Morning everyone!
Another beautiful morning!
Well, the wife is down to using a cane after the surgery a few months ago. That right leg is doing pretty good. Now the doc wants to do the left. He's talking about two weeks from now! Here we go again!
My boy's basketball team is doing a fund raiser. They're selling pizzas. So far he has the most sold. He's sold close to 40 of those things!
Oh well, I'm outta here!
Later!
Good morning,
GMT, Your industrial area looks good, very crowded = very prototypical. There is a stretch of track here in Cleveland that might be 8 miles long serving 20 small facilities that required switching services every night. The sign you need is that DPM "the other corner café"?
Hoople, that software looks neat, but have you considered installing airbags on the locomotives, something like the mars lander, LOL?
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning All,
Thanks to Bill for setting up the buffet guess the tabs on me so crowd on in. Chilly again this morning but the overcast appears to be burning off so it should be a good day to load spares and support equipment in the trailer. I'll have a coffee to go when I finish here so I can keep it going whilst w..king in the trailer. Got to skedadle - i'll check in later. J.R.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening folks- just stopping in for a few.
Latest update on Mom & Dad-Mom is doing well & getting restless to get back home-The doc said at 1st possibly next Thursday, but then backpedaled a bit & said it'll be a "wait & see" thing. She's still weak & needs therapy for strength. Dad's feeling better, & went out for the 1st time in several weeks today-I can see definite improvement!
Duke, Thanks for the compliments-weathering is my main strength in the hobby, & I only hope to improve as time goes on!
Hoping all here are well, safe, & warm-I better hit the sack. Nite All!
Oh Hoople where's your humanity? Even in virtual reality all that crashing - tch tch.
Got a couple of hours in tonight putting down some ballast and plaster to start around the industrial area. Decided to make the narrow street between the factories and elevated track gravel covered (easier than cutting and fitting all that pavement). So here are a couple more progress pics.
The back corner with the switcher pushing a couple of cars to the back siding.
Had to add this shot of the area between the building and the factories.
I still have tons to do detailing and tidying up the area but you can get the flavor.
Flashwave. I tried to get the graphics package to work on the computer tonight but failed miserably. What I need right now is fairly simple - A rounded rectangular sign in Rexall colors that reads Eldorado Pharmacy HO scale to fit over the window of the corner store.
I'll keep trying but really need to spend some time learning the package.Shouldn't be that hard to do.
If you haven't taken a look at the weathered model thread,you should. Some of our regulars here in the Diner have done themselves proud. Sue(and husband Larry),Jeff,Mitch,and Garry.
WELL DONE!!!!
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Good evening fellow diners!
It's been awhile since I have been here but I just couldn't resist Ryan's latest menu. If its not too late Chloe I'd like some of that Cajun Seafood Combo please. Just when I thought that it would be impossible for the food here to get better, Ryan went and did it again.
It has taken me some time to go through all the postings from the diners since I was last here. I see that I missed Jerry's anniversary. Forty years! Wow! Congratulations.
As far as sending snow south, actually we don't have that much here. When it is really cold as it has been we don't get much snow. This morning when I started the car the temperature readout said -32C. Needless to say the tires were squeaking as they do on snow when it is that cold. In fact it has been hard to be quiet at night when I have to let the dogs out as my boots make so much noise. Count yourself lucky if you've never heard it.
Well I finally got the roads done on the layout. It seemed to take forever to do them but I don't get much time to spend at it so that's my excuse. I'm quite pleased with the results but I must say that the grade crossings gave me some diffuculty. I think I'll put together that Atlas house kit I have as it's a long week-end and in fact it's the first time we've had a holiday in February as the provincial goverment here just passed the law last year. It's called Louis Riel day in honour of one of the founding fathers of the province. I'll also finally be able to give that new RS3 a proper run-in.
I've been looking at all Jeff's posts with his new building lights and have to say that they look really good. I've also enjoyed his weather posts too since they are so much nicer than the weather forecasts here.
Even though it is late the smells coming from our kitchen are really getting the dogs and myself hungry. The better half is making some stock to make a Risotto. She's been taking a cooking course here run by a French chef conducted in the kitchen of his restaurant. He's the real deal and actually ran a Michelin starred restaurant in Burgundy. I'm looking forward to each lesson as the wife has to practice on someone. Lucky me!
Good night all and see you later in the week-end.
Evening Gang: I didn't get to the basement or the shop. I exersied my ORF rights and took a nice nape.
On the way home from the hospital Tuesday we stopped at Borders book store to pick up a book I had ordered and they had a large ( and I do mean LARGE ) book on the history of the U.S. Army. It's a good book and only cost $20. It's not a book that you can read in an evening or two.
The weather is cold here. This going up and down with the tempurature is for the birds. The only up side is we are supposed to get some rain.
Nick it's good to have you back. So you are going for your pilots license? Have you considered the Army? I went into the Army for flight training and became a Warrent Officer and rotory wing aviator. I've never regreted it. I spent 7 years flying helicopters and still hold my commercial license. Unfortunately I can no longer pass the flight physical. With a college education you would be a shoe in.
Well I guess I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Jim's root beer floats look yummy.
Rob, We are getting a load of hay tomorrow, too. The weather has not been very cooperative. I hope the rain is gone by morning. I think that you have more critters than we do.
Garry, Thanks for sharing some different views. I wish that we had as many cars weathered. Time will tell.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful, if warmish, day down here in Paradise. In fact, by mid-afternoon I gave up the fight and just turned on the air conditioning. Based on the forecast for the next week or so, I suspect I'll be running it a lot. And by the beginning of March it's almost a forgone conclusion that it will be on 24/7.
It was also very lazy out today. We had to run a few errands in the morning. Then a couple days of minimum naps caught up with me and had a good one through the middle of the day. So nothing else of importance got done.
I forgot that Monday was a holiday for those of you NOB (not north of the Medicine Line). I'll assume that most (unfortunately not all) of you will enjoy your 3 day weekend. I miss out a lot on those holidays since all my weekends are 7 day..........
Phil/Ryan - nice photos. That's certainly a strange looking creature in the middle photo. I see the "profanity filter" took exception to something on the menu?!
CG Jim: I'll get back to that Bowser kit - I'm too stubborn to just let the other three sit.
Not too much else to add tonight.
Hasta mañana,
Ed
JimRCGMO wrote: Hoople, I'd hate to think what your virtual insurance rates for your RR would be, based on that pic! Enjoying that program, huh? That'd be a good one for those who have younger brothers or sisters in the house who want that type of 'training'...). Less wear and tear on the real life locos and cars, for sure!
Insurance rates...?
BOING!
Not sure what happened here, I hit the buffer and the cars exploded and flew everywhere...
ES44s make good plows.
As for the younger ones, my little brother can't figure it out. I told him the controls, he just doesn't get it.
See ya later.
Mark
Edit:
ES44s also make good snowboards.
If there was snow.
GMTRacing wrote: Good Morning All,Thanks for the kind words on the layout. I was in the ig room reading Concrete Lackeys thread on logos and will try some of the advice Flashwave and others gave as the buildings could really use signage. Being computer challanged I haven't really tried to get to grips with paint or other programs though the CFO and #1 son are very good at the graphics we use on the race cars. Guess it's time to learn.
Thanks for the kind words on the layout. I was in the ig room reading Concrete Lackeys thread on logos and will try some of the advice Flashwave and others gave as the buildings could really use signage. Being computer challanged I haven't really tried to get to grips with paint or other programs though the CFO and #1 son are very good at the graphics we use on the race cars. Guess it's time to learn.
Did somebody say Signage? Fire me off a messege, and let me see if I can work my magic
Oh yeah. And If you see a blue Pontiac 6000le, honk and wave at me.
-Morgan
JimRCGMO wrote: back, Nick (Nittany)! What've you been doing with your MRR'ing since last time?
back, Nick (Nittany)! What've you been doing with your MRR'ing since last time?
You're one of the ones I remember, actually. I used to make sporadic but length posts about nothing in particular under the name radivil back then. However, since then I forgot that password and no longer have access to the email address tied to that account. They don't let us keep that fancy .edu email address after graduation.
In the interim since I dismantled my last layout in 1999/2000 and dabbled with a return in 2004, I have done literally nothing. The grinding poverty of college life and lack of space prevented much of anything. Other interests, namely college football and golf, got my funds. As well as squirreling away tiny tiny bits so I can save up for my twin goals of owning a motorcycle and getting that private pilot license before I'm 30.
However this past Christmas, my parents wanted something under the tree. So I dug out what I could easily find. A few weeks ago, I decided I needed a hobby for the cold months again. I dug out more and found mountains of old issues of magazines. And I was back. Now I'm trying to round up everything and figure out what I have, what I can get rid of, what needs fixed, and what should go into permanent storage (the few remains of the toy train stuff). I've been tearing the place apart looking for a box that contains little more than a few sides of a building I'd worked on in 04 and some SD40-2 sideframes. It eludes me at every turn. I'm trying to work out a track plan for my new space and negotiating for more (not much more but anything is more). Letting the creative juices flow and try to engineer my made up prototype (go back to the Western PA regional I came up with in 2004 or head out to Central PA where theres much bigger terrain?)
So yeah. This is what I meant by lengthy post.
Afternoon, Zoe - I'll have a root beer float, please.
Thanks!
Hoople, I'd hate to think what your virtual insurance rates for your RR would be, based on that pic! Enjoying that program, huh? That'd be a good one for those who have younger brothers or sisters in the house who want that type of 'training'...). Less wear and tear on the real life locos and cars, for sure!
Best get myself back to the 'w' thing - got another hour until I leave for home. Everyone have some fun with the trains this weekend. Ed, I plan on finishing that ATSF covered hopper. .
Blessings and a good weekend,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Welcome back Nittany!
Der, nice how-to corner on the ballast, If I may add my 2 cents; I add a small mix of coal and iron ore to my ballast to give it the "dirty" look.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff .....Great job on the photo of the Brando billboard and auto at crossing...You did the lites in auto on your computer?
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Afternoon Gang: It's about 20 degrees cooler now then it was at this time yesterday. There is rain in the forcast for tonight and for tomorrow. I hope that we get some good showers, we need it.
I saw Tony this morning. He's still hanging in there. They had him sitting up and have been taking him out in a wheel chair. He's good for a visit of 15 to 20 minutes and then needs to take a nap.
I don't know what I'm going to get into today. It's not good weather for working outside. I may go ut to the shop and see if I can get a couple of grease guns fixed. I tried to do the greasing the new tractor Wednesday and couldn't get one of them to work worth a darn.
I also need to get down to the basement work on the plans for the Clark Gardens and maybe work on raising the layout.
Well I guess I'll head out.
Jerry Happy belated anniversy to you and Sallie.
hey guys.
I'll have a Root Beer Float and the chicket basket. Thanks!
Train Show this Saturday
where: Agusta Armory, Maine
when: This Sturday 10am to 4pm
cost: $4 for adults $2 under 15
Shhhh... Nobody will know... Nobody...
Oops...
(I actually staged that one, drove the 7F onto the diamond and parked it, then slammed into it with the black 5)
Good morning.
I saw the "weathered model" thread, and so I psoted a couple of photos on it.
I have already worked on scenery on the layout this morning. Also, I have been working off and on to build another authentic Burlington prototype passenger car.
I'll have some of Ed's terrific OJ and be on my way.
Cheers.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Cederstrand wrote:***Jeffrey, amazing night shots. Are those car headlites "lit" or am I seeing things?
***Jeffrey, amazing night shots. Are those car headlites "lit" or am I seeing things?
Trout Pontchartrain & a coffee, please & thank you!
Need to try hunting down some hay today. Gulp!
Have a good day all.
Rob
Hi Zoe, back in to sample some of Bill T.'s breakfast bar with a glass of Ed's OJ
and a cup of coffee in a Rio Grande mug, please!
Thanks, PC!
Paul W. Beverung wrote:Evening Gang: Lara did alright last night if you consider that John got about one hour of sleep. Serves him right for keeping us up when he was a baby.
Evening Gang: Lara did alright last night if you consider that John got about one hour of sleep. Serves him right for keeping us up when he was a baby.
Paul, some friends told me that when they brought their young'un home from the hospital, they put her in the crib and turned on a radio, just to get the child used to sleeping with noise (as they didn't want her waking up at every little noise). Guess John & Dianne could try a bit of that...
Are there some of Sue's cookies still left? I'll have a couple of those with the red sugar icing on them, too. Yum!
DerJohn, thanks for that tutorial on ballasting. I'll have to print that out today when I get back home and save it for when I get to mine.
Okay, Philnrunt, trying to stir up the forums out there, huh? Oh, you could ask Hoople for some pointers on how to wait patiently for your new diesel to arrive. [;)
Jerry, my belated Happy Anniversary wishes for you and Sallie! Good thing is, it's easier for you to remember your anniversary, when all those Valentine's commercials start running, right?...
Heartland Division CB&Q wrote: JimCG ..... waiting for payday, eh. I wasn't gonna charge anything. Honest. Uh huh, , sure, Garry... That's okay, I'll wait for your rates to go on sale, right? I'll figure another time when I can get there.
Heartland Division CB&Q wrote: JimCG ..... waiting for payday, eh. I wasn't gonna charge anything. Honest.
JimCG ..... waiting for payday, eh. I wasn't gonna charge anything. Honest.
So - after all the Valentine's gifts, dinners and such, how many Diners are good for a trip to their LHS this weekend? What? I'm the only one who thought about that? (tee hee...)
Ed, I'll get back to that Bowser kit - I'm too stubborn to just let the other three sit, and besides - I have another bunch of freight cars and structures still to build! I hear ya on the 'slightly dilapidated' (spelling?) look for your RR. That's a lot like the CAW's philosophy...
Best get myself going on breakfast. Let's see, Zoe - which of the tables at the booths are the sturdiest? Don't want the thing collapsing under the weight of my platter, do we?
Blessings and a great start of the weekend for you,
Good morning, All. I think that I will have tea this morning. I am a light weight this week.
Lee, I would love to give you help on figure painting, but right now I am having trouble just sitting still long enough. I drilled holes in a foot long piece of 2 x 6. Then super glued the figures to the top of a roofing nail. I primered them, and there they stand in the 2 x 6 since Thanksgiving. The first batch went fast, but that was over a year ago and they had just come in the mail.
Garry, Yes, Larry did have some bad weather, but on the week that I-5 was closed they had sent him to Reno, so it was just a chain on and off endurance trip that took a lot longer than normal.
Ryan, I like the frosted ones with thick frosting, too.
I have to go in for a short day and will probably go to the casino with some friends after work.
Later, Sue