos) at full speed, meeting inside an industrial complex?
***Hoople, can you do a head-on with two sets of several SD90MACs (or similar locos) at full speed, meeting inside an industrial complex?
ES44s at 74 MPH... I dunno. I'd have to program one of them to be an AI train, becuase I can't drive two at once. Hopefully it will work without signals.
CNW 6000 wrote:You guys are lucky in here. Over in the Trains General Discussion forum we were told our Diner was too big at 96 pages and had to start a new one.
Yeah, we've had to do that multiple times. We started two just last year! Yeah, we're blabbermouths (if you all want to opt out of that, I'll take the blame).
Dan